[Football] England v Italy UEFA Euros qualifier 7.45

[Machiavelli]

Clueless Southgate. It's all down to him. If only he'd do what I say.

 

[BN41Albion]

Very rudimentary football this.

Club football really is absolutely streets ahead of international football thesedays

 

[The Fits]

We're gonna win the Euros!

 

[Mackenzie]

Yay. I really fancy a pizza

 

[1066familyman]

It was two yellow cards, what's to argue.

He's been persuaded into decisions by both teams throughout the game. He's spineless. Other posters have already covered this.

You just can't see past your anti England bias

 

[dangull]

All down to Jimmy Floyd Hasslebank

 

[Eeyore]

Felt like a friendly, except for the spicey moments. Strange match.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Hardest game of the group out of the way. 3 points. Job done.

I know half of Europe qualify now but our Euro 2008 qualifying campaign still haunts me, so tonight is massive.

Huge win for the record-breaking, cheating, one-season wonder and the rest of the team.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Away win with 10 men

First Euro qualifiers defeat in 41 games for Italy

First time we’ve won there since 1961

Yet the second half is one of the worst performances I can remember us putting in.

No wonder Southgate divides the room.

 

[timbha]

Thought Kane was outstanding

 

[The Fits]

Thank god for that World Cup because a lot of international football is utter dross.
How people can get excited about it I do not know.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Indeed.

We'll win the whole thing now.

Southgate contact extension - what would you give him after that? I'm thinking 2030 world cup.

 

[Kosh]

Tonali was class in that second half… we were a bit lucky, but hung in there… tactical masterclass from Gareth (lol)

 

[timbha]

Thank god for that World Cup because a lot of international football is utter dross.
How people can get excited about it I do not know.

It’s about supporting your country and wanting them to win. Try it

 

[Is it PotG?]

Southgate contact extension - what would you give him after that? I'm thinking 2030 world cup.

To infinity...and beyond.

 

[1066familyman]

England are shit because the twat manager picks shit players that panic under any sort of pressure.

...And win in Italy against Italy for the first time since 1961.

Yep, bloody Palace dullard. Clueless!

 

[1066familyman]

I don't know what's more entertaining these days. Watching England play or seeing the anti Southgate Muppets on here frothing at the mouth..... Again!

 

[Sepulveda]

We can't only start playing from the second half. We also can't start a game with people like Berardi on the pitch. When we started pressing and playing with confidence we had a lot of control and England were squashed back, and we absolutely need that control and that big amount of crosses and chances given that we have a severe scarcity of decent forwards (#9). Don't know why we started so slow, we really gifted England a whole half.

 

[Is it PotG?]

But this makes no sense at all. Southgate is useless and he shouldn't have picked the players he wanted to pick.

Hands on the trophy, I'm in!

 

[Eeyore]

Away win with 10 men

First Euro qualifiers defeat in 41 games for Italy

First time we’ve won there since 1961

Yet the second half is one of the worst performances I can remember us putting in.

No wonder Southgate divides the room.

England didn't play especially well, even in the first half. A piece of poor defending and an unfortunate armball. If it had been 0-0 at half time we wouldn't have said it was a screaming injustice although England were better.

Second half was pants all round.

Average England, somewhat poor Italians.