[Football] Euros 2024 - Quarter Finals (England vs Switzerland, Netherlands vs Turkey)

[Krafty]

The amount of praise Southgate receives is quite extraordinary

 

[pb21]

What are the chances that he's going to luck his way all the way and win the thing. First trophy in 58 years, under the worst England manager ever?

We've been utterly atrocious this tournament because of him, but somehow made the semis - which we have a very good chance of winning.

The team has so much quality.

Superb penalties. Despite the abomination that is Southgate - delighted with the win.

Bring on the semis.

Probably already been posted but

 

[hart's shirt]

Ages of England players who took the penalties:

Palmer - 22
Bellingham - 21
Saka - 22
Toney - 28
TAA - 25

Old heads on young shoulders.

 

[A1X]

This man is the only manager to ever win a penalty shootout with England

 

[Weststander]

One Englishman’s furious. Potter.

The family are now enduring history lessons.

 

[AlexBH]

Better than before, but we were bang average today. We’ve won another tight game, so that’s something. I don’t think I can count Switzerland as a top team so we’ve still got a lot to prove.

 

[Randy McNob]

Bobby Robson / lost on shit pens = managerial genius
Terry Venebles / Lost on shit pens = great England manager
Southgate / wins on penalties, all perfect = shit manager

The verdict of the England haters

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Gareth Southgate - football genius.

 

[hart's shirt]

Bobby Robson / lost on shit pens = managerial genius
Terry Venebles / Lost on shit pens = great England manager
Southgate / wins on penalties, all perfect = shit manager

The verdict of the England haters

And we're off...

 

[Durlston]

why do we need a plan A and a plan B?

Spain don't have different 'plans' they just play the same way

But most of their outfield team are SUSPENDED for the semis.

 

[Krafty]

I mean we should be at this stage of the competition considering the quality of opponents we have faced - so nothing too extraordinary.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Last four tournaments:

Semi, final, quarter, semi (at least).

There's a point at which you have to say he knows what he’s doing in a tournament, no matter how bad we are to watch

 

[Van Cleef]

The studio pundits are off again. It's like the twilight zone. Did I watch the same game as them?

 

[Randy McNob]

What are you on about. If their forwards weren't so terrible, we'd have lost 4-1

Oh sorry it's the pure luck theory Switzerland's 100 mile an hour Brazil-esque football wasn't enough

 

[dazzer6666]

Last four tournaments:

Semi, final, quarter, semi (at least).

There's a point at which you have to say he knows what he’s doing in a tournament, no matter how bad we are to watch

Maybe about par for the squad he’s had available?

 

[Weststander]

That was disrespectful from William to family in Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Secondly, what an awful 48 hours for Jim Swinney .

 

[Guinness Boy]

Maybe about par for the squad he’s had available?

At least par for this squad.

In 2018 he had to use Dele and Lingard.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

f*** me watching this team is absolute torture.

4a.m, a penalty shootout win, another semi final and two hours of head in hands misery. Why do I do this to myself?

 

[Randy McNob]

And we're off...

but we never used to pen shoot outs. Southgate won 2. Pure luck of course

 

[Silverhatch]

It is f***ing great to win. Penalties too