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

[jonny.rainbow]

This man is the only manager to ever win a penalty shootout with EnglandView attachment 185300

Terry Venables?

 

[Shooting Star]

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

Agreed. The ringleaders of the anti-Southgate brigade are probably the heads of the "bring Potter back" campaign. All performance, no result. If they were in charge of football they'd remove the goalposts and have it 90 minutes of passing. XG fetish.

 

[papachris]

Leandro's brother back to ref the Dutch match again

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Give Dunk a game, you shit.

 

[hart's shirt]

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

You do appreciate that winning or losing via the lottery of penalty shootouts doesn't make you a great manager or otherwise?

What it does mean is that Southgate's side, tactics and substitutions weren't able to outscore Switzerland in over 2 hours of football.

Yes, they're through and they played better, but still unconvincing in the 2nd half and were hanging on in extra time.

 

[Deadly Danson]

I mean I want England to win but I was just completely non-plussed by that whole shootout. I'm 1000 times more invested in the Albion that I'd forgive them being shit and would be going mad if they'd just won on penalties. But Southgate's England have stunk this tournament out and I think they've bored me into a state of catatonia and I almost begrudge Southgate his win. Still, on we go.

 

[Zeberdi]

Phew - glad I didn’t watch the pens but well done England - we are not looking pretty doing this but at least we are doing it - you can’t argue with that

 

[Durlston]

Can't sack Southgate now. He'll resign on his own terms and he deserves too.

We've been spoilt so much since 2018.

And what a lovely interview. Oh Gareth, you bring tears to my eyes. I love you.

 

[MJsGhost]

It's weird to have been really confident as we went to the pennos

 

[Durlston]

I mean I want England to win but I was just completely non-plussed by that whole shootout. I'm 1000 times more invested in the Albion that I'd forgive them being shit and would be going mad if they'd just won on penalties. But Southgate's England have stunk this tournament out and I think they've bored me into a state of catatonia and I almost begrudge Southgate his win. Still, on we go.

Sad sod.

 

[papachris]

Come on Bart!

 

[Shooting Star]

Would have loved Dunky to play but Konsa was very good.

 

[A1X]

Terry Venables?

……the only man to win more than one penalty shootout

 

[HangletonGull]

I mean I want England to win but I was just completely non-plussed by that whole shootout. I'm 1000 times more invested in the Albion that I'd forgive them being shit and would be going mad if they'd just won on penalties. But Southgate's England have stunk this tournament out and I think they've bored me into a state of catatonia and I almost begrudge Southgate his win. Still, on we go.

Nearly as boring as this post

 

[Deadly Danson]

Sad sod.

Why? I can fake it if it makes you happier.

 

[Silverhatch]

Would have loved Dunky to play but Konsa was very good.

Dunk is the Stones cover

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Come on Bart.

 

[Weststander]

It's weird to have been really confident as we went to the pennos

Same here, relaxed.

Went by the theory that the worst team in the game, wins the shootout.

 

[Sea Cider]

Ages of England players who took the penalties:

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

Old heads on young shoulders.

Absolutely outstanding. Bizarrely never felt in doubt. Other teams must have watched this and started planning to do everything possible to avoid going to penalties against us!

 

[oldboyroy]

Come on Bart.

Yep, come on Bart, don't mind if Dutch win and play against Bart in semi