pasty
A different kind of pasty
Great finish.
Want Italy to score one goal now. Done a result and both to score double on Swiss & Germans
Want Italy to score one goal now. Done a result and both to score double on Swiss & Germans
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[Football] Euros 2024 - Round of 16 (Switzerland vs Italy & Germany vs Denmark)
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Italy have even apparently lost the ability to cheat properly.
Heartwarming
Heartwarming
Italy are shite, like Belgium people assume they are good because of the name
Machiavelli
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Bit of both. Italy were poor in their group games. The Scotland game wasn't representative of Switzerland's performances in this competition, Scotland scored early with a jammy goal. They've been much better than that in all three other games.
sir_gullahad
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I note the Swiss still have players in a forward position despite leading 2-0.
US Seagull
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If you're going for the overhead kick, you really need to connect, or you look a bit of a knob.
StonehamPark
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I’ve only got one eye on the game, is it a case of Italy playing generally pretty shit, or are Switzerland just a good outfit this year?
It's the latter for sure. It almost looks like the Italians have downed tools. Possibly because the manager is a complete nobber.
If we do face these in the quarters, Southgate will have to change approach. Kane deep, Rice treading on the CBs' boots, sit back... and we're done for
I really don't think he expected them to come right at them and keep going! And after all that patriotic shouting of the national anthem too
sir_gullahad
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There's an enormous amount of panicky defending to be done before we can think about the consequences of even more panicky defending.If we do face these in the quarters, Southgate will have to change approach. Kane deep, Rice treading on the CBs' boots, sit back... and we're done for
- Apr 5, 2014
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True. But Switzerland are becoming the new Belgium. The Euros are always very open and they are definitely amongst the teams who can win
The tournament tactics of ‘safety first’ illustrated by Italy this evening which Southgate is trying to copy are being well and truly found out!
If we are lucky again Slovakia, the Swiss will surely roll us over playing like this.
If we are lucky again Slovakia, the Swiss will surely roll us over playing like this.
Weststander
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I think the Swiss have been good. No surprise, in 6 tournaments in a row, they have some quality players.
Hmmm. A decent outfit for sure, but (without trying to get ahead of myself before the Slovakia game) I’d be absolutely devastated if England lost to Switzerland. I’d expect another comfortable win like when we beat them in the World Cup quarter final a few years ago, because that’s what we should expect from the team we have compared to theirs.
Edit - apologies it was Sweden we beat in the quarter final. Sweden had beaten Switzerland in the round of 16.
US Seagull
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This Swiss team is organized in a way England simply aren't. If, and it's a big if, we got there, they'd play us off the field.
I'm not sure that the name 'Belgium' has me reaching for my box labelled 'expect success and general goodness'. Each to his own
- Jul 5, 2003
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The Swiss have stuck to the game plan, pressed very well and deservedly won this. The mobility of the front three has been excellent and the spine of the team, Akanji and Xhaka have controlled everything.
Only other thing from this match is that Danny Murphy is a dreadfull commentator.
Only other thing from this match is that Danny Murphy is a dreadfull commentator.