Euros
-
@majorrage lovin’ the passion mate. It was amazing scenes and spine tingling stuff watching it. Even more enjoyable seeing the crowd scenes given there were 18,000+ new Covid cases the day before and people were about their business.
England to win 2-1 against Ukraine.
Just on the crowd stuff, the craziest, almost out of body experience I’ve ever had is European basketball. I’ve been fortunate enough to go to int’l football, Premier league, UEFA, NBA, college American football, AFL finals, World Cup Rugby, State of Origin at Suncorp - and that basketball was on another level.
-
Spain
Belgium
Czech Republic
Ukraine -
-
Spain
Belgium
Czech Republic
England -
Some comments about Southgate “getting his revenge”. Does coaching a team to a win mean you get revenge for missing a penalty?
-
-
I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's Belgium-Italy game. Belgium the no.1 ranked team, and Italy undefeated in their last 31 matches.
Shame that it looks like Kevin de Bruyne will miss the game along with Eden Hazard. Both are brilliant enough to change a game on their own (although Hazard hasn't done it for a while). Given Italy are likely to press, a good tactic for Belgium will be to get the ball long for Lukaku to terrorise and then get up in support. It will suit Belgium to sit back given their defensive weaknesses are more exposed when there is space behind them. Certainly the tie of the round and traditional roles are reversed - Italy are more the young starlets of promise and Belgium the experienced heads with a much better recent track record.
-
Spain could have wrapped this QF up in regulation but fucked about and Switzerland pegged them back and finished the 90 1-1 despite being down to 10 men
All Spain in Extra Time
Penalties
And misses and saves galoreSpain win it on penalties
-
@mikethesnow
Gutted for Switzerland. -
@mikethesnow
Gutted for Switzerland.Bags of guts and commitment but Spain by far the better team
-
@mikethesnow
Sure but everyone loves a good underdog story. -
Spain a better side but their strikers are useless.
Switzerland really bottled the penalties. Probably fatigue a factor.
Neither side was winning the tournament either way. I hope Italy or Belgium smash Spain.
At least I have the ABs.
-
This game would not have disgraced a final. Pity it’s a quarter.
-
Italy are just fabulous to watch. So different to the traditional 1-0 type Italian sides
-
@billy-tell said in Euros:
Switzerland really bottled the penalties. Probably fatigue a factor.
Yeah, a lot of tired penalty attempts there.
Italy deserved their win over Belgium but they still have some drama queens in their team. I'll be supporting them though.
