Internationals March (Euro Qualifiers)

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It's comin' hame, it's comin' hame, it's comin'
Fitba's comin' hame, it's comin' hame, it's comin' hame...
 

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Incredible intensity in the final minutes for only a friendly, the Belgians are really into this match as well ^^
 

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I mean seriously Spain
Raul, Torres, Villa, Morientes, Diego Costa

Theres not a striker in the current Spain squad that is even remotely close to the above. What the hell happened ?? Did every young player want to be a midfielder because of dullthe Xavi/Iniesta years instead?
15 years of strikers never getting a touch of the ball due to dull as ditch water possession play will make young players not want to play as a striker.
 

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Suddenly I don't feel so bad losing 4-0 to France with 6 important Dutch players out.
 

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Surprised at the 6mins, but Spain, referees etc.

Aspas is a horrible little weasel, the foul could easily have been a red and then he’s big timing telling the Scotland players to shush, when his team are losing 2-0. What a fail.
 

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Spain’s tactics confusing too. Getting the ball wide and throwing multiple crosses into the box when they have no forwards and the one thing Scotland’s centre backs excel at is heading the ball clear
 

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Better team won. In the first half they looked like slaughtering us and rightfully could have. Our team's second half was good though and getting better as the end came nearer. I'm not even mad, it was fun watching them fight up to the very last second.
 

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Spain should have sacked their coach as soon as the starting XI was announced. I still can't believe the fecking sight of it.
 

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Spain, Netherlands and Italy all looking like utter shit.. Croatia should be winning that Uefa trophy in the summer. Would be nice for Modric.
 

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Scotland doing well. Will be interesting to see how they fare against a team that can play football, though.
 

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Spain, Netherlands and Italy all looking like utter shit.. Croatia should be winning that Uefa trophy in the summer. Would be nice for Modric.
It's France's to lose realistically. Croatia never do that well in the euros for some reason compared to World cups.
 

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I meant the minor trophy this summer. Only four teams left in it…


That's quite important for some of those as I assume nations league winner gets play off guarantee. Don't think it's certain at all Italy or Netherlands will finish 2nd as likes of Ukraine and ROI will give them good battles in the match ups and Spain could well struggle to win in Norway and Georgia with their lack of cutting edge.
 

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Anybody got highlights of the scotland game? So much spam on YouTube and Twitter.
 

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Holy shit. What a result. It would have been nice to play a Norway team without Haaland but 6 points from those two games is absolutely fantastic. We will probably get pumped by Georgia next time out.
 

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Also, get fecked Rodri you big baby.

"We did many good things to win," he said on Viaplay. "We conceded easy goals - this is football, if you concede easy goals you are penalised.

"It's the way they play, but for me it's rubbish, always wasting time, provoking you, always they fall. For me, this is not football. The referee has to take on this, but he says nothing.

"We will learn for the next time. We want to go for duels, for battles - we always fight, but this is not about fighting. It's about wasting time - four, five players on the floor, but this depends on the referee, not on us.

"Today we did many good things, but what's important is the goal, and we didn't score."
 

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Super pleased for McTominay!

Maybe we could turn him into O'Shea, playable everywhere on the pitch.
 

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Also, get fecked Rodri you big baby.

"We did many good things to win," he said on Viaplay. "We conceded easy goals - this is football, if you concede easy goals you are penalised.

"It's the way they play, but for me it's rubbish, always wasting time, provoking you, always they fall. For me, this is not football. The referee has to take on this, but he says nothing.

"We will learn for the next time. We want to go for duels, for battles - we always fight, but this is not about fighting. It's about wasting time - four, five players on the floor, but this depends on the referee, not on us.

"Today we did many good things, but what's important is the goal, and we didn't score."
:eek:

Blinkered as feck.
 

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Also, get fecked Rodri you big baby.

"We did many good things to win," he said on Viaplay. "We conceded easy goals - this is football, if you concede easy goals you are penalised.

"It's the way they play, but for me it's rubbish, always wasting time, provoking you, always they fall. For me, this is not football. The referee has to take on this, but he says nothing.

"We will learn for the next time. We want to go for duels, for battles - we always fight, but this is not about fighting. It's about wasting time - four, five players on the floor, but this depends on the referee, not on us.

"Today we did many good things, but what's important is the goal, and we didn't score."
He played for Simeone for how many years..... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

It reminds me of Xavi always criticising clubs/nations who do it....and then completely ignoring a La Liga team employing those tactics in later rounds of CL.