Day 13: Slovakia vs Spain | Sweden vs Poland | Portugal vs France | Germany vs Hungary
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
You don't remember his debut against us? Cnut was Friedel/Jaaskelainen/James reincarnate.
What the feck are they playing during half time in Sevilla? Not even the Dutch do that to their fans.
Yep. I agree with all that they could be doing with a young Fernando Torres up front..
I mean literally mauled. I doubt he'll score.
Close. According to Wiki there have been 9 before this tournament:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UEFA_European_Championship_own_goals
I (or rather the commentator) stand corrected. Still a mind blowing amount this tournament in comparison.
Absolutely crazy stat. I only looked it up because it seemed so unlikely!
How do Spain even look better than England in attack?
Slovakia's keeper has literally thrown this game away. Spain have looked nervy from the start and that own goal went a big way to settling them. Only God knows why he didn't just push the ball upwards over his crossbar. Disastrous decision making. Spain are in cruise control now. However, unless Morata finds his shooting boots they won't go much further in this tournament.
By having quality players and a better coach than Southgoat?
The only thing I can think of is that he lost track of the ball in the sun for a second. You can see the line of the sun/shade clearly behind the goal and perhaps at his eye level, the ball crossed from one to the other at just the wrong time.
They're a much better unit. Swap Harry Kane for Alvaro Morata and Spain would be cruising through to the latter stages.
Kane may be in a funk but he wouldn't miss the chances Morata has. Spain has a clear style and plan. They just lack a finisher. Spain know how to work the ball from back to front, Morata just keeps f'n it up when it gets to him. Whereas England seem to have no idea how to get the ball from back to front.
Is the fourth official a cutie?
Anyone catch the Lewandowski miss that was quite something..
Too old for you
?The double miss?
She's 10 years older so yes!Too old for you
It went to his legs after, so I'd say almost triple miss.
The two managers with the best achievements at club football are making their team looking better as a unit than anyone else.
Different problems.
Spain can build up and function as a unit but don't have a reliable goalscorer, while England has a couple of reliable goals scorers but the team don't really function as a unit.
While Spain can't really fix their problems because of lack of better options, England has the means to fix their problems but pretty sure that ain't gonna happen with this coach.
This Krychowiac from Poland team, is he the one that used to play in Seville and PSG?
Not really. Spain still look pretty shite. Before today, they'd only scored one goal. Helps to have the opposition keeper palm it into his own net.
Exactly that one
Sarabia makes it three.
Yeah off the crossbar from 3 yards out open net…
Slovakia are awful.
Wow , I am proud of my memory without googling to remember hahahahha
Amazingly Poland even awfuler.
That goal was classic Spain. Slovakia have really done this to themselves though. Spain weren't playing with that kind of confidence until the Slovak's literally chucked the ball into their own net. They gave a team that was bricking it the confidence boost its players needed. Can see Spain really smashing them now.
If we assume Spain have broken their goal scoring curse with this game: are they now among the favourites? Together with the Italians they probably played the best football of the tournament, albeit against nominally weak opposition, too.
Sweden 2-0. This group is over.
Great counter by Sweden. 2-0.
Poland are gone
Brilliant by Sweden there.
A gif of it was posted earlier. Unbelievable
Portugal can lose by 3 and qualify
Great from Kulusevski.
What goal Lewa