Good news. Gives Sancho extra rest while also weakening England’s starting 11.
Semi-Finals: Italy vs Spain | England vs Denmark
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Weak this.
Not a fan of a lot of southgates decisions. Not sure if England are doing well because of him or in spite of him. We’ll see though. Hopefully we go through comfortably.
What a bizarre opinion that is.
Italy had several chances through the 90. One of the best came moments before they equalised too.
We are a better team than Denmark. We should worry about focusing on our strengths which is our forward lineup.
Exactly. The Italian press were calling the quarter final with Belgium the “real final” yet you’re seeing English people saying they are rooting for Italy because “England are arrogant” literally writing off Denmark themselves just assuming England will go through, making them not only frauds but also hypocrites.
You can't argue with the results but tbh I think this group would've gone far as long as their manager kept them happy. Southgate keeps a good harmony with the squad, is way too conservative but a happy but talented group with the pretty much perfect conditions from start to finish to go all the way these euros mean they'll likely do well.
Haha fair enough
I mean, I wouldn't say several. They had a few chances sure but Spain easily outplayed them, dominated them, forced them to change their style and really hang on a few times, but just missed some huge chances while Italy didn't really have any big misses. Berardi's shot from a tight angle was their biggest miss and it wasn't a huge miss, just not all that clear of a chance, and their goal was a beauty from a half chance at best. Spain had Oyarzabal fail to get a shot off on what was 2 clear cut chances (early on and then the header late on), Olmo had a close shot saved well, Morata scored the sitter... They didn't batter them, but Spain were definitely the better team on the day until the penalty shootout, they just lacked the finishing touch IMO.
That’s what I mean. I could see this group going far just based on their qualities & good squad harmony. Pretty much any manager not named Jose Mourinho can provide that.
Im not a fan of Ole tactically, but I feel England would be in the exact same position with him in charge, with probably more goals & better football.
I've whinged at pretty much every line up he's picked so far and was genuinely angry at the Croatia and Germany ones. It's worked so far so I'm going to just have a bit of faith. I still want Grealish in though
Could have fooled me
If England made it to the final, would you rather be locked up in a room until the final on Sunday with Jenas, Matterface, Murphy or Linekar?
Clothed?
Ah feck, certainly seemed a lot earlier than that yeah!
The amount of bedwetting from yourself these last few weeks. Imagine if England actually do it, you'd combust.
Where has this nonsense that Italy parked the bus come from? Spain dominated possession yes, but you couldn't say they dominated the match in terms of actual chances created. Italy looked dangerous every time they had the ball, apart from maybe a tired spell in the last 15 minutes of the 90 and the first 15 of extra time.
It was a brilliant game of football between two very contrasting styles. Italy more than played their part and while I wouldn't be on here saying Spain didn't deserve to win had they had a striker worth a shite up top to finish their chances, the fact is that they didn't and Italy looked the more dangerous with their opportunities all night.
It was a brilliant game of football between two very contrasting styles. Italy more than played their part and while I wouldn't be on here saying Spain didn't deserve to win had they had a striker worth a shite up top to finish their chances, the fact is that they didn't and Italy looked the more dangerous with their opportunities all night.
Are you going to have another embarrassing meltdown if they don’t?
Agree with this, so far all of the decisions appear to have worked but I genuinely can't tell if that's because they are good decisions or just we have better players than the opposition.
He is very good at keeping the group happy at least which may well be his biggest strength I suppose.
PossiblyAre you going to have another embarrassing meltdown if they don’t?
For those who missed the tweet, this is the supposed leaked lineup:
He seems to prioritise defensive workrate over attacking flair.For those who missed the tweet, this is the supposed leaked lineup:
I have started suspecting that Southgate selects starting 11 to absorb initial pressure, probably high press. But once the other team settles and England gets the control then he wants to bring Grealish and Sancho who are not that good in defensive duties but can run through the tired legs.
The last two games between you two tell a very different story…
Wonder where these leaks are coming fromFor those who missed the tweet, this is the supposed leaked lineup:
Seems to make sense. When the opposition starts to get a bit leggy freshen things up off the bench. We need to be in the game with 30 mins to go.
What has Mount done exactly to warrant a starting place in this semi final?
Should be Grealish as the CAM imo.
Should be Grealish as the CAM imo.
You mean the completely pointless Nations League tournament consisting of a bore draw and a 1-0 defeat where Denmark were given a non-existent penalty and we played with a off his head Harry Maguire who got sent off after 30 minutes. Yeah, somehow I'm not gonna draw too much from those games.
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Not if you watched them. Played like friendlies and everything that could go wrong in the home game for England did.
Denmark are a well drilled, organised side. But there's no doubt England SHOULD beat them.
But we should have beat Villareal...
Why does the England team leak before every game?
More than anything, Denmark look knackered and are flying back from Baku, won't have a whole lot of their own fans there while England have barely needed to travel all tournament and are at home, and had the kindest possible quarter final (though the Ro16 was reversed).
It'll be a game too far for Denmark IMO.
If England go out tonight you'll see a serious 180 from the British media.
They'll go from singing Gareth's and the team's praises and talking about how likeable everyone is to sticking the knife in and twisting it as much as possible.
They'll go from singing Gareth's and the team's praises and talking about how likeable everyone is to sticking the knife in and twisting it as much as possible.
I think Southg8 wants to start both Mount and Saka primarily because their pressing is better than Grealish or Sancho or Rashford. We have great options on the bench to change it if needed.
I'd play Grealish from the start personally but can see the logic in it. Also I would say both Mount and Saka have generally performed well for England so far (it not being all about the last game... though good assist from Mount for Henderson's goal for one thing).
The risk is that they score first. And if they do, let's hope it is early in the game for England to fight back.
And the odds are that we will concede at some point.
But I still believe that England will be good enough to win what could be a tight and nervous semi.
Well, Italy had 50% less chances, less shots, less possession. The game was played predominantly in the Italian half (31% v 20%). I think thats where the "nonsense" comes from...... OK Spain didnt score but that doesnt translate as not dominated.
I thought you were having a day off?
Our strength is our defence. By not conceding, you stay in the match. And that is what we have done.
Yes. That is a sound assessment.
They actually did and it wasn't even close.
With that been said, Italy didn't park the bus, atleast not intentional when they did but like i said earlier Spain could have won the game 3 or 4 - 1 if they had better finishers and no one would have said it was unfair to the Italians.
Denmark have been pretty good so far but I get the sense they are being slightly overrated on here. They beat Russia, Wales and Czech Republic and lost to Belgium and (understandably) Finland. They are like England in the World Cup. A spirited squad with a very kind draw but ultimately lost to any half decent team. Anything but a win tonight will be disappointing.