OT: 2023 - 2024 Football / Calcio / Futbol / Fußball Thread

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by JedB

Thoughts on the Dutch v. England?

My only thought is that the entire match, including the eventual extra period and penalties, will have less excitement than the first 10 minutes of ESP-FRA.

[Waldo62]

Originally Posted by cgolvin

My only thought is that the entire match, including the eventual extra period and penalties, will have less excitement than the first 10 minutes of ESP-FRA.

So which team is better at playing not to lose?

[Waldo62]

Wow, they played to win!

[echappist]

Originally Posted by Waldo62

The Netherlands play as a team better than England, though the British have better players. 2:1 Netherlands.

Oh boy, where do we begin? Scots went home I think. Wales and N. Ireland didnt show up.

[Waldo62]

Originally Posted by echappist

Oh boy, where do we begin? Scots went home I think. Wales and N. Ireland didnt show up.

All right, the English.

[wc1934]

Aftermath of Colombia/Uruguay got pretty nasty.

[vav]

Originally Posted by wc1934

Aftermath of Colombia/Uruguay got pretty nasty.

Who did Suarez bite this time?

[Fat Cat]

https://www.newsweek.com/uruguay-pla...rolina-1923647

[echappist]

I have the feeling that Carvajal is gonna pull some Chiellini-style villainy. The least likeable of all of the players on the field.

Otherwise, the ref has made some questionable calls. Neither Kane nor Olmo deserved yellow for follow-throughs.

Carvajal should have seen yellow.

And now Rodri's out.

All to play for.

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Crikey, and Spain scores.

[echappist]

What a shot!

Game on at 1-1!

[Gsinill]

Thank God

[echappist]

Originally Posted by Gsinill

Thank God

C'mon, Spain isn't any less insufferable. Carvajal and Rodri put the Esp. in Esp. insufferable.

[Gsinill]

Originally Posted by echappist

C'mon, Spain isn't any less insufferable. Carvajal and Rodri put the Esp. in Esp. insufferable.

Sorry, disagree.
Unfortunately, reaching the final probably saved Southgate from being sacked.
Before JB's equalizer in the match against Slovakia, even the English commentators agreed that the team's performance had been awful so far.

[martl]

England wasn't rewarded for playing anti football for the majority of the event, and i'm glad about that. With Spain, we saw a deserved winner, most convincing perormance throughout the tournament.

Whether Spain is the new uber-Team reamins to be seen. They were in trouble against a decidedly unbalanced and uncertain german team, for one. Maybe it is not that they were so good, but everyone else was not just there? We will see. They do have the potential.

What we did experience was a tournament with mostly positive vibes, some new VAR discussions (what else is new) and first and foremost, we were able to spot some new and exciting talent - The two J(Y)amals, Flo Wirtz, Bellingham, Nico, Arda, some others, who might shape what top level football will look like in the next 5+ years!

[echappist]

Originally Posted by Gsinill

Sorry, disagree.
Unfortunately, reaching the final probably saved Southgate from being sacked.
Before JB's equalizer in the match against Slovakia, even the English commentators agreed that the team's performance had been awful so far.

Your original post had nothing to do whether England was deserving and sounded more like you dreaded obnoxious English fans gloating.

No disagreement that Southgate lined things up rather awkwardly, with Kane looking as useful as he did in the 2019 UCL Final.

Originally Posted by martl

England wasn't rewarded for playing anti football for the majority of the event, and i'm glad about that. With Spain, we saw a deserved winner, most convincing perormance throughout the tournament.

Whether Spain is the new uber-Team reamins to be seen. They were in trouble against a decidedly unbalanced and uncertain german team, for one. Maybe it is not that they were so good, but everyone else was not just there? We will see. They do have the potential.

What we did experience was a tournament with mostly positive vibes, some new VAR discussions (what else is new) and first and foremost, we were able to spot some new and exciting talent - The two J(Y)amals, Flo Wirtz, Bellingham, Nico, Arda, some others, who might shape what top level football will look like in the next 5+ years!

Fair points.

Foden and Kane should have been benched long ago, with Parmer and Watkins starting. Bellingham should also have been benched.