Euro 2020

[Riggles64]

Agreed. Unless you're in that position don't criticise. Was he (and other) the right player to take the penalty? The manager and his team mates thought so. Imagine being a keeper? He's the only one there. Last line of defence.

[Bomber]

If you're confident, then you put your hand up, BUT the manager takes final call. Maybe a couple of the more experienced didn't want to take them? If so, that would be disappointing, but any penalty shoot out is a lottery, and Italian keeper did well bottom line.

[Grosso Mk II]

where's dog?

nowhere to be seen

[God is an Englishman]

It has been away from "home" so long now, I think it's now officially presumed dead.

It came home this tournament.

[God is an Englishman]

Well done to italy, well done to Gareth and the lads. Proud of them

[Grosso Mk II]

[Rookie]

Disgusting the abuse that Rashford, Sancho And Saka have just received from English supporters for their missed penalties.


https://apnews.com/article/europe-sport ... SocialFlow

People are fricken pigs and they should be tracked down and thrown to the wolves, COCKS

[Rookie]

Disgusting the abuse that Rashford, Sancho And Saka have just received from English supporters for their missed penalties.


https://apnews.com/article/europe-sport ... SocialFlow

Sadly the night was marred by violence in and around Wembley, by a miority of the 67k crowd.


https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/u ... 59f5937fc1

Disgusting behaviour and no doubt something the non-football lovers will be showing first tonight on the news rather than the wonder on what this tournament actually bought to a continent that has been struggling over the last 18 months like the rest of the world, put this dogs on a island by themselves and let them go for it, waaaaankers

[MegaBonus]

Unread post by God is an Englishman » Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:46 pm

Bomber wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:26 am
It has been away from "home" so long now, I think it's now officially presumed dead.

It came home this tournament.

if youre suggesting the term refers to the idea that a major football tournament is to be played in the 'home of football', isnt it silly to keep singing it after the tournament has started???

we all know that the original meaning of the term has changed though.

[Grosso Mk II]

25 years later and this guy is their manager

[Michael]

Well done to italy, well done to Gareth and the lads. Proud of them

I must admit, I didnt have England going further than round of 16, but after defeating germany, deserved to be in final.
young squad, should do very well in World cup in 2022

[Bomber]

One day England may try and win a major tournament in "normal time".

1966 - went to extra time
Rugby World Cup - needed a kick in extra time from Jonny
Cricket World Cup - needed a rule to save them in a tie
Now Euro - but bottled it on pens

Overall, all shit aside, Italy deserving winners, on the whole.

[predrag]

Congratulations to Italy on a well played tournament ,i enjoy watching Grealish do his thing with the limited time he was on field,Commiseration : to England,i also think with a bit of reshuffling they will do well next year in Qatar!

[ozzie owl]

Congratulations to Italy on a well played tournament ,i enjoy watching Grealish do his thing with the limited time he was on field,Commiseration : to England,i also think with a bit of reshuffling they will do well next year in Qatar!

Southgate needs to find a better way of using the attacking players he has at his disposal ,

[MegaBonus]

Grealish has just come out and said that he told Southgate that he wanted to take a penalty....dont know about Sterling but if this is the case will the loss be on his head and his head alone?

[GaylyColouredStumps]

Grealish has just come out and said that he told Southgate that he wanted to take a penalty....dont know about Sterling but if this is the case will the loss be on his head and his head alone?

Why you care so much about England?

They lost, job done, move on. They took your marbles, now you're obsessed

[thebeautifulgame]

Well done to italy, well done to Gareth and the lads. Proud of them

Seldom agree with you GIAE but at least you wear your heart on your sleeve and support your nation to the hilt. Would be easy for you to jump on the bandwagon and kick Southgate and his team when they are down. I think that once the dust settles and the pain eases most Englishmen will appreciate how well the team performed and how close they came to winning it.
Genuinely feel for the young lads that missed their penalties but they did have the balls to take them. Yes Southgate made mistakes and he will take much stick for relying on the less experienced players but they must have been confident or they would not have taken one. There is no guarantee that the most experienced players would have taken them any better
and at the end of the day it all stinks of hindsight and the haters wanting to hate.
A great effort by England but Italy must be respected and applauded for their game management and how well they handled the occasion of going a goal down after two minutes, lesser teams would have crumbled.

[God is an Englishman]

One day England may try and win a major tournament in "normal time".

1966 - went to extra time
Rugby World Cup - needed a kick in extra time from Jonny
Cricket World Cup - needed a rule to save them in a tie
Now Euro - but bottled it on pens

Overall, all cabernet aside, Italy deserving winners, on the whole.

Italy needed a rule to save them in a tie as well.

[God is an Englishman]

Well done to italy, well done to Gareth and the lads. Proud of them

Seldom agree with you GIAE but at least you wear your heart on your sleeve and support your nation to the hilt. Would be easy for you to jump on the bandwagon and kick Southgate and his team when they are down. I think that once the dust settles and the pain eases most Englishmen will appreciate how well the team performed and how close they came to winning it.
Genuinely feel for the young lads that missed their penalties but they did have the balls to take them. Yes Southgate made mistakes and he will take much stick for relying on the less experienced players but they must have been confident or they would not have taken one. There is no guarantee that the most experienced players would have taken them any better
and at the end of the day it all stinks of hindsight and the haters wanting to hate.
A great effort by England but Italy must be respected and applauded for their game management and how well they handled the occasion of going a goal down after two minutes, lesser teams would have crumbled.

I said at the time that I didn't get why he waa bringing 2 players on just to take a penalty but obviously they had a plan.

Maybe Grealish ane Sterling could have taken penalties but who knows if they would have scored. Again, they had a plan and as Southgate has said, the best 5 penalty takers on the pitch took them.

[MegaBonus]

by MetroStars TV Ad » Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:17 pm

MegaBonus wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:25 pm
Grealish has just come out and said that he told Southgate that he wanted to take a penalty....dont know about Sterling but if this is the case will the loss be on his head and his head alone?

Why you care so much about England?

They lost, job done, move on. They took your marbles, now you're obsessed

ohhh isnt this cute....you have a crush on me.....

[Nice One Cyril]

Grealish has just come out and said that he told Southgate that he wanted to take a penalty....dont know about Sterling but if this is the case will the loss be on his head and his head alone?

Why you care so much about England?

They lost, job done, move on. They took your marbles, now you're obsessed

Mega loses his marbles, very appropriate

[Nice One Cyril]

Southgate has said, the best 5 penalty takers on the pitch took them.

I will never understand why a bloke who can strum a ball like Rashford has to fuck about dancing. Kane and Maguire showed how pens should be taken.

[eagleboy]

Will Southgate still get his Knighthood. He would already have had a speech already prepared. Close enough should be good enough .

[ozzie owl]

Southgate has said, the best 5 penalty takers on the pitch took them.

I will never understand why a bloke who can strum a ball like Rashford has to shiraz about dancing. Kane and Maguire showed how pens should be taken.

Of the England five penalty takers

Kane: Career 52 penalties conversion rate 85% , England 14 conversion rate 79%
Magure: No penalties in career
Rashford : Career 17 conversion 88% . England 4 100%
Sancho: Career 11 91% , England nil
Sako: No penalties in career

[N5 1BH]

25 years later and this guy is their manager

Are you related to the German goal scorer ?

[N5 1BH]

Well done to italy, well done to Gareth and the lads. Proud of them

Seldom agree with you GIAE but at least you wear your heart on your sleeve and support your nation to the hilt. Would be easy for you to jump on the bandwagon and kick Southgate and his team when they are down. I think that once the dust settles and the pain eases most Englishmen will appreciate how well the team performed and how close they came to winning it.
Genuinely feel for the young lads that missed their penalties but they did have the balls to take them. Yes Southgate made mistakes and he will take much stick for relying on the less experienced players but they must have been confident or they would not have taken one. There is no guarantee that the most experienced players would have taken them any better
and at the end of the day it all stinks of hindsight and the haters wanting to hate.
A great effort by England but Italy must be respected and applauded for their game management and how well they handled the occasion of going a goal down after two minutes, lesser teams would have crumbled.

For the record I was kicking Southgate when he was up. To see Chiesa play so wonderfully for Italy while Grealish and Sancho are sat on the bench is not acceptable to me, Won’t have faith in a manager who won’t have faith in his ball players

[Nice One Cyril]

Well done to italy, well done to Gareth and the lads. Proud of them

Seldom agree with you GIAE but at least you wear your heart on your sleeve and support your nation to the hilt. Would be easy for you to jump on the bandwagon and kick Southgate and his team when they are down. I think that once the dust settles and the pain eases most Englishmen will appreciate how well the team performed and how close they came to winning it.
Genuinely feel for the young lads that missed their penalties but they did have the balls to take them. Yes Southgate made mistakes and he will take much stick for relying on the less experienced players but they must have been confident or they would not have taken one. There is no guarantee that the most experienced players would have taken them any better
and at the end of the day it all stinks of hindsight and the haters wanting to hate.
A great effort by England but Italy must be respected and applauded for their game management and how well they handled the occasion of going a goal down after two minutes, lesser teams would have crumbled.

For the record I was kicking Southgate when he was up. To see Chiesa play so wonderfully for Italy while Grealish and Sancho are sat on the bench is not acceptable to me, Won’t have faith in a manager who won’t have faith in his ball players

Rarely do I applaud an 'orrible Goon, but on this occasion

[Nice One Cyril]

"The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom."

Southgate take note.

[ozzie owl]

Well done to italy, well done to Gareth and the lads. Proud of them

Seldom agree with you GIAE but at least you wear your heart on your sleeve and support your nation to the hilt. Would be easy for you to jump on the bandwagon and kick Southgate and his team when they are down. I think that once the dust settles and the pain eases most Englishmen will appreciate how well the team performed and how close they came to winning it.
Genuinely feel for the young lads that missed their penalties but they did have the balls to take them. Yes Southgate made mistakes and he will take much stick for relying on the less experienced players but they must have been confident or they would not have taken one. There is no guarantee that the most experienced players would have taken them any better
and at the end of the day it all stinks of hindsight and the haters wanting to hate.
A great effort by England but Italy must be respected and applauded for their game management and how well they handled the occasion of going a goal down after two minutes, lesser teams would have crumbled.

For the record I was kicking Southgate when he was up. To see Chiesa play so wonderfully for Italy while Grealish and Sancho are sat on the bench is not acceptable to me, Won’t have faith in a manager who won’t have faith in his ball players

Spot on he has a squad blessed with attacking and creative talent and simply doesn't seem to know how to use them. The final was crying out for Grealish to come on change the game , why did he wait till extra time?

[ozzie owl]

25 years later and this guy is their manager

Are you related to the German goal scorer ?

Mind you Strunz could be applicable too.