Swede Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Really impressed by Italy. High tempo pressing and lots of crisp passing and movement, reminded me of Leeds! Some nice touches from Turkey too. Great start, just what every football fan needed. No historionics and only two bookings which was refreshing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 16 minutes ago, bris red said: It’s a scary thought. We are world class going forward but quite literally Championship level at the back. World class going forward!! Kane Yes Foden in time Rashford Sterling and DKL not close to world class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppello Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, Maltshoveller said: World class going forward!! Kane Yes Foden in time Rashford Sterling and DKL not close to world class Sancho is yet to show his talent in an England shirt but has been in the Bundesliga Team of the year two out of the last three years despite only being 21. He’s not a million miles away. Although he’s a midfielder, Mason Mount is becoming a top tier midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Could this finally be the year we live up to the hype? play half as good as Italy did tonight and I might just start to believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 Can I also say how refreshing it was to have a good Referee. Thought he was outstanding. Ours have fallen way below the standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, 2015 said: Can I also say how refreshing it was to have a good Referee. Thought he was outstanding. Ours have fallen way below the standards. Who was he and where is he from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, bris red said: It’s a scary thought. We are world class going forward but quite literally Championship level at the back. Really? James & Chilwell have just won the Champions League, Trippier has won La Liga, Stones & Walker have won the Premier League. Maguire and Shaw have just come 2nd in the Premier league, Mings was a big part of the defence which had the 2nd best defensive record outside of the top 6. We are quite literally full of champions and winners at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 Wow Italy were amazing, what a performance. I think Turkey are a decent team and will finish second in that group but they couldn't get near the Italians. Italy are just missing a world class strikeforce but they are definitely up there as one of the favourites for me. It would be nice to see an England team as well coached as that but hasn't happened in my lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 5 hours ago, havanatopia said: Who was he and where is he from? He’s Dutch, Danny Makkelie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intercity Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said: Wow Italy were amazing, what a performance. I think Turkey are a decent team and will finish second in that group but they couldn't get near the Italians. Italy are just missing a world class strikeforce but they are definitely up there as one of the favourites for me. It would be nice to see an England team as well coached as that but hasn't happened in my lifetime. Good post. Italy very good. With few exceptions, tournament football often brings the best out of them as individuals and as a team. In the same way as tournament football seldom does for England and English players. Why is that? The more tangible difference, if we want to compare the two teams is the coaching. Italy have a very proven winner leading them. England don't. Not to say these are the things that will determine the outcome of this tournament of course, but they certainly help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red7 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 Hoping that England will play with a similar tempo to Italy, with and without the ball. They were in Turkey's faces for the whole game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin_unreliant Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, Red7 said: Hoping that England will play with a similar tempo to Italy, with and without the ball. They were in Turkey's faces for the whole game. Well we can always hope. I'm expecting to see lots of sideways balls at the back and a slow, ponderous build-up myself. If Grealish isn't in the team we will probably struggle to break sides down. Italy's movement off the ball was very impressive I thought. Well ahead of anything I've seen from England under GS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red7 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, robin_unreliant said: Well we can always hope. I'm expecting to see lots of sideways balls at the back and a slow, ponderous build-up myself. That would be my expectation, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 Interesting what Cesc said about football becoming robotic, focus too much on formations and individual drills and not allowing the skills of the footballer to flourish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 9 hours ago, 2015 said: Can I also say how refreshing it was to have a good Referee. Thought he was outstanding. Ours have fallen way below the standards. I thought exactly the same. And VAR too: I hate it in the Prem, but whatever and however they were doing it yesterday it seemed to be done in a way that didn’t spoil the flow of the game. I don’t know whether they were using it in a different way to the Prem, but I could be won over again if it was always done like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 You've got to love her passion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, Shaun Taylor said: You've got to love her passion! Yes, she’s good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, Shaun Taylor said: You've got to love her passion! Just like watching Swindon Town, eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 She is good. I think she's a Bolton fan, if I remember rightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 39 minutes ago, italian dave said: Just like watching Swindon Town, eh Only on the odd occasion but hopefully again next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 33 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: She is good. I think she's a Bolton fan, if I remember rightly. 34 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: She is good. I think she's a Bolton fan, if I remember rightly. Yes big Bolton fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der no.2 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 over cornflakes this morning i was wondering if Davefevs can get hold of the VW Ball Carrier’s heatmap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Der no.2 said: over cornflakes this morning i was wondering if Davefevs can get hold of the VW Ball Carrier’s heatmap? Similar to the average Nathan Baker heat map I’d imagine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedorDead BCFC Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 Fair play to Chiellini 36 years old done his ACL at 35, had his shoulder chewed by Suarez, nutted by Zidane and still playing to that standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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