Match Day Thread Euro's Wallchart 2021

A good victory, that first half was really boring to watch, it's all about game management & waiting but it's a slow watch

 

First Semi Final tonight 8pm Italy v Spain
The media have Italy favourites for this game but the bookies have it even and I'm with them extra time looks on the cards

 

Italy 1-1 Spain now going into extra time BBC bigging this game up don't think either are that good mistakes either end of the pitch

 

Italy 1-1 Spain AET 4-2 to Italy in the penalties

 

Now its England v Denmark for a place in the final
COME ON ENGLAND

 

England 2-1 Denmark AET
It's Coming Home
Final England v Italy

 

There is a match on tonight Euro 2020 Final at Wembley 8pm not sure if anyone is aware but the media is full of it here but for anyone who doesn't live here it's England v Italy
COME ON ENGLAND
Make History Tonight

 

Getting nervous now

 

I think we can win this. I hope it isn't decided by a disputed penalty/free kick or an unlucky deflection/own goal, or a red card, or penalty shoot out.............................................or Italy scoring more than us

 

So far so good

 

Oh god please not penalties or we're f*cked.

 

WTF is Southgate doing. He gambled on getting to extra time and it could have so easily failed. He better bring on someone who can make an impact. I like Saka but in this match that was the wrong choice, too weak (especially if he is going to be strangled when he gets the ball - that surely was a red card. We won't get a penalty because of all the pre-match talk; Sterling's was a blatant penalty

 

****ing Southgate

 

That was all down to Southgate

 

Southgate is a ****ing ****er, more interested in in his own ego for doing the unexpected than doing the right thing. We were on top for the first 20 mins and things were looking good. But once they took Sterling out of the game he should have been taken off and replaced by a stronger attacking player. What does he do? He brings on 2 more defensive players. Then he brings on Saka who was out of his depth (effectively reduced to 9.5 players). Gambled on extra time, which was risky but came off, and then allows his team to have virtually no possession for the entire extra time. And leaves Rashford and Sancho (2 attacking players) 1 min of extra time to pull it off. Why the **** did he not take off Saka and Sterling when they were doing sfa in extra time. Then we missed 3 penalties, Rashford and Sancho who had hardly seen the ball and Saka

I can't be having this "Well done Southgate". The team played their hearts out but Southgate, please own up to having ****ed up. I would actually sack him for his unbelievable mistakes tonight, and that is not with hindsight.

 

We never took advantage of that first 20-30mins never put Italy under any real pressure or the the two older centre backs once Italy made it too half-time only 1-0 down Mancini changed it & Southgate & the team had no answer to it. I can not even remember England having a shot at goal apart from crosses which their goalkeeper was going to get all day long. Then Southgate brings on two players to take the penalties & they both miss.

 

Effectively we only made 3 subs as Sancho and Rashford came on at the death and didn't get a kick before taking a pen and we could have made 6 all the subs should have happened 10 to 15 minutes earlier

 

At least

 

Someone thinks like us

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/foo...ro-2020-final-defeat/ar-AAMes8q?ocid=msedgntp

 

The only good thing about Italy winning was i had them in a sweepstake and won £100, a very bittersweet win though.