England v Denmark | Euro 2020 Semi Final

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here’s some headlines you might have missed.

Kyle Walker is England’s unsung hero in form of his life​

It almost felt like Thomas Müller could hear the thundering footsteps of Kyle Walker closing on him and so hurried his shot. It was such a huge moment in England’s win over Germany, as everyone

www.thetimes.co.uk
https://www.squawka.com/en/john-stones-england-euro-2020-leadership/

HOT OR NOT: John Stones has been colossal for England at Euro 2020​

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's DAN MATTHEWS reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.

www.dailymail.co.uk

John Stones: redemption season for City works in England’s favour​

The centre-back has proved his doubters wrong by helping Manchester City to another stellar season and retaking his England place would complete a remarkable turnaround

www.theguardian.com

England coach's prediction about John Stones is coming true​

Graeme Jones spoke about Manchester City defender John Stones last year and the pair are now working together with England

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The Boy from Maverley: Love and pride in Jamaica for Raheem Sterling​

‘He’s one of us; that’s our boy’. Much has been made of the footballer’s London connections during the Euros, but there’s also joy in his birthplace – and some concern at the coverage – reports Nadine White in Clarendon, Jamaica

www.independent.co.uk

Our Three Lions Man of the Match after 4-0 Euro 2020 demolition over Ukraine​

ENGLAND enjoyed the perfect quarter-final showing in Rome, as they dispatched of Ukraine 4-0 in the Eternal City. Harry Kane produced a stunning double to fully silence his critics. Follow ALL of…

www.thesun.co.uk

England player ratings vs Ukraine: Sterling MOTM as three stars get 8 in stunning rout​

England are into the semi-finals of Euro 2020 after beating Ukraine. Express Sport rates and slates the Three Lions following their 4-0 victory in Rome.

www.express.co.uk

Lampard and Ferdinand wax lyrical about Sterling amid Arsenal links​

Raheem Sterling impressed again for England in the Three Lions' quarter-final clash with Ukraine at the European Championships, providing the assist for Harry Kane's opening goal

www.football.london

But, apart from all that......
And don't start with Aqueducts.

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[Vialli98]

Great post although i think the Danes will have a right go which might give Southgate some thing to think about.I would like us to do the same with Mount,Grealish and Foden but cant see it as Gareths must not lose tactics have worked so far and u have to give him credit for that.It will be very interesting when we lose possesion high up as the Danes are quick to get forward.
This game will not be as easy as some think.

I think Walker had a really poor game against Ukraine. He was one of the few negatives from that game. Maehle, who has been one of the stars of the tournament, attacks down that flank and Damsgaard likes that side too, so Walker will have to up his game and be more careful on Wednesday.

I think if we did a combined team, Denmark would get more players in than people imagine. They have the better keeper, both Kjaer and Christensen would push Stones and Maguire very close, Maehle and Shaw are both excellent but based on this tournament, Maehle gets in.

Hojbjerg and Delaney vs Rice and Phillips? Very close again, and I might just pick one each.

It's in the attacking areas and the talent we can call upon from the bench that we completely blow Denmark out of the water. Our depth is probably the best in the entire tournament.

 

[Bozo]

I don't get why some are getting their knickers in a twist about people having a sceptical or perceived negative opinion on Gareth Southgate and the teams performances so far under his stewardship.

Yes, 2 semi finals on the face of it is decent, better than many can remember but my opinion of his reign is that England are capable of much much more and his negativty is what has and could again scupper any chance of real success, you know actually winning a tournament.

Phil Foden as this tournament has gone on has seemingly fell to about 4th in line for what's probably only 1 free spot in the team due to Southgates tactics. I find that totally baffling and it's only the fact the team has managed to get results that's stopped a lot of criticism heading his way.

Are those that are well and truly on the hype train going to consider this tournament a success and want Gareth Southgate in charge of England if we get beat in either the semi final or final having played the way we have, with the quality he has available to him?

It might seem harsh but I'm yet to be convinced about England's chances based on what I've seen so far. It's frustrating though because I believe we have enough talent to strike fear into everyone we'd face but I doubt the Danes or especially the Spanish or Italians are particularly worried.

England reach a semi-final, second tournament in a row, conceding 0 goals.

England fans: "I'm yet to be convinced about England's chances"

 

[RACHACE]

England reach a semi-final, second tournament in a row, conceding 0 goals.

England fans: "I'm yet to be convinced about England's chances"

Looking solid against Scotland, Czech Republic and Ukraine isn't getting me believing the hype.

The Denmark game will be very interesting. Will Gareth revert back to playing 7 defenders and have Harry Kane 30-40 yards away from goal?

 

[FantasyIreland]

Looking solid against Scotland, Czech Republic and Ukraine isn't getting me believing the hype.

The Denmark game will be very interesting. Will Gareth revert back to playing 7 defenders and have Harry Kane 30-40 yards away from goal?

Exactly,and this Denmark side is as close to a gift wrapped present as we'll ever get.

 

[RACHACE]

Exactly,and this Denmark side is as close to a gift wrapped present as we'll ever get.

Absolutely. I shouldn't be feeling worried about us playing Denmark but what I've seen since Gareth became manager has been that cautious it leaves us vulnerable to pretty much any half decent team.

I really have my doubts as to whether we'd recover from going a goal down. Luckily it's not happened yet in this tournament.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I think Walker had a really poor game against Ukraine. He was one of the few negatives from that game. Maehle, who has been one of the stars of the tournament, attacks down that flank and Damsgaard likes that side too, so Walker will have to up his game and be more careful on Wednesday.

I think if we did a combined team, Denmark would get more players in than people imagine. They have the better keeper, both Kjaer and Christensen would push Stones and Maguire very close, Maehle and Shaw are both excellent but based on this tournament, Maehle gets in.

Hojbjerg and Delaney vs Rice and Phillips? Very close again, and I might just pick one each.

It's in the attacking areas and the talent we can call upon from the bench that we completely blow Denmark out of the water. Our depth is probably the best in the entire tournament.

I don't think he did. In the first haf we had a problem on that side because he was being asked to tuck in alongside the back four when Shaw got forward or they won the ball. But Sancho wasn't doing his bit. They had a wing back type system and he wasn't tracking the wing back, leaving Kyle exposed when they attacked on that flank. You could see him shouting to Sancho and caught in two minds on several occasions. That problem went when they went 4-4-2 and he was great after that. He's had an excellent tournament actually but his energy probably doesn't get noticed by the average pub fan who just sees the odd misplaced pass and judges him.

 

[blue oli]

I think it’s a little disingenuous to call Southgate ‘boring or defensive’ as a coach.

What he is doing is using the tools at hand to win games, keeping things tight, having players up front who will chase back and defend and a solid midfield.

He’s doing this for the first 3/4ish of the game and then changing things up with the 5 subs at hand, with 3 subs at hand I think we would see a different team starting.

Southgate has taken a leaf out of Eddie’s book with the England rugby team and has divided his team into starters and finishers, grind out solidly in the first section of his plan, still lots of potential - but as the opposition legs start to fade he puts more speed, skill and youth on the pitch which most haven’t been able to cope with, the finishers.

It’s decent plan to be honest and it’s worked so far - let’s hope it continues to work !

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I don't think he did. In the first haf we had a problem on that side because he was being asked to tuck in alongside the back four when Shaw got forward or they won the ball. But Sancho wasn't doing his bit. They had a wing back type system and he wasn't tracking the wing back, leaving Kyle exposed when they attacked on that flank. You could see him shouting to Sancho and caught in two minds on several occasions. That problem went when they went 4-4-2 and he was great after that. He's had an excellent tournament actually but his energy probably doesn't get noticed by the average pub fan who just sees the odd misplaced pass and judges him.

I definitely have the impression that Saka listened and helped out more than Sancho.

Walker duffed one pass, and got outnumbered once, maybe twice. I didn't think he had too many other defensive issues. It appears that the general plan is that Shaw goes forward, and Walker doesn't very often.

 

[Vialli98]

I don't think he did. In the first haf we had a problem on that side because he was being asked to tuck in alongside the back four when Shaw got forward or they won the ball. But Sancho wasn't doing his bit. They had a wing back type system and he wasn't tracking the wing back, leaving Kyle exposed when they attacked on that flank. You could see him shouting to Sancho and caught in two minds on several occasions. That problem went when they went 4-4-2 and he was great after that. He's had an excellent tournament actually but his energy probably doesn't get noticed by the average pub fan who just sees the odd misplaced pass and judges him.

I mean fair enough, I have nothing against Walker. I think he's been pretty good this tournament so it's not like I'm just singling him out. I'm just saying he needs to be a bit more careful against Maehle and Damsgaard, that's all. It's the first poor game I think he's had, so my post wasn't meant to be some kind of negative assessment on his whole tournament performance.

 

[ancoats]

this game vs denmark has the feel of iceland all over again ??
england are too good to lose vs denmark ? england are a bigger nation ? england have world class players ?

i will say one thing denmark will not be scared of england. yes they respect us but fear us nope
mentally they are strong and together and that willingness to fight for Christian erickson can be hard to break down

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I mean fair enough, I have nothing against Walker. I think he's been pretty good this tournament so it's not like I'm just singling him out. I'm just saying he needs to be a bit more careful against Maehle and Damsgaard, that's all. It's the first poor game I think he's had, so my post wasn't meant to be some kind of negative assessment on his whole tournament performance.

Fair enough. My post was not supposed to be attacking you but sort of reads like it is on reflection. I heard him get a slagging off by someone who I've never even heard comment on football at the weekend so my comments were more on that.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Walker has been very Walker.....some really brilliant moments combined with predictable right foot dominance and the occasional brain fart.
Absolutely our best option though,as his athleticism and pace is crucial.

 

[Manchester33]

I think we'll get past Denmark. They're a much better side than Ukraine, Scotland and the Czech Republic, but they're not in the same league as Germany. They had quite a fortuitous run to this stage (Czech, Wales and a crazy game against Russia to clinch getting through in the group). I think Croatia and Germany are better and we handled both quite comfortably. They've also done a lot more travelling than us.

Throw in 60k fans going crazy at Wembley and everything is set up for us to do well.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Indeed. Not sure where all the supposed City negatives come from. I've not seen any. Each player has had his own praise from the press.

They even mentioned during commentary the other night; “Sancho came through the Man City Academy”, “Sancho will know Kyle Walker well from his time at Man City”, “Sancho spent between the age of 14-17 at Man City”.

 

[RayCTID]

I think we'll get past Denmark. They're a much better side than Ukraine, Scotland and the Czech Republic, but they're not in the same league as Germany. They had quite a fortuitous run to this stage (Czech, Wales and a crazy game against Russia to clinch getting through in the group). I think Croatia and Germany are better and we handled both quite comfortably. They've also done a lot more travelling than us.

Throw in 60k fans going crazy at Wembley and everything is set up for us to do well.

England's recent form vs Demark is lost and drew. They lost at Wembley with Maguire being sent off and most of the strongest side playing. England lost to Germanyi n 96 to a full crowd on penalties. Wednesday's game isn't going to be straight forward.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I think Walker had a really poor game against Ukraine. He was one of the few negatives from that game. Maehle, who has been one of the stars of the tournament, attacks down that flank and Damsgaard likes that side too, so Walker will have to up his game and be more careful on Wednesday.

I think if we did a combined team, Denmark would get more players in than people imagine. They have the better keeper, both Kjaer and Christensen would push Stones and Maguire very close, Maehle and Shaw are both excellent but based on this tournament, Maehle gets in.

Hojbjerg and Delaney vs Rice and Phillips? Very close again, and I might just pick one each.

It's in the attacking areas and the talent we can call upon from the bench that we completely blow Denmark out of the water. Our depth is probably the best in the entire tournament.

Denmark are a good side, ranked higher than Germany (I know rankings don’t always tell the true story). It will be a tough game.

Walker rarely plays poorly two games running. In fact, I can’t even remember that ever happening in his time at City. He’s probably been the second most consistent player (behind Fernandinho) in his time with the club.

I’d play Henderson in this one. He’s better than City fans give him credit for and is more incisive and positive with his passing than both Rice and Phillips (with one of those making way). We will need incision and positivity in our passing in centre mid if we are to win two more games in this tournament.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Southgate just interviewed on evening news on the Beeb. He’s got the bit between his teeth, that’s for sure. I think he’s in the brink of delivering something special, and build on that for next year.

 

[bluenova]

I don't think he did. In the first haf we had a problem on that side because he was being asked to tuck in alongside the back four when Shaw got forward or they won the ball. But Sancho wasn't doing his bit. They had a wing back type system and he wasn't tracking the wing back, leaving Kyle exposed when they attacked on that flank. You could see him shouting to Sancho and caught in two minds on several occasions. That problem went when they went 4-4-2 and he was great after that. He's had an excellent tournament actually but his energy probably doesn't get noticed by the average pub fan who just sees the odd misplaced pass and judges him.

The misplaced pass was 50:50 the fault of Maguire anyway - Walker asked for the ball when he was in space, but Maguire hit it about ten yards away from him, right into an area with two Ukraine players. Walker had to run to reach it, and his first time pass to Stones was then under more pressure.

Definitely partly Walker's fault, but if he hadn't been as quick to react to the poor pass, it would have been a Maguire mistake.

 

[bluenova]

They even mentioned during commentary the other night; “Sancho came through the Man City Academy”, “Sancho will know Kyle Walker well from his time at Man City”, “Sancho spent between the age of 14-17 at Man City”.

To be fair, Sancho was training with the first team at times during his last season, so would have known the first team squad very well.

If we're going to be picky, Kyle Walker didn't join City till the following season :)