England v Denmark | Euro 2020 Semi Final

What will the result be?

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the plasterer said:
Not sure who does the player ratings on the sky sports , Walker only a 6, Stones only a 6, yet Pickford who kicking was woeful and dodgy to say the least for the free kick got a 7, Maguire got 8, same as the front 3, they watched a completely different game to me, the mind boggles
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Maguire played really well, especially breaking out with the ball. Had a couple of chances, too.
Didn't really think Stones had to do much, but Walker was everywhere, he should definitely be 7 at least.
 
the plasterer said:
Not sure who does the player ratings on the sky sports , Walker only a 6, Stones only a 6, yet Pickford who kicking was woeful and dodgy to say the least for the free kick got a 7, Maguire got 8, same as the front 3, they watched a completely different game to me, the mind boggles
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LangleyBlue1970 said:
Maguire played really well, especially breaking out with the ball. Had a couple of chances, too.
Didn't really think Stones had to do much, but Walker was everywhere, he should definitely be 7 at least.
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Agreed Maguire played really well, point was making is that walker was just as good if not better last night, stones had very little to do again, if pickford is a 7 then Stones was a 7, they even gave the Saka the same as Sterling, who was man of the match by a mile in my opinion, crazy ratings them mate
 
Thought taking off Grealish for Trippier invited pressure on to us and meant we found it hard to retain possession in their half. Hard to call out Southgate after guiding us to our first final since '66 but we looked a lot more comfortable with Grealish on. Anyway, it was a good performance and even more so after going behind. The better team won even though it was by a narrow margin.
 
LangleyBlue1970 said:
Maguire played really well, especially breaking out with the ball. Had a couple of chances, too.
Didn't really think Stones had to do much, but Walker was everywhere, he should definitely be 7 at least.
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watch the game again, walker and pickford both had a go at maguire for being out of position,you can see walker telling stones to tell him where to be ,that may be down to fitness him having not many games before the comp started .

sterling was motm again, stones was solid, walker was just behind sterling for motm.
though kane had a good game, some of his hold up and passing was excellent
 
stan bowles said:
Thought taking off Grealish for Trippier invited pressure on to us and meant we found it hard to retain possession in their half. Hard to call out Southgate after guiding us to our first final since '66 but we looked a lot more comfortable with Grealish on. Anyway, it was a good performance and even more so after going behind. The better team won even though it was by a narrow margin.
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About 20 mins before your comment I posted:

The most disappointing part of the game for me was that as soon as we got our nose in front, we went to 5 at the back and took off an attacking SUBSTITUTE!

It immediately put us on the back foot and allowed Denmark to come onto us.

Then, when we did get forward AT ALL, we wandered into the corners (FOR THE LAST 10 MINS!!!) when one more goal would have ended the tie as a competition.

Instead, we were one dead ball away from a goal scoring opportunity!

Pep would have been trying to make that game 4-1, not hang on for dear life after scoring a dubious PK rebound in the second period of Extra Time.

Smacks of a distinct lack of confidence and I’m sure the Italians will smell it on Sunday!
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I guess great minds must think alike?!
 
the plasterer said:
Not sure who does the player ratings on the sky sports , Walker only a 6, Stones only a 6, yet Pickford who kicking was woeful and dodgy to say the least for the free kick got a 7, Maguire got 8, same as the front 3, they watched a completely different game to me, the mind boggles
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Those ratings are ridiculous!

Walker has a very strong case for MOTM. Hell, he was still overlapping and sprinting into the attacking corner flag areas in the final minutes of the game….after two hours of not letting a single ball or player get past him all game.

In fact, one of his passes curved down the line to Kane was the pass of the game!
 
England just about deserved it, Sterling was the difference.

Denmark were excellent defensively and lively on the counter, but England dealt with that well and Walker had as good a game as I have seen him, totally justified his selection. Stones and Maguire look solid, Shaw who I think was fortunate to start the tournament in front of Chilwell has been superb. Kane has been poor, he is hardly involved, his Penalty was fortunate and really apart from that he made little impact. I wouldn't start him against Italy, I would play a false nine, one of Mount, Foden or Grealish with the wide men Sterling and Sako/Sancho pushed high and wide. Bonnuci and Chelini will eat Kane for breakfast, give them something different to think about.

Southgate frustrates me, he changes personal, not tactics and in normal time it was crying out for a change in tactics as we struggled to get behind them. Fair play to him though, it worked out in the end and you have to give him enormous credit for that. He made a tough call in bringing Grealish off to solidify the team and that took bravery.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
About 20 mins before your comment I posted:



I guess great minds must think alike?!
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It was a gamble and it paid off - so that's all that matters. It sent a signal to Denmark that we were happy with what we had (although Sterling still nearly bagged the third right at the end) and gave them the initiative back. Up till Grealish went off England were camped in the Danish half and they looked no threat in at all. Brave call by Southgate and it worked.
 
stan bowles said:
It was a gamble and it paid off - so that's all that matters. It sent a signal to Denmark that we were happy with what we had (although Sterling still nearly bagged the third right at the end) and gave them the initiative back. Up till Grealish went off England were camped in the Danish half and they looked no threat in at all. Brave call by Southgate and it worked.
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Also Trippier would have been a option for penalty taker
 
Rascal said:
Southgate frustrates me, he changes personal, not tactics and in normal time it was crying out for a change in tactics as we struggled to get behind them. Fair play to him though, it worked out in the end and you have to give him enormous credit for that. He made a tough call in bringing Grealish off to solidify the team and that took bravery.
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I don't mind that. If you know you're the better team and the opposition are going to tire, keep playing the same way and eventually it'll come good. But I think he's shown himself to be pretty tactically flexible. There's the subtle stuff like the different combination of attacking players, and Henderson for Rice when you want to get a bit more control in midfield, possibly at the expense of a bit of defensive cover. But he's also made big changes. Last night he switched to three at the back, for example.
 
stan bowles said:
It was a gamble and it paid off - so that's all that matters. It sent a signal to Denmark that we were happy with what we had (although Sterling still nearly bagged the third right at the end) and gave them the initiative back. Up till Grealish went off England were camped in the Danish half and they looked no threat in at all. Brave call by Southgate and it worked.
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Don't know about brave,but the end result vindicated it.
 
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