England v Denmark | Euro 2020 Semi Final

[TheBlueDune]

he did dive...

As BFS says, if you don't dive then you don't get. Players exaggerate the effect of the touch. Or they deliberately con the ref.

 

[WRicko]

Tory MP ‘to boycott England’s Euro 2020 matches’ over players taking the knee

Lee Anderson says England are ‘supporting a political movement whose core principles aim to undermine our very way of life’

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Idiot

 

[elbearos]

This is just patently nonsense - last night England made 635 passes. City on average last season made 675 per game. Burnley made an average of 365.

Occasionally, England go long, and we utilise set pieces well, both of which essentially make us less predictable and a better football side. All our goals this tournament (i think) have come off the back of decent build up play and either short low passes / crosses or short stand up crosses. We are not lumping it into the box aimlessly.

We aren't defensive in the traditional sense, in that we don't simply park the bus and play on the counter. We have two defensive mids and for most of each game, we have dictated the pace of the game and (without checking) i believe we have had more possession.

Last night, according to Opta, Schmeichel kept out 2.9 goals, according to expected goals on target (xGOT) measurements. That’s more than any other keeper at the Euros in the last 41 years at least. Again, not evidence of a team that is defensive but somewhat fortunate - if anything it is the complete opposite.

Southgate is pragmatic, but he also has a group of attacking players who are mobile and given license to express themselves at the right time. Its not tiki taka wankball, passing with no purpose but its effective and at times exciting to watch. To suggest they are long ball merchants is palpably incorrect.

Is that 635 in two hours?

 

[Mancity1980]

doesn't mean it was correct tho

How many world cups and euros have other teams benefited from decisions? I would say every single one, about time after Maradona handballs and Lampards ball over the line England got one. It’s a long time since Hirst’s ball over the line decision.

 

[KS55]

Kane should have had a penalty, but as usual VAR stays with Refs decision

I wondered if there was an element of two half pens. We didn't get the first (Kane) so we got the second. If the Kane incident had not happened, would we have got the Raz foul?

 

[KS55]

How many world cups and euros have other teams benefited from decisions? I would say every single one, about time after Maradona handballs and Lampards ball over the line England got one. It’s a long time since Hirst’s ball over the line decision.

Beckenbauer from stage left: "It was not a goal."

 

[paulchapo]

Having watched Italy's games this tournament, I think the fair play brigade are going to self combust after Sunday's final.

 

[waspish]

Haha just listened to a scousers on talksport slag of Kane and Sterling for diving you couldn’t make it up!

 

[imrebanana]

With a nod to Franny. Look at his face, just look at his face. A much much better version of Phil the face.

 

[Rascal]

Our only downside last night was our keeper, his kicking and throwing output let him down.

back 4 were great.

Kane although his penalty was poor, his overall play was great.

I was thinking about Pickford and he is a fine Keeper, but perhaps unfairly we know measure every keepers kicking etc in comparison to Eddies and no keeper in the world does it like it Eddy.