Netherlands v England - Wed 10th July, 20:00 | Euro 2024 Semi-Final

[doots]

Spaniards, tearing the English apart, again.
I hope they don't.

 

[meeesh]

Cant believe what's on the side of the England Team Bus
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Ed Sheeran with a drum?

 

[jimharri]

I thought the highlights were supposed to be on the Beeb now?

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[TinFoilHat]

Very clever that.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Taking Foden off will now be justified, but it was ridiculous in the extreme.
Bellingham should've been hooked but he's untouchable.

Souness once said give me a lucky manager over a good one. A play on the quote from Napoleon and lucky generals. Southgate definitely got lucky tonight.

Southgate does remind me of the saying “it’s good to be lucky, it’s better to be good, but it’s best to be both”.

He is lucky to have had very good players.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

What you mean it’s a foregone conclusion?

I think they are a tremendous side the Spanish, but as we all know, finals can be weird we only have to look back what happened in May at Wembley to us

Spain are a superb side in midfield and defence but they need 26 shots to score. England have got a fighter's chance. We have defended well and taken the chances when they came. Midfield is obviously an area of worry but all the pressure will be on Spain. To beat this Spanish team would be a great achievement.

 

[i kne albert davy]

The Dutch midfield was really poor.

To be honest I don’t give a flying England were the better side tonight,roll on Sunday.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Nothing to complain about in that game I think anyway. Good on all of them

 

[SebastianBlue]

Credit to them, very good.

 

[ysmsa]

Once again, as he did in the final three years ag, the Waistcoat failed to react to the opposition's change of tactics.

A tactical genius he is not.

Spot on that, second half we were terrible and there only appeared to be 1 winner.

Must be that lucky shirt he's wearing, the one he's worn for every match.

No excess luggage charge for Southgate that's for sure.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Take your bias city hat off and take a step back. Of course it worked. Palmer got the assist and Watkins scored. I’m not Southgate’s biggest fan but the changes clearly worked

It was ridiculous. Yeah it worked out so its justified. Foden was fantastic, whereas Bellingham was struggling second half.
But hey ho Capt Hindsight and all that!!!!!!!!!

 

[RayCTID]

What you mean it’s a foregone conclusion?

I think they are a tremendous side the Spanish, but as we all know, finals can be weird we only have to look back what happened in May at Wembley to us

The difference we were celebrating winning 4 in a row. I don't think Spain are going to be on the lash between now and Sunday.

 

[pride in battle]

Jude was and has been terrible. How he stayed on the pitch over and above Foden is beyond me… oh yeah the overhead kick.

Foden should also have got motm he didn't, the one flaw Phil has that he needs to be playing well, confidence sky high etc, getting subbed, not good, no motm, let's hope he's up again for Sunday as clearly he's England's best player

 

[mancityscot]

England deserved to win tonight no doubt, but it’s how they got this far in the first place I can’t get my head around. Literally seconds from being put out by Slovakia and they’ve somehow scruffed their way to the final. Football is genuinely mad.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Once again, as he did in the final three years ag, the Waistcoat failed to react to the opposition's change of tactics.

A tactical genius he is not.

Hes doing ok mate

 

[RayCTID]

England deserved to win tonight no doubt, but it’s how they got this far in the first place I can’t get my head around. Literally seconds from being put out by Slovakia and they’ve somehow scruffed their way to the final. Football is genuinely mad.

Agree but Netherlands set pieces gave something to deal with. Pickford still needed to make a couple of stops.

 

[Vienna_70]

The coverage ITV news is giving the game, you’d think we’d won the fucking tournament!

 

[Lauz9888]

Well done Ollie Watkins for taking his chance! Cracking goal to take England through, from a player who's seen very few minutes this tournament.

Lovely to see Johnny Stones performing so well too. And Phil was great especially in the first half.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

England deserved to win tonight no doubt, but it’s how they got this far in the first place I can’t get my head around. Literally seconds from being put out by Slovakia and they’ve somehow scruffed their way to the final. Football is genuinely mad.

Cups and tournaments are different arent they? You must have played club and team sport and will know