Spain v England - Sun 14th July, 20:00 | Euro 2024 Final

[RayCTID]

Kane should be dropped and Bellingham isn't beyond that either.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Nope it wasn't. Netherlands nothing out of the ordinary in that regards. If the Dutch had a much better midfield then that would have been another story

Bellingham, Rice, Foden and Kane were dead on their feet at 70 minutes. I’m not sure what your measure of physically demanding is, but at least 2/3 of that team will be absolutely shagged out today.

 

[RayCTID]

Bellingham, Rice, Foden and Kane were dead on their feet at 70 minutes. I’m not sure what your measure of physically demanding is, but at least 2/3 of that team will be absolutely shagged out today.

Bellingham and Rice were poor throughout and stayed on the pitch. Kane was rightly subbed but should have been sooner. Take your England specs off for minute. Foden first half was one of the better performers but wasn't really helped with Shaw's introduction. Manioo was good.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Bellingham and Rice were poor throughout and stayed on the pitch. Kane was rightly subbed but should have been sooner. Take your England specs off for minute. Foden first half was one of the better performers but wasn't really helped with Shaw's introduction.

We were talking about the physical demands of the performance, NOT the quality of individual performances.

 

[RayCTID]

We were talking about the physical demands of the performance, NOT the quality of individual performances.

It wasn't intensive. Meaning it wasn't highly demanding that is the difference. Spain will press and make the game more physically and mentally demanding.

 

[SWP's back]

The players themselves

Rodri doesn’t.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

It wasn't intensive. Meaning it wasn't highly demanding that is the difference. Spain will press and make the game more physically and mentally demanding.

Sorry, but your assertion is ridiculous. If you don’t think the exertions were intensive, we are never going to agree.

In addition, how Spain will or will not play has nothing to do with the exertions of last night.

 

[KS55]

Studs up challenge that caught him after the ball was gone. Free kick and a booking anywhere else on the field, inarguably

It was absolutely obvious once VAR had replayed it in slow motion five or six times. The defender was at least 0.2 seconds late and his foot was 0.25 inches too high. Yep, stonewaller.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I feel we've used all the luck to be had from 1966 to about 2066, so a Spain win.

 

[John Wayne]

Well, I still maintain that England should have beaten the six teams put in front of them thus far, however, you can only beat what's there and they've done that. Sunday is the first genuinely excellent side they will have faced. They won't get away with prolonged periods of malaise and mistakes, but Spain's willingness to attack will give England space. That's what the Netherlands did for the first 35 minutes and it's no coincidence that England had their best half of the tournament by a considerable margin. If you adapt by slowing the game down, closing down the space and being less careless in possession (as the Dutch did), then England look fairly clueless outside of individual moments of brilliance.

As we know though, anything can happen in a one-off final. Spain are a far better team than England but will give you chances. I think 2-1 to England.