Euro 2020 (2021): Knock-Out Rounds (KO, QF, SF) Discussion Thread

[arista]

all the restrictions are going to be removed in a couple of weeks anyway, so it makes no difference in the scheme of things


We have to see what the PM says
to be honest?


Covid-19 is staying put

[Calderyon]

Getting too confident will set up to a potentially massive disappointment and failure.

Take the match seriously.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Getting too confident will set up to a potentially massive disappointment and failure.

Take the match seriously.

the fans can get like that but i am sure Gareth will not allow the players to be so

[Calderyon]

England has a great chance of success if they continue to play like they have in the past 2 games.

Their defense so far has done impressive job. 5 matches and still no goal allowed. Sterling has been very good. Kane waking up from a slumber to glory is a very good sign.

But the game against highly motivated and euphoric state Denmark is potentially a very hard one.

[Calderyon]

Spinazzola is being operated in Turku, Finland by famous sports surgeon Sakari Orava.

I'd post a link, but the article text is in Finnish.

[Nicky91]

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video from before the quarters match i know, but just wanted to share

[Mystic Mock]

Getting too confident will set up to a potentially massive disappointment and failure.

Take the match seriously.

I agree.

England's done fantastic so far, but I've watched Denmark a lot in this tournament and they're nobodies mugs.

They'll be tougher for us than Germany were imo.

[bots]

germany played the worst i have ever seen them play. Maybe part of that was the way england played, but a huge part of it was that they were just bloody awful :laugh:

However, the current england team is better and has more potential than they have had for a long, long time, so they have a pretty good chance to win the tournament. Every team needs a bit of luck going with them, if they have that, it's in the bag

[bots]

will spain beat the odds and win tonight?

[Zizu]

will spain beat the odds and win tonight?


Well I can’t see Italy playing that well again and equally I don’t see Spain playing that badly ...which kinda points to a Spanish victory


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[Denver]

1-0 Italy

[bots]

what a great game

Italy 1-0

[Denver]

Spain equalise

[Niamh.]

I really want it to go to penalties [emoji854]

[Dogeatdog]

This has been a really good game. I want Spain to win. 🇪🇸

[Crimson Dynamo]

Come on the blue

[Niamh.]

The ref looks like the bad Sensei from Karate Kid

[Dogeatdog]

Italy have been defending really well in that first half of ET.

[Zizu]

I dread playing this Italy in the final ..

It sure won’t be pretty :(


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[Dogeatdog]

It goes to pens. This is gonna be so intense both teams have played great football.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I dread playing this Italy in the final ..

It sure won’t be pretty :(


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I did not see anything tonight to be worried about

[Zizu]

I did not see anything tonight to be worried about


I just hate watching such negative football .. ( Italy tonight)


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[Dogeatdog]

I dread playing this Italy in the final ..

It sure won’t be pretty :(


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Their defence has been solid honestly whichever team plays them in the final (if Italy go through that is) they’ve got a really really tough job on their hands. Same could be said for Spain tho they’ve got some good attacking players and they can keep hold of possession.

[Denver]

Italy through on Penalties and after tonight cant see them beating Denmark or England they are very poor

[Vanessa]

OMFG we did it! Aaaaah :dance:

[bots]

italy are a good team, you have to look at their performance throughout the tournament and its been great

[Dogeatdog]

Well done Italy. That was a really intense game, gutted for Spain but here’s hoping England can do justice for me :laugh:

[Denver]

Im still expecting Denmark to win, almost 30 years after they last came from behind the odds to win

[Zizu]

italy are a good team, you have to look at their performance throughout the tournament and its been great


They’ve been great all the way through APART from tonight where they were back to their worst .
They stopped attacking after they went 1:0 up and resorted to all their old bad habits


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[Niamh.]

I dread playing this Italy in the final ..

It sure won’t be pretty :(


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[Zizu]

They’ve been great all the way through APART from tonight where they were back to their worst .
They stopped attacking after they went 1:0 up and resorted to all their old bad habits


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Stranger things have happened


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[Vanessa]

That was the toughest match we've had to face.
Spain were brilliant.

[Niamh.]

That was the toughest match we've had to face.

Spain were brilliant.Well done Italy [emoji634]

[Vanessa]

Well done Italy [emoji634]

I still can't believe we won :bawling:

[Tony Montana]

Congrats Italy!

And congrats to me as my predicted team are in the final. :smug:

[Cherie]

Well done Ness, Spain turned it in tonight and were unlucky to lose

[Vanessa]

Well done Ness, Spain turned it in tonight and were unlucky to lose

Yes Spain was fantastic. That was so hard!

[Zizu]

For what it’s worth I think that Denmark will give us a tougher game than Italy ..

I see us beating Italy 3:0 or 4:1 of something ...whereas I can actually see Denmark beating us ..


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[Vanessa]

For what it’s worth I think that Denmark will give us a tougher game than Italy ..

I see us beating Italy 3:0 or 4:1 of something ...whereas I can actually see Denmark beating us ..


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Do not underestimate Italy :smug:

[Zizu]

Do not underestimate Italy :smug:


They’ve been a breath of fresh air until today .. looks like the lure of the trophy has forced them to go back to the old 1:0 Italy


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[Vanessa]

They’ve been a breath of fresh air until today .. looks like the lure of the trophy has forced them to go back to the old 1:0 Italy


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Yes, I'll admit they held back a bit in the first half.
But they were better in the second half and Chiesa was fantastic.

[Ammi]

…well done, Vanessa…:love:…and well done me, I have Italy for my sweepstake…

[Vanessa]

…well done, Vanessa…:love:…and well done me, I have Italy for my sweepstake…

Oh brilliant. You're in the final! :dance:

[Ammi]

Oh brilliant. You're in the final! :dance:

…yeah, either way I win…:laugh:…

[Ammi]

…well if England get through that is…a bit presumptuous really…

[Ammi]

…optimistic is the word, I think…:love:..

[Zizu]

Yes, I'll admit they held back a bit in the first half.
But they were better in the second half and Chiesa was fantastic.


I hope they play nice football on the night


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[Vanessa]

I hope they play nice football on the night


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Same. I want them to fight for that trophy

[bots]

italy play to win the match and adjust their tactics to suit the situation which is exactly what they should do. I don't agree that the match was in any way boring last night. It was end to end stuff from start to finish.

[Zizu]

italy play to win the match and adjust their tactics to suit the situation which is exactly what they should do. I don't agree that the match was in any way boring last night. It was end to end stuff from start to finish.


Who said it was boring ??



Certainly not me .. It was a fabulous game !

I just felt that Spain were going for it from the first minute - playing lovely football but Italy changed their style as soon as they got their goal .. bringing two defenders on as well .

In their previous games , before last night , as soon as Italy got their first goal they kept on attacking- playing some great football.


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[bots]

spain like to dictate the match by controlling possession and depriving the opposition of any time to settle on the ball. Italy simply disrupted spain doing this. They wanted to break up the spain flow and they did that, and its what stopped them being beaten in extra time

[Vanessa]

spain like to dictate the match by controlling possession and depriving the opposition of any time to settle on the ball. Italy simply disrupted spain doing this. They wanted to break up the spain flow and they did that, and its what stopped them being beaten in extra time

In the final I hope to see a more aggressive Italy..

[Vanessa]

So happy to see Danemark in the semifinal.
They really deserve it.
Hope they enjoy every moment!

[Vanessa]

The security lady who thought Bonucci was an intruder! :joker:

[Vanessa]

Chiesa man of the match. He was fantastic.
I really want to see him play in the World Cup.

[Zizu]

spain like to dictate the match by controlling possession and depriving the opposition of any time to settle on the ball. Italy simply disrupted spain doing this. They wanted to break up the spain flow and they did that, and its what stopped them being beaten in extra time


Ball ‘in play’ for 9 minutes of the last 21 ?!?

That’s cheating the fans apart from anything or anyone else

That’s a stat circulating
Feigning injury , time wasting etc


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[Zizu]

Chiesa man of the match. He was fantastic.
I really want to see him play in the World Cup.


Italian best player for sure last night .

I’d suggest 18 yr old Pedri was the Man of the Match tbh . ( 100% pass accuracy last night and barely one backpass !)


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[Zizu]

In the final I hope to see a more aggressive Italy..


Is that even possible !? :)

The Italian RB clattered Torres nine times then after the tenth he wagged his finger at him along with a few words .


The over lenient reffing in this competition is tailor made for ‘certain’ players / teams .


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[Cherie]

Chiesa man of the match. He was fantastic.
I really want to see him play in the World Cup.

He was my fantasy team captain :dance:

[Calderyon]

Italy v Spain 2-1 after PK (90 min 1-1, ext. 0-0, PK. 4-2)

60' 1-0 Chiesa
80' 1-1 Morata (Olmo)

Penalties:

Locatelli Miss
Olmo Miss
Belotti 1-0
Moreno 1-1
Bonucci 2-1
Alcantara 2-2
Bernadeschi 3-2
Morata Miss
Jorginho 4-2

[Calderyon]

England v Denmark 1-1 at 60'

30' 0-1 Damsgaard
39' 1-1 Kjaer OG

[Calderyon]

England v Denmark 2-1 at 109'

104' 2-1 Kane (after PK)

[Strictly Jake]

Ah crap

[Strictly Jake]

This is getting too close

[Calderyon]

England v Denmark 2-1 AET

[Alf]

Not always do the best two team's in the tournament both reach the final, but I think the best two team's in this tournament have.

[Zizu]

Not always do the best two team's in the tournament both reach the final, but I think the best two team's in this tournament have.


Although if both teams play on Sunday like they both did today and yesterday it’s gonna be grim viewing


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[Vanessa]

Well done England!

[Zizu]

Wow .. that laser in Kasper Schmeichel’s eyes for the penalty is SHOCKING !!
199760


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[Calderyon]

Not always do the best two team's in the tournament both reach the final, but I think the best two team's in this tournament have.

Best Offense v Best Defense?

[Nicky91]

thanks to the surprise QF result, Swiss coach Vladimir Petkovic becomes the new manager of Girondins de Bordeaux, the 57 bosnian-croatian is the replacement for Jean-Louis Gasset

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/vladimir-petkovic-appointed-new-bordeaux-manager-switzerland-national-team/article35575264.ece