congratulations Ammi :laugh:

Italy v England

Shots on target 6-1
Shots off target 9-4
Ball possession 62%-38%

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I really didn't expect Italy to win.
I feel like I'm dreaming this!

…I wish it was you but yeah…:love:…thank you…:hug:..

After the weekend we've had....Matthew has gone to bed so deflated :sad:.....he has pinned all his hopes on this lifting him. Feel for the team....but they have lifted the country over the last 4 weeks so should rightly be soo proud

What's amused you GiRTh?

..that’s that then…:laugh:…we didn’t win the match but we can hold onto the feeling…

Yeah and all the players who missed were black.

Your point, like mine, is just silly at this time

What am I supposed to do with all this celebratory booze and cocaine now?

I thought the penalties takers were odd. The two players bought on to take take them both missed. Southgate and Rashford tried to be too clever. I agree with Alf, we were far to negative after taking the lead.

Southgate lost the final not the players, the tactics were disgraceful from start to finish anf he isn't the man for the job

It’s wrong to think they sabotaged it because they are black.

…yeah, we lost the match I know and that’s so deflating but we can hold onto the feeling that it’s given us all…:love:…the feeling of being united again…?…

Cane it anyway......:laugh:

When Italy was announced the winner, I opened the window and screamed ITALY; :joker:

https://i.imgur.com/G9QMckR.jpeg

Bloody hell how fast people turn on Managers, he got ye all the way to the final and an inch away from the win

Congrats Ness :love:

:conf:
What? Do you have a comment on the game?

bringing 2 young lads on 1 minute to go and expecting them to take penalties was a big error

Well then...

…:love:…scream it from the rooftops, Vanessa….

Saka has been great…but too young for that pressure. Rashford been on for 5 minutes. I think Southgate was too slow on the substitutes tonight…
However Italy deserved it….so we’ll done Italy.
It’s been fun…to get to a final was a big step and we were all able to have belief.
It’s just hugely disappointing…:bawling:

I don't think the mood is angry for getting beat, I think we're still in shock that we reached the final.

The expectations are hightened for next year at the World Cup now though.

Tomorrow I will w we my Italian t shirt at work :joker::dance:

Aw it's a shame it is deflating but England were pretty poor they had more than enough chances at that extra time. Had a feeling as soon as we went to penalities that we were out

Without googling, do you know which club Pickford plays for?

Exactly. I dont blame either of them.

Southgate has done extremely well and will probably be honoured after being only the 2nd manager to get England to final.

Problem is. he's got a great squad that should reach more finals but I'm not sure his tactics are 'winning' tactics

Why wasn't Sterling one of the kickers in PK?

Or Shaw?

I was wondering this. He would have scored.

Good question. Shaw too

The moment I saw Rashford take a penalty knowing how unreliable he is . I knew its not gonna happen

Don't blame him though, he'd been on for a minute.

Chellini was their centre back and he was playing in our half for most of the second half. We went far too deep and invited the danger. We should have brought a Grealish or Foden on earlier to give their team something to think about, their defence had it too easy.

I think that both teams played well in their own way tonight.

Congratulations to Italy, you must be chuffed Vanessa.:)

And with England it was nice to see us actually trying to do well for a change, Southgate has achieved something that I never thought was possible.

I've always been vocal about belive Southgate isn't the one and the is why he goes missing in the big games and has lost every tournament game against very strong opposition you don't win anything by just beating the weak teams you have to turn up against the heavyweights

As a Welshman, we just don’t support England in football.

However saying that, that was a great game and my heart goes out to Southgate and the team - to come so close yet so far must be torture. Gareth is a fantastic manager. Well done!

I expect some rich vultures will be taking him off us soon.