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Post by El Goodo on Jun 27, 2024 10:50:05 GMT
Considering Scotland qualified from a group where Georgia finished fourth I think the manner with which Scotland have departed is pretty underwhelming, if not the fact they departed itself.
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Post by imp566 on Jun 27, 2024 10:50:52 GMT
The draw has really opened up for England, potentially Italy in the quarters, then possibly Austria or Netherlands in the semis. Of course, not being a betting man, I wouldn't wager much on us beating Slovakia at this stage based on the group performances!
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Post by genghis on Jun 27, 2024 11:02:13 GMT
Well quite, now the opposition is confirmed as a team from a country with less than a tenth of the population I suspect we'll be treated to another try not to lose style of performance that can of course easily end in a Iceland 2016 sort of result
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Post by cufctheparrot on Jun 29, 2024 9:44:20 GMT
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Post by funkymonk on Jun 29, 2024 9:53:56 GMT
Austria won their group, Italy are the holders and only lost to the the best side in the competition so far, Romania won an admittedly bizarre group scoring twice as many as we did...
But it's a bit horse before the cart unless we turn up against Slovakia!
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Post by Andrewlang on Jun 29, 2024 10:10:00 GMT
Calling it easy is either arrogance, or a way of undermining Southgate if we win - "Yeah, we won but Southgates so boring he even finds milk spicy" etc.
Meh, can't wait.
Andrew
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Post by Exiled on Jun 29, 2024 11:12:48 GMT
Considering Scotland qualified from a group where Georgia finished fourth I think the manner with which Scotland have departed is pretty underwhelming, if not the fact they departed itself. Steve Clarke makes Southgate look like Bielsa. I don't see why Scotland can't play like Austria? I don't think the Austrian players are much better as individuals compared to Scotland's. Better to attempt to be more adventurous, and at least then you can go out proudly (applies to England too). Nothing worse than playing so conservatively, and then, still going out anyway. (5-4-1 against Hungary until the 80th minute - when you need to win the match )
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Post by cufctheparrot on Jun 29, 2024 11:14:55 GMT
Austria won their group, Italy are the holders and only lost to the the best side in the competition so far, Romania won an admittedly bizarre group scoring twice as many as we did... But it's a bit horse before the cart unless we turn up against Slovakia! I wasn’t suggesting it will be easy against Slovakia, by referencing Austria and Romania, just that any matches against Austria or Romania, shouldn’t be taken to be easier than the other side of the draw, because they were good enough to win their group. A match against Slovakia ‘should’ be easier because they finished third in their group and we won our group, but I’m old enough to know that, (thankfully), football doesn’t always work like that. I remember Iceland and Romania in the Euros and the World Cup in 2010 & 2014 amongst others.
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Post by funkymonk on Jun 29, 2024 11:37:23 GMT
Quite, and it's all good saying we got Slovakia instead of Netherlands, and France are on the other side...but we won our group and they didn't. That's tournament football, and we keep getting these gift horses! Considering Scotland qualified from a group where Georgia finished fourth I think the manner with which Scotland have departed is pretty underwhelming, if not the fact they departed itself. Steve Clarke makes Southgate look like Bielsa. I don't see why Scotland can't play like Austria? I don't think the Austrian players are much better as individuals compared to Scotland's. Better to attempt to be more adventurous, and at least then you can go out proudly (applies to England too). Nothing worse than playing so conservatively, and then, still going out anyway. (5-4-1 against Hungary until the 80th minute - when you need to win the match ) Austria didn't happen as an accident, it's largely players who came through Rangnick's Red Bull system being managed by the architect (imagine turning up at Man U and telling players they have to run hard!) of it all. Scotland were, the last time I checked, working on a breeding programme to develop giant freaks of nature...
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Post by simon on Jun 29, 2024 13:59:08 GMT
Calling it easy is either arrogance, or a way of undermining Southgate if we win - "Yeah, we won but Southgates so boring he even finds milk spicy" etc. Meh, can't wait. Andrew You’ve gone all Oliver Holt there Andrew.
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Post by Amba Gambla on Jun 29, 2024 16:56:23 GMT
Just watching Switzerland v Italy. The Italians are complete garbage. Swiss deservedly 1 up although if they could get their crap together they'd have been out of sight by HT.
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Post by flouncingarburyboy on Jun 29, 2024 16:57:14 GMT
Was just going to post something similar - Italy look absolutely dreadful.
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Post by Amba Gambla on Jun 29, 2024 16:59:15 GMT
Best thing they've done all match is sing their national anthem
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Post by El Goodo on Jun 29, 2024 16:59:25 GMT
Yup. Italy have been underwhelming the whole tournament but have saved their worst for today so far. Switzerland have been very decent throughout though.
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Post by amberandy22 on Jun 29, 2024 17:00:39 GMT
The Swiss are playing exactly how England SHOULD neat and tidy, but with intent and pace, and should be 3 or 4 up. Italy are unbelievably poor. Poor Danny Murphy his commentating technique is to state the bleeding obvious but manages to get it wrong every time. He really is woeful.
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