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Post by funkymonk on Jul 2, 2024 10:49:19 GMT
Men are also allowed to respect consent, so, anyway...
But yeah, the Ronaldo show is tiresome when they've such quality throughout but it is what it is. He'll be gone soon, and we'll probably look back at what a ridiculous footballer he was fondly in the future but it's not really been about the football for some time.
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Post by imp566 on Jul 2, 2024 11:39:37 GMT
"Eh, I felt for him a bit. Maybe made it about him but I think the weight of his age is affecting him. He's obviously aware it's probably his last major tournament, and was desperate to get through to the next round. He is narcissistic, but he's earned that right over the years I think" Yeah, I didn't feel for him but it must be hard not to be narcissistic or f*cked up in some way when you're legitimately one of the greatest footballers of all time and have had people fawning over you for the last 25 years. I think that'd go to my head a bit too. I don't know much about anything else but I do like the point above that 'men are allowed to show emotion' so I'll leave it there without further question. Andrew For sure, men are allowed to show emotion, but for me, as the leader, not in the heat of the battle. By all means break down when the game is over, but I would expect more from the talisman when the sleeves need to be rolled up, have some self control and focus on what is needed going forward, rather than reflect on what can't be changed. Younger players could be affected by that, and may not be able to focus on what lies ahead.
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Post by pgtips (lurid) on Jul 2, 2024 12:08:42 GMT
Eh, I felt for him a bit. Maybe made it about him but I think the weight of his age is affecting him. He's obviously aware it's probably his last major tournament, and was desperate to get through to the next round. He is narcissistic, but he's earned that right over the years I think. I also felt for Pepe. He was out on his feet by extra time and that desperate run after his cock up was agonising. I think you are conflating narcissistic and selfish here. There is no right to be narcissistic, and they don't look for nor ask for permission. Everyone needs to be a little selfish just to survive. All strikers are selfish, or they aren't doing it right.
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Post by zx10racer22 on Jul 2, 2024 12:30:06 GMT
If we're talking subs I'm going to almost compliment Sir Gareth for bringing on Konsa for the second half of extra time. If he's going to be the guy to come in for Guéhi then it's sensible to give him 15 minutes so that's he's not match cold, while also resting a knackered looking Bellingham. Maybe, anyway. Either that or it's typical Southgate taking off his attacking players to defend a one goal lead against Slovakia. Grumble grumble. Andrew Konsa had never played a minute at left back in his professional career. It was a ludicrous decision. Shaw was on the bench and apparently fit to come on. Joe Gomez played a lot of the season at left back for Liverpool and was one of their best players. Saka started at arsenal as a left back and is left footed. Southgate would rightly have got pelters if we’d gone out and no doubt lost his job. To praise him just because we didn’t is somewhat bizarre. He was a like a startled rabbit last night and got away with his poor decisions thanks to, the Slovak shot from the half way line going just wide, a very generous 6 mins of stoppage time, and the first shot on target by Bellingham James Brophy can also play left wing back. But if you're short sighted enough not to include him in your squad, you don't deserve the England job anyway.
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Post by Andrewlang on Jul 2, 2024 20:57:44 GMT
Memo to Austria and Turkey - football isn't meant to be that fun. Grow up.
Andrew
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Post by MartinL on Jul 2, 2024 20:59:28 GMT
Memo to Austria and Turkey - football isn't meant to be that fun. Grow up. Andrew Ref helped I feel by not blowing every time someone went down easily.
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Post by simon on Jul 2, 2024 20:59:48 GMT
What a save by the Turkey keeper at the death. Think International Johnny Vaughan v Bolton 1991
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Post by champair79 on Jul 2, 2024 21:00:04 GMT
Brilliant game. Austria at a slight disadvantage with it being a home game for Turkey but what a match! Full-blooded but not dirty. That’s how football should be played.
Come on England, let’s have a game like that…
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Post by Fred Colon on Jul 2, 2024 21:06:56 GMT
What a save by the Turkey keeper at the death. Think International Johnny Vaughan v Bolton 1991 I still don't know how Vaughan kept that out! I was in the NRE, directly behind it and my heart had already begun to sink. Then Vaughan seemed to teleport from nowhere and save it.
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Post by funkymonk on Jul 2, 2024 21:35:31 GMT
Anyone up for signing a petition to replace England and France with Georgia and Austria?
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Post by Tom Shaw's Fist of Rage on Jul 2, 2024 21:35:47 GMT
Brilliant game. Austria at a slight disadvantage with it being a home game for Turkey but what a match! Full-blooded but not dirty. That’s how football should be played. Come on England, let’s have a game like that… For all the talk of Austria being so tactically amazing they played right into Turkey's hands by allowing the game to be so open - people were tipping them as finalists given the draw but they made that game a 50/50. England would be daft to make the same mistake - not that I think both England would win and Netherlands lose anyway.
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Post by imp566 on Jul 2, 2024 21:42:37 GMT
What a save by the Turkey keeper at the death. Think International Johnny Vaughan v Bolton 1991 I'll go one better - it was Banks-esque!
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Post by zx10racer22 on Jul 3, 2024 9:02:27 GMT
No chance are we getting past Switzerland. They've been dynamic, energetic, creative... everything we haven't been. We'll play exactly how Italy played and the result will be the same.
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Post by imp566 on Jul 3, 2024 9:06:37 GMT
We'll see, I believe the team can do well, and Southgate can adapt tactics, it's whether he is bold enough to match them up and neutralise their threats while giving them problems ourselves.
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Post by Exiled on Jul 3, 2024 9:36:18 GMT
We'll see, I believe the team can do well, and Southgate can adapt tactics, it's whether he is bold enough to match them up and neutralise their threats while giving them problems ourselves. Southgate can adapt tactics at the pace of a sloth.
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