European championships 2020 thread (31 Viewers)

[Evo1883]

Italy may well be better off switching to wing backs here

 

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[COV]

Il give you a quick brief .

Spain are passing the ball

End of brief

They’re getting closer though

Italy need to step it up

 

[Liquid Gold]

This has the looks of a 1-0. Whoever scores first will suck the life out of it.

 

[COV]

Lots of English obviously there singing “it’s coming home” eliciting boos from the Italians and Spanish

 

[Evo1883]

I'm not keen on playing either of these lol , but we have to if we beat Denmark that is

 

[COV]

Spain are like a lightweight boxer landing plenty of jabs, but Italy are a heavyweight boxer- can’t get near the other guy but not really feeling any pain either

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Spain are a bit like France in 98, good side with diabolical centre forward. If they had David Villa about, they'd walk this tournament.

 

[COV]

I'm not keen on playing either of these lol , but we have to

It’s very hard to read so far- the thing that sticks out is how fast Spain are, they’d give us problems alright if we tried the “sitting back” gameplan

Assuming we win tomorrow of course

 

[Liquid Gold]

Spain are a bit like France in 98, good side with diabolical centre forward. If they had David Villa about, they'd walk this tournament.

I dunno, I feel like taking all the Real Madrid players away has taken some of the steel from them. Every team they've played has been able to get at them.

 

[robbiekeane]

The Italians are embarrassing the way they throw themselves to the floor it’s like a team of neymars. Gives the sport a bad name - they should make video compilations for each of the offenders and send them to their wives and families. Pathetic

 

[Evo1883]

Spain are a bit like France in 98, good side with diabolical centre forward. If they had David Villa about, they'd walk this tournament.

They still won it

 

[Deleted member 5849]

I dunno, I feel like taking all the Real Madrid players away has taken some of the steel from them. Every team they've played has been able to get at them.

The number of great chances they create though, where the centre forward manages to stand on the ball or something, is ridiculous. If Kane had that service he'd get them a dozen goals.

 

[Tommo1993]

At this rate I’ll catch the last few minutes of the first half

 

[Evo1883]

Spain did well to get back and smother Italy then

 

[lifeskyblue]

Can’t believe Italy overplayed that. And what was Spanish keeper doing


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[COV]

Wtf was that goalkeeper doing then

 

[Liquid Gold]

The number of great chances they create though, where the centre forward manages to stand on the ball or something, is ridiculous. If Kane had that service he'd get them a dozen goals.

It's because they are just a team of attacking midfielders. If you had a good striker on they wouldn't be creating a much because somebody would be trying to get on the end of it all.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Sterling would have squared that into Kane and we'd be going mental.

 

[COV]

As things stand unless Italy can seriously rouse themselves Spain are going to beat them- too fast, too accurate, too much movement

 

[Evo1883]

They are and always will be terribly boring to watch

 

[Deleted member 5849]

It's because they are just a team of attacking midfielders. If you had a good striker on they wouldn't be creating a much because somebody would be trying to get on the end of it all.

Can't understand why the commentators are surprised Morata's been dropped, he's been awful this tournament.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Oh, and I'm boring myself going wai aye whenever Geordie Alba gets the ball!

 

[Evo1883]

Italy struggling , let's see what they've got

Seem to be trying to play long and it's just not working

 

[Liquid Gold]

Can't understand why the commentators are surprised Morata's been dropped, he's been awful this tournament.

I agree but you still need a striker. Their football culture is so obsessed with creating tidy attacking midfielders with beautiful technique who can work it in tight areas they forget you need other things too. It's not 2008 anymore and I don't think they realise that quite.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Italy struggling , let's see what they've got

Seem to be trying to play long and it's just not working

I'm sure Sir Gareth will be watching working out how to play against Italy and how not to play against Spain.

 

[lifeskyblue]

Spain wasting a couple great chances last 2mins


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[Tommo1993]

Finally watching. Where the f*ck’s all the goals?!

 

[Liquid Gold]

Finally watching. Where the f*ck’s all the goals?!

1 at each end mate.

 

[COV]

Not so sure I want Spain to win any more

They are totally outclassing Italy here

Although whoever said about them being a bit lightweight was right, that might be the way to get at them, there is no steel in their side.

 

[Evo1883]

Not so sure I want Spain to win any more

They are totally outclassing Italy here

They are , I also think Italy are set up completely wrong

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Pedri is quite good at football

 

[lifeskyblue]

Don’t want Spain to win this now…sooner or later they have to take the chances they get. Just our luck they would save a goal fest to the final


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[Liquid Gold]

Don’t want Spain to win this now…sooner or later they have to take the chances they get. Just our luck they would save a goal fest to the final


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Mate, they won 5-0. They've had their goals.

 

[Evo1883]

Italy have had 0 shots ... I'm not sure why they've totally abandoned their playstyle to play long and hopeful

And immobile is totally isolated

 

[Liquid Gold]

That was so fucking Spain