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Re: A lukewarm EU-football thread...

Postby kurupetos » Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:06 pm

Prince Yorgouin is sad. :(

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Re: A lukewarm EU-football thread...

Postby kurupetos » Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:09 pm

Lordo wrote:For those with superior knowledge of football, gives us a few pointers about the mistakes Southgate has made then?

The song need not changed. it works just as well as

Football's gone to Rome.

Mancini made more mistakes; e.g., Belotti is a below average player. :?

Italy was better off playing with two goalkeepers instead of using him! :wink:
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Re: A lukewarm EU-football thread...

Postby Kikapu » Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:21 pm

From second half on, Southgate put all his hopes in winning the game on penalty shootout. He pretty much admitted as much after the game.
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Re: A lukewarm EU-football thread...

Postby Paphitis » Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:33 pm

I'm very sad for England because they haven't won since 1966.

Happy for Italy of course. And oh man. Were the Italians haveing some wild parties here. They were just ludicrously going bonkers all night. :D
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Re: A lukewarm EU-football thread...

Postby Get Real! » Mon Jul 12, 2021 3:17 pm

So Italy first wins the Eurovision with a shit song and band, and now wins the Euro with a great team but in appalling conditions where we didn’t really get to see their true skill.

All I’m gonna say is… in my next life (if there is one) I’d like to be born Italian! :D

Great cars, great bikes, great music, great history, great archaeology, nice women… probably the only bad thing is their cuisine as I don’t think highly of pasta!

Don’t get me wrong… I do enjoy my spaghetti but it’s not like I want to have 500 variations of it! :?
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Re: A lukewarm EU-football thread...

Postby Get Real! » Mon Jul 12, 2021 3:28 pm

Btw, all that drizzle-drizzle-drizzle-drizzle… in the middle of fucking July got on my fucking nerves! :evil:

Football tournaments should NOT be held in such rainy countries… I absolutely hate that!

Under wet conditions we miss out on dribbling, back heels, and all sorts of entertainment that some countries (Italy included) are capable of.
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Re: A lukewarm EU-football thread...

Postby Lordo » Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:16 pm

Kikapu wrote:From second half on, Southgate put all his hopes in winning the game on penalty shootout. He pretty much admitted as much after the game.

And then he put a 21 year who he hardly played to take the last penalty whilst Stirling chickened out. Nice.
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Re: A lukewarm EU-football thread...

Postby Londonrake » Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:33 pm

Lordo wrote:
Kikapu wrote:From second half on, Southgate put all his hopes in winning the game on penalty shootout. He pretty much admitted as much after the game.

And then he put a 21 year who he hardly played to take the last penalty whilst Stirling chickened out. Nice.


If you mean Saka, he’s 19 and had never taken a match penalty at senior level before. That, whilst Sterling and Grealish looked on. Probably in disbelief.
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Re: A lukewarm EU-football thread...

Postby Paphitis » Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:35 pm

Get Real! wrote:So Italy first wins the Eurovision with a shit song and band, and now wins the Euro with a great team but in appalling conditions where we didn’t really get to see their true skill.

All I’m gonna say is… in my next life (if there is one) I’d like to be born Italian! :D

Great cars, great bikes, great music, great history, great archaeology, nice women… probably the only bad thing is their cuisine as I don’t think highly of pasta!

Don’t get me wrong… I do enjoy my spaghetti but it’s not like I want to have 500 variations of it! :?


Italy always struggle against physical teams that like to play the long Paul out to the wings and stretch the defence, with crosses into the box.

If Italy played Australia, which I agree just don’t have the same pedigree, they may win but it would be a hard win for them.

If they play a team like Greece or Cyprus it would be a walloping.

The English play a strong physical game and use their pace, long ball and prone the wings. The Italians don’t like that and prefer to slow the momentum right down.
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Re: A lukewarm EU-football thread...

Postby Get Real! » Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:56 pm

Paphitis wrote:
Get Real! wrote:So Italy first wins the Eurovision with a shit song and band, and now wins the Euro with a great team but in appalling conditions where we didn’t really get to see their true skill.

All I’m gonna say is… in my next life (if there is one) I’d like to be born Italian! :D

Great cars, great bikes, great music, great history, great archaeology, nice women… probably the only bad thing is their cuisine as I don’t think highly of pasta!

Don’t get me wrong… I do enjoy my spaghetti but it’s not like I want to have 500 variations of it! :?

Italy always struggle against physical teams that like to play the long Paul out to the wings and stretch the defence, with crosses into the box.

If Italy played Australia, which I agree just don’t have the same pedigree, they may win but it would be a hard win for them.

If they play a team like Greece or Cyprus it would be a walloping.

The English play a strong physical game and use their pace, long ball and prone the wings. The Italians don’t like that and prefer to slow the momentum right down.

Paphiti, I’m starting to doubt you’ve ever watched a football match, in fact I doubt you know the correct shape of a foot-ball! :lol:
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