twenty Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Best team won, but that was not a penalty, surely. Good luck to England in the Final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Sterling was truly awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) Phew. that was nervy at times, but I think we played well against a very solid Danish team. Italy will be a tough prospect, but we've got players to hurt any team 2 minutes ago, oowee said: Sterling was truly awesome. Amazing performance. To keep going for 120 minutes, drifting past subs who should have been fresher takes one heck of an engine! Edited July 7, 2021 by chrisjpainter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 50:50 penalty. Contact in the box. Didn’t win the ball. Wasn’t a big foul but I believe it was technically just about correct. Sterling effort. Pickford looks so weak. Can’t catch, kick or jump. But other than that is great 🤣 Watched it with my eldest. Loved every stressful minute. Come on England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Not a game for the faint hearted , the Three Lions done the country proud , one of the only times I was wishing my time away when we only had five minutes left of the extra time , bring it on Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 definitely not a penalty in my opinion but both sides were diving . My son was at the match, just waiting for the call to pick him up from the station. He will be hyper when he gets in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Vince Green said: definitely not a penalty in my opinion but both sides were diving . My son was at the match, just waiting for the call to pick him up from the station. He will be hyper when he gets in Before the tournament started all Teams were told that any contact in the box no matter how weak could end up with a spot kick, So the pen was a pen. Same as the yellow Harry got, was weak but again a raised hand was said at the start of the tournament, would be clamped down on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 First goal, an own goal, penalty no way, and a terrible penalty. And as for Stirling how many chances did he fluff ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Just now, ninjaferret said: First goal, an own goal, penalty no way, and a terrible penalty. And as for Stirling how many chances did he fluff ? A win is a win. Be it by a dodgy pen and an own goal or not. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 minute ago, ShootingEgg said: A win is a win. Be it by a dodgy pen and an own goal or not. 😁 Granted, but was it really deserved ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 I suppose the usual suspects will still find the negatives to bash England with. To summarise our performance so far: We're in the final. We've let in one goal in 6 games. It's coming home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, ninjaferret said: Granted, but was it really deserved ? Well with Schmeichel in goal we were never likely to win a shootout. I still don't think it was a fair penalty, a technical penalty perhaps but the game massively pivoted on it. Much the same as Grealish who has perfected the technique of swerving in front of a player and stopping so the player runs into his back. Other than that it was a really good game, bags of commitment from both sides Edited July 7, 2021 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robden Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Was Barry Kane booked for trying to cheat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 7 hours ago, Jim Neal said: I suppose the usual suspects will still find the negatives to bash England with. To summarise our performance so far: We're in the final. We've let in one goal in 6 games. It's coming home I like your optimism, but there's still Italy to go and they've looked great for the entire comp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Very weak penalty award, however we have had so many decisions go against us over the years we won’t complain. Shaw, Walker & Rice were massive and never stopped running. Pickford needs to take a breath and just compose himself. Italy vs Spain was a decent game with Spain being the better team - in fact Italy we’re hanging on for penalties in extra time. It will be a good game on Sunday and we will need to put in another big performance 🏴 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 An own goal and an iffy penalty at best, not exactly a glittering performance. Kane needs replacing with a fence post, it would move around more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 8 hours ago, ninjaferret said: Granted, but was it really deserved ? Hell yes .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 8 hours ago, ninjaferret said: Granted, but was it really deserved ? You trying to tell me Denmark deserved it more, based on last night? 20 shots from England to Denmark's 6. 10 shots on target to Denmark's 3. Less than half the number of fouls given away and 58% of the possession would suggest over 120 minutes the team that actually tried to win it deserved to go through. We even managed to finish with the right number of players on the pitch, which, thanks to their manager, the Danes aren't able to say! But I guess Stirling, Shaw and Walker had run them into the ground by the end - three players who were still on the charge in the 120th minute. And you're trying to say England didn't deserve to go through? Ho ho ho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 That was an awful penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Although many think it was a soft penalty, I don't agree. Minimal contact on first tackle - barely touched his ankle, but the second tackle caught him high on his thigh and knocked him over. Penalty all day long. Not a Sterling fan, but he has played his socks off this tournament and looked constantly dangerous. Harry Kane looks to be getting better and less rusty. Pickford looks to be a one weak link, with Walker's judgement being dire. I don't imagine Italy would mind a soft penalty. They look a decent team and we will do well to beat them. That said, I think we will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 10 hours ago, WalkedUp said: 50:50 penalty. Contact in the box. Didn’t win the ball. Wasn’t a big foul but I believe it was technically just about correct. Sterling effort. Pickford looks so weak. Can’t catch, kick or jump. But other than that is great 🤣 Watched it with my eldest. Loved every stressful minute. Come on England. Pickford would have saved that coal if the lineout had'nt jumped up like a bunch of morris dancers, he did manage to get a touch on it , but one goal in six games he's letting the side down and should be floged before the start of the next game perhaps ? 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Whether they are football supporters or not there are some pretty mealy mouthed individuals spouting off on this thread. England football has not been of any great interest to me for many years but I am right behind this team (apart from back passes). Except for a fifteen minute spell Denmark were defending. England were the better team by far and deserved to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, chrisjpainter said: You trying to tell me Denmark deserved it more, based on last night? 20 shots from England to Denmark's 6. 10 shots on target to Denmark's 3. Less than half the number of fouls given away and 58% of the possession would suggest over 120 minutes the team that actually tried to win it deserved to go through. We even managed to finish with the right number of players on the pitch, which, thanks to their manager, the Danes aren't able to say! But I guess Stirling, Shaw and Walker had run them into the ground by the end - three players who were still on the charge in the 120th minute. And you're trying to say England didn't deserve to go through? Ho ho ho. I'm not trying to tell anyone anything, i just merely asked, was it really well deserved ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, ninjaferret said: I'm not trying to tell anyone anything, i just merely asked, was it really well deserved ? Did you watch the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 Yes i did, but i don't really follow football. 4 minutes ago, chrisjpainter said: Did you watch the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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