Page 33 | Football Fans assemble, Euro 2020 the Italy v England Final EXTRA TIME

Teddy1970 · 11/07/2021 23:55

Can we please leave Marcus Rashford alone now? He's an amazing footballer who could do with our support right now..

Sparklingbrook · 11/07/2021 23:55

@Naillig222

I noticed the English team were all taking their medals off immediately after they were presented with them. Is there a reason for this?

Discussed upthread already ^

MrsJackGrealish · 11/07/2021 23:56

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ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 11/07/2021 23:58

[quote ReginaaPhalange]@ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba I thought you had it in the bag :([/quote]
I know @ReginaaPhalange!

I really thoughy they'd win. 😭😭
if only...

Sparklingbrook · 12/07/2021 00:00

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MrsJackGrealish · 12/07/2021 00:00

@SupermanInk

Dont try and start fights please.

ChocBeforeCock · 12/07/2021 00:00

His penalty was poor. That is just factual. If he was on target and the penalty was saved, the skill of the goalkeeper would be a factor, but it's not. He tried to be clever and he danced around a bit, pausing, dancing, pausing, dancing and it looked ridiculous. That was skill, that was ego

I actually don’t like penalties like Rashford’s (even when they go in). I don’t like any penalty where the player watches the goalkeeper instead of focussing on the ball. However, lots of players take penalties like that. It isn’t arrogance. It’s just a style of penalty. It didn’t work tonight, but you could see what he was trying to do and it nearly came off. Fair play to him for giving it a go.

Noterook · 12/07/2021 00:01

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MrsJackGrealish · 12/07/2021 00:01

Oh and I've been these thread from the start under a different name so I haven't just turned up.

RedToothBrush · 12/07/2021 00:01

My 6 year old cried at the result.

I said to him the most important thing was to try as hard as you possibly can. Sometimes you can't win even if you do, but its how much effort you put in and what you learn from the experience that matter. Ultimately not the fact you missed in that one moment.

And thats just it. Southgate being manager is important and it changes the dynamics. Ultimately i think he will take the heat from the press and it will be 'Southgate's demons come back to haunt him' as a narrative rather than 'Rashford fucked it'. And thats the tone Southgate will take.

Personally i think if you are a 19 year old its easier to be the one to 'cock it up' in some ways because of that. The framing is different. Southgate can take it on the chin. He has for 25 years.

Its not the magical fairy ending but its still one of redemption. And these lads will have other tournaments. And maybe penalties. It may be the making of them like Southgate.

Its not the same story or situation for many reasons.

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jasjas1973 · 12/07/2021 00:01

Zero shame in getting to a major final but losing on penalties, thats a lottery, Italy also missed twice, so please less criticism of our players.

The players who took them would have been the ones who a: performed best in training and b: wanted too.

...and Saka had a great strike but he faced one of the worlds best goalkeepers.

I can't stand footie but this was a remarkable showing esp when you consider we were thrashed by Iceland in 2016?

Teddy1970 · 12/07/2021 00:01

Gareth Southgate has said previously they practice penalties until they're blue in the face they also discuss who might possibly take them and would they be happy to do so, so I have a feeling Gareth didn't just randomly pick Saka.

StormzyinaTCup · 12/07/2021 00:02

It was a fantastic effort tonight and over the whole tournament. The team will learn from this and it will be onwards and upwards to the World Cup.

On penalties, I’m pretty sure it would have been planned in advance and practiced and would explain why they were bought on at the very last minute of ET. I remember watching matches in the past where penalty takers weren’t decided until the end of ET and players used to huddle together and hands would go up if you wanted to take one and who would to go first etc.

Sparklingbrook · 12/07/2021 00:02

@MrsJackGrealish

Oh and I've been these thread from the start under a different name so I haven't just turned up.

Is that sock puppeting?

ReginaaPhalange · 12/07/2021 00:02

@ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba just a warm up for the World Cup!!

Timeisavirtue · 12/07/2021 00:02

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This ☝🏼 There’s nothing worse than people thinking they know it all because they watch a tournament every 2 years. I watch every game televised. I’m a chelsea supporter but can tell you every name of every player from over 30 clubs. And even some of the overseas clubs.I can tell you the highs and lows of the whole England squad. I’ve no issue with people asserting thier opinion but only if they actually know what they are talking about.

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 12/07/2021 00:03

@MrsJackGrealish

Poor Saka and Rashford. They seriously do not deserve the hate.

@MrsJackGrealish

absolutely

especially if we consider that they wanted it more than any fans, no doubt.
it's their career. it's their actual life.
nobody is more gutted than them.

I don't care they lost. I'm still proud of this team and what they've achieved.
they gave us hope and brilliant drama and we had amazing fun!
I'm grateful for that.
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MrsJackGrealish · 12/07/2021 00:03

@SupermanInk

Take your frustration out on someone else. I ain't interested.

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DuncinToffee · 12/07/2021 00:03

If you had been on these threads since the beginning you would know that MrsJackGrealish has been behind this team and Gareth Southgate all the way through

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Noterook · 12/07/2021 00:04

@RedToothBrush

My 6 year old cried at the result.

I said to him the most important thing was to try as hard as you possibly can. Sometimes you can't win even if you do, but its how much effort you put in and what you learn from the experience that matter. Ultimately not the fact you missed in that one moment.

And thats just it. Southgate being manager is important and it changes the dynamics. Ultimately i think he will take the heat from the press and it will be 'Southgate's demons come back to haunt him' as a narrative rather than 'Rashford fucked it'. And thats the tone Southgate will take.

Personally i think if you are a 19 year old its easier to be the one to 'cock it up' in some ways because of that. The framing is different. Southgate can take it on the chin. He has for 25 years.

Its not the magical fairy ending but its still one of redemption. And these lads will have other tournaments. And maybe penalties. It may be the making of them like Southgate.

Its not the same story or situation for many reasons.

Oh bless them, hope they're okay. I think at that age it seems the end of the world doesn't it, but what amazing memories of watching it they will have, some of my fondest were watching football even when we lost!

This team is strong, getting to the finals was amazing as was getting to penalties against a team that hasn't been defeated in ages, i think the next few years and beyond are exciting.

MotionActivatedDog · 12/07/2021 00:04

You can see how there are riots on the streets when you look at these threads

Sparklingbrook · 12/07/2021 00:04

I'm off to bed. Thanks for the thread when it was fun. I guess there'll be a few days of this now and then it'll be all over.

MrsJackGrealish · 12/07/2021 00:04

Thanks @DuncinToffee for the support.