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Post by Erich von Manstein on Jul 7, 2021 15:50:36 GMT
1. Nobody. 2. I thought it would be France. After they are knocked out, Italy. Spinazzola's injury is a serious problem though. 3. A good chance he would. After all they stopped Schick. But Denmark's threat doesn't come only from Kasper Dolberg, so they will need to put in some effort. Unlike other teams England played against in this tournament, Denmark possess both a goal scorer in hot form and a team that could effectively create chances for the finisher. 4. Italy won before you posted. 1. OK, fair enough. 2. France and Germany are not having very good seasons, and even with Griezmann, Mbappe, and Pogba, I don't believe they can outdo teams like Portugal and Italy. 3. Fair enough, but Denmark has been able to excel without Eriksen this season, and they stomped Wales, a pretty good team imo so badly. England vs Ukraine never really put anxiety about the outcome, but this game against Denmark does. 4. Oh, I thought both semi-finals were today, but I guess since both were in Wembley, no chance of it being on the same day. Wales is good but not Denmark level good. They have a few attacking players as rotation in big teams but don't have good defenders. On the other hand, Denmark have a rock solid defense with Christensen, Kjaer, Hojbjerg, Delaney, and Schmeichel. I thought they will lack attacking talent after losing Eriksen but apparently Dolberg, Maehle, and Hojbjerg filled the blank. Not favorites for champions but fairly good as well. I was somewhat surprised when you said Spain have great forwards. Who were you referring to? Morata, Gerard Moreno, or... Marcos Llorente? XD |
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Post by Pietro Badoglio on Jul 8, 2021 14:03:29 GMT
I hope England wins
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Post by STILETT0 on Jul 8, 2021 14:22:32 GMT
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Post by STILETT0 on Jul 8, 2021 14:24:04 GMT
1. OK, fair enough. 2. France and Germany are not having very good seasons, and even with Griezmann, Mbappe, and Pogba, I don't believe they can outdo teams like Portugal and Italy. 3. Fair enough, but Denmark has been able to excel without Eriksen this season, and they stomped Wales, a pretty good team imo so badly. England vs Ukraine never really put anxiety about the outcome, but this game against Denmark does. 4. Oh, I thought both semi-finals were today, but I guess since both were in Wembley, no chance of it being on the same day. Wales is good but not Denmark level good. They have a few attacking players as rotation in big teams but don't have good defenders. On the other hand, Denmark have a rock solid defense with Christensen, Kjaer, Hojbjerg, Delaney, and Schmeichel. I thought they will lack attacking talent after losing Eriksen but apparently Dolberg, Maehle, and Hojbjerg filled the blank. Not favorites for champions but fairly good as well. I was somewhat surprised when you said Spain have great forwards. Who were you referring to? Morata, Gerard Moreno, or... Marcos Llorente? XD Sorry, I sometimes forget the players they have in rotation. In EURO 2016, I remember Spain having Jesus Navas, and a few other really good strikers. That was the last time I heard from them lol. |
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Post by Erich von Manstein on Jul 8, 2021 14:49:46 GMT
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Post by Erich von Manstein on Jul 8, 2021 14:54:01 GMT
Wales is good but not Denmark level good. They have a few attacking players as rotation in big teams but don't have good defenders. On the other hand, Denmark have a rock solid defense with Christensen, Kjaer, Hojbjerg, Delaney, and Schmeichel. I thought they will lack attacking talent after losing Eriksen but apparently Dolberg, Maehle, and Hojbjerg filled the blank. Not favorites for champions but fairly good as well. I was somewhat surprised when you said Spain have great forwards. Who were you referring to? Morata, Gerard Moreno, or... Marcos Llorente? XD Sorry, I sometimes forget the players they have in rotation. In EURO 2016, I remember Spain having Jesus Navas, and a few other really good strikers. That was the last time I heard from them lol. Jesus Navas is now a full back. A decade ago they had world class strikers like David Villa and Fernando Torres, but not anymore. Diego Costa was very good but he kept getting injured and even got released by Atletico early this year. The only Spanish player who scored 20+ in league this season is Gerard Moreno from Villareal (the team that beat Man Utd in Europa League final), but he struggled to make an impact this EURO. |
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Post by Erich von Manstein on Jul 11, 2021 14:47:22 GMT
Euro 2016, France lost a home final against Portugal.
Copa América 2021, Brazil lost a home final against Argentina.
Euro 2020...
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Post by Emilio Mola on Jul 12, 2021 9:29:38 GMT
England lost a home final against Italy
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Post by Erich von Manstein on Jul 13, 2021 15:14:26 GMT
Gareth Southgate was too conservative after the goal. This secured their trip to the final but cost them the big game. Also, very poor decisions on substitutions. With energetic wingers like Rashford and Sancho, he decides to bring them on at the last minute for the penalty instead of earlier to exploit the weakness of the Italian defense. This England team has quite a few talented attackers but many of them sat on the bench for the entire time.
When José Mourinho called you out for being too defensive, you know you are really being too defensive.
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Post by STILETT0 on Aug 11, 2021 0:22:28 GMT
Gareth Southgate was too conservative after the goal. This secured their trip to the final but cost them the big game. Also, very poor decisions on substitutions. With energetic wingers like Rashford and Sancho, he decides to bring them on at the last minute for the penalty instead of earlier to exploit the weakness of the Italian defense. This England team has quite a few talented attackers but many of them sat on the bench for the entire time. When José Mourinho called you out for being too defensive, you know you are really being too defensive. There was also significant problems with England's defense in the first place. Mason Mount was asleep for the entire match. He threw away a perfect goal-assist, and let Bonucci get way too close to Pickford. I would have liked to see Jack Grealish subbed a bit earlier. I believe that set-up with Luke Shaw was perfect, and with Spinazzola gone, England should have taken advantage of the unchallenged wings. Also, Southgate should have switched Kalvin Phillips for someone like Declan Rice or Phil Foden. The defensive tactics worked against teams like Croatia and Czech Republic, teams who depend on pulling apart the defense bit by bit in order to make a goal. However, I can figure out what Ukraine's, Denmark's, and Italy's manager told their team. England is most uneasy against an overly aggressive team. Get in among the back 4, and their defense crumbles. That was Germany's mistake. Too conservative against an already conservative team. Overall, this was a good European cup. We got to see another great tournament for Romelu Lukaku, Switzerland gave France their just desserts, and Italy reflected how they were in 1972. I don't think Qatar will be much good, however, and in 2026, the fact that they had the audacity to use a rusting stadium on the outskirts of L.A., and not the Superdome in New Orleans is beyond me. signing off, Stil |
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Post by Erich von Manstein on Aug 11, 2021 2:44:57 GMT
Gareth Southgate was too conservative after the goal. This secured their trip to the final but cost them the big game. Also, very poor decisions on substitutions. With energetic wingers like Rashford and Sancho, he decides to bring them on at the last minute for the penalty instead of earlier to exploit the weakness of the Italian defense. This England team has quite a few talented attackers but many of them sat on the bench for the entire time. When José Mourinho called you out for being too defensive, you know you are really being too defensive. There was also significant problems with England's defense in the first place. Mason Mount was asleep for the entire match. He threw away a perfect goal-assist, and let Bonucci get way too close to Pickford. I would have liked to see Jack Grealish subbed a bit earlier. I believe that set-up with Luke Shaw was perfect, and with Spinazzola gone, England should have taken advantage of the unchallenged wings. Also, Southgate should have switched Kalvin Phillips for someone like Declan Rice or Phil Foden. The defensive tactics worked against teams like Croatia and Czech Republic, teams who depend on pulling apart the defense bit by bit in order to make a goal. However, I can figure out what Ukraine's, Denmark's, and Italy's manager told their team. England is most uneasy against an overly aggressive team. Get in among the back 4, and their defense crumbles. That was Germany's mistake. Too conservative against an already conservative team. Overall, this was a good European cup. We got to see another great tournament for Romelu Lukaku, Switzerland gave France their just desserts, and Italy reflected how they were in 1972. I don't think Qatar will be much good, however, and in 2026, the fact that they had the audacity to use a rusting stadium on the outskirts of L.A., and not the Superdome in New Orleans is beyond me. signing off, Stil Rice started the final. The English midfield lacks talent and isn't prepared for high press, which is common among top teams now. Phillips and Rice are tough DMs who can stop opponent AMs from advancing, but they are very vulnerable to pressing. They don't have the skills to bring the ball forward when pressured by enemy attackers and have to rely on Maguire or Stones. I feel like Southgate doesn't trust talented attackers as Grealish, Sancho, and Rashford got benched for almost the entire tournament. Di Lorenzo is a good full back while Emerson isn't, but they didn't target him. Nor did they exploit Chiellini and Bonucci's lack of pace. Also, England drawing back too early gave Jorginho and Verratti tons of space free from pressing, which proved to be a fatal mistake. I'm just looking forward to Messi and CR7's last dance in the World Cup. |
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Post by STILETT0 on Aug 11, 2021 9:41:00 GMT
There was also significant problems with England's defense in the first place. Mason Mount was asleep for the entire match. He threw away a perfect goal-assist, and let Bonucci get way too close to Pickford. I would have liked to see Jack Grealish subbed a bit earlier. I believe that set-up with Luke Shaw was perfect, and with Spinazzola gone, England should have taken advantage of the unchallenged wings. Also, Southgate should have switched Kalvin Phillips for someone like Declan Rice or Phil Foden. The defensive tactics worked against teams like Croatia and Czech Republic, teams who depend on pulling apart the defense bit by bit in order to make a goal. However, I can figure out what Ukraine's, Denmark's, and Italy's manager told their team. England is most uneasy against an overly aggressive team. Get in among the back 4, and their defense crumbles. That was Germany's mistake. Too conservative against an already conservative team. Overall, this was a good European cup. We got to see another great tournament for Romelu Lukaku, Switzerland gave France their just desserts, and Italy reflected how they were in 1972. I don't think Qatar will be much good, however, and in 2026, the fact that they had the audacity to use a rusting stadium on the outskirts of L.A., and not the Superdome in New Orleans is beyond me. signing off, Stil Rice started the final. The English midfield lacks talent and isn't prepared for high press, which is common among top teams now. Phillips and Rice are tough DMs who can stop opponent AMs from advancing, but they are very vulnerable to pressing. They don't have the skills to bring the ball forward when pressured by enemy attackers and have to rely on Maguire or Stones. I feel like Southgate doesn't trust talented attackers as Grealish, Sancho, and Rashford got benched for almost the entire tournament. Di Lorenzo is a good full back while Emerson isn't, but they didn't target him. Nor did they exploit Chiellini and Bonucci's lack of pace. Also, England drawing back too early gave Jorginho and Verratti tons of space free from pressing, which proved to be a fatal mistake. I'm just looking forward to Messi and CR7's last dance in the World Cup. I'm not necessarily a big fan of Argentina, but Messi and Higuain were too good not to remember. I don't think Messi will still be too good this year if we look at the Copa America final. Also, I'm not looking forward to having a World Cup in such a tiny country. If they expect to somehow accommodate like 64 teams, they are going to need like 5 stadiums in Doha alone. Also, the fact that Qatar is playing really makes me uneasy for the amount of skill that will happen in this World Cup. |
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Post by Indonesia on Aug 11, 2021 14:06:33 GMT
Euro 2016: France got defeated by Portugal in Final
World Cup 2018: France win the World Cup by beating Croatia
Euro 2020/2021: England got defeated by Italy in Final by a penalty
World Cup 2022: home ?
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Post by STILETT0 on Aug 11, 2021 23:45:43 GMT
Euro 2016: France got defeated by Portugal in Final World Cup 2018: France win the World Cup by beating Croatia Euro 2020/2021: England got defeated by Italy in Final by a penalty World Cup 2022: home ? England has less of a chance to win Qatar than the European Cup. The Argentines are going to want to give Lionel Messi a good last Cup, and play their hardest, while Italy and Spain are still kicking everyone's butts. The only thing that will make this cup easier is a weak Brazil, and a German national team with a senile manager. Looking skillwise at how everyone's played, it might come down to either Italy or Belgium (yes, Belgium). Also, Argentina's goalkeeper, Martinez, is confident (how confident? confident enough to trash talk Colombian penalty takers in the Semi-Finals), with a clean sheet throughout all of Copa America. Also, he is still very young, and his experience will only make him better. It's a shame Portugal got knocked out in the Round of 16. As much as I respect Lukaku and the Belgians, Portugal is incredibly skilled with or without Cristiano Ronaldo, and I would have liked to have seen the great goalscorer I know is in Quaresma this tournament. Wales was another disappointing case. It really does look like EURO 2016 was a once in a blue moon opportunity for them, with how they played in the qualifiers for Russia, and their performance in the group stages. They were capable of beating Switzerland, yet Switzerland were beating them for much of the match. Congrats also to Denmark. You weren't able to recreate your against all odds victory in 1992, but you went far nevertheless. As for England, you made history for sure, made up for your mistakes in '96 with Southgate, a veteran of that tournament at your lead, but we can do better. |
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Post by Erich von Manstein on Aug 12, 2021 2:50:13 GMT
Euro 2016: France got defeated by Portugal in Final World Cup 2018: France win the World Cup by beating Croatia Euro 2020/2021: England got defeated by Italy in Final by a penalty World Cup 2022: home ? England has less of a chance to win Qatar than the European Cup. The Argentines are going to want to give Lionel Messi a good last Cup, and play their hardest, while Italy and Spain are still kicking everyone's butts. The only thing that will make this cup easier is a weak Brazil, and a German national team with a senile manager. Looking skillwise at how everyone's played, it might come down to either Italy or Belgium (yes, Belgium). Also, Argentina's goalkeeper, Martinez, is confident (how confident? confident enough to trash talk Colombian penalty takers in the Semi-Finals), with a clean sheet throughout all of Copa America. Also, he is still very young, and his experience will only make him better. It's a shame Portugal got knocked out in the Round of 16. As much as I respect Lukaku and the Belgians, Portugal is incredibly skilled with or without Cristiano Ronaldo, and I would have liked to have seen the great goalscorer I know is in Quaresma this tournament. Wales was another disappointing case. It really does look like EURO 2016 was a once in a blue moon opportunity for them, with how they played in the qualifiers for Russia, and their performance in the group stages. They were capable of beating Switzerland, yet Switzerland were beating them for much of the match. Congrats also to Denmark. You weren't able to recreate your against all odds victory in 1992, but you went far nevertheless. As for England, you made history for sure, made up for your mistakes in '96 with Southgate, a veteran of that tournament at your lead, but we can do better. I'm not too positive with Belgium. The Belgian defense still rely on Vermaelaen, Vertonghen, and Alderweireld, all of them are at the end of their career and have departed top leagues. Spain could be a good one if Moreno or Morata can stand out; they are really, really, short of prolific forwards. Germany just replaced Low with Hans-Dieter Flick, the manager who brought Bayern the treble. I'd say manager is one of their stronger points now, but their forwards leave a lot to be expected. Emiliano Martinez is already one of the best GKs in the Premier League, the only uncertainty of this Argentinian squad is Otamendi's consistency. |
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