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Footaball again? The Euro 2024 edition

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That was so much better.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 9:51 pm
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Penalty all day - misses the ball and kicks Kane on the foot!


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 9:53 pm
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Are we the better team?

I think we might be the better team.

This is strange.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 9:54 pm
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I felt that going behind early would be good for England, force them to play less conservatively. Hope they carry on like that, they have been easily the better team. Come on England! ⚽


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 9:59 pm
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They’ve bought the Dutch Andy Carrol on


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:05 pm
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Weghorst? ?


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:07 pm
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I’m no Trippier fan, especially not on the left but not sure why Shaw has come on and the shape been changed, unless he’s injured?


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:10 pm
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natural left footer who can play a first time ball as well as come inside. As much as I love KT (and as RB a different proposition) he only asks one question, Shaw can as two.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:14 pm
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Yeah, we've gone back to side to side football again. Can't believe the team talk would have been anything other than "more of the same lads"?


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:16 pm
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I could Google this, but what’s with the holes in the back of the socks? :scratch:


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:16 pm
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A teasing glimpse of the latest calf tattoo.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:18 pm
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Apparently to improve blood flow


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:23 pm
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Mrs Binners is away with work tonight and is staying in a quite posh hotel that wouldn’t normally have something as frightful as the footy on but they’ve put a telly in the bar for the night.

I just got this message

It’s all kicking off here! One woman wanted to sit at ‘her’ evening table but it’s near the tv so she wanted the tv moving. Funnily enough 1/2 way through the match they said no, so she’s standing in the middle of the room blocking people’s view. Some pissed Newcastle bloke just shouted ‘sit the * down you Tory *’


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:26 pm
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Apparently to improve blood flow

Roight


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:27 pm
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I googled it the other day, marginal gains relieving pressure on calves and avoiding injury apparently, have cut holes in front and rear of my cycling shorts but just look like Madonna not Maradona.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:30 pm
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My son does it. All the rage at under 11 level!


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:31 pm
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I get Shaw coming on but why change the shape when they were finding so much space?


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:32 pm
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They haven't particularly, Dutch have bolstered their midfield to stop us getting on the ball in space so easily.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:37 pm
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Gone a bit poo now, innit

Kyle walker Englands player of the tournament for me.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:37 pm
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Dutch have all the energy and desire now.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:49 pm
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I've had enough of football.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:51 pm
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Dutch have all the energy and desire now

That aged quickly


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:52 pm
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Well timed comment!


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:55 pm
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Feels like that's the cutest of ITV broken


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:57 pm
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Was just going to mention that!


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 10:59 pm
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GTFI!


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:00 pm
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Imagine being a young kid and thinking that England getting to semi finals and finals is normal


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:00 pm
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Never a penalty but we’ve had them go against us in the past it’s how it goes, but Watkins’ goal was incredible. Wish I’d laid the bet on for them to win this am had a chance at 50/1.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:06 pm
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@binners - always rely on Geordies for tactical and political analysis.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:06 pm
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Yes, righty, anyone recommend a good football pub in  Landudno for Sunday ?


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:08 pm
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had a chance at 50/1
you would never be able to cash that out, read the small print!


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:12 pm
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Good to see Foden finally getting to do what he does. First half was great. God knows how we set up to stop Spain though.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:14 pm
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I didn’t put it on because knew it wouldn’t be how it appeared and I very rarely bet.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:15 pm
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God knows how we set up to stop Spain though.

We don't. We set up to play the way we have that got us here. Spain are a decent side for sure, but have a tendency to switch off at the back and if France (Mbappe even) had his boots on the right feet could easily have conceded three in the second half.

If you set up just as a counter to your opponent, against a side like Spain they'll eventually do you over.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:26 pm
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Kyle walker Englands player of the tournament for me.

fully agree, he has been outstanding.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:31 pm
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If it's a foul in the penalty area, it's a penalty. Studs up, went for the player not the ball.

Watched it on a campsite in Brittany with many German clients on it, we were the only couple supporting England. Adopted the softly-softly approach to celebrating, mindful of Stuart Pearce's post-Italia 90 drugs test story.


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:31 pm
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Just watching Southgate's interview. We can be very negative even after a win like tonight - as well as the goals we hit the bar, had one off the line, a disallowed offside, couple of decent saves too..... we'll look at goals scored and margins of victory but we are creating chances.

Lovely to see the players meeting their wives and girlfriends (and mums for some of them by the looks of it, Kobbie Mainoo !)


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:39 pm
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There’s a decision to make that’s even bigger than any Southgate has to make, do you watch on bbc or itv on Sunday?


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:48 pm
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I think Walker will look after Nico Williams. I’d play Shaw at left back, if he’s fit enough, against Yamal. Going the other way Saka will cause Cucurella bother, I’d also play a mobile forward like Watkins but pretty sure Kane will start. Just need someone to crock Rodri early on!


 
Posted : 10/07/2024 11:50 pm
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Far better performance,  good first half but second half they slipped and were not the better side in long spells.  I felt the penalty wasn't, but. Great strike from Watkins.

Foden, walker, saka doing really well.  Tripps too given he is out of position.

Final eh!  We didn't expect that 7 days ago


 
Posted : 11/07/2024 10:02 am
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The only weirdness was wondering where the hell Kane was for a fair chunk of the second half, then spotting him over on the right wing while someone was on the other side wanting to put a ball into the box.


 
Posted : 11/07/2024 10:14 am
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He gave the ball away repeatedly as well whenever it went near him. He’s clearly not fit, whether this is temporary or permanent, I’m not sure. He remains a master at winning penalties though!


 
Posted : 11/07/2024 10:22 am
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See now as a spurs fan if I want to find Harry my first look is normally between our own box and the centre circle.


 
Posted : 11/07/2024 10:22 am
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As a side note, I haven't noticed a single shoddy trumpet version of the 'Great Escape' theme this tournament.  Am I just tuning it out, or did those buggers get their passports confiscated?


 
Posted : 11/07/2024 11:24 am
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do you watch on bbc or itv on Sunday?

Always BBC as long as it's HD - the grass isn't greener on the other side


 
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