Euro games reports

[gru]

Gambling I'm your man, I've got t shirt. Told you bet last night. I don't do stat bets cashing in that's for kids. Game last night take any goal you get but it was from a deflected cross. Gallagher Bowden showed enough to start next game for Arnold & Foden. Not taking a fit recognised left back will tell once we get past group stages.

[ragingpup]

Indeed.

Should have gone after Croatia, but certainly after Italy.

People who say he's took us further than others have do have a point, but a more aggressive manager would have won the last Euros, probably got us to a world cup final too.

I can see the thinking on that, and against a weaker team like Serbia, it is very frustrating that players who press hard for their club teams every week, seem to quickly stand off and retreat leading to Serbia, from being where we wanted them, under the cosh after 30 mins, suddenly having time on the ball and able to grow their confidence and fluency.

I can only think that Southgate doesn't trust the defensive minded players, and is wary that pressing high might leave us exposed if teams break through the press. It's a tough call for a manager, I suppose it's easy to say 'it's only XXX, we should be pressing them' but doesn't a manager have to keep the same system of play throughout the tournament? I honestly don't know the answer, but I fear that whilst energetic pressing might work against 'lesser' teams, Southgate may have made the call that we will be taken apart on the break by the better teams, so is keeping the system like this due to the defensive half of the team being our clear weakness.

But even saying that, the lack of energy and running in midfield was worrying, and prob would be inclined to start with Gallagher next time, and unless we can find a way of playing Fodent behind Kane, would be inclined to play Eze to drive down the left as Saka did on the right in the first half.

[great_fire]

Palmer or Gordon instead of Foden.

[Derbymiller]

Steve Holland again. I get it, you don't like him.

You've read it somewhere, can you share the link?

It isn't that I don't like him, I don't know him to have such an opinion about him as a person. I do not believe he has the ability to get the best out of this group of England players.

As for the story, can't you do your own research? It isn't hard to type a query into google, the story i read was in the mail and telegraph if i remember correctly.

[scum_triumphant]

Tadic improved them when he came on but we really did make hard work of what should have been put to bed by half time.

I will focus on some of the positives

Gallagher really makes us press higher and never loses the ball - he would start for TAA in the next game for me

Saka was brilliant in the first half

Bellingham was excellent

Guehi looked very comfortable against Big strong forwards

We are top of the group

We are not Scotland

Netherlands, Denmark and England all to score on the first half at 9/2 was a lovely £90 win for me yesterday

No one injured

The TAA experiment is out of the system

Foden will improve when Shaw is fit

[Scum-Triumphant]

If we beat Denmark on Thursday then we have won the group and can play squad players in the third game.

[Brin]

Apologies for putting this up late.

Ukraine have enjoyed the lions share of the possession so far, with a 70-30 possession stat.

Romania take the lead with an amazingly taken goal after a mess up between a Ukraine defender and his keeper.

Have to say the crowd on both sides sound well up for it.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

It isn't that I don't like him, I don't know him to have such an opinion about him as a person. I do not believe he has the ability to get the best out of this group of England players.

As for the story, can't you do your own research? It isn't hard to type a query into google, the story i read was in the mail and telegraph if i remember correctly.

Yes I remember reading it somewhere it was part of an article about Ben Wwhite not wanting to play for Southgate and Holland.

[Brin]

Belgium take on Slovakia in their opening Group E game at Euro 2024 in Frankfurt

Kevin de Bruyne says Belgium are ready to do "something good" at Euro 2024.

The Red Devils were knocked out of Euro 2020 by eventual winners Italy at the quarter-final stage and failed to progress out of the group stage at the 2022 World Cup.

Manchester City midfielder De Bruyne said: "I feel the team is ready and has a lot of energy to do something good.
"Since my return from injury in January I think overall it's been good. I've played most of the games and at a good level in my view so, I feel good now, hoping to help Belgium do well in this tournament."

Meanwhile, Slovakia know they face a tough challenge against the current world number three side but manager Francesco Calzona said he would be "delighted" with a draw. “We know we are by no means favourites for the match,” Calzona said.
“I hope the team plays beyond themselves and get the utmost in terms of result. What matters is not losing.
“Belgium are good in transition and on the counter-attack, but we have our own way of playing. When you press well it can be an advantage, but if you don’t then you leave more space."

Belgium and Slovakia have never met in a major tournament but Belgium are unbeaten in their three friendly encounters (W1-D2-L0).
This is Belgium's seventh appearance at the European Championship with their best result coming at Euro 1980 where they were runners-up.
Belgium were eliminated in the quarter-finals in their past two Euros appearances: by Wales (3-1 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq at Euro 2016) and Italy (2-1 in Munich at Euro 2020).
Belgium are unbeaten in all 14 fixtures under manager Domenico Tedesco (W10-D4-L0).
Romelu Lukaku has scored 85 goals in 115 appearances for Belgium. Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo (130) is the only player from a Uefa nation to net as many international goals as Lukaku.
Lukaku, Jan Vertonghen, Axel Witsel and Kevin de Bruyne could become the first players to make an appearance for Belgium at a record six major tournaments (World Cups and Euros).

This is Slovakia's third appearance at the European Championship with their best result coming at Euro 2016 where they reached the last 16 on their debut (lost 3-0 to Germany).
Juraj Kucka is one of three players to have featured in all Slovakia's seven matches at the Euros, alongside Marek Hamsik and Peter Pekarik. Only Kucka has not missed a single minute.
Leo Sauer (born 16 December 2005) is the third-youngest player in all 24 Euro 2024 squads, behind only Spain's Lamine Yamal (13 July 2007) and France's Warren Zaire-Emery (8 March 2006).

Never met each other so hard to call but you'd like to think Belgium will have too much overall and may sneak a close win.

[howdydoo]

It isn't that I don't like him, I don't know him to have such an opinion about him as a person. I do not believe he has the ability to get the best out of this group of England players.

As for the story, can't you do your own research? It isn't hard to type a query into google, the story i read was in the mail and telegraph if i remember correctly.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...olland-remark/