Game of the tournament for me so far, aye.Great game. Really enjoyed that.
Great game. Really enjoyed that.
An instant classic - you can never write the Germans off. They were the polar opposite of the game v France!Game of the tournament for me so far, aye.
Great game. Really enjoyed that.
Game of the tournament for me so far, aye.
Also strange is the fact that the losing side in this match scored twice as many as Scotland and England combined in their two matches played.Football is a bit queer. Germany would have drawn both games but for own-goals.
The endless punditry isn’t it? A superb piece of isn’t it, wasn’t it.That’s the one.
Lewandowski makes up for his earlier miss there... but might all be undone with a very soft penalty awarded to Spain...
Which Morata then misses. Justice.
Technically yes, it was a foul... but if that's penalised every time then the game is gone. The VAR panel have been sensible for most of the tournament, but that was a silly call in my opinion. The ball had long gone, there was no advantage gained by the Polish defender, and there was no intent behind it. Just let the game flow.It was a clear foul, just surprising the ref didn’t see it. Presumably he was watching the ball which wasn’t in the vicinity. It was Moreno who missed the penner, Morata missed the rebound
The ball had long gone
there was no advantage gained by the Polish defender,
no intent
I think it cant be a penalty if there is no blood. The game is soft these days. Surprised Sterling didn't get a penalty last night for having his toe trod on!You sound like Rio Ferdinand! He thinks it can’t be a penalty if there’s no intent. Fouls in football (other than handball in the traditional laws) are strict liability
More to the point, even if it IS a foul, if you scream like a horror movie victim and roll around as if you're having a seizure, you should forfeit any penalty or free kick that would have otherwise been awarded.I think it cant be a penalty if there is no blood. The game is soft these days. Surprised Sterling didn't get a penalty last night for having his toe trod on!
To be fair to VAR the ref made the final callThe VAR panel have been sensible for most of the tournament, but that was a silly call in my opinion.
Agreed. Any thumping of the floor should result in a penalty to the opposition and 2 of your own team being sent off as punishment.More to the point, even if it IS a foul, if you scream like a horror movie victim and roll around as if you're having a seizure, you should forfeit any penalty or free kick that would have otherwise been awarded.
Italy vs Wales, now there's an epic battle of national anthems!
Totally ruined by the insistence of close-ups of the players who can’t sing for toffee
For me, the Russian anthem can't be beaten.Totally ruined by the insistence of close-ups of the players who can’t sing for toffee
Hopefully the Euroanthem final will be Wales v Poland
Wales through to the last 16 - likely to face Russia or Finland.
He was absolute class today. It will be interesting to see if he keeps his place for the next game given how well they've done before. Not sure the rest of the Italian 'B' side quite did enough to warrant inclusion in the knock out round starting side - Chiesa looked to give them something a bit different though.Veratti is such a class player. Joy to watch.
Agreed. Any thumping of the floor should result in a penalty to the opposition and 2 of your own team being sent off as punishment.
Simple rules: No blood/all limbs and head pointing the right way/player able to get within double the number of fingers shown = play on.
Yes it defintley will be, the Italian midfield already loooked so strong in the other two games so I wonder if Veratti will start or if Macini will go with the established midfield. And if he starts, who an earth does he replace as Jorginho, Barella and Locatelli have all been superb so far.He was absolute class today. It will be interesting to see if he keeps his place for the next game given how well they've done before. Not sure the rest of the Italian 'B' side quite did enough to warrant inclusion in the knock out round starting side - Chiesa looked to give them something a bit different though.
Just a bit! I doubt Bonucci and Chiellini would leave Bale unmarked in the middle of the six yard box. I wasn't sure why Mancini was still playing both of them together (combined age 70!), but can see why now. They'll be hoping Chiellini is back for the next game.Also the defence looked a little weaker once Bonucci went off.
You can certainly see the benefit of using Chiesa off the bench with his pace against a tiring defence.Chiesa I think would be better as a sub because of his pace but I could see him potentially starting as well.
BBC: England's Ben Chilwell and Mason Mount have to self-isolate as a precaution after coming into close contact with Scotland's Billy Gilmour who has tested postive for COVID
Chilwell and Mount were seen interacting with Gilmour after Friday's goalless draw with Scotland at Wembley.
Gilmour has since tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss Scotland's final group game against Croatia on Tuesday.
The entire England squad had lateral flow tests on Monday afternoon and all were negative.
Gareth Southgate's side face the Czech Republic in their final Euro 2020 group game at Wembley on Tuesday.
In a statement, the FA said it would hold further talks with Public Health England (PHE) before taking further action.
"The pair will be kept away from the rest of the England players and wider support team, pending further discussions with PHE," read the statement.
"We will continue to follow all Covid-19 protocols and the Uefa testing regime, while remaining in close contact with PHE."