It’s interesting that the teams from Group F, the so called Group of Death, have all been knocked out before the quarter finals. Rather than preparing them for the battles to come, it seems the intensity of their group games exhausted them.
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And what an astounding atmosphere burning out of the screen from Wembley...!Originally posted by Edgy 2 View Post
The last time I experienced anything quite so intense was the Liverpool - Barca CL semi in 2019....
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Beautifully created first goal for Ukraine, one side of the park to the other with outside of the foot much in evidence....that little dink across the area was magical........ they can play a bit, don't worry...Comment
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Yep, there must be a good slice of that.Originally posted by LHC View Post
There is definitely a learning process in tournament football, even if Greece didn't bother going through it. I think England probably learned a lot from the WC campaign.
And Kane could have turned the corner just when we really need him to.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.Comment
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Amazing end-to-end stuff at Hampden.....very unpredictable.... could be another long night....Comment
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It is a long night - and about to go to penalties ....
No - my machine crashed - and Ukraine scored in stoppage time - looks as though it's going to be over now ....Comment
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It is nowOriginally posted by Dave2002 View Post“Music is the best means we have of digesting time." — Igor StravinskyComment
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Never a red card! Poor Sweden.Comment
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Ah, the VAR video of the tackle suggests the Ukraine player was lucky to still have a career after that tackle, let alone a tournament.Originally posted by DracoM View Post
Definitely a red. But Sweden were unlucky, hitting bar and post several times as well as an obstinate keeper.Last edited by EnemyoftheStoat; 30-06-21, 07:42.Comment
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I hate to be a naysayer, but it will all end in tears!Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostComment
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Only one team can win the tournament. There’s no shame in being beaten by a better team (especially Belgium).Originally posted by Sir Velo View PostComment
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There is no "will" or "won't" in football or any other sport; only "might", "could" or sometimes "should" (Yoda might not have approved of this formulationOriginally posted by Sir Velo View Post
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But that's why we watch and follow, year after year; the hope against the despair.....the unpredictability, the possibility....yesterday was such a high because historical expectation and association were finally overturned, and in such an atmosphere...!
You could say that France should have beaten La Suisse; Netherlands should have beaten the Czechs; but look what happened...
Don't know what to do with myself today, after two remarkable days, two matches a day, as the high comes down.... I do have tasks and errands which I should get on with, but...Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 30-06-21, 13:10.Comment
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Always remember: there is no goal. All we finally need is to be centreing: not half, not back, not going forward, and not on a wing and a prayer.Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostThere is no "will" or "won't" in football or any other sport; only "might", "could" or sometimes "should" (Yoda might not have approved of this formulation)
But that's why we watch and follow, year after year; the hope against the despair.....the unpredictability, the possibility....yesterday was such a high because historical expectation and association were finally overturned, and in such an atmosphere...!
You could say that France should have beaten La Suisse; Netherlands should have beaten the Czechs; but look what happened...
Don't know what to do with myself today, after two remarkable days, two matches a day, as the high comes down.... I do have tasks and errands which I should get on with, but...Comment
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... what I always find weird is this notion that WE have done it. As far as I could see, it was eleven or so men running after a ball on a football pitch wot done itOriginally posted by jayne lee wilson View Post
I think Mitchell & Webb had a good sketch
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Like most elite activity, it is more than the just the main characters, though of course without them it can't happen.Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
Before Jayne says it, Liverpool with the Kop. Endless trophies. Without the Kop...a Man City style smattering of them.
United . With the Stretford End......The theatre of Dreams. Without.....another big cold football stadium with an occasional day in the sun.
It is in part about perceived identity. The place and the people inform the players. I heard Lee Dixon ( top class Arsenal player) recently saying how Highbury in equal measure intimidated and inspired him. And it is the people that made it that way. Arsenal with that odd mix of North London "aristocracy", the Irish, the home counties refugees.
It's all part of a whole.
To sum up...it's the " Croatia " factor.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.Comment
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... yep, that's what I don't get.Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
Like all those people 'identifying with' Princess Diana after her death. It's not real
( .. "O it's real for me!" - = "It's my truth" )
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