The Round Ball Game - II

[Maclintick]

The comedy cameo of Immobile prostrate in the box, out-acting many an Oscar winner, then realising a goal had gone in, springing up and running over to celebrate, was a classic

Despite the occasional inevitable bit of tattica, It,aly certainly deserved to win that match. Great entertainment.

Italy deserved the win on their first-half effort, despite predictable game-managerial shenanigans towards the end, but Belgium's defending was mostly dire -- no closing-down at all in the second half -- a team much less than the sum of its parts.Whether Italy can compete as ferociously in forthcoming encounters is questionable, without Spinazzola...

[DracoM]

......and if yet another 59*7%454!!u5-ing presenter / commentator says AGAIN 'and isn't it so strange and so nice to have spectators back in...'

YES, YES YES, WE GOT IT! There haven't been any for yonks..........

......crikey!

[EnemyoftheStoat]

[COLOR="#0000FF"]The comedy cameo of Immobile prostrate in the box, out-acting many an Oscar winner, then realising a goal had gone in, springing up and running over to celebrate, was a classic

Worthy of a retrospective yellow card, maybe, if there is such a thing?

[jayne lee wilson]

All a bit low-key in the sparsely-populated, far-flung Baku Olympic......waiting for wunderkind Damsgaard to light things up....

[jayne lee wilson]

1-2, 70', Come on Czechia, give us the drama again...

They had a go, but its Denmark 2-1...

..and now.....back soon.....

[jayne lee wilson]

Another intriguing selection from Mr. Southgate.....4-2-3-1.....that 13- or 15-player game management again...
Sancho gets his chance just after his transfer...

[LHC]

Apparently there is a sizeable contingent of German fans who have made their way to Rome, who are all supporting England, waving the England flag and singing 'its coming home'!

[Ein Heldenleben]

A good time for Kane to find his strikers touch ...

[jayne lee wilson]

Nicely made nicely taken..... classic Sterling - Kane...

Atmosphere surprisingly loud.... it all helps...

[jayne lee wilson]

Very free role for Sancho.... is it effective....?

[teamsaint]

Very free role for Sancho.... is it effective....?

Seems to be a major part of the plan. Southgate certainly showing confidence in his squad and his rotation of it.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Very free role for Sancho.... is it effective....?

Seems to be playing on both wings and beating defenders at will so yes ? We should be 3 up ....

[jayne lee wilson]

Just slightly relieved to get to halftime.... you could all see why, I'm sure......
Feels very tense...

[Edgy 2]

Just slightly relieved to get to halftime.... you could all see why, I'm sure......
Feels very tense...

Yep

[jayne lee wilson]

Yes! Wow....whoa..... this is just too much.....