EM31 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Done and dusted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 Honestly, Spain deserved this match. But I'll take it. EM31, now it's your turn to pull off a win tomorrow. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 Best match of Euro 2020. I am drained. Need to "rehydrate" with a bunch more wine. Grazie Dio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Congratulations @munchmemory it was a great game and while I think Spain were better on the night I think Italy are the better side. Spain were really just a bad matchup for Italy, I felt that way before the game. Now hopefully Denmark will do me a favour and let me actually enjoy the final. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, Irish Jet said: Congratulations @munchmemory it was a great game and while I think Spain were better on the night I think Italy are the better side. Spain were really just a bad matchup for Italy, I felt that way before the game. Now hopefully Denmark will do me a favour and let me actually enjoy the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, Irish Jet said: Congratulations @munchmemory it was a great game and while I think Spain were better on the night I think Italy are the better side. Spain were really just a bad matchup for Italy, I felt that way before the game. Now hopefully Denmark will do me a favour and let me actually enjoy the final. Thanks, IJ. I'm completely drained from that match. One of the best back & forth games I've seen in a while. Agree that Spain was the better team today. Italy looked like they were running on fumes at the end. And how about the way sports has you as a hero one minute and a goat the next? Crazy how Morata rode the victory wagon into the abyss. I hate PK endings. I did not like Chiesa holding his hamstring when he went out. That will be a huge loss if he can't play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 15 hours ago, Irish Jet said: Congratulations @munchmemory it was a great game and while I think Spain were better on the night I think Italy are the better side. Spain were really just a bad matchup for Italy, I felt that way before the game. Now hopefully Denmark will do me a favour and let me actually enjoy the final. I don't have your life experiences sir but this whole hatred of the English thing is almost William Wallace-esque. We have been pretty good at stabbing ourselves in the eyeball with a rusty dagger without any help from outside. Just look no further than 55 years of futility if any proof of that point is needed. This current team are kids for the most part, many of mixed heritage including Irish and I am not sure what any of them ever did to you. England has had the best top flight football league in the world for years and finally there are lots of "home-grown" players to play along side the imported foreign talent. They may not win this tournament and they may not even win tomorrow's game but I think they have foundational players who should be good for years to come. So if rooting against the English is your thing then you might be in for a rough decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 @EM31 Less than three hours away. You gotta be goin' nuts. England must make like the mythical Arthur and pull Excalibur (a win) from the stone. Best of luck. Hope to see you in the final when we will be in the midst of a blood feud. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 23 minutes ago, munchmemory said: @EM31 Less than three hours away. You gotta be goin' nuts. England must make like the mythical Arthur and pull Excalibur (a win) from the stone. Best of luck. Hope to see you in the final when we will be in the midst of a blood feud. lol LOL Alfred the great might be a more correct reference if you want a king who sent the Vikings back across the sea (for a time) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 if the final two games can conclude without the need for penalties I would settle for that right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, EM31 said: if the final two games can conclude without the need for penalties I would settle for that right now. FIFA needs to fix this method. You see last night's Argentina-Colombia match? Non-stop action which ended in PKs. For some odd reason, the Copa America does not go to extra time after regulation (only for the final). Right to PKs. Hated to see that fantastic match end with PKs. Although the Argentina keeper played out of his mind and stopped three. That was fun to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 21 hours ago, munchmemory said: If you have the skill, top corners are the way to go. Agree, I hate these horrible hop, skip and jump, dance and shuffle runups, followed by a dinky little penalty that more and more players seem to like doing. Always get a little bit of satisfaction when they miss. Just run up and bury it into the top corner. Could be interesting, France lose to Switzerland on penos who lose to Spain on penos, who lose to italy on penos who..., 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Just miss pass to Sterling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 OMG! What a friggin' shot. Absolute BOMB. Ronaldo/Messi-like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 GOAL ENGLAND! Sterling is playing out of his mind this tournament. Best player by a mile on England. An inch here or there and he could have had three goals today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Denmark goal gave England a bit of a kick in the ass. Before that they were clueless. Hopefully halftime does not restore their cluelessness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, EM31 said: Denmark goal gave England a bit of a kick in the ass. Before that they were clueless. Hopefully halftime does not restore their cluelessness. I love how all these matches are being played end to end. Nice to see teams looking to score rather than going on defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Tell me Dolberg, #12 on Denmark, is not a dead ringer for a young Jon Gruden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Gettin' tight. England has been the much better side in the second half. Unlucky on a few chances which would have put them ahead. Good game so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Much as I hate to say it it would be criminal if England don’t get through. The far better side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Garbage decision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Foreign player dives; "Cheat, simulation, ref needs to book him" English player dives: "Streetwise" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Irish Jet said: Garbage decision. There was a slight foul. But I agree, bush league call. Fantastic save by Schmeichel. Unlucky on the rebound with no defender within a mile. Great follow up by Kane. Denmark went all in on defense and deserve to lose. England out played them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Soccer is so dumb. Penalty kick on a guy tripping? Fixed as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Congrats, EM31! Italia-Inghilterra on Sunday. Now I can't be your friend. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Well, that wasn't a penalty but I thought the earlier one on Kane should have been a penalty so VAR got it wrong twice IMO. Sterling and Grealish may be the two biggest floppers in the Premier league. It has to be said that Denmark sat back completely in OT and the last 5-10 minutes of regulation which was inexplicable. Long story short I am happy to be there but Italy gonna kill us on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Did I just see Deep Purple's Roger Glover in the audience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, EM31 said: Sterling and Grealish may be the two biggest floppers in the Premier league. Not anymore. Ashley Young's back at Villa. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 39 minutes ago, EM31 said: Well, that wasn't a penalty but I thought the earlier one on Kane should have been a penalty so VAR got it wrong twice IMO. Sterling and Grealish may be the two biggest floppers in the Premier league. It has to be said that Denmark sat back completely in OT and the last 5-10 minutes of regulation which was inexplicable. Long story short I am happy to be there but Italy gonna kill us on Sunday. Exactly what I said, too. Just did not understand the coach's move. Took out anyone who could score and hoped for a miracle. No question England was the better team. Except for Schmeichel who is world class, Denmark looked spent and emotionally drained by the end. But after the Eriksen incident and losing their first two games, no one and their mother thought they would be in the semi-final. Kudos to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesumtenor Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, EM31 said: Well, that wasn't a penalty but I thought the earlier one on Kane should have been a penalty so VAR got it wrong twice IMO. Sterling and Grealish may be the two biggest floppers in the Premier league. It has to be said that Denmark sat back completely in OT and the last 5-10 minutes of regulation which was inexplicable. Long story short I am happy to be there but Italy gonna kill us on Sunday. Sterling was fouled; he got past both Maehle and Jensen and Schmeichel was playing the cross. If they hadn’t high-lowed Sterling he has a wide open near post and would have scored…Jensen was covering for the center back, number 3 who neither $#@t nor got off the pot…he should have covered when Sterling first got past Maehle and left someone at the far post to fill and cover the cross… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 54 minutes ago, Awesumtenor said: Sterling was fouled; he got past both Maehle and Jensen and Schmeichel was playing the cross. If they hadn’t high-lowed Sterling he has a wide open near post and would have scored…Jensen was covering for the center back, number 3 who neither $#@t nor got off the pot…he should have covered when Sterling first got past Maehle and left someone at the far post to fill and cover the cross… Agree to disagree on that. The earlier non-call on Kane was a far bigger mistake by the Ref IMO. Maybe he got word at the end of regulation that he had screwed it up and that influenced the Sterling call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 And then there were two. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 31 minutes ago, EM31 said: And then there were two. Here's what I'm thinking for Sunday's result. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM31 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, munchmemory said: Here's what I'm thinking for Sunday's result. lol Right now I am thinking the same thing but that's why they play the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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