UEFA Nations League

Berserker

martyos121 wrote: »

Phenomenal pass from Henderson, tidy finish too.

That looked offside though.

Was incredibly close. Onside just.

Mr.Nice Guy

Kane very close. Nice turn and shot.

7 minutes of added time.

Father Hernandez

Thought Lingards head was a good bit off myself right away tbh

VAR is great when it works like this evening

j8wk2feszrnpao

It was a great move by England, Chilwell ran it out brilliantly, nice flick by Sterling and pass by Heno, and a neat finish.
But England have been passed off the park. Front three haven't helped by losing the ball so much.

Berserker

Father Hernandez wrote: »

Thought Lingards head was a good bit off myself right away tbh

VAR is great when it works like this evening

Been very smooth tonight.

Mr.Nice Guy

Depay wasteful again. Wonder will the Dutch regret these missed chances.

Sterling's shot shaves the crossbar. Unlucky.

90 minutes is up. Going to Extra-Time.

martyos121

Extra time it is. Not unhappy about that, it’s been a great game.

ankles

Kane not doing much again. Sometimes he can look very ordinary

Berserker

martyos121 wrote: »

Extra time it is. Not unhappy about that, it’s been a great game.

A million times better than any friendly. The players are 100% at it also.

Berserker

ankles wrote: »

Kane not doing much again. Sometimes he can look very ordinary

He's not fit. Wasn't fit for the game last weekend and he's still not match fit.

Father Hernandez

ankles wrote: »

Kane not doing much again. Sometimes he can look very ordinary

I'd argue he's not match fit whatsoever and forcing himself to play so as not to miss out on England reaching a 'final'

Berserker

Father Hernandez wrote: »

I'd argue he's not match fit whatsoever and forcing himself to play so as not to miss out on England reaching a 'final'

Why a 'final'? Am I missing something?

ankles

Berserker wrote: »

He's not fit. Wasn't fit for the game last weekend and he's still not match fit.

Which begs the question why play him. Realise Rashford had to be replaced but Kane is very clearly not in shape to play. As last Saturday

Father Hernandez

Berserker wrote: »

A million times better than any friendly. The players are 100% at it also.

The Nations League has thrown up some great games in fairness, still a bit clueless as to what happens now with Euro Qualifying , next edition of Nations League, etc

Turtwig

I've rather enjoyed this Nations League. Much more interesting matches.

Father Hernandez

Berserker wrote: »

Why a 'final'? Am I missing something?

More that yes it's a final, but it doesn't hold any credibility for me in comparison to the Euro's, WC or any other international competition.

A second chance to get into the Euro's

Find the idea of having a 3rd & 4th place play off on Sunday a bit daft

Could change in years to come for me

Fr Tod Umptious

Berserker wrote: »

Why a 'final'? Am I missing something?

The narrative around here for this will be pretty straight forward.

If Netherlands or Portugal win it it's a good competition and a great alternative to friendlies.

If England win it it's nothing more than a Mickey mouse competition.

citytillidie

Father Hernandez wrote: »

The Nations League has thrown up some great games in fairness, still a bit clueless as to what happens now with Euro Qualifying , next edition of Nations League, etc

These games have nothing to do with Euro Qualifying these are finals.

Next March is when the play-offs are and it will make more sense when it gets closer to that stage. I find the structure easy to follow just have to wait until March to find out who is playing in the play-offs

Mr.Nice Guy

Promes scores. What a disaster for England!

Actually an O.G. from Walker attempting to get back. Stones at fault.

Kirby

Calamitous.

DJIMI TRARORE

OOOPS

Berserker

Well, that is up there with the biggest calamity I've seen in a long time. Look like conceding again. Dutch all over us at set pieces.

Mr.Nice Guy

Depay ain't scoring tonight. Good reflexes from Pickford.

ongarite

Stones again very poor

Turtwig

Can that one be chalked down to fatigue?

j8wk2feszrnpao

Turtwig wrote: »

Can that one be chalked down to fatigue?

Has Stones played all that much in the last month or two?

Kirby

Turtwig wrote: »

Can that one be chalked down to fatigue?

I don't think so, no. It's just an error in judgement followed by a sh*tty touch.

ankles

Kirby wrote: »

I don't think so, no. It's just an error in judgement followed by a sh*tty touch.

Which touch precisely, About four too many to choose from

citytillidie

lol Barkley rolling around like he was knee capped sees he has a free kick and player getting booked and up walking fine

Kirby

citytillidie wrote: »

lol Barkley rolling around like he was knee capped sees he has a free kick and player getting booked and up walking fine

Players won't stop diving and play acting until retrospective bans start happening.

Until the punishment fits the crime, they'll keep doing it.

Mr.Nice Guy

De Ligt has done well since his shaky first half.

j8wk2feszrnpao

sugarman wrote: »

Final few mins of the FA Cup Final when City were crusing. Hasnt had a proper run out in 6 weeks+.

Yeah, just checked. April 20th was the last time he played 90mins. Handful of late sub appearances since then.

Kirby

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

De Ligt has done well since his shaky first half.

Rashford going off has had a lot to do with it. He'll fair better in a hustle-bustle physical battle versus Kane than he will against the pace of Rashford.

votecounts

Has there ever been a game that Ali doesn't concede a freekick

Cheese Wagstaff

Kirby wrote: »

Rashford going off has had a lot to do with it. He'll fair better in a hustle-bustle physical battle versus Kane than he will against the pace of Rashford.

Have to say that Rashford (the penalty aside) didn't really cause the Dutch central defence any trouble during the time that he was on. That goes for De Ligt and VVD.

Mr.Nice Guy

Depay to Promes surely seals it. England shooting themselves in the foot again. Barkley at fault.

DJIMI TRARORE

ooops x 2

Berserker

Another shocking goal. Just not good enough at the back. Gifted them that win.

j8wk2feszrnpao

Another semi-final loss. Error by Barkley under pressure, but the pass by Stones put him under that pressure.

Mr.Nice Guy

Koeman doing a fine job rehabilitating the Dutch. A strong performance at the Euros and I can see him in the frame for the Barca job next year.

3-1 it ends. Portugal vs Netherlands will be a tasty final.

ankles

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Koeman doing a fine job rehabilitating the Dutch. A strong performance at the Euros and I can see him in the frame for the Barca job next year.

If he has any sense he'll stay away

greenfield21

Tyler "one hopes for a peaceful late evening", ha

citytillidie

Semi-Final Results
Portugal 3 V 1 Switzerland
Netherlands 3 V 1 England

Sunday 9th June
3rd place play-off
Switzerland V England - 14:00 - Sky Sports Football / Main Event / Virgin Media Sport

Final
Portugal V Netherlands - 19:45 - Sky Sports Football / Main Event / Virgin Media One

Iused2likebusts

Its still not coming home anyway.

ShamoBuc

Brutal defending by England for those et goals.

Since Kane has come on I think he's fouled 7 times and got a yellow. Not much else.
Fit or not that's fairly poor.

Holland deserved to go through.

Berserker

Disappointed with those two goals but it was a very good game.

j8wk2feszrnpao

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Brutal defending by England for those et goals.

4 goals in the game, 3 came from poor defending.
England really didn't create much at all. Duch missed one or two sitters.
Better team won; but a decent game overall.

Dcully

Utterly pathetic Engand fans booing VVD.

Very enjoyable game all the same.
Top defenders making mistakes all over the place.

thebaz

Dcully wrote: »

Utterly pathetic Engand fans booing VVD.

Very enjoyable game all the same.
Top defenders making mistakes all over the place.

what was with all the booing of VVD - was it racist or something else ?

Given what happened with Sterling , I thought they might only taunt the Irish

TheCitizen

thebaz wrote: »

what was with all the booing of VVD - was it racist or something else ?

Given what happened with Sterling , I thought they might only taunt the Irish

They were booing Babel as well? I asked earlier what that was about and an England fan on here said it was because he used to play for Liverpool. I asked him why? But he didn’t answer or didn’t know maybe? Very strange. Anyway the people of Porto will be delighted that they didn’t get to the Final and probably a lot of them will go home now.