UEFA Nations League 2022-23

How is it 2-2?

Love Saka.

England flooded forward, caught Germany off guard with their numbers, and were clinical.

Maguire to get the winner, not sure which end tho.

Saka fairly changed the game

The England press right now is rabid.

3-3! Some game.

Neither side going to threaten the later stages of the World Cup imo.

Cracking second half to be fair

Thomas Muller seems to be playing for Germany for eternity.

Gerd Müller made his debut for West Germany coming on as an 85th minutes substitute for Thomas Müller against Yugoslavia in 1968.

He was out for 2 years under Jogi, but brought back in under Flick.

Nothing wrong with having a bit of experience on the bench to use when needed.

I agree, I over estimated them when I tipped them to win the euros. But I think you also underestimate them to a point. Even if there's a dearth in talent in what they produce, the players they do have are well rounded.

Not everyone can be a playmaker, but Italians are raised to read the game, outside of a certain individuals role. Most of their players have a great understanding of the whole, even if limited talent wise. Which means even when poor relatively, they can pull off wins they shouldn't, against more talented opposition. Just very well rounded players, technically and in terms of reading the game.

This Italian team get found out but can double down and go again. Just a tricky team to play and beat, as their basics are so proficient. England should of got the run of them in the European final, but they handed Italy a chance, and Italy dogged it out. If your very clinical you can really hurt and expose Italy, but if your not they'll drag it down and become a nightmare to play.

More often than not national teams don't have great cohesiveness. Italy can spring from the woods and do any of them. They need the occasion to be big though, in qualification they can struggle for that intensity, but when the world watches and they're up for it, they'll be a nightmare, dogmatic to the end. Get them past qualification and they'll always be there or there abouts.

They aren't known as the wily old foxes for nothing. If they can manage to get themselves to the point where it matters most, they'll rarely be beaten imo, regardless of their talent at any given time

Hard to really pump yourself up and to die in your shoes for less important games against minnows, which is where Italy struggle in qualification. You need to put them under the spotlight and on the world stage, to see the real Italy. Which is natural, most top sports people and teams don't perform close to their potential in mundane circumstances. But due to the nature in how Italy play, they need they occasion to give it all for a short two week burst. Not sustainable otherwise. They play a hard, very hard, grinding game, particularly when they don't have the talent at their disposal. Double down grinding

The Dutch lucky to get a last gasp goal to bring it to extra time.

Croatia had totally dominated the second half.

Modric imperious again……commentators said he played in the last meeting of these two sides…..15 years ago!

Fabulous strike puts Croatia ahead!