Ranvir Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, Norman said: England now have guys like Mount, Foden, Grealish etc who are all very good with the ball and add more creativeness in the final 3rd. A huge improvement over the likes of Delle Alli, Lingaard, Dier etc.. I hope so. To be fair I haven't watched much football in the last 3 years. Even during the so called Golden Generation era teams like Denmark were able to have more possession than England. It was frustrating to watch.
rising Posted June 9, 2021 Posted June 9, 2021 5 hours ago, coffee_rules said: This is a better tournament than FIFA WC. Most are evenly abled, unlike the WC. Some countries make it the WC , just because they are good in their region, but don’t deserve its place over some EU country who missed out on EU regional quota. This was the case till 2006 when I watched Football. Not sure if it’s the same case. will watch after the group stage this year. Lockdowns will make you do strange things The player quality is better in Euro but you can't say its better watch some Asian/African countries play more free flowing games rather than cagey tacticall affair between the giants of football. for example last world cup match between South Korea and Belgium was one really fun game to watch probably best game and there one game form African team I think Ghana and which was fun aswell coffee_rules 1
Norman Posted June 11, 2021 Author Posted June 11, 2021 First match today (00:30 IST so technically tomorrow ). Turkey vs Italy in Rome. Italy are the obvious favorites plus the home advantage but Turkey are fully capable of springing a surprise. My prediction - Ita 2-0 Tur
Vickydev Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 The Turks are mavericks and they beat France during the qualifiers. Italy could struggle as opening day matches are never easy and their attack is underwhelming. Hoping for an upset to kick things off
rising Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Vickydev said: The Turks are mavericks and they beat France during the qualifiers. Italy could struggle as opening day matches are never easy and their attack is underwhelming. Hoping for an upset to kick things off Turkey is strong this time but doesn't Italy have something like 27 match I heard Italy some injuries so I feel this might be very competitive match which could go either way Edited June 11, 2021 by rising
Vickydev Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 40 minutes ago, rising said: Turkey is strong this time but doesn't Italy have something like 27 match I heard Italy some injuries so I feel this might be very competitive match which could go either way Have hardly played any big teams, with lots of minnows in between. Only a 1-0 win against Netherlands to show for a good result against a somewhat challenging side, have had draws with Poland and Bosnia during the Nations league. Dont rate their attack much.
rising Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Vickydev said: Have hardly played any big teams, with lots of minnows in between. Only a 1-0 win against Netherlands to show for a good result against a somewhat challenging side, have had draws with Poland and Bosnia during the Nations league. Dont rate their attack much. Fair enough I haven't really really watched much international since word cup so I will take your opinion . it should be interesting match then
rising Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 It was good half of football Italy were one who tried and had chances but still not able to break Turkey defense, Turkey sat deep and defended well
Vickydev Posted June 11, 2021 Posted June 11, 2021 Poor effort from Turkey. Was a non contest basically. Thank god for the tennis between the ATGs to be going on at the same time
Norman Posted June 12, 2021 Author Posted June 12, 2021 Italy were scrappy and Turkey were all over the place. A disappointing start to the tournament.
Norman Posted June 12, 2021 Author Posted June 12, 2021 (edited) Today's games - Wales v Switzerland Pretty much evenly matched sides. But Wales have a bit of an edge with their attacking prowess. Bale and Ramsey are not in the best of their form but still they're quality players who always turn up for the national team. So I'm going 2-1 for wales Denmark v Finland Denmark should win comfortably. 2-0 or 3-0.. (home advantage + a superior team) Belgium v Russia Could be a tricky game. Belgium have a world class team on paper but Russians are known for their sheer grit and physical solidity on the ball and they're playing on home soil. Should be 2-1 Belgium though Edited June 12, 2021 by Norman
Norman Posted June 12, 2021 Author Posted June 12, 2021 7 hours ago, Vickydev said: Poor effort from Turkey. Was a non contest basically. Thank god for the tennis between the ATGs to be going on at the same time There were huge expectations on their team from delusional Turkish fans (who are basically the Toyger fans of football). This defeat(and the margin of it) might have just eliminated them from the RO16 race. kepler37b 1
Vickydev Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Norman said: There were huge expectations on their team from delusional Turkish fans (who are basically the Toyger fans of football). This defeat(and the margin of it) might have just eliminated them from the RO16 race. Yeah they are not going anywhere. Pretty underwhelming side, Italy were there for the taking dont know what they were playing at.
bharathh Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 Watched the first half - I must say I find football incredibly boring now. It's just pass-pass front and back with the occasional shot. I know it's Italy and Turkey - but the flair is gone. I guess I should stick to the highlights from here on.
The Realist Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Norman said: There were huge expectations on their team from delusional Turkish fans (who are basically the Toyger fans of football). This defeat(and the margin of it) might have just eliminated them from the RO16 race. Turkey are shite, always have been. The Bangladesh of football seems a good label. Only their retarded fans think they are good, everyone else knows they are crap against any decent side.
rising Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 3 hours ago, bharathh said: Watched the first half - I must say I find football incredibly boring now. It's just pass-pass front and back with the occasional shot. I know it's Italy and Turkey - but the flair is gone. I guess I should stick to the highlights from here I am not sure about international football as its cup it can be bit cagey but if you see Bayer playing style from 2020 its one most attacking style a team can play
Number Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 Really looking forward to England's games. Although it worked for Southgate at world cup, I hope he doesn't play 3 Defenders at the back and then 3 defenders in the midfield.
zen Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 Nice thread to get the updates! Also write on which are the best teams on display after they have played a few games
I6MTW Posted June 12, 2021 Posted June 12, 2021 Denmark match suspended. Scary scenes at the stadium as Denmark fans cry. Eriksen collapses suddenly and rushed to hospital. Jimmy Cliff 1
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