I can’t believe my country is in a final didn’t think it would happen in my life time

[Patrick goulding]

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Edited July 7, 2021 by Patrick goulding

[Billhook]

All right for you my wife is Danish and I was looking forward to a good night in after the first goal, now it is a bad night out in the garage locked in the car for my own safety!

[Mark Bolam]

Tough game, massive respect for Denmark throughout the tournament, they were superb.

We deserved it tonight though.

 

I will love it if we beat Italy.

Love it.

[Mick Dempsey]

Pickford’s kicking will be targeted, woeful.

Italians are good but not world beaters, Sterling our best attacking player as usual.

Walker was superb.

[IronMike]

32 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Walker was superb.

Agreed Mick. He is rapid! Thought on balance we deserved the win, but fair play to Denmark who have been excellent all tournament. After watching the Spain and Italy match on Tuesday, I fear we are going to endure 90 minutes minimum of the Italians falling down when the breeze changes. In last nights match I thought England were bad enough at it….. Denmark certainly didn’t go to ground like we did. The air will be blue in my house if they start tumbling down like a snipers got them, makes my piss boil.

[Mick Dempsey]

The penalty was harsh, but the two players on Sterling were clumsy.

 

As Roy Keane said once “they gave the ref the opportunity to blow the whistle”

1 minute ago, Big J said:

Very much agree. Harry Kane's feet seem to be magnetically repelled from the floor if he's challenged by another player. That repulsion only gets stronger the closer he is to the goal.

He is very clever at being fouled, they are fouls, it’s not fabrication (most of the time)

He gets his team up the pitch, he is often isolated up front on his own, it’s the defenders fault for not being smart enough.

 

As a lone striker Drogba was the best I have seen at that.

 

[IronMike]

I guess it’s now part of the modern day game. Some teams do it better than others though!

 

I reckon Denmark were the first decent team we’ve come up against in the tournament. Germany couldn’t be bothered and didn’t pose anywhere near as big a threat as you’d expect. Italy will be a different game entirely. Need to make sure we don’t end up getting someone sent off!

[Billhook]

16 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

The penalty was harsh, but the two players on Sterling were clumsy.

 

As Roy Keane said once “they gave the ref the opportunity to blow the whistle”

He is very clever at being fouled, they are fouls, it’s not fabrication (most of the time)

He gets his team up the pitch, he is often isolated up front on his own, it’s the defenders fault for not being smart enough.

 

As a lone striker Drogba was the best I have seen at that.

 

Totally agree with you about Pickford every kick seemed to go out or to the Danes.

The penalty was not at all as obvious as other decisions where there was no doubt.  However, good to see that there is now a video judgement but I would be interested to know the line up on that video panel.

It also seems unfair that the Danish goalie did such a fantastic save only to give away a chance for a second shot which does not happen in the penalty shoot outs, how did this rule develop?

[nepia]

Eng certainly deserved the win on balance; Denmark have done themselves proud.

I'm just about there with the TMO in rugby but what the **** is VAR there for if it's not to get decisions right?!

[Mick Dempsey]

14 minutes ago, Billhook said:

Totally agree with you about Pickford every kick seemed to go out or to the Danes.

The penalty was not at all as obvious as other decisions where there was no doubt.  However, good to see that there is now a video judgement but I would be interested to know the line up on that video panel.

It also seems unfair that the Danish goalie did such a fantastic save only to give away a chance for a second shot which does not happen in the penalty shoot outs, how did this rule develop?

The ball is still in play, the game is still going, a defender could have got to it and cleared it just as easily.

In a shoot out the game has finished, it would be unworkable to let the penalty taker continue trying.

Theres a number of vids (that I can’t post) of goalies celebrating a miss by the taker in a shoot out, only to see the ball spin back into the goal.

 

Can someone post one to explain please?