Today’s Football 2021/22 Season

[TheBigIguana]

Frankly they were saying during the game that Jorginho took the penalty that screwed them off Berardi and I'm wondering why he's even selected anymore. Fraud of a player.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

England really blew it last year

On reflection, this Italian side is not "all that"

 

[MikeH72]

England lost to that in a final at Wembley

Bottlers

The Southgate effect.

 

[TheBigIguana]

England really blew it last year

On reflection, this Italian side is not "all that"

They play with no urgency. England actually shouldn't have scored so early. It forced Italy to go for the goal and not recycle possession endlessly.

They're like 2010 Spain but they don't have David Villa to magic a goal for 1-0.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Italy still problematic then, next chance they have at a World Cup, it’ll be for 2026 in North America

Brilliant for North Macedonia though, they’ve come on leaps and bounds in the past few years, qualifying for Euro 2020 and now one game away from a first ever World Cup, Portugal won’t and shouldn’t take it as a given to go through, one mistake and they could be punished like the Azzuri

 

[RomanReigns]

i hope we don’t end up needing to beat Brentford in our last home game of the session to ensure that we don’t get relegated and end up doing an Italy v north Macedonia

 

[TheBigIguana]

Italy still problematic then, next chance they have at a World Cup, it’ll be for 2026 in North America

Brilliant for North Macedonia though, they’ve come on leaps and bounds in the past few years, qualifying for Euro 2020 and now one game away from a first ever World Cup, Portugal won’t and shouldn’t take it as a given to go through, one mistake and they could be punished like the Azzuri

Think they'll be alright since Ciro Immobile won't be the one responsible for scoring

 

[MikeH72]

They play with no urgency. England actually shouldn't have scored so early. It forced Italy to go for the goal and not recycle possession endlessly.

They're like 2010 Spain but they don't have David Villa to magic a goal for 1-0.

England could’ve gone for the jugular in that first half and been 2 or 3 up at half time. Between the cowardly tactics and the ridiculous subs and penalty taker choices, Southgate lost that final.

 

[TheBigIguana]

i hope we don’t end up needing to beat Brentford in our last home game of the session to ensure that we don’t get relegated and end up doing an Italy v north Macedonia

LOL as if we'd get 30 shots off. Maybe if it's a best of 7 series

 

[TheBigIguana]

England could’ve gone for the jugular in that first half and been 2 or 3 up at half time. Between the cowardly tactics and the ridiculous subs and penalty taker choices, Southgate lost that final.

Either way though scoring early meant Italy had to play. Obviously they couldn't not score, but if that game stays 0-0 for 75 minutes there is probably only one winner.

 

[Billy Dean]

Shouts England bottled it were inevitable but the Euros were nearly a year ago now. Italy were clearly the best team over the whole tournament. Wiped the floor with Belgium and then beat very good Spain and England teams on pens

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I'm sure the snobs will complain we've been "robbed" of a big Italy Vs Portugal game, but them's the breaks yo

 

[Billy Dean]

Italy without Chiellini, Bonucci and Chiesa who were all huge for them at the euros.

 

[MikeH72]

Italy without Chiellini, Bonucci and Chiesa who were all huge for them at the euros.

Portugal were without their first choice centre back pairing and got past Turkey.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Portugal were without their first choice centre back pairing and got past Turkey.

Turkey missed a pen to save the day though