Not everyone is Phil Jones though. Not everyone has that ability and awareness that only Sir Phillip Jones has.
UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 ** spoilers ** [26th - 29th June 2021]
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Not everyone is Phil Jones though. Not everyone has that ability and awareness that only Sir Phillip Jones has.
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The De Ligt red card looked fair to me. He may just have been very unlucky but he seemed to scoop the ball backwards. He was the last man and he hand balled it so it was either a red card or a foul on him. I'm not sure it was a foul.
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He deliberately handled it, was clear as day on the replay.
Any news on De Bruyne and Hazard injuries?
Any news on De Bruyne and Hazard injuries?
One angle looked ok, another looked very deliberate scoop, not just natural falling. I was gutted to see it, but the red card was probably the right call. The Czechs then closed ranks once they scored and the Dutch looked like we usually do - clueless and unable to muster a comprehensive counter. It was odd to see it so heated, have I missed something between these two in the past? It went beyond one or two players, almost like there's a national grudge there.
Their semi is going to be interesting.Sweden or Ukraine vs Czech should be quite an even match. Scratch that I can't read my wall chart. Denmark! Also a tough one to call.
Their semi is going to be interesting.
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I fancy Denmark honestly. Compact, well drilled and no players that would take personal glory over the teams success. Could be an outside shout for the tournament IMO.
Netherlands just don't have that good a team. Massively lacking in the final third. Depay is the same player he was at United but with a 10x larger ego. He thrives in a league where you are given time and space and he is the main man. Against well set up teams he struggles.
Fair, I must say I thought Depay's touch was awful throughout, and he missed some crucial passes that would have released people running past him. I regret keeping him in my ff squad. I nearly dumped him for Lukaku but thought Holland would get through this round whereas I could see Ronaldo conjuring up some magic.
You have to wonder if they would create more from set pieces if Penaldo didn't use anything within 30 yards as a photo op.
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I am pretty certain that Portugal would be a far better team without Ronaldo in it at this point. You can see that he is completely at odds with how the rest of them want to play. The ball is moved quickly until it gets to Ronaldo and he wants to show off, do a couple of step overs or a cute flick instead of keeping the ball moving.
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No better time for us to get to a final.
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Aye, would have preferred Por over Ger, but IF ONLY we can get to semi at Wembley with 60,000 there
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Aye, would have preferred Por over Ger, but IF ONLY we can get to semi at Wembley with 60,000 there
It's looking like Sweden, then Denmark in the Semi's if we get past the Germans.
France will probably be in the final as well.
Sweden have been a bogey team for us though historically. We've done better in recent tournaments against them, but we shouldn't underestimate them. There is a resilience and determination about their squad who dug deep to win it after Poland scored twice to level their match. Ukraine might also beat them tomorrow. We will have to see what happens!
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That nearly fell perfect to Koke!
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Who is the woman commentating on this. She makes Robbie Savage sound eloquent at times 
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I've never heard a commentator that can't pronounce Modric.
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What do you mean. Love me some Modrick. She has been making a mess of quite a few random words as well. Can kind of forgive foreign player names but shes been butchering quite a few common english words as well.
I guess we are spoilt with the usual high standards of eloquence set by the average commentator
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What the hell?!?!?!!!!!