Board 8 > Euro 2020 Topic 3

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Oyarzabal has been useless.
I swear Llorente has been played in some of those forward roles for Atletico, he can't be worse right?

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Spain kinda got lucky to get this far tbh.

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If England get to the final, reckon they might want Italy.
I've seen enough West Ham vs Chelsea matches to see Declan Rice give Jorginho fits.
Heck the EPL players being familiar with what makes him tick is a boost, he's so pivotal to Italy, you take him out of the game and that's a major hurdle cleared.

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oh shit

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Well if anything the extra time looming is a bonus for us and Denmark.

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Olmo with the bit of penetration Spain needed to break them down

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I'm so curious about the final. If England reaches the final, will they have the advantage because they cruised to the final or will they suffer because all of a sudden they'll have actual competition to contend with?

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shane15 posted...

Spain kinda got lucky to get this far tbh.

A bit of a stretch. Their flaws are clear, but we saw the first half hour how good they can be.

And now this!

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Spain back in it!


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RyoCaliente posted...

I'm so curious about the final. If England reaches the final, will they have the advantage because they cruised to the final or will they suffer because all of a sudden they'll have actual competition to contend with?

Actual competition coming tomorrow. We might not have the history to be a top team, but we are at the moment.

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I'm in total disbelief at what Morata's been doing this tournament.

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ctesjbuvf posted...

Actual competition coming tomorrow. We might not have the history to be a top team, but we are at the moment.

If we're being fair, Denmark have at least won the whole damn thing before without even qualifying for the tournament. So it's not unprecedented!

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Yeah, though that was more of a miracle run than this is.

Man, if Spain wins they'll have played a full match more than the winner of the other semi-final, unless that one has extra time.

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Donnarumma's positioning is often off. He needs to redeem himself in the final, if they get there, to get the award.

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Morata as a sub is something else.

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Off-a-side-a!

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Yes I love PKs. Its always so exciting!

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Let's fuckin do it

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yesss

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nooooooo

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I once again just want some confirmation that these are professional soccer players shooting at a whale sized net and missing it completely

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Could have seen that coming a mile away

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Its always the best player that fails.

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Well that's that!

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Lmao a perfect cheeky final shot

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I was backing Spain tbf

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Fun....now please England.

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Well the first one went to script. Over to you England.

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davidponte posted...

Lmao a perfect cheeky final shot

Made the keeper look like a knob. Mugged him off.

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That's my club's season top scorer!!!

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I'm rooting for the winner of Denmark - England to take it at this point. I'm pretty 50/50 on that semi-final itself but will be happy for both teams either way.

As long as it isn't Italy!

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Italy carrying on like it's Sunday already.

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Morata shoulda been the last player picked on pens. First thing on his mind when he walks up is gonna be the abuse he gets if he misses. Props to Italy, though. Have been saying throughout they're the best team in the tournament.

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Back to rooting for Denmark!

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England can beat that Italian side I think. Have to get past Denmark first tho!

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ExThaNemesis posted...

England can beat that Italian side I think. Have to get past Denmark first tho!

I hope Southgate has them watching Italy videos round the clock...

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Spain looked really good today tbh. Italy has been better overall, not sure they were today.

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Dani Olmo's still a young talent, dude's going to be the subject of some serious bids once clubs recover from the covid financial hits they took.
Can't see RB Leipzig holding onto him for many more years if he keeps it up!

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did better against italy than i thought. if we can find someone that knows how to kick a ball into the net or hell even at the net then we could be a good threat at the WC with players like Pedri and Dani Olmo

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Alright, today is the day! Today is probably the biggest match for us since the final in 92 and with perhaps a better squad than we've ever had. It's a huge joy because we don't have many expensive star players like the other teams. Most are playing for good to decent clubs, almost all outside of Denmark of course (at least all that play), but they work so well together, Hjulmand has been absolutely wonderful at creating A++ team spirit. Losing our biggest player to a heart attack on day 1 hurt, but at this point probably only strengthened the team spirit.

Lots of the players still made names for themselves during this tournament. Dolberg, Damsgaard and in particular Mhle has shown world class performances despite only getting much play time due to various injuries. We also have a bench that can keep the same level for once, and most of the star players have many years ahead of them. In 18 we lost on penalties to eventual finalists Croatia (and I'm never gonna stop blaming this on the fact that their goalkeeper left the line every single time, got scolded for it, but ultimately just kept doing it onwards to victory), and the team has only been growing since then. I believe we're in the beginning of a strong Danish era, where we can compete at the top even if we're not often favorites in the top matches.

I also love being around Danish fans. Lovable bunch just happy to be here. The minority that s***talks Braithwaite at every opportunity can stay at home, but otherwise I'm very happy that I'm standing next to these people. People that don't trash talk the opponents, don't underestimate them either, wouldn't sing it's coming home for +10 minutes in the semi-final they weren't part of (seriously, it's so ridiculous that it's basically impossible for the three other teams to have fans there to overrule such), and finally, doesn't compare our players to all time players every time they show skill. Pedri has been called the next Iniesta or Xavi god knows how many times. Shaw had one or two good matches and it's Shawberto Carlos all over. I realize that's far from everyone, I'm just appreciating how non-existent that is among Danish fans. No one is comparing Mhle to Roberto Carlos or any other legendary left back despite him having as good a case for it this tournament (which btw is still close to none), we're just chanting his name and enjoying what he's doing for us.

Looking very much forward to stand among these fans and rooting for this team tonight, being prepared that it might be the last time in a long time that we're this far, but also really hoping that it's not, which there's a fine chance of too. Let's f***ing go, Denmark!

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Gl tonight ctes

No hard feelings either way

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ah man, Saturday is Copa and Sunday is Euro. (Also US have a gold cup match but I doubt anyone on the board has ever cared about gold cup aside from me and maybe one year icon did?)

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Yeah, best of luck to all the English people here too.

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I will be rooting for whoever wins this match over italy
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neonreaper posted...

ah man, Saturday is Copa and Sunday is Euro. (Also US have a gold cup match but I doubt anyone on the board has ever cared about gold cup aside from me and maybe one year icon did?)

Brazil vs. Argentina sounds fun, but it's in the middle of the night the night before the Euro final. Probably won't watch if we're in the final.

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neonreaper posted...

ah man, Saturday is Copa and Sunday is Euro. (Also US have a gold cup match but I doubt anyone on the board has ever cared about gold cup aside from me and maybe one year icon did?)

I went to a Gold Cup group match before! I got to see Altidore score this sick goal right in front of me, and you can even see my group of friends in the background when they're zoomed in on the dejected goalie at 0:20!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQd4fuIBzlA
I'm the one jumping up and down in the all-white jersey.

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I feel like ctes just doesn't understand English humor. The Shawberto Carlos stuff is very much being ridiculous just for the sake of it. There's almost no one better at taking the piss out of their own team than English fans.

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Also I'm sure if the semi-finals and final were being played in Copenhagen you'd have a nonzero percent of Danish people at the ground singing songs about their team. Obviously English fans aren't perfect (how could they be? They have Liverpool, Chelsea, United, and Sp*rs fans among them), but I think they're totally allowed to be having a lot of fun with this tournament the way it's played out.

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ExThaNemesis posted...

I feel like ctes just doesn't understand English humor. The Shawberto Carlos stuff is very much being ridiculous just for the sake of it. There's almost no one better at taking the piss out of their own team than English fans.

No we legit think Phillips and Foden are as good as Pirlo and Iniesta obviously

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no gonna lie i'm gonna be salty if we lose tonight.

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