OT: the 2021 European Championship

[Kawhitstorm]

nope. Italy probably doesnt give a shit what others think of them.

Abyssinia made them kneel already so no need.

[lefty]

Fucking pigs

https://twitter.com/kylejglen/status/1414294866704617486

[FrostKing]

There was massive English following at the bar but it roured when Italy answered

Italy proved their worth today down after 2 minutes. Full British stadium against them.

My first time riding the pizza dick. They didn't disappoint. England was equal quality but lost their identify late.

Euro tourney 4 ever. Watch it on our home soil like I always do.

[lefty]

My first time riding the pizza dick. They didn't disappoint..

First time for everything

[ElNono]

There was massive English following at the bar but it roured when Italy answered

Italy proved their worth today down after 2 minutes. Full British stadium against them.

My first time riding the pizza dick. They didn't disappoint. England was equal quality but lost their identify late.

Euro tourney 4 ever. Watch it on our home soil like I always do.

Hope the Italian sausage was worth it, tbh

[Spurtacular]

Fucking pigs

https://twitter.com/kylejglen/status/1414294866704617486

Oh, the humanity!

[ElNono]

don’t talk to me dumb fuck

:lol tick tock

:lol you need to upgrade to the junk-free experience, tbh...

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=293115

[LaSíSí]

:cry

:lol you need to downgrade to the ultra safe space experience, tbh... you're a loser. :lmao

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=293115 (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=293115)

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxBqHPCp88

Agree. England dropped too deep.

Nobody can out-coach Southgate better than Southgate.

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kTSn9fNf_Q

Pickford would've been a better choice for that final kick than Saka.
SMH, Southgate.

[Spurtacular]

England changed dramatically for the better when Grealish came in.
Southgate couldn't get over himself.

[Canyonero]

Read it might be a single game in New York, tbh

Welp, it's already ruined then


Fucking pigs

https://twitter.com/kylejglen/status/1414294866704617486

I don't understand who is getting attacked. Is that the Italian exit? They don't look pastaluvas at all.

[Spurtacular]

I don't understand who is getting attacked. Is that the Italian exit? They don't look pastaluvas at all.

Can't say I hundred percent know what the hell that's all about either.
But I know a cry tweet when I see one.

[FrostKing]

Brits kneeled, booed anthems and hosted because of Uefa

Bad guys don't raise the European Trophy

[Canyonero]

Can't say I hundred percent know what the hell that's all about either.
But I know a cry tweet when I see one.

Scrolled a bit through that tweet's comments and apparently those were people who tried to get in without tickets.

[Spurtacular]

Scrolled a bit through that tweet's comments and apparently those were people who tried to get in without tickets.

Ah. Don't know why the England fans would care so much. I guess they want every advantage they can get.
That or they just want free shots. :lol

[lefty]

https://twitter.com/frseriea/status/1414371037299499009

[DAF86]

Fucking pigs

https://twitter.com/kylejglen/status/1414294866704617486

Oh, that 1st World.

[Spurtacular]

Oh, that 1st World.

Soccer hooligans are the dregs of society.
Everyone knows this (or ought to know it).

[hater]

https://twitter.com/yasfentyz/status/1414391321427595264?s=19

[ElNono]

https://twitter.com/yasfentyz/status/1414391321427595264?s=19

:lol

Also, Concacaf :lmao

[Spurtacular]

Not all trophies counted. Sh** list, tbh.

[Spurtacular]

Might be good that England lost. They'll stay hungry for next year's World Cup.

[Canyonero]

https://twitter.com/yasfentyz/status/1414391321427595264?s=19

Forgot Tahiti's OFC Cup

[Spurtacular]

Forgot Tahiti's OFC Cup

List is very incomplete.

[pgardn]

Southgate is a scared manager.
England derserved to lose. They curled up in the fetal position the second half on. Mancini made a key substitution upfront and no answer.

Total lack of guts. England is afraid to lose so they can’t win. Need to try a foreign manager with testicles.

Good job by the Italians staying patient after the sub and Mancini rearrangement up front. That’s the confidence of a team not afraid of the moment. So many back passes or lateral safe passes by England until they just pinned themselves back. At home with one of their best midfields in a long while. Chellini dominated Kane in the air, especially 2nd half, Kane could bring nothing down and hold to pass which he can be deadly at.

The Italians deserved this one. Possibly not against Spain though.

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBNHsTuY8l0

Guy makes a good point.

Why the f*ck were those ass clowns taking PKs instead of Sterling, who was having a great tourney? SMH

[Spurtacular]

:lol Didn't brexit soon enough.

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/079/035/319/original/4fe12c682fe8836d.jpg

[Spurtacular]

Globalists never let a tragedy go to waste.
It's probably those fuckers and their bots posting most of it, tbh.

https://sports.yahoo.com/englands-fa-condemns-racist-abuse-of-black-players-after-missed-penalty-kicks-in-euro-2020-final-013517982.html

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFcEmemqVdE

Yea, why the fuck wasn't Grealish taking a PK?

Fuck Southgate; trash manager.

[Spurtacular]

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/079/035/207/original/2c30dc6700d14edc.jpg

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm3vU1BXxOI

[Spurtacular]

Maybe Southgate deserves credit for overall team chemistry.
But his in-game management /tactics leaves something to be desired.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBSr8KnGIdo

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NusQXrbSEsU

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is7Re1O1YeQ

[FrostKing]

https://i.ibb.co/9VPjttf/Screenshot-20210712-162218-Chrome.jpg

:lol :lol :lol

[lefty]

:lol terrible coaching by Southgate, bringing in 3 cold players for the penalty SO, not to mention Rashford had 0 to little playing time before that
:lol also Sterling scored big goals for them durng the tournament

:lol Southgate with the typical white owner move knowing well they would take the blame in case they lose

[diego]

https://twitter.com/yasfentyz/status/1414391321427595264?s=19

67 might seem like an arbitrary cutoff since england won the 66 wc, but that was the last world cup with no cards and no subs. 66 back, you could repeatedly commit hard fouls without fear of ejection, injure the other teams players and they couldn't sub on a healthy player. 62 and 66 are famous for being bloodbaths, 66 was so egregious changes were made...

[hater]

https://twitter.com/bg_bookclub/status/1414350203331792896?s=19

:lmao the English

[Spurtacular]

:lol terrible coaching by Southgate, bringing in 3 cold players for the penalty SO, not to mention Rashford had 0 to little playing time before that
:lol also Sterling scored big goals for them durng the tournament

:lol Southgate with the typical white owner move knowing well they would take the blame in case they lose

I don't think Southgate had any racial motives. That would be absurd. Rashford I understand. He has buried kicks in big games. Though I am still not a fan of bringing him on cold. Sano and Saka are real head scratchers when there is Grealish and Sterling. Seriously, why does Southgate seem to have it in for Grealish? I thought the not playing him was a byproduct of conservatism. But now I legit think he wanted to win without making him the hero. What has Sano and especially Saka ever shown that they shoul be the four and five kickers? That's fucking insane!

[ElNono]

https://i.ibb.co/9VPjttf/Screenshot-20210712-162218-Chrome.jpg

:lol :lol :lol

This is great, tbh... England clearly still need to kneel more in their fight against racism...

They could start by having a Black coach...

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIeXIKwwexE

[lefty]

I don't think Southgate had any racial motives. That would be absurd. Rashford I understand. He has buried kicks in big games. Though I am still not a fan of bringing him on cold. Sano and Saka are real head scratchers when there is Grealish and Sterling. Seriously, why does Southgate seem to have it in for Grealish? I thought the not playing him was a byproduct of conservatism. But now I legit think he wanted to win without making him the hero. What has Sano and especially Saka ever shown that they shoul be the four and five kickers? That's fucking insane!
nah I don't think SG had any racial motication either, I was just kidding tbh

Still shit coaching tho

[FrostKing]

https://i.ibb.co/pRk0dq6/IMG-20210712-WA0024.jpg

[Spurtacular]

Watch all these racists react.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXqc9vss1Xo

[Brazil]

:lol you need to upgrade to the junk-free experience, tbh...

https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=293115

:tu tbh..

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXOYYPnkqDc

[Spurtacular]

:tu tbh..

https://i.redd.it/8lud6jhwr5t11.gif

[pgardn]

https://i.ibb.co/pRk0dq6/IMG-20210712-WA0024.jpg

He raped Kane as well. Kane could not adjust.
Good defender who knows how the refs call these things.

There is an easy solution to this.
ANY arm out and grab FROM BEHIND automatic red ANYWHERE on the field.
So easy to implement and would get rid of these so called "professional fouls"

Hell of a lot easier to call than hand balls in the box.
Soccer football started like rugby, and now it has come such a long way to make the sport clearly different and they cant implement such an easy rule. I like rugby as well, and I like it because it is NOT soccer and vice versa.

That being said...
Fingers crossed that the British Irish Lions v. South Africa test series takes place in South Africa. The Lions have done an extraordinarily good job of not getting Covid. Hope the South African national team does the same. The Lions already had to cancel a warmup match against one of the local SA clubs because their team just fell ill. Did not have enough players.

This series is extraordinarily good. Some of the most physical rugby on the planet. The English and the South African dutch have some history and it makes this rivalry fantastic. I want to see one of the games in the future.

For soccer I want to catch as many of the following as I can:
Just need to make sure they check for weapons before entry.

Rangers v. Celtic
West Ham v. Millwall
River Plate v. Boca Juniors
Palermo v. Catania
Red Star v. Partizan

If I had to choose 1, it would be Ranger v. Celtic (religious overtones)

[Spurtacular]

There is an easy solution to this.
ANY arm out and grab FROM BEHIND automatic red ANYWHERE on the field.
So easy to implement and would get rid of these so called "professional fouls"

That's a horse collar tackle.
Even NFL does ejections on those after the rash of season/career ending injuries from them.

[Spurtacular]

Stones dragged down on the play?
Can't say I was a big fan of this ref.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkC38HOxhB4

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVGfMFie5yo

[lefty]

Classy tbh

https://twitter.com/avfcstatto/status/1414586974254600192

[Spurtacular]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BLoOFcgekI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMWyq1Yn7b8

I think Saka's kick was even worse than Mbappe's kick, tbh.

[Spurtacular]

Classy tbh

https://twitter.com/avfcstatto/status/1414586974254600192

Not a fan of giving away cleats that kids can't wear. Just seems like a waste to me.
But I am a fan of him wanting to take the kick. But covering for Southgate (presumably Gaffer), not a fan of that so much.

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[Spurtacular]

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[Spurtacular]

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[hater]

Classy tbh

https://twitter.com/avfcstatto/status/1414586974254600192

Nice sure. But why the hype around this pethetic scrub???

Hed be cleaning toilets in germany tbqh

[hater]

1414544196329951234

1414551484788785159

1414517930277150721

Perenial losers. Tbqh

[FrostKing]

:lol

Probably would have lost to the Danes on kicks if not for the "penalty" . More devastating loss so I'll allow it

[FrostKing]

Day drinking in Berlin with my sisters transportation pass. Always loved this place for what it is.

https://i.ibb.co/ZYmNLY9/cover.png

[pgardn]

That's a horse collar tackle.
Even NFL does ejections on those after the rash of season/career ending injuries from them.

ANY pull from behind ANYWHERE on the field at ANY time in the game.
It slows the game down. Thats what I said, read it again.

[pgardn]

ANY pull from behind ANYWHERE on the field at ANY time in the game.
It slows the game down. Thats what I said, read it again.

And make it like rugby where they have eyes on cameras to catch stuff the ref cannot possibly see.
Once those red cards prove the point, you wont get shit that slows the game down. This is not basketball where you score every damn possession and have so many fouls to give, its ridiculous how chopped up US sports are so WE can get commercials in. Continuous play is something the rest of the world has figured out. Im starting to walk away from US sports because I dont want to spend 5 damn hours on a game when I could be exercising and playing myself.

[FrostKing]

20:30

Still bright out

https://i.ibb.co/c2vThBg/20210713-203203.jpg

[FrostKing]

10pm. Hasn't changed.

Europa forever.

[lefty]

Nice sure. But why the hype around this pethetic scrub???

Hed be cleaning toilets in germany tbqh

:lol

[The Gemini Method]

As a casual soccer fan, I watched the Danish game where Eriksen collapsed and nearly died. That was bananas. Didn't catch a match until the final. Thought that the conservative approach by England was their downfall, but from someone who admittedly doesn't follow the sport, what happened to the "Golden Goal" extra time rule. Or, was that never a thing? The WC is in December next year? Qatar? Makes sense. Playing outside in that heat would undoubtedly lead to more Eriksen type situations.

[lefty]

As a casual soccer fan, I watched the Danish game where Eriksen collapsed and nearly died. That was bananas. Didn't catch a match until the final. Thought that the conservative approach by England was their downfall, but from someone who admittedly doesn't follow the sport, what happened to the "Golden Goal" extra time rule. Or, was that never a thing? The WC is in December next year? Qatar? Makes sense. Playing outside in that heat would undoubtedly lead to more Eriksen type situations.
The golden goal was removed a long tome ago

I miss it tbh, adds more storage drama and forces teams to try to win in open play and not deliberately go for the penalty shootout

[The Gemini Method]

The golden goal was removed a long tome ago

I miss it tbh, adds more storage drama and forces teams to try to win in open play and not deliberately go for the penalty shootout

Thank Lefty for the info. You can really tell when a team is playing for the PKs and those who actually make a concerted effort to score. It's a shame.

[hater]

As a casual soccer fan, I watched the Danish game where Eriksen collapsed and nearly died. That was bananas. Didn't catch a match until the final. Thought that the conservative approach by England was their downfall, but from someone who admittedly doesn't follow the sport, what happened to the "Golden Goal" extra time rule. Or, was that never a thing? The WC is in December next year? Qatar? Makes sense. Playing outside in that heat would undoubtedly lead to more Eriksen type situations.

FIFA always changes shit. I actually like the 30 min extra and then penalties. Simple

[hater]

The golden goal was removed a long tome ago

I miss it tbh, adds more storage drama and forces teams to try to win in open play and not deliberately go for the penalty shootout

Partly agree. But sometimes goals are born from pure stupidity. Thus why it might be better to play 30 min set

[hater]

Thank Lefty for the info. You can really tell when a team is playing for the PKs and those who actually make a concerted effort to score. It's a shame.

Not a shame to play for penalty kicks if you have legendary kickers and goalie tbqh. Pengland has neither yet they still chose that strategy :lmao

Them brits are not that bright

Italians actually have an undefeated monster penalty stopping goalie and still played for the win. Most likely because they knew deep inside they are the better team

[hater]

Oh and exhibig #467 on why brits are stupidest humans alive :lol

They are petitioning to replay the final because Chielini pulled down Saka like a slave :lol

https://www.change.org/p/euros-2020-managers-rematch-demand-for-italy-v-england

[FrostKing]

Oh and exhibig #467 on why brits are stupidest humans alive :lol

They are petitioning to replay the final because Chielini pulled down Saka like a slave :lol

https://www.change.org/p/euros-2020-managers-rematch-demand-for-italy-v-england
Westerners and their petitions.

Meanwhile we fight Hitler & Stalin

[pgardn]

Westerners and their petitions.

Meanwhile we fight Hitler & Stalin

You fought Hitler from Britain most effectively during the Nazi air campaign in WWII. Not so good on the ground, you got blitzed.
The polish could barely get the planes back in one piece because landing and taking off was so pitiful, but with a Spitfire they did a great job at killing Germans. Very brave blokes they became after their country was totally overrun.

[pgardn]

20:30

Still bright out

https://i.ibb.co/c2vThBg/20210713-203203.jpg

So you forgot you were at high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere?
Stay there in Winter and tell me about the daylight...

[pgardn]

Not a shame to play for penalty kicks if you have legendary kickers and goalie tbqh. Pengland has neither yet they still chose that strategy :lmao

Them brits are not that bright

Italians actually have an undefeated monster penalty stopping goalie and still played for the win. Most likely because they knew deep inside they are the better team

Legendary penalty takers...? Do you remember Pickford? I will take that goalie against those legends anytime. Poor Jorgie... that shit backfired bigtime.

The bolded I believe.
The English are wankers in crunch time, afraid to lose.

[Spurtacular]

Nice sure. But why the hype around this pethetic scrub???

Hed be cleaning toilets in germany tbqh

Why Man City want to give him a hundred million plus pounds, then?

Southgate went full retard by not featuring this guy.

[Spurtacular]

ANY pull from behind ANYWHERE on the field at ANY time in the game.
It slows the game down. Thats what I said, read it again.

Don't get your panties in a bundle.

[Spurtacular]

As a casual soccer fan, I watched the Danish game where Eriksen collapsed and nearly died.

That's apparently something of a myth. Fake news said he was out for twenty minutes and sh** like that.
Medical staff said he came to on the first defib.

[Spurtacular]

The WC is in December next year? Qatar? Makes sense. Playing outside in that heat would undoubtedly lead to more Eriksen type situations.

Supposedly they were going to make technology to make the field and/or stadium cooler. Some 'er saying that's fantasy though.
I am interested to see if they are able to develop something significant though. The real world implications could be a game changer.

[pgardn]

Don't get your panties in a bundle.

Learn to read.


And think.

[Spurtacular]

Learn to read.


And think.

Stop crying. It's getting old.

[Spurtacular]

I agree with Craig. You have Grealish, Sterling, Stones, Shaw, etc. who had all star seasons in EPL, and Southgate is telling the lads that it's up to the practice squad.
It's like if the Lue said to Lebron and AD have a seat; Caldwell-Pope and McLemore got this. :lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU5Z6OXIjwc

[The Gemini Method]

I agree with Craig. You have Grealish, Sterling, Stones, Shaw, etc. who had all star seasons in EPL, and Southgate is telling the lads that it's up to the practice squad.
It's like if the Lue said to Lebron and AD have a seat; Caldwell-Pope and McLemore got this. :lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU5Z6OXIjwc Damn. Not KCP and McLemore! I had no idea those three weren't like actually the best choice. I was wondering why they brought ice cold subs in.

[The Gemini Method]

Not a shame to play for penalty kicks if you have legendary kickers and goalie tbqh. Pengland has neither yet they still chose that strategy :lmao

Them brits are not that bright

Italians actually have an undefeated monster penalty stopping goalie and still played for the win. Most likely because they knew deep inside they are the better team Got it. So it's been '66 since the English won anything of worth? Man, on home soil and played not to win. I'd thought they'd be more adventurous and not settle for Extra Time and PKs.

[pgardn]

Stop crying. It's getting old.

Stop being stupid.

so sorry, its not doable.

[pgardn]

I agree with Craig. You have Grealish, Sterling, Stones, Shaw, etc. who had all star seasons in EPL, and Southgate is telling the lads that it's up to the practice squad.
It's like if the Lue said to Lebron and AD have a seat; Caldwell-Pope and McLemore got this. :lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU5Z6OXIjwc

NOW you put Shaw in...
Bottlehead...

You wont admit you had no idea what he did for Man U along with Maguire.

[Spurtacular]

Stop being stupid.

so sorry, its not doable.

I gave you a response with no malice or guile and you came back with that sh**.

You have to consider that you're the problem on this.

[Spurtacular]

NOW you put Shaw in...
Bottlehead...

You wont admit you had no idea what he did for Man U along with Maguire.

Relative to who they chose, I put Shaw in (as one of six, so not even necessarily in). And I put him in because that's explicitly one of the four names in addition to Kane and Maguire that Craig stated.

Would Shaw have made my five? Probably not; but I haven't seen him take PKs, so that's not completely fair. What I would think I would like about him is that he would hit the ball with pace and go for a spot unlike the trash that was England's last two kicks. But I don't think his aim is especially great. But even if he was more middle, I think he might have got some height on the ball. Or if he stayed on ground, he would've at least sent it with pace as I said. But again, based on his passing, I think there's some potential accuracy issues there.

Sterling is very capable of hitting a corner low. It's kind of his thing. You only worry about the goalkeeper guessing the right direction.
Grealish has taken penalty kicks in the EPL. I don't know his percentage; but I've seen what he can do as a sniper from other areas on the field.
To me, he's a no brainer over (cold) Sano and Saka.
Stones I suspect is decent. Those big centerbacks tend to have that card in their pocket. Maybe a concern for a guy not regularly taking strikes though?

Back to Shaw, I never came out and said I'm all against Shaw (though his silly foul did cost England their clean sheet streak). I said that he along with Sterling in buildup play was leaving something to be desired at times. Overall, they did okay though and had their moments; so I desisted; it wasn't a drum I wanted to keep beating. I can't argue with Southgate's continued use of him. Though he was looking gassed in the Italy game unlike games prior. I think he is probably one of the guys who should've been subbed out in the second half.

[ElNono]

UK To Ban Online Racists From Soccer Games

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government plans to ban anyone guilty of online racist abuse from soccer matches (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/uk-to-ban-online-racists-from-games-after-euro-2020-uproar) as authorities continue to respond to the lawlessness connected to England's loss in the final of the European soccer championship. Johnson on Wednesday told lawmakers that it was time to act after three Black members of England's national team were targeted by racist abuse on social media after they failed to score during the penalty shootout that sealed the team's loss to Italy on Sunday night. The government plans to add online racism to the list of offenses for which fans can be barred from matches, he said.

"What we are doing is taking practical steps to ensure that the football banning regime is changed so that if you are guilty of racist abuse online on football, then you will not be going to the match," Johnson said during his weekly prime minister's questions session. "No ifs, no buts, no exemptions, no excuses." Courts are allowed to issue banning orders if a fan is convicted of a "relevant offense" linked to a match, including crimes such as disorderly behavior or possession of weapons.

[lefty20]

UK To Ban Online Racists From Soccer Games

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government plans to ban anyone guilty of online racist abuse from soccer matches (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/uk-to-ban-online-racists-from-games-after-euro-2020-uproar) as authorities continue to respond to the lawlessness connected to England's loss in the final of the European soccer championship. Johnson on Wednesday told lawmakers that it was time to act after three Black members of England's national team were targeted by racist abuse on social media after they failed to score during the penalty shootout that sealed the team's loss to Italy on Sunday night. The government plans to add online racism to the list of offenses for which fans can be barred from matches, he said.

"What we are doing is taking practical steps to ensure that the football banning regime is changed so that if you are guilty of racist abuse online on football, then you will not be going to the match," Johnson said during his weekly prime minister's questions session. "No ifs, no buts, no exemptions, no excuses." Courts are allowed to issue banning orders if a fan is convicted of a "relevant offense" linked to a match, including crimes such as disorderly behavior or possession of weapons.

You kinda deserve this if you're stupid enough to post racist shit on a twitter/FB/insta account with your real name on it.

That's pretty much the only way they could find these people, right? I doubt they're gonna get a judge to sign a warrant ordering social media sites to release IP addresses of the offending accounts.

[Spurtacular]

You kinda deserve this if you're stupid enough to post racist shit on a twitter/FB/insta account with your real name on it.

That's pretty much the only way they could find these people, right? I doubt they're gonna get a judge to sign a warrant ordering social media sites to release IP addresses of the offending accounts.

Once you start punishing free speech, you're going down a really stupid road. Obviously, this is all part of a much bigger agenda in the works right now.

[pgardn]

Relative to who they chose, I put Shaw in (as one of six, so not even necessarily in). And I put him in because that's explicitly one of the four names in addition to Kane and Maguire that Craig stated.

Would Shaw have made my five? Probably not; but I haven't seen him take PKs, so that's not completely fair. What I would think I would like about him is that he would hit the ball with pace and go for a spot unlike the trash that was England's last two kicks. But I don't think his aim is especially great. But even if he was more middle, I think he might have got some height on the ball. Or if he stayed on ground, he would've at least sent it with pace as I said. But again, based on his passing, I think there's some potential accuracy issues there.

Sterling is very capable of hitting a corner low. It's kind of his thing. You only worry about the goalkeeper guessing the right direction.
Grealish has taken penalty kicks in the EPL. I don't know his percentage; but I've seen what he can do as a sniper from other areas on the field.
To me, he's a no brainer over (cold) Sano and Saka.
Stones I suspect is decent. Those big centerbacks tend to have that card in their pocket. Maybe a concern for a guy not regularly taking strikes though?

Back to Shaw, I never came out and said I'm all against Shaw (though his silly foul did cost England their clean sheet streak). I said that he along with Sterling in buildup play was leaving something to be desired at times. Overall, they did okay though and had their moments; so I desisted; it wasn't a drum I wanted to keep beating. I can't argue with Southgate's continued use of him. Though he was looking gassed in the Italy game unlike games prior. I think he is probably one of the guys who should've been subbed out in the second half.

You did not even know he played next to Maguire and then exclaimed "FANBOY!"
Just admit you Completely whiffed, its not that big a deal.

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Once you start punishing free speech, you're going down a really stupid road. Obviously, this is all part of a much bigger agenda in the works right now.

Its as big a deal as his 9-11 agenda.
Heres the news from derp.
The US destroyed its own twin towers.

You are a freak. And you have the gall to tell us not to bring political shit to the soccer site.
You are a lying hypocrite. You use Eriksen for "the Dutch trying to hide stuff because the vaccers told them to..." fkn fool.

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You kinda deserve this if you're stupid enough to post racist shit on a twitter/FB/insta account with your real name on it.

That's pretty much the only way they could find these people, right? I doubt they're gonna get a judge to sign a warrant ordering social media sites to release IP addresses of the offending accounts.

England has very different rules towards hate speech on the internet and at games.
They throw people out of stadiums and ban them for life in some cases.
When gangs get together and plan fights online they will punish them.

Derp does not understand much of anything outside or inside US borders.

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Its as big a deal as his 9-11 agenda.
Heres the news from derp.
The US destroyed its own twin towers.

You are a freak. And you have the gall to tell us not to bring political shit to the soccer site.
You are a lying hypocrite. You use Eriksen for "the Dutch trying to hide stuff because the vaccers told them to..." fkn fool.

I'm not arguing politics with you in soccer. You cry too much.

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You did not even know he played next to Maguire and then exclaimed "FANBOY!"
Just admit you Completely whiffed, its not that big a deal.

I may have been a little harsh on you.

Again though, I'm not saying playing Shaw was an absolute no brainer; just that they made it work.
At this point, I think not incorporating Grealish was the big mistake. I don't have any proof; but I can only explain it that there must be enmity between Southgate and Grealish.

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I may have been a little harsh on you.

Again though, I'm not saying playing Shaw was an absolute no brainer; just that they made it work.
At this point, I think not incorporating Grealish was the big mistake. I don't have any proof; but I can only explain it that there must be enmity between Southgate and Grealish.

I have some ideas on this one.
Grealish was a bit of a joker. Example:

Phil Foden (young guy bit of a hot head) was given shit about not winning the champions league in a sideways manner in front of Jordon Henderson (a leader on the English team who had won the title with Liverpool) by Grealish putting Henderson in an akward position and pissing Foden off. I think Grealish pulled a number of things like this around the boys, trying to see who had hard feelings kinda jock thing that goes on all the time on these types of teams. imo Southgate did not like Grealish and the joking. Southgate was all for unity and respect.

Derp.
If you dont know something then shut up.
Calling me a fan boy from Shaw when Man U helped knocked Tottenham out of the top 4 (they did not deserve it anyway).
I dont root for Man U, but at least I can see when something works on this team. I WATCH their games. I have a friend from England who dies for them so I have to be at least educated enough to give him some shit when they lose and be in the ballpark in the assessment. You are not harsh on me, you are just stupid.
Your rule is blind loyalty and ignorance.

Do you know this is a sports board?

Grealish definitely has an attitude. But there is no doubting his level of skill and the creativity he could have brought to the team, especially uninjured and fully fit.

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Derp.
If you dont know something then shut up.
Calling me a fan boy from Shaw when Man U helped knocked Tottenham out of the top 4 (they did not deserve it anyway).
I dont root for Man U, but at least I can see when something works on this team. I WATCH their games. I have a friend from England who dies for them so I have to be at least educated enough to give him some shit when they lose and be in the ballpark in the assessment. You are not harsh on me, you are just stupid.
Your rule is blind loyalty and ignorance.

You're (very) thin skinned. I'll keep it in mind and try to act accordingly. :tu

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I have some ideas on this one.
Grealish was a bit of a joker. Example:

Phil Foden (young guy bit of a hot head) was given shit about not winning the champions league in a sideways manner in front of Jordon Henderson (a leader on the English team who had won the title with Liverpool) by Grealish putting Henderson in an akward position and pissing Foden off. I think Grealish pulled a number of things like this around the boys, trying to see who had hard feelings kinda jock thing that goes on all the time on these types of teams. imo Southgate did not like Grealish and the joking. Southgate was all for unity and respect.

Grealish definitely has an attitude. But there is no doubting his level of skill and the creativity he could have brought to the team, especially uninjured and fully fit.

It's perhaps something like this or just not liking big egos and hot dogs in general.
I don't think it's very rational though. Just about everyone and their dog was wondering why no Grealish, especially for the start of the final.

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It's perhaps something like this or just not liking big egos and hot dogs in general.
I don't think it's very rational though. Just about everyone and their dog was wondering why no Grealish, especially for the start of the final.

I totally agree.
I love to watch the guy play.
I really wish he did not get hurt. That last game he played in the PL was so that he would get picked. He did not show the same movement he had before he was injured.
Hopefully he does not get lost on Manchester City if he gets picked up like poor Lefty's Mahrez did his first year. You go to a team like that and you have got to work your ass off. Sometimes I like these players to play on lesser teams because they are really allowed a lot of freedom to create, and not fear getting pulled.

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I totally agree.
I love to watch the guy play.
I really wish he did not get hurt. That last game he played in the PL was so that he would get picked. He did not show the same movement he had before he was injured.
Hopefully he does not get lost on Manchester City if he gets picked up like poor Lefty's Mahrez did his first year. You go to a team like that and you have got to work your ass off. Sometimes I like these players to play on lesser teams because they are really allowed a lot of freedom to create, and not fear getting pulled.

Grealish had some majestic and timely goals for Aston Villa. At 25 and heading into a monster transfer, this was his time to shine.
I hate to see a national team manager pulling this sh** (making it personal).
Not the same situation, but Jurgen Klinsmann got butthurt about Landon Donovan and arrogantly left him of the 2014 WC squad.
It probably cost us a quarterfinal appearance. We had Wondo kicking the ball over the bar from mere feet away instead of Donovan doing what he does and burying the big shot.
And even if we had kept a deserving Wondo on the squad, it was really sad watching a very limited Brad Davis instead of an all-time and extremely capable LD in action.
Even the Julian Green selection was a serious slap in the face. These things happen when personal pride trumps merit.

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Grealish had some majestic and timely goals for Aston Villa. At 25 and heading into a monster transfer, this was his time to shine.
I hate to see a national team manager pulling this sh** (making it personal).
Not the same situation, but Jurgen Klinsmann got butthurt about Landon Donovan and arrogantly left him of the 2014 WC squad.
It probably cost us a quarterfinal appearance. We had Wondo kicking the ball over the bar from mere feet away instead of Donovan doing what he does and burying the big shot.
And even if we had kept a deserving Wondo on the squad, it was really sad watching a very limited Brad Davis instead of an all-time and extremely capable LD in action.
Even the Julian Green selection was a serious slap in the face. These things happen when personal pride trumps merit.

Eddie Johnson too. He was our main striker besides Altidore (and Dempsey). He was money in qualifying. Klinsmann didn't like him being a hot shot though.
And Altidore pulled his hammy in the first twenty minutes of the first game and instead of having a backup striker, we were left with an auxiliary striker (Dempsey) and a striker (Green) that JK wouldn't even play b/c he had no faith in him and only had him on the team as part of a backroom deal to get him to a WC sooner if he chose USA. Even still, Green over Davies would've left us covered. But JK was our own Southgate and thought his ego was the most important thing.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_U_FsZ5glA

:lol This fake news that Karen hater (https://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=7609) was touting. They couldn't find real people to tweet.
:lol They're quoting a tweeter called Master Bator. :lmao :rollin
:lol Couldn't even find one angry "racist" spouting stuff into the camera at their darkest moment.

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Anyone else think England would've won if Rashford just buried the f'ing shot?


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMvt5iKlunQ

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlOy3bl3Iwc

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Face diaper wearer choked. No amount of virtue signaling gonna change that. :lol

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYZXZdve2zw&ab_channel=WeAreSoccer

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This half-marathon runner wasn't as lucky as Christian Eriksen.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/082/832/211/original/d870cc58fc7c5bec.jpg

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This half-marathon runner wasn't as lucky as Christian Eriksen.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/082/832/211/original/d870cc58fc7c5bec.jpg

Long distance runners die all the time, young and old, especially this time of year.
But a famous soccer player almost dies, you immediately assume Covid vaccine.
JUST BECAUSE it involves a famous athlete. Congrats on finding this. Now go back and find all the incidents involving EXACTLY the same problem before the vaccine and make up a story about other vaccines how about.

Do you know soccer and long distance runners keeled over all the time BEFORE the vaccine?

You...
Are an idiot...

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Now back on subject.

Tottenham looked absolutely pitiful in beating Wolves 1-0.
Harry Kane actually came on, had shot on goal but tried to nutmeg the goalie.

Wolverhampton controlled the ball the entire game in an effort and physical nature far and above Tottenham's halfhearted play after losing to some unknown European team in a useless UEFA competition on Thursday. Hopefully they were just trying to drop out early so they dont have to waste what little depth they have when it comes to more important competitions like the actually league and the FA cup.

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Saka had literally never taken a PK in the senior competition until the one that decided the Euro Cup.

The fuck, Southgate?