England v Denmark - Wednesday 07/07 - 20:00

[strung out]

I know there's only one stat that counts, but this is pretty comprehensive



(England on the left obvs)

 

[ska invita]

Kane fell over brilliantly,, great to see Sterling also running into areas he had no chance of getting out of and falling over in due course! Graelish wasn't on for long but got a few good falls in. All in all well earned victory.

 

[BristolEcho]

Solid win that and agree with JTG we pressured and the more you do that the more likely something will go that well. I love this team and it's the first time they have felt like a team since I've been an adult with a connection to fans too. Well done Southgate. There is a really good interview with Lampard and Ferdinand where they talk about the atmosphere with the old teams.

I felt pretty emotional at the end and then cycling through town afterwards. Watching it with my 70 year old Dad with one of the main connections we've had since a kid has been particularly important. It'll be nice to win on Sunday.

Just to add to this I also recognise the press and hype was a lot to do with the teams from 2000-2010 and that didn't help. This team have had slightly lower expectations which has helped with the togetherness I think.

 

[JTG]

Just to add to this I also recognise the press and hype was a lot to do with the teams from 2000-2010 and that didn't help. This team have had slightly lower expectations which has helped with the togetherness I think.

I think the nature of top level football has changed somewhat too, particularly with regard to English players. More squad rotation as a matter of course, bigger squads meaning fewer undroppable 'stars' etc. They've all grown up comfortable with the idea of a squad game rather than a first XI and I think that means perhaps a touch more humbleness and a greater recognition of the importance of the unit

 

[frogwoman]

Lots of people saying Sterling dived? I didn't see it at all tbh, I didn't see exactly what the penalty was about but didn't think he dived . And there was an incident later on that should have been s penalty but wasn't

 

[JTG]

Don't take me home
Please don't take me home
I just don't wanna go to work
I wanna stay here
And drink all your beer
Please don't, please don't take me home

 

[JTG]

Lots of people saying Sterling dived? I didn't see it at all tbh

He beat his man, the leg was left out, he went down. Beyond that, it's 50/50 really. If the defender doesn't get it spot on then the possibility is always there that it'll get given. VAR couldn't show an obvious error by the ref so it's with his call.

 

[frogwoman]

I don't think it was a deliberate dive tho

 

[belboid]

aah, Declan Rice’s brother has ‘literally just had a baby, as the second goal went in’. Which is sweet in both ways

 

[JTG]

I don't think it was a deliberate dive tho

Not obviously so, no. There's a difference between being happy to take the chance offered by clipping the outstretched leg and an obvious dive. Buying a penalty - beat your man and it's up to him whether he gets his foot out of the way or not

 

[frogwoman]

Did that laser pen thing affect the result? It didn't seem watching the video that the Danish goalie had even noticed it but I really hope it didn't JTG what do you think?

 

[JTG]

Impossible to say. He saved the penalty after all but was he distracted and would he have pushed it to the side or held onto it if not?

 

[frogwoman]

Impossible to say. He saved the penalty after all but was he distracted and would he have pushed it to the side or held onto it if not?

I guess it's going to be investigated endlessly. Idk if he's said anything about it

 

[belboid]

I missed the beginning of the match so am just seeing the first few minutes. I like the Danish team applauding the English one kneeling.

 

[imposs1904]

I laughed.

 

[imposs1904]

I laughed again.

 

[Wilf]

Kane fell over brilliantly,, great to see Sterling also running into areas he had no chance of getting out of and falling over in due course! Graelish wasn't on for long but got a few good falls in. All in all well earned victory.

It's like that cricket ground, there's a slope.

 

[Wilf]

Not a penalty, full stop, but I'll take it given we had a good shout turned down earlier.

 

[Spymaster]

Best bit of this is knowing that the TTTthragon haters are spewing!

Doesn't matter what the score is in the final v Italy.

Enguurland have already won!

 

[ska invita]

Going to be a great final

 

[ska invita]

its been a nice night out there....good vibes

 

[ska invita]

saw this tonight for the first time - surprisingly good

 

[Spymaster]

its been a nice night out there....good vibes

Superb.

You've managed to find a video of of people ........... singing!

 

[ska invita]

Superb.

You've managed to find a video of of people ... singing!

not my video but was there was why i posted it...best atmosphere since 96

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

Denmark were strong, but seemed quite adept at breaking up the play by going down for a while, which wasn't in the spirit of how everyone has respected them considering the circumstances earlier in the tournament. England deserved the win, although i think theyll struggle against Italy.

 

[MrCurry]

Love reading a thread like this the day after. Gotta love a happy ending, after all!

I hope the final is less nervy as I more or less didn’t know what to do with myself last night. Maybe more beer was needed.

 

[JimW]

Denmark were strong, but seemed quite adept at breaking up the play by going down for a while, which wasn't in the spirit of how everyone has respected them considering the circumstances earlier in the tournament. England deserved the win, although i think theyll struggle against Italy.

Agree, and think that made a rod for their own backs; ref was giving them the leeway to begin with as has been the case this tourno (rightly IMO) but they kept up the mild shithousery (and don't blame them with Raheem motoring past) so when push comes to stuck out leg you've lost the benefit of the doubt.

 

[1927]

I bet there's a lot of conflicted Gammons out there tonight.

Why?

 

[Voley]

So guess which bit of Cornwall had a fucking power cut at half time that got fixed just as the news was coming on after extra time?

Managed to watch it fitfully on my phone but reception kept dying, most notably just as Kane was about to take the pen!

Also had a mad 20 mins trying to load ITV Hub onto my Mum's phone so she could watch it while maintaining social distancing as she's got Coronavirus. All while Denmark were getting back into the game and it was really tense.

It was actually nightmarish.

Despite all that, we're through. Fucking hell.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Can't find the video but Mason Mount giving his shirt to the little girl after the game is lovely