Yeah, completely. He tries things, and most of them aren't going to come off. But he adds loads to the team even when he isn't scoring. I get keeping the faith with Kane, but his currency really is goals. With Stirling, it's not quite so simple.He's a wild card and those frustrating moments come with the package. You don't get one without the other so he is what he is
Kane's a little unusual for a striker in that he's not really a confidence player. He's dull as fuck and knows that his methods work and will just keep doing it until he starts firing again. He's been written off as a one season wonder for how many years in a row now? Always starts the season slowly and then the goals just keep coming. That's why you don't drop him, especially once he's off the mark.Yeah, completely. He tries things, and most of them aren't going to come off. But he adds loads to the team even when he isn't scoring. I get keeping the faith with Kane, but his currency really is goals. With Stirling, it's not quite so simple.
I don't understand modern gambling, but I presume in the past betting companies would work out that, say, Belgium have an X% chance of beating Italy and then a Y% chance of beating Spain or Switzerland and then some nominal Z% chance of beating whoever they get in the final, with some overall figure. By that kind if process, as of now, England would probably have a better chance of winning it.No, I'd say Spain/Belgium are still favourites despite that. Obviously one goes before the final and both have trickier looking quarter finals than England. Even if England get through, Denmark/Czechs are a prospect in the order of Croatia in 2018 - good sides on a roll who can cause real problems at their peak.
There are no mugs at this stage though and England certainly do have a more than decent chance
All that said, I'm a little suspicious of teams that shed all their sparkle in the earlier games. It's hard to maintain over a tournament which is why peaking at just the right moments is so important. Slow and steady often wins the race
Where they're not just laying off bets against each other, yeah.I don't understand modern gambling, but I presume in the past betting companies would work out that, say, Belgium have an X% chance of beating Italy and then a Y% chance of beating Spain or Switzerland and then some nominal Z% chance of beating whoever they get in the final, with some overall figure. By that kind if process, as of now, England would probably have a better chance of winning it.
"this is the best day of my life" was a bit depressing though. i hope not
That’s how I feel now but I felt differently when I was 16!It’s a game of football, was great in the moment last night, a decent glow this morning but we have all been through the wringer the past year so nice that something positive has happened, but will have moved on by the time I get a bike ride in later today.
Sterling is great player, I just don't understand how he can run so fast with his body leaning backwards from the vertical
You said it mateEuro 2020: WW2 veteran asks England fans to respect Germany during Wembley knockout clash
Walter Nixon, 98, said he is "disappointed" when football fans "hark back" to the war and Germany's involvement.news.sky.com
One of the German reports I read described his running style as "waddling" when praising his goalHe doesn't move like anyone else. Looks like he's forever running down a steep hill carrying shopping.
I don't understand modern gambling, but I presume in the past betting companies would work out that, say, Belgium have an X% chance of beating Italy and then a Y% chance of beating Spain or Switzerland and then some nominal Z% chance of beating whoever they get in the final, with some overall figure. By that kind if process, as of now, England would probably have a better chance of winning it.
Even Thomas Muller missing a gilt-edged chance for the equaliser isn’t just a coincidence. In 579 games playing for Bayern, how many times has the 31-year-old run towards the opposition goal from 40 metres out on a break? Once, twice? It’s a situation that simply doesn’t arise in Munich. He’s a man for small spaces, cute angles, little runs; a jazz player who goes on wondrous journeys, hitting the right notes as long as the backing band provides structure and rhythm. Without that foundation, Muller’s improvisational skills peter out in a vacuum. Suddenly thrust into an unfamiliar Erling Haaland-type footrace all by himself, he lost his bearings.
Agreed - him and James Richardson on the Totally Football Show are brilliant.Honigstein's is one of my favourite podcast pundits
Yeah, think he's generally regarded as one of the best out there at the moment.Honigstein's is one of my favourite podcast pundits
Sound bloke and looks like he could have had a career as an Arthur Scargill impersonator from the picture in his Ipswich scarf.You said it mateEuro 2020: WW2 veteran asks England fans to respect Germany during Wembley knockout clash
Walter Nixon, 98, said he is "disappointed" when football fans "hark back" to the war and Germany's involvement.news.sky.com
It's tough getting psychoanalysed cos you missed a chance. It's not done to penalty missers, but it's a lot harder to score clean through on the keeper than to score a penalty.I just read that earlier, having started their trial this morning.
Couldn't decide what to make of Honigstein's characterisation of Muller; delightfully barmy or just barmy?
It's tough getting psychoanalysed cos you missed a chance. It's not done to penalty missers, but it's a lot harder to score clean through on the keeper than to score a penalty.
Roughly 75% of all penalties are scored. I saw a while ago that one-on-one with the keeper like Muller is around 50% or a bit under. So it's twice as hard as taking a penalty.
Too bloody right we didYeah and its not like he smashed it into row z or something. It was a bloody close run thing and England absolutely got away with one.
Yep. The keeper does well - stays big and closes the angles so maybe if he'd got it right inside the post, he'd have scored from there, but only if it was pinpoint accurate. He was off but not by miles. Alternative was to take it on further, which of course would have presented its own difficulties.Yeah and its not like he smashed it into row z or something. It was a bloody close run thing and England absolutely got away with one.