England vs The Netherlands, Wed 10/7 @ 8pm (ITV)

[Leighsw2]

Fucking hell. Football.

 

[girasol]

Probably for crowding the ref.
Only the captain can approach the ref now.

ah, that's what I thought it might be, but then wondered if something else had happened before the goal that they were trying to point out should have meant no goal... Which would have been a bummer especially after earlier offside goal being disallowed.

 

[JimW]

Would never have happened under Sunak

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

For the first time ever – ever – England will play a major tournament final outside their own country.

England women looking at your fucking post

 

[ska invita]

Fucking hell. Football.

not half

 

[ska invita]

England women looking at your fucking post

Men and Women both Euro champions, its meant to be.

 

[tommers]

Semi, final, quarter, final. Cannot argue with that.

 

[strung out]

Would never have happened under Sunak

This is classic Starmer’s England.

 

[JimW]

The is classic Starmer’s England.

It's as if he's given us the tools to make something, somehow

 

[Kaka Tim]

southgate played a blinder. Fucking hell!

 

[tommers]

I reckon we'll do Spain. Be the first team we've played who've tried to attack us. Saka will be licking his lips.

 

[Spymaster]

I'm gonna be on a fucking plane on Sunday evening

 

[JimW]

I'm gonna be on a fucking plane on Sunday evening

Bit late to call you up. Who's injured?

 

[Bingoman]

Oli Watkins 4 touches 1 goal and he is man of the match

 

[Idaho]

Won by a Newton Abbott lad!

 

[ska invita]

southgate played a blinder. Fucking hell!

i mean tbf it was a wondergoal , as was bellinghams - proper get out of jail business - against the odds

 

[Pickman's model]

This is classic Starmer’s England.

Yeh he does none of the work and takes all the credit

 

[littlebabyjesus]

So... can Spain attack the way they do without giving England the space the Dutch gave them in the first half?

If the answer is 'no', the final could be wide open.

 

[Elpenor]

Won by a Newton Abbott lad!

Mutant Armpit to the rescue

 

[Favelado]

Yeh he does none of the work and takes all the credit

Was expecting left/right wing joke.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

i mean tbf it was a wondergoal , as was bellinghams - proper get out of jail business - against the odds

Not against the run of play, though.

 

[Pickman's model]

Was expecting left/right wing joke.

I know

 

[two sheds]

that watkins goal was something else though for precision - pretty well deserved motm

 

[Idaho]

If the answer is 'no', the final could be wide open

Alas it will be the usual cup final - defensive, edgy and dull as fuck.

 

[Lotte]

Somewhere in the afterlife Graham Taylor is cackling

 

[The39thStep]

So the final is between the squad with the highest estimated value versus the team with the second highest estimated value

 

[Favelado]

If England are 2 - nil up

 

[ska invita]

Not against the run of play, though.

second half it was really...how many shots on or off target second half? Netherlands had a few.... it was creeping away from us I think

 

[tommers]

So... can Spain attack the way they do without giving England the space the Dutch gave them in the first half?

If the answer is 'no', the final could be wide open.

He needs to pick Watkins instead of Kane if we're going to do it. That run for the goal was exactly what we were missing all game and if we're going to be counterattacking then Kane is going to be stood in the centre circle pinging balls to Saka or Foden, he's not going to be running into space past the last defender.

 

[Pickman's model]

This is classic Starmer’s England.

If only he had the politics of Britain's 1966 pm