Alex

I know you’ve bought one of those polos, mate. 👍🏻 Tbh, it was more that I find it funny that he’s clearly a bit superstitious about these things. Because I am too, even though I realise that is actually pretty batshit crazy and complete nonsense, but I can’t help it.

Even if he was dead and had been for several decades, he’d still be wearing that short sleeved white polo shirt with the zip neck

Not saying that’s not a nice combo but what’s Italian about that?

Jesus wept. Seriously?

I think it’s easier to qualify for them but arguably harder to win them. Although in the latter case I suppose you can progress to the latter stages without playing a really top side. But the expansion means all the big boys are there. Making a Greece or Denmark type victory less likely. But agreed, in that there’s definitely false equivalency

This is the other thing with them. And it was the same when they were actually in power. Conducting their pathetic petty culture war, internal arguments etc via Twitter. All me, me, me all the fucking time while the country burned

Sven was a bit ‘catenaccio’ but you make a really good point. Kind of related (am I’m far from a hooligan and never have been one), but how fucking staid was the England end, man? The groups of middle class dads with young kids who looked they were singing along at a playgroup and had no real idea where they were. What a parcel of shite

Psychotropic drugs

It’s an oversimplification but he’s got a point

There’s always a fair proportion of racist, knuckle dragging, gammon cunts who follow England. They’re the same ones who weaponise Remembrance, think the world owes us a debt of gratitude and consider any lesson in history that isn’t jingoistic propaganda to be part of cancel culture. They ‘tell it like it is’.

Traitorous talk to be honest. We need less people like you and more people like this throbbing thundercunt: https://news.sky.com/video/euro-2024-ross-kemp-posts-reaction-to-ollie-watkins-goal-against-netherlands-13176399

Should be Kane’s last tournament tbh. I don’t mind starting him. I’d prefer not to though. But you’ve got to be looking to bring him off with at least 25 minutes to go.

Nope. The consensus is this means the Saudis have had enough and are selling up

Touch of class there from Koeman in the post-match interview.

That’s what you said? You might want to internalise those thoughts, mate 👍🏻

He said the best teams don’t always win, that’s tournament football. Or similar I think

Aye, I think so

Bellingham’s physicality gives him the edge I think. Purely in terms of the thought process here I mean, and in the match situation. You can’t bully him out the game in the same way

When Shearer needed players to do his running he was about 75% of his former self and nowhere near the world class striker he once was. Remind you of anybody?

The first touch was class so it was anything but textbook Defoe

Aye. Clearly devastated they think he looks like him

He’s been immobile for about 3 seasons now. I genuinely think he holds back the team a bit. I’m not sure I buy this notion he’s clearly carrying an injury. I can’t say I’ve seen enough to comment but would suggest Bayern dominate a lot of matches. They also failed to win the league for the first time in god knows how long and weren’t even close in the end. They didn’t win any trophies at all which is very unusual. So can you say all those goals have improved them as a team? Watkins and Toney both offer more imo. He’ll 100% start in the final though.

You can get to fuck with your reverse psychology shite

Well yeah but you’d have to be incredibly biased, which you clearly are, not to recognise a couple of things. Namely, Foden was superb in the first half and the tactical change made at half time by the Dutch was all about nullifying that. You take a bit of unfair stick at times but maybe have a night off and quit when you’re behind?