The Euro 2024 Thread

[jd1981]

He initiated the very slight contact imo, bloody ridiculous when he just had to stroke the ball into the net.

Only reason I can see he was trying to get Spain down to 10 men

 

[Jack Regan]

24 seconds!

 

[The Bear]

Fantastic finish too.

 

[Alan]

Italy’s time as a consistent major power is done IMO.

 

[Alan]

Italy’s time as a consistent major power is done IMO.

I’m claiming credit for the equalizer.

 

[AndyWolves]

Italy’s time as a consistent major power is done IMO.

Id disagree, Italy is big enough and football is popular enough that they'll always get decent players coming through

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Italy’s time as a consistent major power is done IMO.

Back level now

They've been very uneven for 30+ years in tournaments. Basically either go very deep or they're terrible (or don't even qualify as in 1992, 2018 and 2022)

 

[Alan]

Id disagree, Italy is big enough and football is popular enough that they'll always get decent players coming through

Decent, sure, but Serie A is falling away from England, Germany, and Spain IMV and you can’t make up for that easily.

Will they never win another trophy? Almost certainly they can. But I can’t see them ever getting back to the heights they once soared.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Decent, sure, but Serie A is falling away from England, Germany, and Spain IMV and you can’t make up for that easily.

Will they never win another trophy? Almost certainly they can. But I can’t see them ever getting back to the heights they once soared.

Semis or final in 1990, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2021

They've never really ever gone away from having a big tournament in them, unless you go back to the 1930s they've never been better than that

 

[jd1981]

Yep very much a feast or famine side, group stage in 66, runners up in 70, group stage 74, very meh 78, winners 82, second round 86

 

[AndyWolves]

Decent, sure, but Serie A is falling away from England, Germany, and Spain IMV and you can’t make up for that easily.

Will they never win another trophy? Almost certainly they can. But I can’t see them ever getting back to the heights they once soared.

Fair point, I'd use Portugal as a counter argument though.

 

[Alan]

Semis or final in 1990, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2021

They've never really ever gone away from having a big tournament in them, unless you go back to the 1930s they've never been better than that

This what I mean, I don’t think they’ll have another run like ‘90-‘12. That’s a remarkable stretch of success.

 

[Lupo]

Yeah, pipe down Alan!

 

[Alan]

Fair point, I'd use Portugal as a counter argument though.

A good one tbf.

 

[Alan]

Yeah, pipe down Alan!

Y’all are making me look a right tit at the mo!

 

[jd1981]

They’re intelligent at football, most of the times they’ve won something they were probably the most savvy as opposed to the best in quality. Certainly was the case in 2006 probably in 2021 and more than likely in 1982.

 

[Dire Wolf]

That was some save.

 

[Lupo]

I love Chiesa, quality footballer. Remember his dad Enrico playing for Italy, was at Euro 96

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I live Chiesa, quality footballer. Remember his dad Enrico playing for Italy, was at Euro 96

Ricky Church!

Loved him and Signori in the Gazetta days on C4

 

[Dire Wolf]

I live Chiesa, quality footballer. Remember his dad Enrico playing for Italy, was at Euro 96

Yeah, Chiesa is one hell of a player. He was player of the tournament at Euro 2020 for me, then didn't he get injured and miss the final?