The Euro 2024 Thread

[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?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

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?

Spinazzola I think?

 

[Dire Wolf]

Spinazzola I think?

That sounds right.

 

[Jack Regan]

I'm particularly enjoying the pronunciation of the Albanian centre half "Jim City".

Sounds like the name of a Bob Mortimer character.

 

[jd1981]

I'm particularly enjoying the pronunciation of the Albanian centre half "Jim City".

Sounds like the name of a Bob Mortimer character.

Or a crap rapper

 

[Jack Regan]

Or a crap rapper

Also known as inner City Jim.

 

[jd1981]

Level of defending in the 4 games so far has been terrible

 

[Tony Towner]

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.

Number 1 by a mile in UEFA qualification points this year, which granted isn't weighted towards the competition

 

[Lupo]

Yeah Spinazzola picked up a serious injury and went home. Until then he had been brilliant. Chiesa got injured in the final

Beautiful footballer

 

[Lupo]

Has Shearer smoked a pack of Marlboro Reds during the first half?

 

[Dire Wolf]

Probably got a sore throat trying to shout across the vast studio the Beeb had pregame. It was the size of an aircraft hangar!

 

[Alan]

Albanian tactics since going behind have been pretty pathetic.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Calafiori looks like he's trying hard to be the new Cannavaro.

 

[jd1981]

It’s been a poor game really from after 20 minutes, Italy have Albania at arms length.
Not sure what Albania are trying to do.

 

[Alan]

VAR should be able to correct goal kicks that should be corners and vice versa.

 

[Kenny]

VAR should be able to correct goal kicks that should be corners and vice versa.

Don't give it more things they can get wrong

 

[Alan]

Don't give it more things they can get wrong

They got it wrong already tbf

 

[Jack Regan]

VAR should be able to correct goal kicks that should be corners and vice versa.

When it's as obvious as that, yes. Would take five seconds and a whisper in the refs ear.

 

[Alan]

Obviously there’s a bit of idealism in suggesting VAR should get more involved.

Also I love an underdog so biased in Albania’s favor. With apologies to Lupo. My Italian ancestors weren’t from Naples so mayhap he can forgive me turning against them!