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The Euro 2024 Thread

Nah. We're in that place at the moment where there's only an odd goal in it. They'll be favourites but we're too defensive to let a game get away from us
Not so much the scoreline, just the game in general. We break like continental drift and would just be on the back foot constantly. We haven’t faced anyone who can attack like Spain yet and I don’t think we’d handle it. Their midfield would kill ours.
 
It’s a good Spain side but they’re not in the same stratosphere as the side of 2008-12, last 2 knockout games they’ve shown some real fragility when in front.
 
I have no idea how Spain keep leaving Mbappe or Barcola 1v1. Against a past it CB too (who I don’t think was ever quick). Pretty much France’s only avenue to attack
 
Not so much the scoreline, just the game in general. We break like continental drift and would just be on the back foot constantly. We haven’t faced anyone who can attack like Spain yet and I don’t think we’d handle it. Their midfield would kill ours.

Again I don’t agree, Spain would allow us more space on the counter attack. As said this is a good Spain side but by no means unplayable.
 
For all Spain's quality they haven't actually created that many clear on-target chances outside of the second goal. Then they've gradually let France back into the game throughout the second half and look increasingly shaky.

Still my favourites to win the whole tournament, and this is the best they've played, but agree this isn't the team of 08-12 which would just smother opposition to death so efficiently.
 
Again I don’t agree, Spain would allow us more space on the counter attack. As said this is a good Spain side but by no means unplayable.
Yeah there’d be more space but our counters don’t go anywhere, when we’re penned back Kane is in midfield and never covers the ground so the overload is very rarely on. The way we’re set up under Southgate I just don’t see us capitalising on it.

They’re not unplayable but they’re better than us.
 
Yeah there’d be more space but our counters don’t go anywhere, when we’re penned back Kane is in midfield and never covers the ground so the overload is very rarely on. The way we’re set up under Southgate I just don’t see us capitalising on it.

They’re not unplayable but they’re better than us.

Playing better definitely, player for player I think we more than match them.
 
Great game, looked like Spain were gunna run away with it at one stage but France turned it on second half, final ball not good enough.
 
Playing better definitely, player for player I think we more than match them.
We’re individually better in some areas, you’d take Kane over Morata any day of the year, Bellingham would walk into their side, but as you say the way they’re playing is just far better. I can’t see that changing.
 
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Spain do look absolute class. I can't see them not winning the final in all honesty, though we may frustrate them more if we make the final.
 
For all Spain's quality they haven't actually created that many clear on-target chances outside of the second goal. Then they've gradually let France back into the game throughout the second half and look increasingly shaky.

Still my favourites to win the whole tournament, and this is the best they've played, but agree this isn't the team of 08-12 which would just smother opposition to death so efficiently.
Yep, two pieces of brilliance has won them the game along with a little bit of play acting and generous refereeing. Technically good but didn't create that much. France well on top second half, 37 year old Giroud should have been on earlier.
 
Why are they playing Cucurella over Grimaldo anyway ?
 
I wouldn’t be optimistic. Undercooked Shaw or Trippier will have a torrid time. Their passing and movement would cause us all sorts of trouble in the middle too. France’s back 4 is streets ahead of what we could put out.

We obviously have match winners who can could score out of nothing. But I don’t actually think we’d actually trouble a hopeless Spanish back 4 as much as we should
 
Morata injured in the post match celebrations?
 
Well done Spain, 2nd half France should have won, but you cannot miss the chances from Mbappe etc.
 
Laporte was superb, as was rodri.
But Shaw and walker might hold williams and jamal, so i'm not seeing forgone conclusion yet.
 
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