The Euro 2024 Thread

[BillyDee]

If there's a system where the European Championship runners up aren't seeded for the European World Cup Qualifiers, then it is a farce...

 

[PuntsWolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1812958402743861683

I’ve got to say, this throw in was absolutely baffling

 

[White Wolf]

They are making both of these tournaments so easy to qualify for so that any of the big but shit countries with large viewerships will be there, at this point you have to be a real bottom feeder to fail to make it.

 

[Jack Regan]

Italy have failed to qualify for the last two and there will only be three additional European teams at the tournament despite the format change, so still possible not to qualify.

 

[Kenny]

The official team of the Tournament

 

[Wolftone]

The official team of the Tournament

Walker?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

They always have at least one nutbar pick in these, Walker this time. The goal against Slovakia and both goals in the final were his fault. Not great on the Dutch goal either with a Kilman-style non block.

 

[Wolftone]

They always have at least one nutbar pick in these, Walker this time. The goal against Slovakia and both goals in the final were his fault. Not great on the Dutch goal either with a Kilman-style non block.

That free kick against Slovenia (I think) where he passed it sideways to Stones who wasn't looking or expecting the ball? Very nearly caused a problem as well.

 

[Jinky]

Think they probably felt obliged to put in at least one England player as we were in the final. Picking Walker out of all of them is amusing, though.

 

[Johnny75]

Musiala as striker as a very strange one too.

 

[Kenny]

Team was selected by

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Think they probably felt obliged to put in at least one England player as we were in the final. Picking Walker out of all of them is amusing, though.

Genuinely don't think anyone merited a spot.

I'd say Saka, Guéhi and Pickford were our best players but they weren't better than Yamal, Saliba (Akanji is another slightly odd one) or Maignan.

 

[Wolftone]

Genuinely don't think anyone merited a spot.

I'd say Saka, Guéhi and Pickford were our best players but they weren't better than Yamal, Saliba (Akanji is another slightly odd one) or Maignan.

I'd agree with those three, thought Stones was generally very good as well. But as you say none of if them force their way into the best 11.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I'd agree with those three, thought Stones was generally very good as well. But as you say none of if them force their way into the best 11.

Stones was good.

Shit on the Swiss goal though.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Turkish keeper rather unlucky

 

[Johnny75]

Turkish keeper rather unlucky

And the Georgian.

Georgian striker too.

 

[Hereford Wolf]

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

PLAYER REVIEWS PART 1: ENGLAND, EURO 2024

Another narrow failure, and perhaps now a changing of the guard

oscillatingwildly.substack.com

 

[Sniffer]

I enjoyed that read. I’d disagree slightly to say that Saka had Switzerland on toast in the first half and always looked our most dangerous threat. It didn’t help him in that having beaten a man on several occasions, the Harry Kane tribute act was examining the quality of turf structure somewhere between the centre circle and the D of the penalty area.
Other than that pretty much my thoughts.

 

[White Wolf]

Good read, hard to disagree with anything. The criticism for Pickford is tiresome, much of it is so outdated.

I think Luke Shaw still looked a bit off the pace against Switzerland, and although he was excellent in the first half of the final vs Yamal you could see his lack of match fitness on show in the second a little.