Euro: Quarterfinals - England v. Switzerland - July 6

[Tuggy]

0-0 at half...shocking.

That was an easy bet.

 

[NyQuil]

Saka beat his marker well a couple of times, but after doing the hard part, he often kept his head down and didn't look where he should pass. Or just otherwise failed in the final ball. Although Aebischer and other Swiss subtle fouled him, nudging him just a bit to put him off balance before passing without ref noticing.

Otherwise there was no threat from left flank nor from the middle, which was too crowded for Fode, Bellingham or Kane to do much.

England just up the tempo and try to attack more when the ball is turned over and there's at least a bit of chaos on the pitch.

If they choose to control the ball instead and try to build up slowly, Swiss are just too organized for England to break them down. Mainoo at least has tried some quick forward runs from deeper.

Mainoo has been a bright spot in this tourney.

 

[booyakasha]

Saka and Mainoo are the only players with any desire to go forward and attempt something
Foden is a pylon.
Rice and Kane, for veteran leadership are rather timid.
This English team as a whole really does take on the personality of its manager.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Southgate rocks

In order to try and get the most out of a player who has never played well for England, he's neutered an equally good player who has always played well for England

 

[booyakasha]

Matt Le Tissier tweeted out the perfect description "possession without progression is pretty pointless"

 

[NyQuil]

Bellingham with the great move and the horrible pass.

 

[booyakasha]

brighter start to the 2nd half.

 

[Sad People]

This games actually awful.

 

[Jussi]

This tournament's actually awful.

Fixed.

 

[Blender]

 

[booyakasha]

This games actually awful.

Compared to Canada Venezuela last night, this game is pedestrian.

 

[CuuuJooo]

Don’t play for the tie, England. It won’t end well for you.

Also, the Swiss coach looks EXACTLY like the dad from the Holderness Family videos (look it up if you’re not a Gen Xer with kids), and I CANNOT unsee it.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Fixed.

Teams playing negative football have had a lot more success in the decade since the German World Cup win. Not surprising that would become the standard approach then which most teams attempt.

 

[Jussi]

For those too young to have lived then, this is more or less what Italy'90 was like.

 

[NyQuil]

Wow, a chance!

For those too young to have lived then, this is more or less what Italy'90 was like.

It was exciting for me!

 

[Avs44]

Kane should be coming off the pitch at this point too. Absolutely nothing today, never in the box when needed.

 

[Jussi]

Kane should be coming off the pitch at this point too. Absolutely nothing today, never in the box when needed.

Famous last words.

 

[Blender]

Right idea by Ndoye but he didn't get much on that pass.

 

[Avs44]

Famous last words.

As long as it buys a goal and generates something in this match I'll happily eat crow

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

I'm turning off the game, but I'm fairly certain England are going to win.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

As someone with 10% English blood....I apologize for this shitty game.

 

[NyQuil]

As someone with 10% English blood....I apologize for this shitty game.

The Swiss aren’t exactly trying to make it exciting either.

 

[Avs44]

As someone with 10% English blood....I apologize for this shitty game.

Do you have any Swiss in ya? If so, I vote for the mods to perm-ban you.

 

[PanniniClaus]

The Swiss aren’t exactly trying to make it exciting either.

and their kits are crap...

 

[luiginb]

The Swiss aren’t exactly trying to make it exciting either.

And Yakin just made two defensive subs