Other Sports: Soccer/Football Thread Part Six

[TCTC]

I have to say that tackling on Gundogan by that Scottish player was disgusting. Bought his ticket home there because he won't play another game this tournament.

 

[PDX Flyer]

@Starat327 that starting left back for Spain took me by surprise. Not sure if there are injuries or he is first choice.

 

[Starat327]

@Starat327 that starting left back for Spain took me by surprise. Not sure if there are injuries or he is first choice.

He was an injury call up originally, I believe. But he functions well in an inverted role, to be fair. Or at least, did in a limited showing to close out the season.

 

[Striiker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802032968996991399

 

[Starat327]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802032968996991399

Came here to post this, haha

 

[Chinatown88]

Came here to post this, haha

I was gonna post it with sound.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Lollllllllzzzzzz

20 seconds for Albania to score.

Has to be the fastest Euro goal.

 

[Appleyard]

Lollllllllzzzzzz

20 seconds for Albania to score.

Has to be the fastest Euro goal.

Easily. Don't think anyone ever scored inside first minute before.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Nice response from Italy.

 

[FLYguy3911]

We got a shootout.

 

[Cody Webster]

Didn't watch it, because the ML$ and their contract with Apple TV makes watching not an option, but the Union suck this year. Tied 1-1 to a Messi-less, 9 men for the last 20 minutes, Miami team, and they give up a goal and lose 2-1

 

[Striiker]

We got a shootout.

Your boys are rats

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802074836518465903

 

[Starat327]

Your boys are rats

https://x.com/i/web/status/1802074836518465903

Perfectly well taken corner

 

[Striiker]

Perfectly well taken corner

In reality, yeah.

In FIFA that’s considered a borderline indefensible glitch.

 

[Starat327]

In reality, yeah.

In FIFA that’s considered a borderline indefensible glitch.

Oh Fifa

 

[Jack Straw]

Oh Fifa

Apparently Dortmund fans have never seen a short corner.

 

[Starat327]

Apparently Dortmund fans have never seen a short corner.

wir müssen es nach Hause bringen!

 

[Jack Straw]

wir müssen es nach Hause bringen!

Edit: Thought it was great when his father said basically the same thing on TV yesterday.

 

[TCTC]

How have the Netherlands gone from Bergkamp, Overmars, Kluivert, etc coached by Louis van Gaal to Gakpo, Depay and Reijnders coached by Ronald Koeman?

 

[BigToe]

 

[Appleyard]

How have the Netherlands gone from Bergkamp, Overmars, Kluivert, etc coached by Louis van Gaal to Gakpo, Depay and Reijnders coached by Ronald Koeman?

Tbf that ~1994-2004 generation was one of the greatest generations of players any national team in history has ever produced aha.

Even vs the Dutch 70s and 80s teams they were deeper.

It has really been 15 years now since the Dutch put out a team that at the start of a tournament you looked at and went "wow, world class players in every position and some on the bench too".

They have had a LOT of guys "fail" in terms of progress from being amazing u-18 to u-21 players and not becoming world class.

Though tbf their back line is strong and Depay is a different player for the Netherlands than he has been at club level since he left Lyon. But yeh, guys like Roy Makaay and Jimmy Flloyd Hasselbaink could not make the bench at times for the Netherlands in the late 90s and early 2000s... and if you transplanted them into the teams of the last 10 years they would be the best player!

 

[TCTC]

Tbf that ~1994-2004 generation was one of the greatest generations of players any national team in history has ever produced aha.

Even vs the Dutch 70s and 80s teams they were deeper.

It has really been 15 years now since the Dutch put out a team that at the start of a tournament you looked at and went "wow, world class players in every position and some on the bench too".

They have had a LOT of guys "fail" in terms of progress from being amazing u-18 to u-21 players and not becoming world class.

Though tbf their back line is strong and Depay is a different player for the Netherlands than he has been at club level since he left Lyon. But yeh, guys like Roy Makaay and Jimmy Flloyd Hasselbaink could not make the bench at times for the Netherlands in the late 90s and early 2000s... and if you transplanted them into the teams of the last 10 years they would be the best player!

Yeah, definitely a far cry from the team that was a perennial favorite (even though they never won lol). I wouldn't even count this current team as a dark horse. Especially without de Jong and Koopmeiners in midfield and with Koeman at the helm. Terrible coach, imo.

Their backline is solid, I guess. I'm always impressed by Ake. Very good player.

 

[Jack Straw]

Last time we saw Christian Eriksen at the Euros things were very different. What a story.

 

[BigToe]

Sesko is gonna go for 100m next year

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Bellingham is amazing. Great ball by Saka.