The International Football Thread

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58 minutes ago, Vesper said:

2021 International Friendly

Belgium            
Croatia              

http://www.sportnews.to/sports/2021/uefa-friendly-belgium-vs-croatia-s1/

https://www.totalsportek.com/belgium-football/

damn Croatia are never gonna win shit as long as that miniature albino donkey Vida is their starting cb. Absolute clown that git at fault for at least 5 goals per tournament.

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[LAM09 6,744]

1 hour ago, Jas said:

 

Can imagine the tournament will be plagued by it. I'm honestly surprised they didn't reduce the number of venues (9 different countries).

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13 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

That England starting XI does not look like a fun match to watch. A couple gems and a bunch of bench players. I guess Southgate does not believe in working on starting XI chemistry.

Complete amateur. What's the point of playing players that don't go to EURO? 

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9 hours ago, LAM09 said:

Can imagine the tournament will be plagued by it. I'm honestly surprised they didn't reduce the number of venues (9 different countries).

It's utterly stupid they didn't just play it in one country!

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Ukraine's Euro 2020 football kit provokes outrage in Russia

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57379875

A new kit for Ukraine's football team, showing a map including Russian-annexed Crimea, has provoked anger in Moscow.

Ukraine unveiled its shirt for Euro 2020, emblazoned with its borders including Crimea and the slogan "Glory to Ukraine!"

Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, and considers it a part of its territory, something rejected internationally.

A Russian MP called it a "political provocation".

The head of the Ukrainian football association, Andriy Pavelko, revealed the kit in a video on his Facebook page on Sunday, days before the European Championship kicks off.

The front of the yellow shirt shows the contours of Ukraine in white, including Crimea and the pro-Russian separatist-controlled regions of Donetsk and Lugansk.

A slogan on the back reads "Glory to Ukraine!" - a patriotic chant used as a rallying cry by protesters who forced out a pro-Moscow president, Viktor Yanukovych in 2014.

"We believe that Ukraine's silhouette will give strength to the players because they will fight for all of Ukraine," Mr Pavelko said.

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But Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticised the kits, saying the football team had "attached Ukraine's territory to Russia's Crimea", creating the "illusion of the impossible".

She said the slogan was nationalistic and echoed a Nazi rallying cry.

MP Dmitry Svishchev called the shirt "totally inappropriate" and urged Euro 2020 organisers Uefa to take action.

The tournament, postponed due to Covid-19, will run from June 11 to July 11 across 11 host cities, including Russia's Saint Petersburg, which hosts a quarter-final.

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Southgate is having a laugh surely picking Ben White for Trents replacement.

Whats his plans to play a GK, 5 CBs, 2 RBs, a CM and 2 strikers?

Englands midfield is literally wafer thin in terms of depth and it will be even more laughable if Henderson doesn’t make full fitness for the first 2/3 games and they get any other injuries in there.

Also Maguire is looking like he’s going to be struggling as well. If they two don’t play and England dont do well, he will be out on his arse probably getting as much stick as he did in 96 😂

Edited June 7, 2021 by OneMoSalah

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14 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Southgate is having a laugh surely picking Ben White for Trents replacement.

Whats his plans to play a GK, 5 CBs, 2 RBs, a CM and 2 strikers?

Englands midfield is literally wafer thin in terms of depth and it will be even more laughable if Henderson doesn’t make full fitness for the first 2/3 games and they get any other injuries in there.

Also Maguire is looking like he’s going to be struggling as well. If they two don’t play and England dont do well, he will be out on his arse probably getting as much stick as he did in 96 😂

Southgate is a man with a fetish for defenders. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,296]

England are terrible in defensive transition, hence why Southgate is opting for a 5 at the back. 

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hace 6 minutos, Jas dijo:

Southgate is a man with a fetish for defenders. 

Aye he sure is. I don’t get it. Why did he even pick Trent in the first place I mean bar 5/6 games towards the end of the season he was not good all season… made countless big errors in PL and CL games. Its almost as if the media frenzy of the will he, wont he pick him made the decision for him… or like the England of old where Sven would take about 4 players who all played the exact same role and position, who couldn’t play together - its slightly different but imagine a COVID outbreak/a few injuries and before you know it they are literally lining up with 3 RBs and countless CBs due to lack of depth in MF.

Then TAA gets injured and picks someone for another defensive position when they only have Rice, Henderson, Bellingham, Mount, Phillips as more natural central players. I get Foden maybe can go there as can James but again, your not taking players who played as left/right wingers and a right back for 90% of the season as an option for CM when they’ve rarely played that positions or if all this season and you’ve got a guy who hasn’t played regularly for 3 and a half months also in Henderson either. Its just daft. 

hace 1 minuto, MoroccanBlue dijo:

England are terrible in defensive transition, hence why Southgate is opting for a 5 at the back. 

I get that but theres 5 at the back then what Southgate's taken.

3 RBs Walker, James, Trippier

5 CBs Coady, Maguire - who is still not even doing running apparently due to injury - , Mings, Stones, Ben White

2 LBs Shaw, Chilwell

Not to mention James could play RCB, Rice can play CB, Saka can play LB/LWB. I mean in midfield any injuries/knocks/COVID outbreak perhaps they are going to be struggling big time. As a Scotsman, as long as its not Mason also, I suppose if they get a few knocks in there and are short in there or have to play Ben White in there, it will be ironic 😂 

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Monday June 7 2021

France have a challenging draw but anything short of lifting the trophy would be failure By Jason Burt, CHIEF FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT Arsene Wenger is right. France are not just favourites to win Euro 2020 but are “super-favourites”. After all they reached the final of the competition five years ago, they then won the World Cup in 2018 and have an even stronger squad now. Any team with Kylian Mbappe, N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann and an extraordinary array of defenders – France could actually field two sides to compete in this tournament – has a good chance. And that is without factoring in the return of Karim Benzema who could be the final piece in the jigsaw. What gives France the edge, though, is the fact that they can ally this talent with a ruthlessly pragmatic coach in Didier Deschamps, who won the lot himself as a player and is not afraid to rein in some of the attacking instincts of his players. Deschamps knows that tournament football is often based on a sound defensive base, and the discipline he gets from Pogba is a prime example of that. It makes France even harder to beat. The flip side of that is, does Deschamps sometimes hold them back? The wildcard factor is a fiendishly tough group that kicks off by facing Germany in Munich and then Hungary in Budapest, before a final tie against Portugal, the holders, also in the Hungarian capital. If they progress it certainly means that France will not be under-cooked for the knock-out stages. The only other imponderable is expectation. Not winning the Euros would be a failure for France given their status and pedigree, and that pressure may tell. Also this competition has a habit of throwing up unlikely winners – Denmark, Greece and, as France found out, Portugal the last time round. But still France should win and the taxing nature of these finals – multiple venues, after an intense season, the problems caused by Covid – will favour a team with great squad depth, organisation and a winning track record. Get a 12-month Telegraph Sport subscription today for £39.     Best of our Euro 2021 articles Des Walker exclusive: How it felt to play for Brian Clough - and why I loved driving lorries Euro 2021 round table: Glenn Hoddle, Gordon Strachan and Mark Hughes sit down to discuss the Home Nations' chances Des Lynam interview: The BBC's decline, losing out to Cilla Black - and 'sexy football' at Euro '96 Euros one to watch: Ben White Ben White has made Gareth Southgate's final squad CREDIT: ADD CREDIT Brighton defender Ben White has been selected as Trent Alexander-Arnold's replacement in the final England squad. You can read more about the ball-playing centre-half here. Which player are you most looking forward to watching? Send your submissions to [email protected] - we'll feature the best in a future newsletter.     This day's best stat   59 Number of England caps won by Jordan Henderson and he is yet to score his first goal. He missed the chance to do so with a penalty against Romania.     The day in a picture CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK Not so friendly: Tempers flared as Wales finished their tournament preparations with a goalless draw against Albania.

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2021 International Friendly

France           
Bulgaria        

http://www.sportnews.to/sports/2021/uefa-friendly-france-vs-bulgaria-s3/

https://www.totalsportek.com/france-football/

 

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Kante!!!!

[Fulham Broadway 16,831]

Ronaldo with shot on target in 30 seconds....

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2021 International Friendly

Portugal            
Israel                 

http://www.sportnews.to/sports/2021/uefa-friendly-portugal-vs-israel-s1/

https://www.totalsportek.com/portugal-football/

[Vesper 28,768]

good chance for all to watch that super 18yo LB, Nuno Mendes

he is starting

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Fernandes 1-0 but long overdue goal