Euro 2020/2021

[Guest Lobo]

What a clusterfuck by both teams back there.

[WBT 20614]

Simon, where are you going chief?

[Braff Zacklin 13618]

Twice now that Simon has been caught off his line. As bad as Spain's backline has looked, he's somehow been worse. Miraculous that Italy didn't score on at least one of those.

[Hagbard Celine 10871]

1 minute ago, alincoln said:

Taylor Twellman is such a beating.  

he is.

and he thinks he's andy gray or martin tyler which makes him insufferable

the other day he called chris coleman "cookie" more than a dozen times in a 1-hour show

plus he was the prototypical overhyped exhibitionist that never delivered for the nats in full internationals, a-la colbi jones

[Captain Ron 12883]

Just now, Lobo said:

What a clusterfuck by both teams back there.

Immobile thought he could score when his first touch should have been a quick pass Barella. That hesitation gave Spain enough time to regroup. It was a quick decision that was understandably hard to make in the moment.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

BIG save

[Captain Ron 12883]

3 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Twice now that Simon has been caught off his line. As bad as Spain's backline has looked, he's somehow been worse. Miraculous that Italy didn't score on at least one of those.

The Italian defense is also having a tough day.

[WBT 20614]

Olmo should have scored there.  Just needed a little lift.

[tokamak 6431]

Spain has a goal or two in them today, IMO.

[PittsburghTiger 6190]

Italy 🇮🇹 just can’t get the ball out of its own end

[Captain Ron 12883]

Spainish player: MY KNEE, MY KNEE

<no foul called>

<Spanish player gets up and runs off>

[kingkoopa6 8369]

The German ref aint buyin shyt.

lol.

[WBT 20614]

1 minute ago, Captain Ron said:

Spainish player: MY KNEE, MY KNEE

<no foul called>

<Spanish player gets up and runs off>

Italy would never...

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

Donaramabanana needs to stop passing the ball to Spain or they're going to convert one of these to a goal.  I wasn't sure how Spain would score on the Italian defense, but if Italy's keeper is going to keep trying to set up Spanish goals they just might get one or two.  

[Captain Ron 12883]

2 minutes ago, WBT said:

Italy would never...

Of course they would.

But we are talking about 1 and 1A of divers overzealous foul sellers in this game.

Edited July 6, 2021 by Captain Ron

[Captain Ron 12883]

2 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said:

The German ref aint buyin shyt.

lol.

Nope, this guy is solid. Maybe Bundisliga's best.

[Dirk X West 772]

1 minute ago, Captain Ron said:

Of course they would.

But we are talking about 1 and 1A of divers in this game.

Brazil is the flopping-est team I've watched this summer.

[alincoln 2381]

So selfish from Olmo.  He should just dive again next time to at least win a free kick

[Guest Lobo]

Olmo making a number of selfish moves so far.  Not to pick on him, lots of mistakes, but passing and pacing have been solid. Gonna be a long one, or feel like it anyway.

[Trey3216 15347]

1 minute ago, Dirk X West said:

Brazil is the flopping-est team I've watched this summer.

This summer??  

[alincoln 2381]

I wonder what Spinazzola would have done in that situation.

[Braff Zacklin 13618]

Could this ref please work all USMNT qualifying matches?

[Captain Ron 12883]

Another solid no-call by the ref there. Italy bombed up the field, but should have passed. He lost the ball well before getting tripped.

[Dirk X West 772]

Just now, Trey3216 said:

This summer??  

I'm not implying they just started diving and flopping like mad.  I'm just limiting the comparison to the current versions of these teams.  Any team with Neymar is likely going to be the worst.  

[Captain Ron 12883]

2 minutes ago, alincoln said:

I wonder what Spinazzola would have done in that situation.

Yeah, he is missed today. 

[kingkoopa6 8369]

LMAO! wtf was that!!! 

he kicked that shyt back to spain 

[WBT 20614]

Just a bit outside

[Dutch 4474]

13 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Of course they would.

But we are talking about 1 and 1A of divers overzealous foul sellers in this game.

El Tri say "hold my tequila."

Fuck El Tri

Edited July 6, 2021 by Dutch
because fuck off, El Tri.

[Captain Ron 12883]

LOL.

Replay shows the Spanish player blow up the Italian player with a hip check.

Next clip - What did I do? look.

[Guest Lobo]

5 minutes ago, WBT said:

Just a bit outside

I just realized how funny Bob Uecker would be calling international football.  Damn.  

[WBT 20614]

Well, Spain have to be frustrated they didn't break through.  2/3 of possession and a 5-1 edge in shots (1-0 on target).  It seems like they're controlling the midfield but it hasn't been there in the last 1/3.

[Braff Zacklin 13618]

2 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

LOL.

Replay shows the Spanish player blow up the Italian player with a hip check.

Next clip - What did I do? look.

What would you expect him to do, thank the ref for calling the foul?

 

(Just giving you shit for your stupid remark last week.)

Edited July 6, 2021 by Braff Zacklin

[kingkoopa6 8369]

damn. i fuckin love this

Schmeichel wild.

 

 

[Guest Lobo]

Jesus, even when they're just talking pre-game in the tunnel, the Italians are just whining to each other with dramatic hand gestures.  

Still, they're gonna take advantage of Spain's back third.  I'm worried.  Spain seemed to get into another gear though, just speed-wise in the open pitch after about 10 minutes of awkward staring.  

And away we go...

[A-Tex Devil 2451]

So Spanish GK shaving points, right?

Edited July 6, 2021 by A-Tex Devil

[Surly Bevo 25048]

Azzurri officially playing with fire now.

Edited July 6, 2021 by Surly Bevo

[kingkoopa6 8369]

WOOWWWWWWWWWW

[PittsburghTiger 6190]

Gooooaaaallll

[Captain Ron 12883]

ITALIA!!!!

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Dude has been the player of the tournament.

[mdmost 43004]

What was that? Almost like they stood around to watch.  

Didn't matter. You can't defend that shot. 

Edited July 6, 2021 by mdmost

[alincoln 2381]

Chiesa is a beast

[Surly Bevo 25048]

There's some water

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

Damn, son.

[Captain Ron 12883]

1 minute ago, Surly Bevo said:

Azzurri officially playing with fire now.

So was Spain

[ztejas 43475]

SICK

[Dutch 4474]

Wow...end to end stuff finished by a very fine goal.  

Edited July 6, 2021 by Dutch

[Captain Ron 12883]

To be fair, this is going to ratched up the pressure on Italy now. Spain has been all over them with pressure, they are probably going to take it to 11.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19103]

That was absolutely beautiful.

[WBT 20614]

Great counter, great finish.  Spain got the first tackle in the box but no one was there to clean up.