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u21 Netherlands knocks off France with a late counter and game winner. Spain and Croatia going into extra time.

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U21's are playing today. ESPN and ESPN+
Netherlands vs France 
Spain vs Croatia
Denmark vs Germany
Portugal vs Italy

I’m on a plane and got locked into this Portugal/Italy game. What a game. Wide open game from minute 1 and we’re in the second half of extra time. 4-3 and 10-man Italy just missed a chance to tie it by inches.
1 hour ago, Stringer said:


I’m on a plane and got locked into this Portugal/Italy game. What a game. Wide open game from minute 1 and we’re in the second half of extra time. 4-3 and 10-man Italy just missed a chance to tie it by inches.

That was an entertaining game.  I thought the 2nd yellow was harsh.  

On 5/25/2021 at 5:30 PM, ztejas said:

Their front 6 is just fucking stupid. 

"Benzema and Griezmann just aren't getting it done so far"

"Alright guess we'll have to sub in Giroud and Dembele and hope for a miracle"

I mean obviously there's a few stacked teams - it's the Euros - but that France attack is like 2002* Brazil level. 

thing i am most interested to see is what happens when mbappe actually has a true finishing 9 to play with.  he has never really had that before...and certainly not the quality of benzema.  if benzema can anticipate and finish near the goal for whatever mbappe sets up for him, it will be deadly.  oh by the way, there's griezmann on the other side just waiting.

but they screwed them on that group.  one of france, germany, and portugal aren't making it out of group.

40 minutes ago, sidis said:

thing i am most interested to see is what happens when mbappe actually has a true finishing 9 to play with.  he has never really had that before...and certainly not the quality of benzema.  if benzema can anticipate and finish near the goal for whatever mbappe sets up for him, it will be deadly.  oh by the way, there's griezmann on the other side just waiting.

but they screwed them on that group.  one of france, germany, and portugal aren't making it out of group.

Uhh . . . Cavani?  

4 hours ago, Jive Turkey said:

England's squad is set.  TAA makes the team.

 

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2 hours ago, sidis said:

but they screwed them on that group.  one of france, germany, and portugal aren't making it out of group.

technically, they could all make it out.  the 16 team knockout stage will be the 6 group winners, 6 group runners up, and the top 4 third-place teams.  so third place will have a chance, but it could be dodgy depending on how things shake out.

On 5/31/2021 at 12:54 PM, maninblack said:

u21 Netherlands knocks off France with a late counter and game winner. Spain and Croatia going into extra time.

 

1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

 

good lord.  that was very similar to the Belgium game-winner against Japan in 2018 (minus the Lukaku dummy).

 

13 hours ago, maninblack said:

Forza Italia?

A little long in the tooth defensively, but that's a hell of an offensive force. 

I had no idea Jorginho's first name was Frello.

Edit: Well apparently no one does... Wiki says its Jorge Luiz Frello Filho.

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11 minutes ago, maninblack said:

 

Not a good start for the Dutch

England 1-0 Austria

France 3-0 Wales

FT

4 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Not a good start for the Dutch

Well they are coached by a guy who was fired by an MLS team last year....

Looking forward to tomorrow’s broadcast of the U21 games.  Rooting for Germany. That Italia v Portugal game was a lot of fun.

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Well they are coached by a guy who was fired by an MLS team last year....

For the life of me I don’t understand how he got the job. I love de Bour, but he’s a shitty coach. Erik ten Hag is absolutely perfect for this job and coming into a great generation of Dutch players, many of which he has already coached at one time.
12 hours ago, shnsajax said:


For the life of me I don’t understand how he got the job. I love de Bour, but he’s a shitty coach. Erik ten Hag is absolutely perfect for this job and coming into a great generation of Dutch players, many of which he has already coached at one time.

Managing at the club level is a lot more interesting and challenging than at a national team, where you rarely get to work with players or shit, even manage games. The stakes are higher but you have far less control and fewer opportunities for success. I can't really think of any in-demand manager in their prime who's chosen country over club, with the possible exception of Jogi Loew, who seems perfect for the role. National team gigs are more desirable for managers in the twilight of their career. 

Or in the case of de Boer, the only gig he can get.

 

51 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

good lord, he's good.

Wirtz can't describe how talented he is.

I asked my Godson if he knew any of the guys on the U21 German squad and he said, yeah and that he has played against a bunch of them

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On 6/1/2021 at 5:18 PM, maninblack said:

Forza Italia?

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get with the program, Alex!

England fans booing their players, half of whom are black, for kneeling before the match.   How Eastern European of you England.

contrast between uefa and concacaf stark with england's 2nd pk (which henderson missed)

the call for the spot kick would have been waived off over here

romanian (first name vlad) launched himself over top of calvert-lewin in the box

it was so unorthodox in concept and execution that no way would a concacaf non-us/canadian ref have whistled it despite obliterating the english attacker

On 6/6/2021 at 1:41 PM, Hagbard Celine said:

contrast between uefa and concacaf stark with england's 2nd pk (which henderson missed)

the call for the spot kick would have been waived off over here

romanian (first name vlad) launched himself over top of calvert-lewin in the box

it was so unorthodox in concept and execution that no way would a concacaf non-us/canadian ref have whistled it despite obliterating the english attacker

I just watched this, WTF is that guy doing??!?!

https://streamable.com/mld1mb

How does the defender think that is going to work out well in any way shape or form?!?!

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14 minutes ago, maninblack said:

Picking France. Hoping for someone else though.

France's bench could make the finals.

I'm picking Turkey because they'll beat everyone 12-10.

So pumped for this.  A month of great matches everyday during the groups, then every other day or so in the knockouts.  

1 minute ago, Ted Lange said:

So pumped for this.  A month of great matches everyday during the groups, then every other day or so in the knockouts.  

Yup. Christmas in June/July

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I'm picking the Dutch!

 

To get my hopes up, only to get crushed by like Slovakia in the knockout rounds. 

darkhorse pick:  Denmark.  i'm not saying this will be a repeat of 1992, but this team has some good players in key positions.  

Schmeichel in goal; Christensen at center-back; Eriksen, Hojbjerg, and Delaney in the midfield; Braithwaite and Poulsen up top.  they can give Belgium some trouble in Group B.

oh, and Denmark plays all of its group stage matches in Copenhagen.  Belgium is getting fucked.  they play Denmark in Copenhagen and Russia in St. Petersburg.

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who is going to be televising the games? Sorry, a bit out of the loop.

1 hour ago, yoladu said:

who is going to be televising the games? Sorry, a bit out of the loop.

espn 

The Dutch with a coach who was fired by an mls team and doesn’t know who is on his roster.   Hard pass.   Now they probably win it

 

 

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