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England Vs France: QF

stonecolddeanaustin

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Lambast me all you want but I was thinking someone should've taken it off him. Two pens in one game is tough. Two pens in one game against your own club mate is something else entirely. Not sure how anyone would've gone about that though. Whoever says it to him and if he refuses, they've then put the doubt in his mind.
 

DenverSpur

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I hope I never have to see that referees shit hair on a football pitch ever again.
I really think when games are between 2 European teams it should be a European referee in charge. Referees from other continents never seem to see the (physical) side of the game the same.
 
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Yiddo100

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Lambast me all you want but I was thinking someone should've taken it off him. Two pens in one game is tough. Two pens in one game against your own club mate is something else entirely. Not sure how anyone would've gone about that though. Whoever says it to him and if he refuses, they've then put the doubt in his mind.
Then if the other person misses he gets blasted for not taking it.
He’s the best penalty taker in the team, you put your best taker on the biggest penalties
 

PCozzie

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Hilarious they are trying to build a narrative around the ref. England weren't good enough
Yeah I don't thinks that's it either. It's excuse making and hides the tiny 1% defeats on the pitch that we had here and there which were the real reasons we lost.

We don't have to blame someone else. We were good. Very good. Just not quite good enough.
 

mdharris

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Disappointing. We were the better side. Harry needs to put that second penalty on target, make the goalkeeper make a save.
 

PCozzie

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Spot on, can’t think of a clear cut chance that was created in open play, not out of individual brilliance. There was shaw to Saka but offside. Other than that the French created more than England.
Kane in the 1st half when he rolled the defender.
 

Yiddo100

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no it wasn't. People are just biased. The ref was honestly fine, let the game flow. Same with fouls on mbappe. England got two pens, they can have no complaints
Seriously? Mount penalty, Saka foul, Kane foul, Bellingham tackle, another double team saka foul and their was probably the same for France, the ref isn’t the fault that England are out, but it was shocking.
 

fishhhandaricecake

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no it wasn't. People are just biased. The ref was honestly fine, let the game flow. Same with fouls on mbappe. England got two pens, they can have no complaints
Foul on Saka in the build up to their first goal and should’ve had a penalty in 1st half, Ref wasn’t great overall but he did give us 2 pens as you say and the main thing is it DOENST matter, we lose because they scored more than us and took their chances not because of the ref.
 

easley91

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Don't know how or why some of you continue to watch the post match stuff after a gutting defeat like that. Surely it's torture and will only wind you up more?
 

JCRD

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Commiserations to England fans. I thought England were slightly better and deserved extra time at least. Harry gave Hugo way too much respect for that second pen, should've stuck to his tried and trusted one into the left. That'll hurt.

Bellingham and Saka were very good. Foden didn't really get into it enough. France didn't produce much at all and Pickford shouldn't be letting that first goal passed him.

Good team just got knocked out on the margins.

(And Richard Keys is still an enormous numpty)

I think Harry was going for the left but I also think he knew Hugo would go right i.e. Harrys left - so put too much on it and over compensated. He knew he had to get it higher but just fucked up... it happens.
 

chrissivad

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The ref was atrocious though and he still gave two penalties to us when I'm saying that.

Var gave us the 2 pens.
Ref wasn't giving us either before they had a look. And I don't think either were difficult to get right from his position
 

DanoCanuck

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So who we pulling for now? Morocco, Croatia? Tough choice but I’d rather not see France repeat or Messi mania explode. I guess that’s better than France but still? *shrugs*
 
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