It's the Euros 2020! Finals Match Thread: It’s gone to Rome…

[Shadydan]

What about the children of the uneducated mobs though, when they ask their uneducated yobbish dads what taking the knee is about,what answer will they get?

When kids grow up how often do they listen to their parents.

If society, their peers, their friends, education etc...is saying that racism is wrong then the chances are that they're probably gonna think its wrong too.

 

[popstar7]

Bit of background to Southgate's comments about UK vs non-UK racial abuse on social media. They reckon it's about 70% coming from abroad. Doesn't excuse at all the 30% homegrown twats but worth knowing -

https://www.newstatesman.com/scienc...use-black-england-players-and-how-can-we-stop

 

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And you believe that because of that minority, people who want to educate or be educated are wasting their time?

Not at all but you have hit the nail on the head when you said minority

 

[Spurslove]

He was two penalties away from doing just that a few days ago.

Whilst that's unarguably the case, the fact is if we'd won, it would have been an absolute travesty. I'm afraid to say it, but Italy were far and away the best side on the night and fully deserved their win.
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[Spurslove]

When kids grow up how often do they listen to their parents.

If society, their peers, their friends, education etc...is saying that racism is wrong then the chances are that they're probably gonna think its wrong too.

Unless they're contrary little twats like I was in my pre-teens, who always took an opposing view just to wind my parents up.
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[Who’s our next manager?]

Unless they're contrary little twats like I was in my pre-teens, who always took an opposing view just to wind my parents up.
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Which is imho exactly what idiots are doing when they see respectable sportsmen taking the knee. They do their pathetic little things all the more just because they know they are bloody well annoying decent people.

 

[Serpico]

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Bit of background to Southgate's comments about UK vs non-UK racial abuse on social media. They reckon it's about 70% coming from abroad. Doesn't excuse at all the 30% homegrown twats but worth knowing -

https://www.newstatesman.com/scienc...use-black-england-players-and-how-can-we-stop

This for me softens the whole seriousness of it. Why does Southgate need to say that other than it suits the Tory narritive promoted throughout this tournament that everyone had pulled together. This is part of the promblem.

 

[Serpico]

People keep going on about only getting to where we did because of these favourable draws. Fact is we've been knocked out numerous times in recent history by teams we absolutely should be beating on paper. There is so much talent in this side at the moment and they are so young. They are absolutely capable of beating any team in the world on any given day.

Yes I think we will need to tweak a few things and play a bit more on the front foot, but these kids will have another 18 months behind them.

My biggest concern pre tournament was at the back but I think it's fair to say it's not the issue it looked to 6 weeks or so ago.

Walker, Maguire and Shaw all looked super solid and exceeded expectations. Add in Stones Wight chilwelll and James and there's more good young options.

England havnt achieved no more than usual. England generally beat the fodder but get beat when they meet a decent side. When have England beaten a decent side in recent years. England looked solid at the back and thats a process of being over defensive. England are a top 8 team in the world and will challange for trophies but will need to be better than this or fall short every time. Hard differcult changes will need to be made but wont happen.[/QUOTE]

 

[slartibartfast]

I wonder how Mancini would use Grealish. He would use him...

Agree.
Also I dont think theres another coach in Europe who wouldn't make Kane the focal point up front instead of sitting deep and feeding others who need numerous chances to score. Numerous chances you dont get at top level. Mad imo.
3x Golden Boot winner and World Cup Golden boot winner and he spends whole game in middle of the pitch feeding others.. Criminal.
Thats what I couldnt get behind with England, the total waste of talent... again.
Lets be honest if we hadnt had a walk to the final we'd have been out ages ago.
Edit. No doubt we have improved but just find it frustrating we could be so much better imo with what we have at our disposal.

 

[KILLA_SIN]

MSN

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The match on 11/07/2021 was not fair at all. After Italy only receiving a yellow card for dragging England players like they were slaves.

Interesting choice of words

 

[dudu]

MSN

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The match on 11/07/2021 was not fair at all. After Italy only receiving a yellow card for dragging England players like they were slaves.

Interesting choice of words

This cannot be serious?

Edit, yup it is. Of all the things to outrage people.

 

[KILLA_SIN]

This cannot be serious?

I read about this yesterday and it was at 60,000 signatures, its gone up to 125,000 today, and that quote....

 

[dudu]

I read about this yesterday and it was at 60,000 signatures, its gone up to 125,000 today, and that quote....

Probably signed by 70% of people that are overseas anyway

 

[KILLA_SIN]

Probably signed by 70% of people that are overseas anyway

They probably parachuted in before and after the game as well from oversees to cause the trouble

 

[Serpico]

Probably signed by 70% of people that are overseas anyway

Southgate will have to create a lot of accounts to get it to 150.000.

 

[Gassin's finest]

 

[Serpico]

It was lucky football didn’t come home because Priti Patel would have refused entry.

 

[C0YS]

Probably signed by 70% of people that are overseas anyway

Well, a lot of Italians are signing it, as they fancy the idea of beating England again.

 

[Romario]

Well, a lot of Italians are signing it, as they fancy the idea of beating England again.

Not me, I don't want to go through all that again thank you very much. Once is more than enough

 

[whitesocks]

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The match on 11/07/2021 was not fair at all. After Italy only receiving a yellow card for dragging England players like they were slaves.

Interesting choice of words

This is delusional. What is matter with people?
England won fair and square and nothing can change that fact.