Euro: Group E: SWE vs. POL, ESP vs. SVK, 6/23/2021

[Havre]

England - Sweden QF will be good.

 

[Hybbe]

Janne can't keep Kulu out of the starting XI after that, can he?

 

[Eye of Ra]

finns are angry that sweden advance to playoffs ?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Forsberg joins Ronaldo, Lukaku, Lewa, Wijnaldum and Schick as joint top scorer.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Happy for Swedish fans. Topping the group is a great achievement.

we did that in wc 2018 too, a group with mexico, south korea and germany

 

[Eisen]

well we did score 3 goals. we are quite dangerous on counter attacks imo

Yeah, but the guy I am answering to said they left Lewa unmarked.

Nevermind, just saw the goals, he was only unmarked for the second goal.

 

[robertmac43]

we did that in wc 2018 too, a group with mexico, south korea and germany

And I didn't expect it to happen there either lol

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

England - Sweden QF will be good.

Think Sweden could actually have a fair chance there unless England figures out their offensive ineptitude.

 

[bossram]

Well, that was a crazy game.

 

[Eye of Ra]

And I didn't expect it to happen there either lol

well i dont see why not. korea and mexico do not have better players than us

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

finns are angry that sweden advance to playoffs ?

I think Finns are happy that they still got a punchers' chance of making the Rd of 16? All they need is some totally insane results (i.e. Portugal or Germany losing by 4 goals) to advance.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Well, that was a crazy game.

slovakia vs spain?

Think Sweden could actually have a fair chance there unless England figures out their offensive ineptitude.

england whooped our ass in wc 2018 and euro 2012 and they will do it again.

thougt if we look before 2010, england always had problems with sweden for some reason.

 

[Antiillafire]

So will any changes happen now with Slovak football? I bet not, so let’s let Benes go and represent Hungary and get play time.

 

[Eye of Ra]

So will any changes happen now with Slovak football? I bet not, so let’s let Benes go and represent Hungary and get play time.

Slovakia need a good coach. Like Sweden have. Nothing wrong with the players Slovakia have.

 

[robertmac43]

well i dont see why not. korea and mexico do not have better players than us

Mexico and Sweden were a close comparison heading into that tournament, I think would have even given a slight edge to Mexico. Finished with the same points and went out at the same time as well.

 

[Havre]

Think Sweden could actually have a fair chance there unless England figures out their offensive ineptitude.

Always a bit random in play off games.

Sweden were hardly brilliant against Spain. Beating Slovakia and a fairly disjointed Poland isn't that special.

Don't get me wrong. Sweden aren't a bad team. They are difficult to play against, but they need Greece-style luck to go far in this tournament.

And that is not a Norwegian disliking Sweden. I always support the other Nordic teams - and typically Sweden over Denmark. This year I might prefer Denmark though - a lot more fun to watch these days.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Mexico and Sweden were a close comparison heading into that tournament, I think would have even given a slight edge to Mexico. Finished with the same points and went out at the same time as well.

we swedes have fighting spirit and great coaches which allows us to get better resualts than we actually should have . we need to take this into consideration when talking about how good a team is, if one team have better passing and techinal skills than another team it does not mean they are better as a team .

 

[Antiillafire]

Half of these players I want to never put Slovak shirt on ever again. Hubocan, Satka, Weiss, Duris, Kucka (sorry man it’s over), Hrsovsky, Hromada. Hamsik’s time is over too, and hopefully Dubravka will be replaced with Rodak.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Always a bit random in play off games.

Sweden were hardly brilliant against Spain. Beating Slovakia and a fairly disjointed Poland isn't that special.

Don't get me wrong. Sweden aren't a bad team. They are difficult to play against, but they need Greece-style luck to go far in this tournament.

And that is not a Norwegian disliking Sweden. I always support the other Nordic teams - and typically Sweden over Denmark. This year I might prefer Denmark though - a lot more fun to watch these days.

i would say we where briliant against spain, defensivly.

slovakia and poland are better than u give them credit for.

we are either meeting czech or ukraine as i get it , not exactly france level on those teams.

 

[Havre]

i would say we where briliant against spain, defensivly.

slovakia and poland are better than u give them credit for.

we are either meeting czech or ukraine as i get it , not exactly france level on those teams.

If you say so. Based on what the Slovakians think of their team they tend to agree with me though.

I haven't seen any of the Ukraine games, but I would be surprised if Sweden wouldn't have a fair shot in that game. Czech I would say would be pretty close to 50/50. From what I have seen the Czech Republic is slightly better.

Next round, if it is England, I would expect England to win, but as I said I don't think it is 90/10 or anything like that in favour of England. 70% maybe.

 

[Jussi]

finns are angry that sweden advance to playoffs ?

We now need France to hammer Portugal by 4 and Germany to beat Hungary to make it to the knock-out stage.

 

[Eye of Ra]

If you say so. Based on what the Slovakians think of their team they tend to agree with me though.

I haven't seen any of the Ukraine games, but I would be surprised if Sweden wouldn't have a fair shot in that game. Czech I would say would be pretty close to 50/50. From what I have seen the Czech Republic is slightly better.

Next round, if it is England, I would expect England to win, but as I said I don't think it is 90/10 or anything like that in favour of England. 70% maybe.

last time norway made it to wc or euro was 2000. are u optimistic norway will make it to wc 2022?

 

[Eye of Ra]

Half of these players I want to never put Slovak shirt on ever again. Hubocan, Satka, Weiss, Duris, Kucka (sorry man it’s over), Hrsovsky, Hromada. Hamsik’s time is over too, and hopefully Dubravka will be replaced with Rodak.

hamsik was best player on pitch against sweden. he is still only 33 and signed with a turkish team. he has some years left in his tank.

 

[Suiteness]

Ok, I just saw Spain (or Slovakia)'s first goal. What was the Gk trying to accomplish there exactly?

 

[Havre]

last time norway made it to wc or euro was 2000. are u optimistic norway will make it to wc 2022?

And that is relevant why?

Almost guaranteed Norway won't make it to the WC22.