Euro: SF: Italy v Spain, 7/6/2021

[SeawaterOnIce]

Italys success is all owed to

 

[luiginb]

What a beautiful game of football, congrats to both teams. Gonna be cheering for Italy in the final.

PS: Thiago is done.

 

[Eisen]

Italys success is all owed to

Jesus?

 

[Juve]

Italys success is all owed to

He should have been shot in the middle of the field

 

[gary69]

Morata with the final answer to who he is ...

All time leading scorer for Spain at the Euros?

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

He should have been shot in the middle of the field

Squad fire with old soccer balls with De Rossi and Insigne leading the kicks.

 

[Moncherry]

This game was Spain's for the taking. Total lack of killer instinct.

 

[N o o d l e s]

Squad fire with old soccer balls with De Rossi and Insigne leading the kicks.

I loved watching their embrace after the game today.

 

[Bondurant]

In America most people outside of NYC consider Italians like Jersey Shore douche bags.

Maybe the millennials do but many millennials also watch Jersey Shore and not in on the joke.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Maybe on this board, but all we heard from the english language media before this tourney was how they & France were the only real contenders because they just had so much more talent than everyone else.

Well on this board, the majority tipped England to lose vs Germany. So yeah at least on this board England were underrated.

With regard to the media, it seems like pretty much everyone expected France to win it except some former players with their "I have to pick my own team" picks. I don't know if I'd criticize any country's media for being upbeat about their team's chances ahead of a tournament by the way.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Read a book about England and Scotland.

Yeah...that's my bad.

 

[Panteras]

At the end of the day, Italy have been the best team of the tournament, they deserve to be in the finals even though Spain was better than them tonight. Congrats to Italy. They should end up winning it. Otherwise, I’d love for Denmark to win it all. That would be awesome.

 

[Incubajerks]

No no, here happened that Jordi Alba made a mistake in indicating where to take the penalties, he chose the side of the Italians and tried to change but Chiellini noticed it. The second draw is won by Chiellini and chooses to shoot first. It is no coincidence that Chiellini says, I believe, liar (in a funny way) to Jordi Alba who was trying to cover up his mistake.

 

[IamNotADancer]

It's their obnoxious press.

Well... someone who lives in a country that calls BILD and Express (just to name the more famous ones) their own really shouldn't be upset with the English press. Those 2 rags would fit in nicely with The Sun type of toilet paper... just saying

 

[Incubajerks]

This reminds me of the Baggio situation from 94 (I think it was 94) where he missed his penalty and was crucified for it, yet he was the only reason they got this far.

Nobody crucified Baggio, the exact opposite

 

[Incubajerks]

This game was a key example of why penalty kicks suck at deciding games. I'm a fan of Italy but I have to feel for Spain. They outclassed Italy most of the game. But just like hockey if you dont capitalize on your chances than what good is it outchancing/possessing the other team. Italy has struggled in every knockout game so far but they find a way to win. Chiese looks like a hell of a player. Immobile has struggled the last few games to score so hopefully he gets one next game.
Just gotta win one more game on Sunday !

Spain played great, I feel for them, Dani Olmo is really something else.

 

[Eisen]

Well... someone who lives in a country that calls BILD and Express (just to name the more famous ones) their own really shouldn't be upset with the English press. Those 2 rags would fit in nicely with The Sun type of toilet paper... just saying

They are horrible but a far cry from what you can read in England.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Spain played great, I feel for them, Dani Olmo is really something else.

Soccer is my 2nd favorite sport behind hockey. To be honest I dont know alot of Spain's current roster compared to the one from the 2010 world cup. Seems like they lost alot of players from their euro+world cup run. Regardless they looked great and alot of the young players they have are fantastic. Morata isnt a bad player but I thought Spain would have a better striker than him.

 

[Incubajerks]

Spina!

 

[Incubajerks]

Soccer is my 2nd favorite sport behind hockey. To be honest I dont know alot of Spain's current roster compared to the one from the 2010 world cup. Seems like they lost alot of players from their euro+world cup run. Regardless they looked great and alot of the young players they have are fantastic. Morata isnt a bad player but I thought Spain would have a better striker than him.

The really looked great, Luis Enrique has them playing the ball they take their chance they want to command play. Owned our 3 midfielders not an easy task. They will be very dangerous because they will still grow. Also thanks to these disappointments.

 

[IamNotADancer]

They are horrible but a far cry from what you can read in England.

Not getting into a battle of whose rags are the worst (really tough to beat BILD), aside from that... why would anyone even pay attention to them let alone form their opinion on what these groups have to say and then steer their emotions as to what to like or dislike.

If you judge a whole country by their worst outlets which are only controlled by a handful of people with an agenda then perhaps it's time to reevaluate how you approach your own tribal thinking.

 

[luiginb]

Not getting into a battle of whose rags are the worst (really tough to beat BILD), aside from that... why would anyone even pay attention to them let alone form their opinion on what these groups have to say and then steer their emotions as to what to like or dislike.

If you judge a whole country by their worst outlets which are only controlled by a handful of people with an agenda then perhaps it's time to reevaluate how you approach your own tribal thinking.

Can we judge them over Brexit and Boris then?

 

[IamNotADancer]

Nobody crucified Baggio, the exact opposite

Aside from that Baggio didn't play half as terrible as Morata. This isn't about missing a penalty, it's about being one of the worst and most inconsistent finishers in football.

Morata could be one of the all time greats if he only knew how to convert all of the chances he gets served on silver platters. It's unreal how many high value chances he misses. To add, his technique leaves a lot to be desired. Terrible first touch and more often than not it just seems like he stumbles his way through a match. Couldn't say the same for Baggio.
Comparing Baggio to Morata is like comparing Ovechkin to Jason Blake.

 

[IamNotADancer]

Can we judge them over Brexit and Boris then?

The ones who voted for either one? Sure. No qualms there from me.

 

[Incubajerks]

Aside from that Baggio didn't play half as terrible as Morata. This isn't about missing a penalty, it's about being one of the worst and most inconsistent finishers in football.

Morata could be one of the all time greats if he only knew how to convert all of the chances he gets served on silver platters. It's unreal how many high value chances he misses. To add, his technique leaves a lot to be desired. Terrible first touch and more often than not it just seems like he stumbles his way through a match. Couldn't say the same for Baggio.
Comparing Baggio to Morata is like comparing Ovechkin to Jason Blake.

Comparing Baggio to Morata doesn't even begin regardless