European Championships Semi-Finals: Spain 🇪🇸 vs France 🇫🇷

[holdsteady]

Glad France went out, they scored one goal from open play in 6 matches plus an extra time period, a good team with good players but need a manager who can get the most out of them. When Southgate brings it home maybe he can go across the channel and help them fulfil the potential they have.

 

[Village-Yellow]

'Handball'v germany ...german press made a big thing about it, germans in the crowd booing him

Is this the Germans who got a soft handball against Denmark.

 

[Big Ron]

Great game. I think extremely unlikely that tomorrow will come close, but I’m happy to be proven wrong.

Also increasingly unlikely that Jermaine Jenas will EVER say anything of substance.

I have to say that 99% of the pundits and commentators are driving me mad but old ‘JJ’ really stands out in a sea of mediocrity - absolutely no insight and has the amazing gift of after-sight.

On the commentary front, ITV’s Sam Matterface has dragged the job down to a new low. Inane comments, ‘spontaneous’ zingers that are obviously pre-prepared and can’t bear silence - the worst combination. The combination of him and Lee Dixon lacks even the slightest chemistry.

Lineker is as smug and unfunny as ever, Richards the class clown and Rio Ferdinand not half the intellectual he thinks he is. Occasionally they are all shown up by an ex-player commenting in a second language.

 

[bazzer9461]

I think we’ve seen the winners of this competition tonight, Spain have been truly immense in this competition.
Just wondering what bid Pep might put in for Lamine Yamal

 

[Belgium Yellow]

I think we’ve seen the winners of this competition tonight, Spain have been truly immense in this competition.
Just wondering what bid Pep might put in for Lamine Yamal

They clearly seem the best team and showed two sides of their game today.
I don't think we can say that they have been immense simply because the other sides we've seen have been so mediocre.

 

[Mateo Corbo's Tackle]

I have to say that 99% of the pundits and commentators are driving me mad but old ‘JJ’ really stands out in a sea of mediocrity - absolutely no insight and has the amazing gift of after-sight.

On the commentary front, ITV’s Sam Matterface has dragged the job down to a new low. Inane comments, ‘spontaneous’ zingers that are obviously pre-prepared and can’t bear silence - the worst combination. The combination of him and Lee Dixon lacks even the slightest chemistry.

Lineker is as smug and unfunny as ever, Richards the class clown and Rio Ferdinand not half the intellectual he thinks he is. Occasionally they are all shown up by an ex-player commenting in a second language.

Agreed. The state it’s in compared to 20 years ago is shocking.

Paul Dempsey and Steve Bower, I quite like. Beyond that, I’d rather accompany it with some good music nowadays rather than listen to commentary.

 

[chuckbert]

In Oz on Optus we get the “world feed” and the commentary is equally inane. “If he wanted to score he needed to put that on target, but if he had the keeper might have saved it” kind of stuff.

 

[PottersRightBoot]

Good first half, average second period. Punditry woeful. There is very little coverage of defending. . Superb goal by the kid.

 

[Morris Oxford]

I have to say that 99% of the pundits and commentators are driving me mad but old ‘JJ’ really stands out in a sea of mediocrity - absolutely no insight and has the amazing gift of after-sight.

On the commentary front, ITV’s Sam Matterface has dragged the job down to a new low. Inane comments, ‘spontaneous’ zingers that are obviously pre-prepared and can’t bear silence - the worst combination. The combination of him and Lee Dixon lacks even the slightest chemistry.

Lineker is as smug and unfunny as ever, Richards the class clown and Rio Ferdinand not half the intellectual he thinks he is. Occasionally they are all shown up by an ex-player commenting in a second language.

Agree.

Guy Mobray is the best commentator. Mark Pougatch is far superior to Lineker, I think the journalistic background helps, and in general the ITV pundits are better. Jermaine Jenas is particularly bland and awful.

It feels like the BBC has decided their target audience are 12 year olds and they present as such. It’s like the One Show has been moved to the MOTD studio.

 

[Osleroad]

Another problem is commentators normally on the radio like Mcoist having to continually "banter natter" is that they never shut up - often resort to mute audio or other internet audio

 

[bazzer9461]

They clearly seem the best team and showed two sides of their game today.
I don't think we can say that they have been immense simply because the other sides we've seen have been so mediocre.

Our opponents must have been the easiest of the bunch but Spain do look a far better opposition

 

[Foley]

Our opponents must have been the easiest of the bunch but Spain do look a far better opposition

Spain have looked by far the best team in the tournament to me. And that is six wins in six.

 

[WE Yellow]

Was a pleasure to watch that Spain team last night. Pass and move with attacking intent, such a far cry from their previous sides who despite being successful were a chore to watch and spent half the game shithousing. Yamal looks a serious talent at 16, I hope he doesn't suffer from the same burnout that Pedri did in 2021. Rodri and Ruiz are the b*****s in that midfield, France had no idea what to do, their lineup with 3 DM's was pretty shambolic but I felt if they stopped those 2 they'd have half a chance.

It's hard to see anything but a Spanish trophy lift now, they're well drilled and can mix it up with some insane attacking flair which is as much as you need on the international stage, Netherlands wouldn't stand a chance against them, and we'd have to really slog it to remain in the game

 

[holdsteady]

Spain are comfortably the best team in it, but on Sunday they will be up against its coming home, when the unstoppable force of talent hits the immovable force of its coming home who wins? Its coming home that's who. Its destiny.

 

[Grumpy Git]

If we go thru tonight, Spain will face the mighty England, so…. está volviendo a casa

 

[tonyw]

Spain have the best wingers in the tournament, they've got Dani Olmo and Fabian Ruiz playing absolutely lights out in the middle, and have probably the best defensive midfielder in world football (honestly, if I was picking my world XI right now, I'm not sure that Rodri wouldn't be the first name on my team sheet.......)

Buuuuuut, I think their defense is only average. And I think a team that's willing to get at that defense with pace and creative movement would cause them serious problems.

So it's a bit of a shame that we've got a manager who's allergic to getting out of first gear.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Buuuuuut, I think their defense is only average. And I think a team that's willing to get at that defense with pace and creative movement would cause them serious problems.

So it's a bit of a shame that we've got a manager who's allergic to getting out of first gear.

Our lot will be home before Sunday unless they improve quite a lot tonight, so let's hope they at least use reverse and simply idling a little less tonight, never mind reaching the heady heights of second gear!

 

[tonto]

Yyeeesss bit of glory for the grecians

 

[tonto]

Wrong thread!!

 

[Carpy]

Wrong thread!!

It's alright, we attacked so you thought you might have been watching Spain instead, easy mistake to make