UEFA Euro 2024

wco81 · Post #101 » by **wco81** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:23 pm

3 combined goals within the first 20 minutes.

If Italy get a 2 or 3 goal lead, will Spaletti fall back like Italian coaches have done?

Stannis · Post #102 » by **Stannis** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:24 pm

At least Albania has the fastest goal in Euro history. You can't take that away from us lol.

El Turco · Post #103 » by **El Turco** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:25 pm

I didnt like the idea of 3rd place going through but I think it is opening up the game play, teams are taking more chances.

Normally first games are stale.

Stannis · Post #104 » by **Stannis** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:28 pm

That fast goal was actually a bad thing for Albania. They got too comfortable and thought they could just cruise to a 1-0 win like they did in the qualifiers several times.

Stannis · Post #105 » by **Stannis** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:33 pm

Albania coach gonna have to make some changes. Hysaj and Seferi are should not be in there.

El Turco · Post #106 » by **El Turco** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:34 pm

Really like Scamacca ever since he destroyed Liverpool defense last year, my dark horse candidate for the golden boot.

Albania doesnt look as organized as I expected defensively.

stormi · Post #107 » by **stormi** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:44 pm

Calafiori is a galáctico.

stormi · Post #108 » by **stormi** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:46 pm

El Turco wrote:Really like Scamacca ever since he destroyed Liverpool defense last year, my dark horse candidate for the golden boot.

Albania doesnt look as organized as I expected defensively.

Scamacca and De Ketelaere were pivotal in running Alonso out of the building in the Europa final as well. They bullied Leverkusen's backline.

Shame the West Ham move didn't work out, but he's a player.

hermes · Post #109 » by **hermes** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:50 pm

scamacca has some interesting neck tattoos

El Turco · Post #110 » by **El Turco** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:56 pm

hermes wrote:scamacca has some interesting neck tattoos

he reminds me of Mauro Icardi

Post #111 » by **magik9113** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:00 pm

Good half from Italy besides the gift at the start. Calafiori—who only just got his first cap last week—has been playing amazing. Barella with a great half as well. We need to not come out looking comfortable

AK47MVP · Post #112 » by **AK47MVP** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:11 pm

Great games so far, open football, lots of goals. A true pleasure to watch.

Post #113 » by **Baphomet** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:12 pm

AK47MVP wrote:Great games so far, open football, lots of goals. A true pleasure to watch.

Yeah, no surprises so far in the results, but I'm enjoying this a lot.

El Turco · Post #114 » by **El Turco** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:29 pm

Italy sends 8 players to the box in a corner kick while they are ahead, they really don't like Albania's chances of hitting them on the counter lol

hermes · Post #115 » by **hermes** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:35 pm

whenever italy loses the ball they are very determined to quickly get it back, you'd think they were down a goal

Post #116 » by **Baphomet** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:49 pm

Albania close to an equaliser there, unlucky

El Turco · Post #117 » by **El Turco** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:50 pm

Rey Manaj can be dangerous, he was on a tear towards the end of the season and plunged the dagger into Fenerbahce's title run, Albania needs play him more upcoming games.

He missed a sitter as I am typing ahah

hermes · Post #118 » by **hermes** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:52 pm

that was so close

Post #119 » by **magik9113** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:58 pm

All the subbing made it ugly for us at the end, but we got the job done. Spain next, will be tough.

Stannis · Post #120 » by **Stannis** » Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:59 pm

FUUUUUCCCCKKKK. I thought we had the equalizer in the end.

Who will win?