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I do hate Lineker tbf.

Ressentiment. Though you may be right about their assessment, still.

You are one of them. Disappointing. Poor form.

So much more senior players to take that last penalty.

Alas, correct. Italy deserved it.

fuck

Come on!

Terrific England support? One cry was no surrender and they'd be over the line.

Kane three yards from the centre half just jogging behind him. Imagine Gerrard tolerating that.

More like penalties.

Is there any reason why the front players aren't hassling the defenders as they play out? They're not doing anything else.

What happened to England's press? The centre of midfield - utterly static. They will pass round them, sure, but standing off what was making it so easy.

Coming.

Unwoefulling as we speak.

Yup. They need to calm down and play four or five passes. Though this Italy side press.

I I’ve been working through the tournament, first game I’ve saw, alas. I’d still want them to win regardless of play style. What I’m seeing tonight I like. Effective press. They just don’t have attacking flair - they could have, if they could have someone who could look up a see the spaces the attacking full backs are in particularly tripier and be able to ping an Italy style pass.

Calling Italy’s chances half is charitable. You can tell by their own frustration they’re not getting behind. They’re passing better, beautiful one touch - sideways. Could all change. They have the talent - they have shown that - to cut England open but England have been positionally excellent.

Tell me a fellow Classicist - that put one over my head - is not one of those anti England ones. England have pressed immensely well, they’ve created the only real chance and made it count. By far the better side so far. The number of times Tripier has been open if they had a Goldson. If only he was English.

The second best English crosser with a ball to the other full back. Reminiscent. England have performed well. Italy have created nothing.

Ignore this.

It actually isn’t - it’s a common misconception. Britain is still their country. https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/uk-flags/the-union-jack-or-the-union-flag/

No common misconception.

These are our neighbours friends and families, and fellow countrymen. I’d rather take their hubris over our never-ending wee man syndrome. They can fly union jacks if they want too - it’s not their national flag, but it is that of their country’s.

I feel like it’s *, Scotland’s shame at the moment. Was out on the boat yesterday and on the way back home we stopped for some water, sat nav led us through a wee estate - window with a Scotland and England flag up. Small mercies and all that.

Shows two things: a) despite all our experience in the Union, we can’t do separation of powers properly and informally, the most fundamental aspect of democracy, b) point a) is useless because it’s not an accident, it’s consistent with the inherent working out of nationalist government. Suddenly the executive branch, the legal system and the police are one thing, beyond just the application of laws. We have such a rich legal tradition too. Had.