Gonzo79 15,299 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, alexscottislegend said: What would you have them do? It was the players' decision not the SFA so who is gutless? Italy and Turkey didn't take the knee tonight, despite the Kurds being treated like shite in Turkey and race issues in Italy being as bad as, if not worse than, they are in the UK. Why are British football fans being continually subjected to this American symbolism? Italy looked terrific tonight but it'll be interesting to see them play a more confident and capable team. Edited June 11, 2021 by Gonzo79 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, alexscottislegend said: What would you have them do? It was the players' decision not the SFA so who is gutless? It's touching that you believe that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 1,255 Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 19 hours ago, Rousseau said: Ahem... @Gribz Cheers - My bad. Was offline for a few days. Will transfer scores to there. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,916 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 12 hours ago, alexscottislegend said: What would you have them do? It was the players' decision not the SFA so who is gutless? Personally I would tell them including my own team mates to grow a pair and stop being stupid by joining the kneebenders and start acting like grownups. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,459 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Watching the Italy game was similar to many of our games this season i.e. trying to beat the parked bus syndrome well done Italy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, MacK1950 said: Watching the Italy game was similar to many of our games this season i.e. trying to beat the parked bus syndrome well done Italy. I was also struck by the similarity in styles. Same 4-3-3 formation, same attacking fullbacks, same solid central defence, same passing midfield. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 11,695 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Italy employed lopsided full-backs: their LB (Spinazzola) was high, virtually a winger, whereas their RB (Florenzi) tended to stay back to form a back three. That's not something we do. There's definitely a similarity in the passing midfield, with one player having a license to find space further forward (Aribo / Barella). Italy's counter-pressing was good too, which is similar to us; when they lost the ball, several players would cluster to win it back. I was impressed by Italy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,299 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Italy's high press was non-stop. We play like that sometimes but seem to run out of steam - whether Italy can keep it up for a whole tournament will be worth noting. They may employ different tactics depending on the opposition too. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,916 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 think this Denmark and Finland games going to be cancelled it just doesn't look good 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 9,389 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, compo said: think this Denmark and Finland games going to be cancelled it just doesn't look good Horrific - hoping against hope that he is OK. ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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