The Footie Thread

[Deleted member 21784]

Having trouble seeing the negatives

No goals conceded
Winning when Kane is not firing
Less injuries than when we started
3 wins
Drew with Scotland in a potential banana skin match against a team with a vocal support and nothing to lose when a draw was all we really needed
No suspensions
Next opposition playing 120 minutes tonight
Tough opponents out
Got the German albatross from around our necks
Yes we could be more exciting to watch at times but we have the results and momentum is building and we are still in the tournament

Yes all incredibly positive

He's got sterling firing (been off this season)

He's got us out the group whilst having Henderson and maigure not fit and saving them. Yet proved right to take them because now we can use them (admit I was wrong there)

No goals let in

Beat the Germans

Lots of big teams out

We just need to take every game as a cup finaob

 

[harpo_72]

Minimum stretched ligaments but could be a rupture .. that was horrid

 

[GB72]

 

[Deleted member 29109]

He looks in a bad way. Definite red, a reckless tackle if ever I saw one!

He's very lucky that didn't result in a broken leg.

 

[Orikoru]

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That was amazing. Honestly, everyone in the pub cheered where I was. ?

 

[Deleted member 1147]

He's very lucky that didn't result in a broken leg.

Sounds crazy but often a break is better than ligament or tendon damage.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Is it the slow-mo making that challenge look worse than it was? Not saying it wasn't a red card as the follow through was reckless, and clearly endangered an opponent but did his foot have anywhere else to go after getting the ball?

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Benitez to be confirmed as Everton manager in next 48hrs after agreeing 3yr deal.

 

[Orikoru]

Is it the slow-mo making that challenge look worse than it was? Not saying it wasn't a red card as the follow through was reckless, and clearly endangered an opponent but did his foot have anywhere else to go after getting the ball?

If your foot ends up that high in the challenge then it's reckless in my opinion. Caught him right up at his knee cap!

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Sounds crazy but often a break is better than ligament or tendon damage.

Often it is. But a where the contact was made would have been a serious one.

 

[fundy]

Is it the slow-mo making that challenge look worse than it was? Not saying it wasn't a red card as the follow through was reckless, and clearly endangered an opponent but did his foot have anywhere else to go after getting the ball?

games changed completely, somehow youre supposed to be able to consider where your foot goes after kicking the ball not just up to the point where you kick it, as used to be the case

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Will there be enough players left to finish this game?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Benitez to be confirmed as Everton manager in next 48hrs after agreeing 3yr deal.

Just a strange appointment. The fans don't want him, too much history. The slightest drop in form will make the ground toxic. Why put the club in that position?

 

[Orikoru]

Will there be enough players left to finish this game?

This is so perfect for England, players dropping like flies.

 

[harpo_72]

Just a strange appointment. The fans don't want him, too much history. The slightest drop in form will make the ground toxic. Why put the club in that position?

Sounds like the fans need to stop being bigoted and let the man do his job ..

 

[ColchesterFC]

If your foot ends up that high in the challenge then it's reckless in my opinion. Caught him right up at his knee cap!

I don't totally disagree, but in order for him to win the ball where it was his foot had to be that high as the ball was in the air. He's cleared the ball and caught him in the follow through. By the very nature of where the ball was when he cleared it his foot was going to be high.

 

[clubchamp98]

If your foot ends up that high in the challenge then it's reckless in my opinion. Caught him right up at his knee cap!

I am in two minds.
The Ukraine player was the one late the ball had already gone.
He should have pulled out.
If the defender lets that go his manager will want to know why.
That’s where the ball is and he got the ball.
But the reply shows a bad injury but can you send someone off because he’s injured and you have quite clearly won the ball.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Is it the slow-mo making that challenge look worse than it was? Not saying it wasn't a red card as the follow through was reckless, and clearly endangered an opponent but did his foot have anywhere else to go after getting the ball?

Did he actually follow through? He was lying on his backside when the Ukranian player ran into his outstretched leg.

 

[Billysboots]

Did you not learn from the 5pm kick off?

My assumption was that lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same day!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Just a strange appointment. The fans don't want him, too much history. The slightest drop in form will make the ground toxic. Why put the club in that position?

Benitez applied for it, so you’d hope he wants it for the right reason, us fans are fickle, good results on the pitch and the noises will die down, similar position to Southgate for me now?

I appreciatte and respect him for what he’s done charity wise and for the Hillsborough families, but he also caused more animosity, imo, between Blues and reds than any other lpool manager in my lifetime.