Euro 2020 (In 2021)

[Fredo]

England were poor today. Didn’t create much of note bar their goal. Italy totally deserve this, no question.

[labourRed]

Chiellini was a monster out there tonight.


Delighted he'll be lifting the trophy as an swansong

100% MOTM. He ran the game. Influenced everything.

Absolutely gutted for Saka though. Tough for a young kid to deal with that.

[McDermotX]

Oh please.....don't give me the taking off the runners up medal ****


Who the **** do you think you are ?


Glad to see Henderson not part of that...have some ****ing humility

[Kenneth]

Liam Brady sticking up for Saka....rightfully so......where were all the ****ing experienced players?

Of course, Hennderson was subbed. Not that he touched the ball much

Rashford is an experienced player, albeit a massively average one. But yes, the lack of options was pretty ridiculous. No stevie, 'lamps', gazza or Scholes players in Central midfield who would be almost bankers. Sterling is an attacker but can't kick a ball properly. and your second pen is taken by a centre back. Two players who are essentially young, experienced, bit-part squaddies should be on the reserve list.

[Exiled_red]

Liam Brady sticking up for Saka....rightfully so......where were all the ****ing experienced players?

Of course, Hennderson was subbed. Not that he touched the ball much

Harsh having a 19 year old step up and take the last one, not sure who else I would have picked but surely Sterling as an experienced player and forward should be taking one (although to be honest I'm not sure I'd have backed him to score) , also would have expected Grealish to take one, there's a lack of options to be honest, fair play to the guys who step up. I feel sorry for guys like Rashford and Sancho who are just brought on to take a pen as they are on a hiding to nothing and the pressure on them much be huge.

[BootRoom]

Should always have your best penalty takers taking the later pens (in the mandatory 5) when there is more pressure than at the start of the shootout, not leave it to inexperienced novices.

[McDermotX]

100% MOTM. He ran the game. Influenced everything.

Absolutely gutted for Saka though. Tough for a young kid to deal with that.

Aye. Very promising future he has. Hope he doesn't have this penalty stuff rammed down his throat. Rashford as well.

[Saveloy]

Should always have your best penalty takers taking the later pens (in the mandatory 5) when there is more pressure than at the start of the shootout, not leave it to inexperienced novices.

especially a 19 Yr old kid.

[McDermotX]

Massive turnabout for Italy and fair play to Mancini.

Proper team there

[McDermotX]

Harsh having a 19 year old step up and take the last one, not sure who else I would have picked but surely Sterling as an experienced player and forward should be taking one (although to be honest I'm not sure I'd have backed him to score) , also would have expected Grealish to take one, there's a lack of options to be honest, fair play to the guys who step up. I feel sorry for guys like Rashford and Sancho who are just brought on to take a pen as they are on a hiding to nothing and the pressure on them much be huge.

[spud_gun]

Italy are crafty
Mancini is crafty

Alan Shearer is paid circa 400k a year to deliver such footballing insight

[Mark79]

[ame]https://twitter.com/OwensDamien/status/1414344292462645251[/ame]

[ChesterDave]

Should always have your best penalty takers taking the later pens (in the mandatory 5) when there is more pressure than at the start of the shootout, not leave it to inexperienced novices.

Nah. Disagree. Best penalty takers first. No point saving your bankers til lthe end if you don't get there because others have missed.

[BootRoom]

Southgate just revealed that the penalty-taking order was something he decided in training, which is pretty shocking.

[ChesterDave]

https://twitter.com/OwensDamien/stat...44292462645251

Now? NOW? He looked rather silly at the time.