The Football.....

[AndyRM]

Thought England were unlucky. Spain got into the refs head a bit towards the end.

 

[GuyBoden]

Thought England were unlucky. Spain got into the refs head a bit towards the end.

If you watched the game, Spain dominated in the first half, England took off their striker in the second half to gain control of the midfield, but without a striker England were unlikely to score.

Well done England, getting to the final was a great achievement.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

This is simply the greatest moment I’ve ever had since I started supporting the Spanish Women this morning.

 

[AndyRM]

If you watched the game, Spain dominated in the first half, England took off their striker in the second half to gain control of the midfield, but without a striker England were unlikely to score.

Well done England, getting to the final was a great achievement.

I was surprised about them taking their striker off. Enjoyed the game as a neutral overall, but the Spanish sh*thousery towards the end did get very tedious.

 

[srj10]

I was surprised about them taking their striker off. Enjoyed the game as a neutral overall, but the Spanish sh*thousery towards the end did get very tedious.

As opposed to the English sh*thousery in last year's euro final were they spent the last 10 mins of the game at the corner flag! What goes around comes around.

 

[AndyRM]

As opposed to the English sh*thousery in last year's euro final were they spent the last 10 mins of the game at the corner flag! What goes around comes around.

Bit different to chucking yourself to the ground at the slightest contact.

 

[srj10]

Bit different to chucking yourself to the ground at the slightest contact.

Both designed to timewaste, not a fan of either but unfair to call out one and not the other.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Bit different to chucking yourself to the ground at the slightest contact.

Thus we can all agree that the women’s game will go the same way as the men’s !?

 

[srj10]

More money in the game = more pressure to win.

 

[AndyRM]

Both designed to timewaste, not a fan of either but unfair to call out one and not the other.

I disagree. There's nowt wrong with keeping the ball in the corner, pretending your leg is about to drop off is just trying to con the ref.

 

[AndyRM]

Thus we can all agree that the women’s game will go the same way as the men’s !?

It's not like it hasn't already, maybe not to the same extent, but the idea that women's football is all sweetness and light is nonsense.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The English players were noticeably fitter, faster and stronger but the Spanish were better at football.

Same as the men's team really who do well at overpowering weaker teams (using similar tactics to the women - ball over the top into the channels for cutbacks) but get beaten in tournaments when they come across more technically skilled opponents.

 

[Mike_P]

Nothing wrong in running the ball towards the corner flag to run the clock down, it's still in play. Faining an injury should be a case of stopping the clock so not running it down.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I seem to recall 13 minutes of time added on so it looks like the ref did just that.

 

[AndyRM]

I seem to recall 13 minutes of time added on so it looks like the ref did just that.

That was for the VAR for the penalty and the England defender getting kneed in the temple.