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Ver-coacht!
Obwohl schon in der 2. Minute in FĂŒhrung gegangen und in der ersten HĂ€lfte sehr stark und selbstbewusst, verliert England zwei Stunden spĂ€ter im ElferschieĂen.
Als der bis dahin groĂ aufspielende Declan Rice (unten) aus unerfindlichen GrĂŒnden von Manager Gareth Southgate in der zweiten HĂ€lfte beim Stand von 1:1 ausgewechselt wird, habe ich ein schlechtes GefĂŒhl ⊠ebenso wie 2016, als im EM-Finale von Paris WHU-Spieler Dimitri Payet ungefĂ€hr in derselben Phase des Spiels, als es ebenfalls Unentschieden steht, ausgetauscht wurde.
Und leider tÀusche ich mich nicht.
Sogar im ElferschieĂen fĂ€ngt es sehr gut an fĂŒr die Three Lions, Pickford hĂ€lt den ersten Penalty, England fĂŒhrt bald 2:1 durch Harry Kane und Maguire – und spĂ€ter hĂ€lt Pickford sogar noch einen Elfer!
Aber drei Penalties hintereinander werden dann von den Jungen Saka, Rashford und Sancho – die beiden Letzten nur kurz vor dem Schlusspfiff der VerlĂ€ngerung fĂŒrs ElferschieĂen eingewechselt – vergeben.
WĂ€hrend der zweiten HĂ€lfte war England viel zu passiv, die Auswahl der ElferschĂŒtzen war alles andere als glĂŒcklich, und Italien und seinem Coach Roberto Mancini konnte Gareth Southgate einfach nicht Paroli bieten.
Im Prinzip hat England nur eine Halbzeit lang Fussball gespielt. Die drei jungen EnglĂ€nder die entscheidenden Elfer schieĂen zu lassen, war ein zu groĂes Risiko, eine zu groĂe Last auf ihren Schultern, man hat in ihren Gesichtern schon gesehen, dass das nix wird.
Bonucci: âItâs coming to RomeâŠâ đ
Das englische Publikum hatâs nicht verdient, sagen nun viele nach Ausschreitungen am Rande des Finales.
Tja, leider ist der IQ des durchschnittlichen Fans der englischen Nationalmannschaft bekanntlich unterdurchschnittlich*).
Auf der âösterreichischen Habenseiteâ können wir nun immerhin verbuchen, dass Ăsterreich schlussendlich gegen den Europameister ausgeschieden ist.
*) The Times: âEngland really have the best of fans and the worst, boors with beers.â
Final
âThis England team has achieved so much and are the match of any team in the world. Watching them feels like watching a German team of old. Strong in defence, and creative in attack, with a midfield which is staunch and capable of breaking up any attack. Declan Rice and Kalvin Phillips have been superb in protecting the defence. I don’t think this team has a weak link, and as one of the Italian players said, the England bench could beat any team in the world at the moment.
(Iain Dale)
Hope you enjoy the game!â
Brasil v Argentina 0-1
Argentina wins Copa America, RapidHammer wins 13 âŹ.
Update: This was all lost with my bets on England on the Sunday evening!
Good luck message from Her Majesty
Two In Claret And Blue
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) and Declan Rice (West Ham) preparing for the Euro 2020 final on Sunday
First Brexit, Now This
Gareth Southgate’s side has marched through to the final, where Italy await, and created shockwaves across the continent in the process. For decades England have always been seen as the team who fail to deliver at the big moments. But this time itâs different.
Among journalists from various European countries, French author Pierre-Etienne Minonzio (above), wrote what he feels about this English team in The Telegraph:
âPersonally, Iâm completely amazed by England. I love English football culture. Iâve covered England since 2015 and Iâm fascinated by the weight of history that England feel. Thereâs a line in the Great Gatsby – the last sentence – that says: âSo we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.â It always felt like that with England – being thrown ceaselessly back into the past.
âI reported on the Iceland game at the EURO 2016 in France and I saw it there – when they went 2-1 down, England knew it was over, even though there was still an hour to go. You could see the players thinking âitâs happening againâ; the curse had struck.
âBut now this England side have overthrown the weight of history. Huge credit to Gareth Southgate, the man responsible for this, he has changed the state of mind for the players. It was obvious in 2016 that it was over but against Denmark they stayed calm, said âOK, thatâs fineâ and they won. Incredible. So impressive.
âIâm totally fascinated by their coach, itâs so impressive. And I âm quite in love with these players too.
âAt the end of the day, football is for the kids, and now they have these role models to look up to. Itâs wonderful. If you are a young English player you know you can make a difference now.
âItâs such a diverse team. Itâs the same as France in 1998. When we won the World Cup it was exactly the same, everyone came together, all races, all people. I mean, donât get too carried away; three years later, Jean-Marie Le Pen reached the second round of the Presidential election – but it planted a seed and had a huge influence on the next generation.
âOne thing to remember is: youâre in a final. Enjoy this. It doesnât last forever. Things change so quickly in football, you have to savour moments like these when they come round.â
âFreedom Dayâ ahead, but scientists condemn UK Covid policy
In a letter to The Lancet published late on Wednesday, 122 scientists and doctors condemned the UK Governmentâs strategy as a âdangerous and unethical experimentâ and urged Ministers to pause plans to abandon all restrictions in a couple of weeks. The withering comments come amid a mounting backlash against plans to ease nearly all coronavirus restrictions in Britain on July 19 â dubbed âFreedom day”.
In the Lancet âmemorandumâ, scientists outline five key concerns about plans to lift nearly all restrictions, which it describes as âdangerous and prematureâ.
Chief among them are fears that vaccination rates are not high enough to confer population immunity. Currently, just over half of the UK population has two doses of a coronavirus jab, while almost 70 per cent have had one.Â
âEven assuming that approximately 20 per cent of unvaccinated people are protected by previous Sars-CoV-2 infection, this still leaves more than 17 million people with no protection against Covid-19,â the letter says.
â Read more: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/moral-emptiness-epidemiological-stupidity-condemns-uk-covid/
âFootballâs Diving Homeâ
Of course not everyone is happy with Englandâs victory over Denmark courtesy to a soft penalty given after contact was made with Raheem Sterling in the box close to the byline. There was a VAR check, but the penalty stood ⊠and was criticised by several pundits after the game, and defended by others.
There were several twitter users speaking of âdivingâ. âAnd then they wonder why no one likes England,” the Danish Jyllands-Posten newspaper quoted one Danish twitter user, Kasper GrĂžndah, writing: “Booing during the Danish national anthem, diving like crazy during the game, elbows in every header. Laserpens. I hope they get a taste of their own medicine against Italy.”
Uncle Rice
There was a surprise waiting for midfielder Declan Rice after Englandâs victory over Denmark. The West Ham star learned of the birth of his new niece, who arrived in the world at the exact moment Kane scored the winning goal that meant that the Three Lions reached the final of Euro 2020.
Speaking to BBC Sport, a delighted Rice said: “My brother has literally had a baby as the second goal went in. He’s crying his eyes out, he’s had a little girl. It’s a special night all round!”
A Squad For All England
âThis is not just any England squad. This is a squad for all of England.
âI was always more passionate about my club than country, but this England team has stirred me like no otherâ
(Jamie Carragher in The Telegraph)
Gareth Southgate and his players are playing Italy in the final at Wembley on Sunday, and this English national team can go all the way!
Câmon England!
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