Holmes_and_Watson Posted July 22 Posted July 22 A little surprised James went off, unless injured. But Mead a normal sub, just I thought it would have been for Toone. England still slow to get the ball into the box. When they do, there aren't numbers. Russo asked to take on 2 or 3 defenders all the time. Need to push. Girelli has now gone off, so Italy without their best attacker now.
Colinjb Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Italy will win this 2-0. Seen this type of Alamo with Saints too many times.
Sheaf Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Italian women been taking lessons from the men's team in the dark arts, it seems. Going over at every slight bit of contact and the ref is falling for it every single time. 1
SW11_Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Tortuous. This is on Wiegman. Wrong selection, wrong tactics, terribly late changes. Out with a whimper…
SW11_Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 2 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said: Tortuous. This is on Wiegman. Wrong selection, wrong tactics, terribly late changes. Out with a whimper… Maybe not!!!! 2
Stripey McStripe Shirt Posted July 22 Posted July 22 3 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said: A tale of two posts... Welcome to SWF. 1
stknowle Posted July 22 Posted July 22 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Colinjb said: Italy will win this 2-0. Seen this type of Alamo with Saints too many times. Bang on the money (winky smiler emoji) Edited July 22 by stknowle 1
Colinjb Posted July 22 Posted July 22 14 minutes ago, stknowle said: Bang on the money (winky smiler emoji) Never in doubt. Ha! 1
SW11_Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 21 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said: A tale of two posts... I know! Football, eh? 🤣
Holmes_and_Watson Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Agyemang comes on late, so doesn't get many minutes. Perhaps it's getting up to speed, but a few first touches aren't great. But she doesn't miss a beat, and when it's under her power you get finishes like that. Walsh off. Hemp tired, but with the threat wide from both her and Kelly, hopefully a winner is on the way.
Badger Posted July 22 Posted July 22 1 minute ago, Holmes_and_Watson said: Agyemang comes on late, so doesn't get many minutes. Perhaps it's getting up to speed, but a few first touches aren't great. But she doesn't miss a beat, and when it's under her power you get finishes like that. Walsh off. Hemp tired, but with the threat wide from both her and Kelly, hopefully a winner is on the way. From the little I’ve seen surprised Kelly didn’t start. 1
Sheaf Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 4 minutes ago, Badger said: From the little I’ve seen surprised Kelly didn’t start. She's always impressed me every time she comes on. I've no idea why she isn't a regular starter. 1
Colinjb Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Ok. So, the lionesses and penalties... And who the fuck is this commentator? God he's terrible.
Sheaf Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 2 minutes ago, Colinjb said: who the fuck is this commentator? God he's terrible. Expect nothing less from ITV. 2
Colinjb Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Just now, Sheaf Saint said: Expect nothing less from ITV. Extremely true. They should just give up and the the beeb get on with it. 2
whelk Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Just now, Sheaf Saint said: Expect nothing less from ITV. He is a Sky commentator
whelk Posted July 22 Posted July 22 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Colinjb said: Cheapest one? Seb Hutchinson - does loads of games for Sky Co-comms is Lucy Ward who does loads of TNT games Edited July 22 by whelk
whelk Posted July 22 Posted July 22 3 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said: He's no Andy Gray Not a sexist arrogant prick?
whelk Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Just now, bpsaint said: Crying Italians, things we love to see. Actually refreshing how non aggressive the women’s game and fans are. I feel sorry for the Italians. Never would if it was the men
Colinjb Posted July 22 Posted July 22 3 minutes ago, whelk said: Seb Hutchinson - does loads of games for Sky Co-comms is Lucy Ward who does loads of TNT games No issue with Lucy Ward. But he was total shite. Irritating voice and stating the bloody obvious, no personality.... Just twat. 1
Colinjb Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Just now, whelk said: Actually refreshing how non aggressive the women’s game and fans are. I feel sorry for the Italians. Never would if it was the men Just a shame they are willing to be as cynical as the mens team though. Delighted to beat them. 5
Sheaf Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 1 minute ago, bpsaint said: Crying Italians, things we love to see. They deserve it for all that time wasting. 5
SWLondon Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Thought they won that in spite of the manager - too slow to react, engine room of the side is all wrong. Italy were there for the taking the last 25-30 of regular time, they were nearly on top of their own keeper but the manager should have changed it a lot earlier. 1
egg Posted July 22 Posted July 22 3 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said: Please please please can we sack off Sweet Caroline now! Yep. Especially as Caroline was an 11 year old. Horrible song.
whelk Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Just now, egg said: Yep. Especially as Caroline was an 11 year old. Horrible song. It’s a good song just overplayed to the point everyone get fed up
SWLondon Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Agree with the commentator criticism, that bloke is f***ing awful. Talk about commentator's curse as well, saying how amazing Kelly is right before the pen 😑
John Boy Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 10 minutes ago, whelk said: Seb Hutchinson - does loads of games for Sky Co-comms is Lucy Ward who does loads of TNT games Sorry - I’d much prefer him to Matterface and Pearce - he’s nowhere near as bad as Pearce commentating on the Women’s game with his condescending under tone. 1
Badger Posted July 22 Posted July 22 17 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said: Expect nothing less from ITV. 16 minutes ago, Colinjb said: Extremely true. They should just give up and the the beeb get on with it. Why have they brought “Wrighty” out of retirement?
John Boy Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 6 minutes ago, Badger said: Why have they brought “Wrighty” out of retirement? They didn’t have to fly him out as he was already there - saved them a few pennies.
rallyboy Posted July 22 Posted July 22 What a rollercoaster of a result, great to see an England team with fight and resilience and no mentions of Gerrard or Lampard or golden bloody generations. I fear Spain might be a step too far, hopefully the Germans can nick that one on penalties. 3
Give it to Ron Posted July 22 Posted July 22 3 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said: They didn’t have to fly him out as he was already there - saved them a few pennies. Isn’t he blocking poor Miss Aluko from a job :-)
Patches O Houlihan Posted July 22 Posted July 22 10 minutes ago, rallyboy said: What a rollercoaster of a result, great to see an England team with fight and resilience and no mentions of Gerrard or Lampard or golden bloody generations. I fear Spain might be a step too far, hopefully the Germans can nick that one on penalties. Wrighty managed to name check Gerrard in the preamble - sorry! 1
John Boy Saint Posted July 22 Posted July 22 2 minutes ago, Patches O Houlihan said: Wrighty managed to name check Gerrard in the preamble - sorry! Was waiting for him to compare Michelle to Michael Owen given her age.
Holmes_and_Watson Posted July 22 Posted July 22 Another tireless performance from England. We've seen enough missed penalties, so Kelly's kick wasn't a certainty. Credit to her for getting the rebound first. And to Toone, who would have put it in, had Kelly not got there. It was a foul for the pen, and Mead made sure the ref was aware of it, by falling. Agyemang offered that photo ysical threat again, that unerves defences. The versatility of the others to adjust to changing situations is a credit. Hemp dropped back, with Bronze overlapping Kelly on the other side, as Mead moved in centrally to support with Toone. Getting the ball through defences centrally remains a problem. Defences are looking to close off Walsh. England normally then switch to Hemp or Mead. Tonight, the delivery in from Hemp and others, wasn't their usual standard, leaving Russo wasted. And Mead is now on the bench for James. James is the better all round player, but Mead, Russo and Toone link up really well together. In the past England have created very good passing moves. Their opponents have adapted. Wiegman switches to other tactics, and it would be nice if that could be solved too. Italy didn't create much, other than their goal. After that, they were looking for counters. England could have been caught out a couple of times. Morgan is a bit more mobile than Carter, which has more importance as the until moves to support a forward playing Bronze. However, Italy didn't offer the same threat level that Sweden did. So, you can see games where Carter could get the nod again. Thrilled for yet another final appearance. Have to say, I'm rather hoping it's against Germany. 2
Holmes_and_Watson Posted July 22 Posted July 22 1 hour ago, Badger said: From the little I’ve seen surprised Kelly didn’t start. She's always been a really good player. Wiegman like the balance of James/ Mead.on one side, complimented by Bronze overlaps with Hemp/Kelly on the other. And Hemp can work that whole left flank. Terrific sub to bring on.
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