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@LABoog4 wrote:France and Netherlands surprised me today. I know they have not been at their best but I expected them to step up today. Both will go through still.
Denmark and England will be happy. Whoever wins the group will go on the bracket side opposite Germany, Portugal, France, and Spain.
I know you wrote this before our game, but I certainly don't feel lucky now. With England's draw vs Slovenia, Denmark could have won the group with a win and was the better team for the third game running. We just don't possess the goal threat to hurt the opposition. And I'm not just talking about Rasmus Højlund. He was served once vs Slovenia and should have scored from Victor Kristiansen's cross. But apart from that he hasn't had any help up front, with 5 players positioned in our defence.
Our midfield has been our best asset, controlling all three games with Højbjerg, Hjulmand and Eriksen as our best players - along with Andreas Christensen in the back. So I'm also gutted that Hjulmand picked up a ban to be absent vs Germany on Saturday. I was actually positive with Denmark being able to put pressure on Toni Kroos and make it hard for the hosts to dominate like they did in the opener vs Scotland. But with Hjulmand absent, now I'm not so sure.
Now we find ourselves in the tough half of the knockouts, and even with a surprise win vs Germany, things won't get any easier from there. With a 3rd place we could have gone down to play Group E in stead and had an easier route. And we got the 2nd place for fair play over the Slovenians. Only 2 bookings were needed to end in 3rd in stead. If only we had Mourinho on the bench, I'm sure he would have instigated a couple of yellows to have us end in the easier half. Denmark benefitted greatly from being in the easy half in 2021, and so did England, who did it again this time.
That said, Serbia also took control of the game towards the end, subbing on Tadic and Vlahovic in the second half. Can't believe they didn't start the game, when they were the team that needed a win to go through. So perhaps it's a bit bold speculating in yellow cards to end 3rd in the group, when we could easily have conceded late (like Croatia, Scotland etc.) and have dropped out in 4th.
Yeah, out of those countries I said they'd need to switch on, no team did - quite the contrary: France didn't impress and England and Netherlands just hurted the eyes.
But something strange is developing now, where one side of the tournament schedule will be considerably stronger than the other. All the big guns (Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Denmark) on one side and all modest countries or performers (Switzerland, Austria, England, Italy, Netherlands) on the other.
Therefore, Austria are suddenly becoming a dark horse for the tournament - good game against France, good wins against Poland and Netherlands and a preferable tournament schedule ahead: suddenly the road to the semi-finals is open to them.
France and Netherlands surprised me today. I know they have not been at their best but I expected them to step up today. Both will go through still.
Denmark and England will be happy. Whoever wins the group will go on the bracket side opposite Germany, Portugal, France, and Spain.
@JustinCase0110 offside: yes - in play, or hindering the goalie: no. Thus, the way I see it the rule book then says this goal should've been allowed. I'm also biased: not only would it have been a win for Oranje, but it theoretically would have kept Poland alive a little longer.
Yesterday's win by Hungary does mean that any team with 4 points or more are automatically through (including England and Netherlands) unless in Group E everyone draws and four points will equal 4th place.
Croatia need to win tonight and if they do, create a rather awkward situation for Italy: that really is a do-or-die match for either.
Spain will play their fluid possession game again, but I agree with @LABoog4 that there is no side as of yet, that are standing out. Germany, Spain, France, Portugal are the four strongest it seems, but Switzerland and Netherlands aren't far, while England, Denmark, Italy and Romania could cause an upset if they switch on.
@LABoog4 wrote:the thing about England is they have shown in recent tournaments that they can turn it around at any point. Only a few teams have looked really good.
I still think England will win their next match and win the group. From there, if they avoid France or Germany, I would call them favorites against whoever they play.
What did you think of the Netherlands VAR disallowed goal?
I'm not sure England will beat Slovenia either. I could see them draw, but I guess we'll see Tuesday.
I remember Denmark losing to England in the 2021 semi final. A lot of Danes were furious about the dive from Sterling and the fact that two balls had been on the pitch in the buildup to it. So we felt robbed with the decision to award the penalty, which was eventually put in by Harry Kane on the rebound from his missed first attempt.
However, despite the nature of the goal, England had still been the superior team throughout the game. So it really was the best team that won the game, even though we felt their way of winning it was quite unfair.
The other day was a very different expression from England. I couldn't recognize that performance from the semi final three years ago. I have otherwise spoken a lot like yourself, claiming that England will "be there", like they've done in recent tournaments under Southgate. But now I'm not so sure. Something seemed way off. And I don't think they'll find it easy to play Slovenia.
Netherlands disallowed, I think it's the right call. The goalie would never had saved the ball, regardless of Dumfries being there or not. But he stands in an offside position and deprives the goalie the opportunity to try to save it. I hoped for a goal in the situation (have Xavi Simons on my dream team), but I couldn't argue that the verdict wasn't right.
@LABoog4 wrote:Pretty much any big club I want is available to me.
Atletico Madrid in third place. I could do one where Simeone is retiring.
Leverkusen, Dortmund, and Bayern are open. RB is in first, the rest are in the top four.
OM, Lille, Monaco with PSG in first.
Inter, AC Milan, Roma, Napoli. Juve are in first, Inter second, Milan fourth and Roma 8th.
Since I am doing so good at Brighton, I can see Poch getting an offer from a bigger side and taking a role with a club in the CL.
English clubs are open but I am going to ignore them. Tottenham and Liverpool already have a new manager, Newcastle and City are run by the corrupt, Chelsea and Arsenal are hard no's.
Thoughts on a club?
Leverkusen or Dortmund could be interesting. Leverkusen having already broken Bayern's streak of league titles, perhaps one of these clubs could build on that and make a streak of their own.
Ligue 1 could also be a great challenge. Never really worked for Poch at PSG, so why not return to one of their rivals, Marseille for instance, and prove himself there?
Italy could also be a great shout, if you can overcome the licensing issues there. I belive Inter will not be licensed in EAFC25, so I suppose this is the last chance to play with them. But it could be anyone of them, I suppose. And having already coached in Spain, England and France, Italy or Germany could be a nice next step for Pochettino.
A quick top 5 from the suggested clubs:
1. Marseille
2. Roma (Mourinho's footsteps)
3. AC Milan
4. Dortmund
5. Inter Milan
@Danimal5981 the thing about England is they have shown in recent tournaments that they can turn it around at any point. Only a few teams have looked really good.
I still think England will win their next match and win the group. From there, if they avoid France or Germany, I would call them favorites against whoever they play.
What did you think of the Netherlands VAR disallowed goal?
@JustinCase0110 wrote:Agreed. But recalling FIFA22 Qatar, Denmark just needed to beat Australia in the final game. And they were abysmal and weren't close to do that. Awful performances in the desert. So whilst dreaming of a group win, Denmark REALLY need to do their business themselves first. And Serbia do have several gifted players in their squad...
If Denmark plays the way it did against England, they'll win. But they need to win big in order to end first in the group, although I don't think Germany are that good. They just had modest opposition until now. This evening's game against Switzerland will reveal more about where Germany stands.
@LABoog4 wrote:Germany playing England in the next round, eliminating one of the favorites so early.
England are no favorites, sorry. From what they've shown against Serbia and Denmark, I think they'll have difficulties against Slovenia honestly.
They're back six don't link up to they're front four. Those back six have really poor passing and those front four never help with defending. I'm sorry, but if England reaches the quarter finals they've done well for their current (form) level.
@JustinCase0110 Pretty much any big club I want is available to me.
Atletico Madrid in third place. I could do one where Simeone is retiring.
Leverkusen, Dortmund, and Bayern are open. RB is in first, the rest are in the top four.
OM, Lille, Monaco with PSG in first.
Inter, AC Milan, Roma, Napoli. Juve are in first, Inter second, Milan fourth and Roma 8th.
Since I am doing so good at Brighton, I can see Poch getting an offer from a bigger side and taking a role with a club in the CL.
English clubs are open but I am going to ignore them. Tottenham and Liverpool already have a new manager, Newcastle and City are run by the corrupt, Chelsea and Arsenal are hard no's.
Thoughts on a club?
