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And like Canute, the Danes are just there to demonstrate that the inexorable tide of English success can't be turned. Nobody has the magical power to stop it, not matter their position or title.
England's triumph over adversity, the small team fighting back to success after decades without will have everybody enthralled and cheering them on. Just like Manchester United in 1993, or Liverpool in 2020, or the Red Sox in 2004, the underfunded minnow will finally achieve the destiny that the whole world is hoping for.
Come on England! Win this one for Prince William, Mumford and Sons, John Terry, Jim Davidson and all the other mighty oaks of this great land that have been waiting so long.
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Originally posted by San Bernardhinault View PostAnd like Canute, the Danes are just there to demonstrate that the inexorable tide of English success can't be turned. Nobody has the magical power to stop it, not matter their position or title.
England's triumph over adversity, the small team fighting back to success after decades without will have everybody enthralled and cheering them on. Just like Manchester United in 1993, or Liverpool in 2020, or the Red Sox in 2004, the underfunded minnow will finally achieve the destiny that the whole world is hoping for.
Come on England! Win this one for Prince William, Mumford and Sons, John Terry, Jim Davidson and all the other mighty oaks of this great land that have been waiting so long.
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- Tyne 'n' Wear (emphasis on the 'n')
- Dundee Utd, Gladbach, Atleti, Napoli, New Orleans Saints, Elgin City
Luis Enrique is being played by Willem Dafoe
Oops, wrong threadLast edited by Felicity, I guess so; 06-07-2021, 22:25.
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For the first time since the Portugal game in 2006 I'm actually nervous about an England game.
After that Portugal game I lost the ability to care so much and the lack of England at the 08 Euros and dreadful performances up to, and including, 2016 meant I just didn't care at all.
2018 was a lovely ride, but also extremely unexpected, so the Croatia game didn't feel such a bad thing because we'd achieved far more than expected.
Now though it's completely different. England look good, they look solid, they look confident and they look comfortable. Like following Spurs, you're just waiting for the inevitable bottling. You can feel people talking about the final on Sunday with the caveat, that they don't really believe, that we've got to get past Denmark first.
I have belief that the players' minds aren't on Sunday and that they will concentrate on tonight and tonight alone, but there's been oh so much fate tempting online that I'm bracing myself to be really upset about an England loss in a very, very long time.
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The most famous play by the most-famous-English-person-who-ever-lived is about Denmark. I am disappointed that this thread makes no reference to this. I'm trusting it's an integral part of the Sun's front page headline today
To be in the final, or not to be, that is the question.
What a piece of work is Damsgaard Sterling! How noble in
reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving
how express and admirable! In action how like an Angel!
in apprehension how like a god!
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Kasper Schmeichel points out the bleeding obvious
https://twitter.com/itvfootball/status/1412501016118022144
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Originally posted by Simon G View PostFor the first time since the Portugal game in 2006 I'm actually nervous about an England game.
After that Portugal game I lost the ability to care so much and the lack of England at the 08 Euros and dreadful performances up to, and including, 2016 meant I just didn't care at all.
2018 was a lovely ride, but also extremely unexpected, so the Croatia game didn't feel such a bad thing because we'd achieved far more than expected.
Now though it's completely different. England look good, they look solid, they look confident and they look comfortable. Like following Spurs, you're just waiting for the inevitable bottling. You can feel people talking about the final on Sunday with the caveat, that they don't really believe, that we've got to get past Denmark first.
I have belief that the players' minds aren't on Sunday and that they will concentrate on tonight and tonight alone, but there's been oh so much fate tempting online that I'm bracing myself to be really upset about an England loss in a very, very long time.
Supporting England has always been like this. One or two occasional bright spots amongst all the underachievement. My natural pessimism where England are concerned meant I wasn't sure we'd even get out of the group this time, so like 2018 this has been a lovely surprise.
The Beeb showed lots of very confident Danes last night, so theres fate tempting on both sides.
We 'could' beat Denmark but then we could have beaten Croatia in 2018. However, I'm absolutely positive that we can't beat this Italian side, so beaten semi finalists or beaten finalists lie ahead. I'll take that.
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On a serious bent, the Danes play 4-3-3. We know they play 4-3-3. They've played 4-3-3 since they were in kindergarten. Southgate knows they play 4-3-3. So what is the managerial experts' view on how to line England up tonight?
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Originally posted by ad hoc View PostThe most famous play by the most-famous-English-person-who-ever-lived is about Denmark. I am disappointed that this thread makes no reference to this. I'm trusting it's an integral part of the Sun's front page headline today
To be in the final, or not to be, that is the question.
What a piece of work is Damsgaard Sterling! How noble in
reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving
how express and admirable! In action how like an Angel!
in apprehension how like a god!
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Originally posted by Rogin the Armchair fan View PostOn a serious bent, the Danes play 4-3-3. We know they play 4-3-3. They've played 4-3-3 since they were in kindergarten. Southgate knows they play 4-3-3. So what is the managerial experts' view on how to line England up tonight?
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The team is likely to be same.as Ukraine but with Saka for Sancho, Saka being a better and more willing defender.
The five (plus another) substitutions will be key again, Grealish to chase the game, Henderson and Bellingham to shore it up.
In 1996, Terry Vegetables, when allowed 3, didn't make a single substitution for the whole 120 minutes.
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I have a twist, Eriksen, like Hamlet before him fakes a heart attack (instead of madness) only to declare himself fit minutes before the game and scoring the winning goal with a free kick before suffering a real heart attack during the celebrations (but surviving).
Anyone wanna buy the script?
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Given Denmark's perceived physical state (travel to Baku etc), I think Southgate will prioritise the clean sheet and feel that if the scores remain level and the match extends into extra time, the Danes would be the first to make a mistake.
On that basis, he goes with the back three and has Mount as either the wide attacker on the right or part of the midfield.
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