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    Semi- Final 1: England against Sweden.

    Wrighty' s wearing a very nifty smock top.

    #2
    OK. I'll cede.

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      #3
      I'll go with this one; it wasn't started by a bad-minder...

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        #4
        Fran Kirby is similar to Fara Williams and Phil Foden on the men's side. They keep getting picked and it leaves me baffled as they are usually anonymous.

        Well, Williams wasn't anonymous, she liked to get on the ball and hit hero passes out the park.

        Now I have said that, get your money on a Kirby masterclass tonight.

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          #5
          I'm glad someone else has said that. We might hear a theory that Fran is indispensable and you can tell that because you never notice her contribution.
          Last edited by Patrick Thistle; 26-07-2022, 19:01.

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            #6
            Kosovar Aslani is one of my favourite players. Silky footwork and sharp elbows.

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              #7
              Sweden have come to play.

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                #8
                Almost an instant opener!

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                  #9
                  Sweden certainly dominating early on, header onto the crossbar.

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                    #10
                    No yellow?

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                      #11
                      Ridiculous that Björn gets away without a booking there.

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                        #12
                        What do you have to do to get a yellow card?

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                          #13
                          England don't seem to be coping with the pressure.

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                            #14
                            Ref’s bottled that. That was the most cynical foul you would ever see

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                              #15
                              Decent game so far.

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                                #16
                                Originally posted by diggedy derek View Post
                                Ref’s bottled that. That was the most cynical foul you would ever see
                                Which one, the no yellow for the Swedish full-back or the no penalty for the just as cynical/professional push in the back by Bronze? Both were cheating, plain and simple, insufficiently punished - Bronze’s should have been a penalty and.a VAR check whether yellow or red was the correct punishment.

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                                  #17
                                  If England gave the ball away in their own half so frequently against France or Germany they'd be dead meat.

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                                    #18
                                    Janik: the Swedish foul. Might have missed the England one because the commentary (in the background here) is so pro-England.

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                                      #19
                                      Use the red-button commentary; they pointed it out.

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                                        #20
                                        Oh, thank you GO!

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                                          #21
                                          The commentary did actually say “a minor push in the back from Bronze there”. Problem is pushing people in the back (and it was no accident, but a completely conscious choice to put the forward off balance when Bronze was simply beaten and couldn’t do anything legal to stop the forward shooting) is against the rules of Football.

                                          It is also why players dive - Blackstenius played on, and took a shot when she was off balance rather than under full control and scuffed it as a consequence. It wasn’t an advantage - she was clearly disadvantaged by the foul (she might have scuffed it anyway, but Bronze wasn’t taking that chance). Because she stayed on her feet she doesn’t get the pen Sweden deserved.
                                          Last edited by Janik; 26-07-2022, 19:27.

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                                            #22
                                            The good news for England, is that Sweden look like they might need another 30 shots to score. The bad news for England, is that Sweden look like they will get that many shots.

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                                              #23
                                              So, is that the Sheffield Wednesday band at Bramall Lane?

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                                                #24
                                                What a goal!

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                                                  #25
                                                  Against the run, surely.

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