Euros 2024 — Day 11

Could be interesting if Spain rest players having won the group and Albania get a win (a la Ireland v Italy a few Euros ago). Italy have the head-to-head advantage over them if Italy lose to Croatia, but if they draw or Italy win Albania would be in the mix for the best 3rd place teams.

I think I understand that.

This Croatia game is off to a flyer. End to end. Night and day from the first half of Scotland v Hungary

Anyone else noticed that behind both goals there seems to be no segregation, which I think is great as long as nothing kicks off.

Brian, there's a lack of segregation at all the games as far as I can see. Which is the way it should be in my opinion. Maybe the English fans are the exception?

A lot of these players at the Euro's we were linked with a few years ago, Bastoni of Italy, Rafael Laeo of Portugal, Denzel Dumfries, and there's quite a few more who I can't remember at the moment, I was thinking " If only" Joshua Zirkzee was another one we were linked with

They should trial that in England Brian, perhaps at a Tranmere/Everton pre-season friendly on your side of the river mate.

Brian

I may be wrong but I think the only trouble so far occurred away from a stadium and involved Serbian and English fans throwing chairs at each other for a minute or two, and then fans of Feyernoord and Ajax fighting each other in town after the first Netherlands game. Maybe we have finally moved on from the bad all days.

Didn't know that Mick, Bastoni instead of Alcaraz, hmmm.

Bastoni almost scored

How awful, lacklustre, and we don't care are Croatia?

Crap game this Croatia v Italy.

Guardiol is some player tho Paul.
Makes it look easy.

Is that BBC studio out door?
They seem to have problems with wasps / hornets every night?

He is Mark. Nice cool evening and pilsner I hope mate. It's fecking what 95F here.

Wayne Rooney looks like he's guarding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

I'm drinking Mahou actually Paul. I was going to watch the Spain game but there's more at stake in this one.
What's 95 in European degrees?
Here it's forecast for 26 tomorrow and there's a heatwave warning out…

Yes Rooney looks like he's got a ginger syrup on, Shearer meanwhile has the same colour shirt as his face, christ this match is so bad when the half time break is more entertaining than the game!

what a crap penalty

Never mind lol

Well that was a contrasting 30 seconds for Modric!

What a 2 minutes that was!

What a save from the pen and what a save there before the goal.

Picks would have got the Modric shot as well.

2 brilliant saves. Also an absolutely sensational ball into the box from Sucic.

hmmm, Italy will probably scrape through on 3 points unless Slovenia draw and the Czechs win

Italy should have scored in the first half. Will they live to regret it?

Don't write Italy off. I still remember the World Cup ‘82.

Be surprised if Italy keep getting crosses in they don't equalise. Croatia leave massive spaces between defenders on aerial balls.

95F is 36C Mark.

and if Austria and Slovakia lose big in their last games that could move Italy to top of the third places.

Good luck to you then Paul.
I'm not a fan of the heat.
My three sons “hate” me for moving back to UK from Mallorca when the eldest was born. Every time it rains here I get ear ache!

Croatia take their two best players on the night off, odd.

Why do Italy only play decent football when they absolutely have to? So frustrating how they're stuck in their suffocating bubble.
All of a sudden here they're showing what they are capable of.
I hope it's too late! They need to come out of the past.

Paul it's a balmy 101 in KC at the moment. lovely weather. Not

Mark

Italy were rampant for a period in the first half but couldn't finish

95F is nothing Mark. When I were a kid…….

Why is Danny Murphy co-commentating? He's even worse at it then he is punditing on motd. When I used to watch EPL games in South America the commentators used to give certain players nicknames. Murphy was ‘El Enano Siniestro', the evil dwarf. Quite apt I think.

Jeff,

Maybe they already checked out of the hotel and have their flight booked

It just makes you want to stay in Kieran and the heat/humidity is like a stage curtain to walk through. everything gets cumbersome and lethargic except for t he 1000 folk at the nearby open air baths/skin cancer factory

Yeah Paul, I am actually dreaming about a harsh midwest winter right now

Colin you are lucky you don't have Ian stating the fucking blind bleedingly obvious Darke and thicko Landon am I really still making $$$$ out of this game dimwit peanut brain Donavan.

I'm often in London for summers but not this one and yep winter before January is perfectly acceptable as are the two days of Autumn.

Where did 8 minutes come from?

Wow! Just wow!

Told ya, Forza Italia

Oh my God

and what a finish

Brilliant goal. And nobody getting beaten up in the stands. Amazing.

The winners mentality that the top teams possess and England, sadly, don't.

calm as a cucumber that fella. wow.

Paul 41, Regarding Landon Donavan, he moved to San Diego years ago and one day at the field he said to the manager of our adult football team that he may come out and play for our team.Our manager said you will need to come to a practice first to see if you would make the team as we have a lot of good players. The look on his face! He never showed up!
My sister in law can't stand him as when he was manager of SD Loyal now folded she worked at an office near to his and he would ignore her as she said 'Good Morning'. Angry little man she described him!

David, that is so interesting mate and confirming.

I would love the ref to explain in detail where those eight minutes came from - Italy scored at 98-10

Thanks for that David. This confirms what I have wanted to believe after several episodes of the 'Landon' show. Assumed his place in Klinsmann's side and set us back years.

Dale 54, A humble person would have said ' Hey would it be Ok if I came out to practice with you guys as I would like to play"
Many years ago when Richard Gough turned up in SD one of the lads asked him if he would join our team, Richard replied' Sorry lads I only play for money'!! In the past I have played in a few Charity games here and Warren Barton played in our team, he was a good lad. Vinny Jones also came down to play with us one year but sadly I missed that game as I had to visit family in England.

Just as well David, Vinny might have grabbed a player's nuts while positioning for an incoming corner.

Dale, When I got back the lads all said after the game Vinny was grabbing all the free T shirts and anything else that was free. I guess movie stars don't get paid enough!!

Colin 28 - great that you had faith in the Azzurri. I almost lost mine..

Just watched the highlights of the Columbia Paraguay game, great match and atmosphere, Yerry Mina and James Rodriguez where both brilliant..

Yeah.. we dodged a bullet getting rid of those two sharpish didn't we?

Yes, Christine,

I've just watched the highlights myself. What genius in the Everton set-up decided we could do better without James and/or Mina both of whom had good games the other night?

That left foot of James should be dedicated to a museum when he no longer needs it!

Tony (60)
On his day Mina was a very good centre half, but he spent most of the last two season's at Evrton out injured. We simply can't afford anymore player's of his ilk.

When he was transferred to Fiorentina in 2023, he played 4 league games in the whole season, yes 4 league games. A proper 'sick note' who was shipped out to Cagliari after one season.

I think he sneaked into Kevin Sheedy's place when he was asleep and pinched his left peg Tony, agent Rafa wants a good kick.. but, as you are no doubt aware, many Evertonians couldn't stomach James, warts and all.. past it and cost us a fortune (another myth) he came on a free, half his wages were paid for the first year.. and we got rid because of Rafa.. Yerry, like Coady, two good players, yet we kept Holgate, Keane.. I give up.. no point digging over the bones again..