Well done Wales. That was the most exiting game so far. Bale missed a pen but created both goals plus a lot more.
Agreed. Although the France, Germany game last night was good too.
You're right about Bale too. Anybody can miss a penalty but only special players can create goals in the way he did. Really chuffed for the Welsh. And I have Welsh blood too so they always have my support. Unless they're playing England. Except in the rugby!
Possession based football is beautiful to watch…Italia
Possession based football is beautiful to watch…Italia
Switzerland awful though. Very one sided game.
the more you expand these tournaments the more the quality goes down with teams who aren’t really good enough qualifying due to extra places being available.
To be fair since i typed that they’ve improved, but Italy are only in second gear.Agreed , so far mediocre at best
Italy will face stiffer challenges, put it that wayTo be fair since i typed that they’ve improved, but Italy are only in second gear.
Switzerland awful though. Very one sided game.
the more you expand these tournaments the more the quality goes down with teams who aren’t really good enough qualifying due to extra places being available.
Strangely though, the Swiss tend to qualify for everything - even when it was a smaller competition, they’d usually be there. Since Hodgson got them going in the 90s, they’ve been pretty consistent in qualifying. They do look like a team that’s snuck in due to the expansion, but actually not the case with them, they’d have qualified anyway as group winners.
Even qualified for 66 World cup with just 16 teams involved. Got well beaten iirc.Strangely though, the Swiss tend to qualify for everything - even when it was a smaller competition, they’d usually be there. Since Hodgson got them going in the 90s, they’ve been pretty consistent in qualifying. They do look like a team that’s snuck in due to the expansion, but actually not the case with them, they’d have qualified anyway as group winners.
Maybe it is the case that Italy are really good then, rather than Switzerland being a poor side.Strangely though, the Swiss tend to qualify for everything - even when it was a smaller competition, they’d usually be there. Since Hodgson got them going in the 90s, they’ve been pretty consistent in qualifying. They do look like a team that’s snuck in due to the expansion, but actually not the case with them, they’d have qualified anyway as group winners.
Even qualified for 66 World cup with just 16 teams involved. Got well beaten iirc.
Maybe it is the case that Italy are really good then, rather than Switzerland being a poor side.
But it was a bit like watching Man City playing West Brom.
I have seen a few Swiss super league matches so I sort of keep tabs on what is going on a little. Young Boys this season won the league by 31 points in a 36 match season.Normally others like Basel are very strong. Many of the best players do move abroad. But there does seem to be on a bit of a bad spell at present and possibly did well to qualify.Switzerland awful though. Very one sided game.
the more you expand these tournaments the more the quality goes down with teams who aren’t really good enough qualifying due to extra places being available.
Won their qualifying group apparently but have shown nothing in the tournament so far. The likes of Shaqiri seem to have gone backwards, he looked a better player 5 years ago.I have seen a few Swiss super league matches so I sort of keep tabs on what is going on a little. Young Boys this season won the league by 31 points in a 36 match season.Normally others like Basel are very strong. Many of the best players do move abroad. But there does seem to be on a bit of a bad spell at present and possibly did well to qualify.