England v Denmark

[Alex Moss 2,165]

What’s the score going to be then folks?

(and isn’t Lungi mates with a certain Phil Billing?)

[Unhinged Canary 375]

I just had to look up who Jacob Lungi was...... 😳

[paddycanary 539]

My better half would strongly disapprove of that socks & flip-flops combo. Don't see the issue myself, sometimes do it just to annoy her.

[Tetteys Jig 830]

I've got faith in this England side to do the job tonight. Clearly it's not a given but doesn't mean you're not allowed to be confident.

I wonder if we name an unchanged side? I think the overload that Sancho and Sterling provided last game worked absolute wonders so would hope we stick with it. I could see him thinking Saka might provide a bit more work rate down the left though. We have so much quality in reserve in attacking mid its a tough call. We've barely seen what Foden can do for instance.

[Yellow Wal 314]

I just hope our manager will not be afraid to attack.

[AJ 1,221]

I think England have been spot on this tournament so far, and are Denmark a bigger threat than Croatia? I'd see them as similar teams and we did okay against them in the group stage. That said, we haven't beaten them in our last 2 matches so it certainly isn't a given. But this is the stage of the tournament where you have to be the best of the best to earn the right to fight to be the best in Europe and for once I do feel like this England side has something about them. I'm not sure it'll be enough to get past Italy, but it should be enough to get into the final tonight

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

Without being cocky, this team needs to tell itself that it is better than Denmark. No fear. No sitting back.

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,821]

Looks like there'll be one change from Saturday with Saka replacing Sancho. Big call to play Saka ahead of Sancho, Foden and Grealish but the theory seems to be that Saka will track Maehle better.

[Capt. Pants 4,234]

Denmark are at their best at full throttle. I think England will slow the game down as much as possible and nick the game from a set piece or corner. I'm not expecting a classic.

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

2 hours ago, keelansgrandad said:

Without being cocky, this team needs to tell itself that it is better than Denmark. No fear. No sitting back.

From an 'on paper' standpoint England does have a stronger team, but at the end of the day we all know that this is England and so it never quite works out that way- I have no doubt in my mind we should have at least bagged a goal against Scotland for instance.

 

And of course, I'm sure we remember the days when we had Beckham, Lampard, Scholes, Rooney, Ferdinand etc all in their prime and all on the same team and they did absolutely **** all for us..

 

It's the hope that always gets you in the end though. Here's hoping we win. God I just want to watch England make it to a final..

[Son Ova Gunn 165]

3 hours ago, keelansgrandad said:

Without being cocky, this team needs to tell itself that it is better than Denmark. No fear. No sitting back.

The defensive nature so far may not be winning many friends but for me, international football isn’t about performances, it’s solely about results. I don’t care if I fall asleep halfway through the game tonight as long as when someone wakes me up they tell me that we won.

I wouldn’t enjoy it week in week out but can handle a few games a year if it gets results. It’s an all or nothing approach, we will win a major tournament or we go out with a whimper ‘not giving it a go’ and that’s fine as I’ve seen the ‘unlucky to get knocked out’ semi final appearances and nobody remembers the unlucky bit, just that we got knocked out.

Edited July 7, 2021 by Son Ova Gunn

[KiwiScot 1,443]

Got a feeling England are going to be chasing the game towards the end and will need to stop their regular style of play and go toe to toe with the Danes. Course reading this it shoulds like ballocks and England should easily win it's just something is telling me Denmark are going to give England a real game.

Edited July 7, 2021 by KiwiScot

[AJ 1,221]

3 hours ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

Looks like there'll be one change from Saturday with Saka replacing Sancho. Big call to play Saka ahead of Sancho, Foden and Grealish but the theory seems to be that Saka will track Maehle better.

I think Saka has played better than Sancho, but keeping Foden out is interesting as he looked good in our first game and could well have scored a few. I would imagine Foden/Grealish and Sancho will be able to inject some different dimensions and pace into the game later on. Grealish especially was incredibly good coming off the bench against Germany 

[WD40 720]

Iceland 2.0 incoming…😉

[Crabbycanary3 994]

If 90% of our players reach 8/10 or 9/10 performances then I am very confident that we will win with a tad to spare. Less than that and Denmark will have a chance. Denmark will be feeling the pressure too, don't forget. Let's not default that we have the only players who are feeling the weight of the occasion. They (Denmark) are full of the bravado before the game, because they know we are at home, but let's see what also happens to them once the whistle goes.

 

 

Edited July 7, 2021 by Crabbycanary3

[HazzaJet 253]

2-1 England

Yes the Danes have done very well, but we’re still yet to concede

[Michael Starr 519]

England will smash them. Go for the throats early on and get that goal within the first 15. Then it's won.

[shefcanary 2,409]

4 hours ago, Capt. Pants said:

Denmark are at their best at full throttle. I think England will slow the game down as much as possible and nick the game from a set piece or corner. I'm not expecting a classic.

I agree, Southgate will focus on not letting the Danes play and I suspect the Danish manager will be doing the same and trying to stop England's flair players first.  A bore fest is about to befall us, but I have no idea who is going to win out.

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

4 minutes ago, Michael Starr said:

England will smash them. Go for the throats early on and get that goal within the first 15. Then it's won.

Oh god you jinxed t. Why is everyone so confident? Anytime that happens we/England pull an Iceland

[First Wazzock 902]

 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,720]

That roar from the crowd as the anthems ended, amazing, so amazing

 

Football without fans really is nothing

[Norfolk Dan 308]

This is all good and that, but where is the ***Official Matchday Thread***

[Capt. Pants 4,234]

Frenetic start. Need more compusure. Phillips and Saka need to calm down.

[TheGunnShow 5,940]

For Pickford's excellence in the tournament, he's getting a dose of Joe Hart Syndrome now and again. He looks so jumpy that I think he might have an error in him.

[king canary 7,607]

Scrappy game so far, neither team really got control. Not seen enough of Saka and Sterling so far.

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

Would rather have Henderson's composure than Phillip's frenetic charging about.

[Ken Hairy 3,772]

Same ref as the Germany game, still utterly clueless. 

[ricardo 7,395]

Oh dear.

[Capt. Pants 4,234]

4 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said:

For Pickford's excellence in the tournament, he's getting a dose of Joe Hart Syndrome now and again. He looks so jumpy that I think he might have an error in him.

You talked that up. Should've saved that imo

[Indy 3,300]

How **** is Pickford! Surely there’s better!

Edited July 7, 2021 by Indy