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England v Denmark

Discussion in 'General Football' started by Edin Nowhere, Jul 7, 2021.

  1. Edin Nowhere

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    So is anyone else like me, nervous as hell?

    Denmark are a really good unit who have a fantastic team spirit and I do not believe the odds as laid out by the bookies for this game. Denmark are not a 9/2 shot at winning this game, and England are not 1/3 to make the final, something that they have only done once in 55 years. I remember Denmark winning the Euros back in 1992 and that was fully deserved.

    I have been critical of Southgate's selections but he has got them right for every game, so I hope fully back whatever he sees fit as being the side and formation to get us through this game.

    I doubt my nerves would last to penalties.
     
  2. Interested Bystander

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  3. Offcomedun

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    I agree - those are crazy odds, but probably more reflective of the weight of betting rather than the relative merits of the teams.
    I think Denmark will be tough. I suspect that Gareth Southgate will opt to revert to the 343 system he used so successfully against Germany, to nullify the Danish wing backs. Most of the Danish goals come from crosses, so if we can stop those happening we remove much of their danger. I'm hoping that Sterling and either Sako or Sancho will be told to run at their central defenders and that Shaw will get down the side to deliver killer crosses for Kane or Sterling to finish.
    The Danes have also conceded several late goals, and they looked out on their feet by the middle of the second half against the Czechs, so our quality off the bench could be a big factor.
    If we play to our potential we should have enough to win this, but I don't think it will be easy.
     
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  4. Edin Nowhere

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    Russia and Wales are poor sides. A good Belgium side beat Denmark fairly comfortably and the Czechs pushed them close.
    England like Denmark have got better the further into the tournament they have got, but if I were to look at the teams like for like Denmark looks like they can conceded goals where as England have looked pretty solid. Down the other end, I hope this doesn't bite me but Braithwaite is Championship at best, where as Kane is coming into form.

    I am going 1-0 England.
     
  5. Get Rid Of It

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    England and easy rarely go together in a tournament,
    the previous game was when they did manage easy.

    Saw a tweet from a Danish poster that mentioned the last 7 games between Eng and Den at Wembley finished 1-0-
    Den winning 2(including the latest one) and Eng winning 5.

    Expecting a close game but am open to an outlier, an English game managed one!
     
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  6. Faithful Bantam

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    I don't fancy us for this, despite us being favourites. I'm yet to see anything overwhelmingly impressive from England. Our results tell us we're functionally effective and improving game by game - but are we really? Enough to get to, and win a final? The game against Germany was very even, separated by the finest of margins in how each side took their 2 proper chances. The narrative afterwards was how England 'controlled the game'. I don't think we did - it was the sort of game that looks controlled after, when the result is done, but during the game we were far from dominant. The Ukraine were out on their feet, lost their one decent centre back during the game and we killed them on a couple of set pieces.

    You can only beat what's in front of you, but where with England we're set up to be solid and pragmatic, with the Italians and Spanish, you've seen a better quality of football.

    We'll probably edge it tonight, but it wouldn't surprise me if we didn't.
     
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  7. Offcomedun

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    Apart from Mueller's missed chance, which was gifted to them by Walker, and Havertz's snap shot that Pickford tipped over, what did Germany create in the second half? It looked pretty comfortable to me. Once we got ahead we controlled the midfield, nullified their much-vaunted wingbacks and they created nothing of any substance.
     
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    2 - 0 englund
     
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    We'll dick 'em, 8 nowt.
     
  10. Faithful Bantam

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    There was the Werner 1 on 1. 2 good chances and a longer range effort. Pretty much the same as we mustered. I thought there was very little in the game, we just took our chances.

    Stats don't tell the full story, but these indicate a game with the little in it. They don't indicate a game that we controlled, albeit, I thought we just about deserved to edge it.
    Form and head to head stats England vs Germany (skysports.com)
     
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  11. Bantamshell

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    I feel reasonably confident, don't think they're anything special. 3 - 1 England
     
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    Interesting. He's gone 4231, not 343 as I expected. He must think our back four can cope with their wingbacks ok. Looks like it's 'attack is the best means of defence'.
     
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  13. Bronco

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    I've gone 3 - 0 to England, an early goal wouldn't go a miss.
     
  14. Storck

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    Think we are going to lose 2-1
     
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    Gut's telling me another 4-0!

    Head doesn't agree, but so what? :cool:
     
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    Two nowt to us i reckon. Been nervous all day about this game. But we've started alreet, an early goal would be lovely
     
  17. Faithful Bantam

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    Up against it now.


    Great hit, but we've been poor, opening 7 or 8 mins aside. Can't keep the ball, Saka just runs into people.

    We won't overturn this
     
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    Need to take Saka off. The lad looks completely overawed by the occasion.
     
  19. Idlebantam

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    What do I know!
     
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    Tbf he was shocking before the goal
     
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