Topic: UEFA League of Nations

[FlashGordon]

And after that talk of playing better football the goal ends up coming from a set piece

Pretty pleased like and while we looked pretty toothless up front it's a process that will take time. I hope they stick with Kenny if results don't immediately come.

Kenny needs 3 years minimum I think unless the results are atrocious. His Dundalk teams played some great football, he has to be given time to get his ideas across. Trying to get this side to play a bit of football is like trying to turn an oil tanker.

[RedForeverTT]

There’s a suggestion from Greece press that he’s self isolating after having a fever. Waiting for covid test result.

Bloody hell.

Another greedy attempt by FIFA Uefa. It is a week before season starts and they are asking players to travel all across the world.

[Dull Tools]

Just seen the Spain goal from last night. Think it should have been offside as the German defender is off the pitch.

[Elzar]

Just seen the Spain goal from last night. Think it should have been offside as the German defender is off the pitch.

He's counted as on the line if he's off the pitch

[Ray K]

Just seen the Spain goal from last night. Think it should have been offside as the German defender is off the pitch.

You can't just wander off the pitch with a view to catching someone offside. He didn't have the ref's permission to leave, so he's still counted.

[jillcwhomever]

Heart in the mouth moment when it looked as if Virgil had picked up a knock. 

[MBL?]

Heart in the mouth moment when it looked as if Virgil had picked up a knock. 

Dont you dare scare me like that.

[jillcwhomever]

Dont you dare scare me like that.

Scared myself as well. 

[Golyo]

Has Gini touched the ball in the first 30 mins?

[jillcwhomever]

Has Gini touched the ball in the first 30 mins?

Not been his game so far struggling to make an impact.

[PoetryInMotion]

Poland have parked the bus and have been good in counters. De Jong went close in the end. Story of the half.

[jillcwhomever]

Ake has been awful still find it hard to believe City bought him.

[Gerry Attrick]

Another very long period in the wilderness is staring NI square in the face now O'Neill is no longer performing miracles.

[jillcwhomever]

Italy equalise having been 1-0 down to Bosnia.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Italy equalise having been 1-0 down to Bosnia.

surprised we even took the lead 

[jillcwhomever]

surprised we even took the lead 

It was a surprise a draw would still be okay. 😀

[jillcwhomever]

Ake practicing his City dives. 

[deFacto please, you bastards]

It was a surprise a draw would still be okay. 😀

True, terrible group for us all together.

[redgriffin73]

Looks like the Czech Republic are forfeiting their game against Scotland on Monday due to Covid, do they not trust any Brits going over there?!

Edit: looks like they've had an outbreak although not sure it's enough to be officially postponed rather than forfeited.

[Fromola]

Looks like the Czech Republic are forfeiting their game against Scotland on Monday due to Covid, do they not trust any Brits going over there?!

Edit: looks like they've had an outbreak although not sure it's enough to be officially postponed rather than forfeited.

But there's loads of space in the calendar to rearrange it.

[classycarra]

Views like this are incredibly short sighted the game would be lost in many smaller countries without international football. Many smaller less well off nations wouldn't even be able keep game going at even a basic level with out the money generated from competitions like World Cup, Euros, AFCON etc.

Besides most players love playing for their country plus internationals attract huge audiences a significant amount of whom will only be casual followers of the sport but whom still generate significant revenues for national associations. A lot of the money is invested in grass route football. Most countries do not have huge football clubs with a global reach so the role of the national association in developing talent becomes more important.     

Do you think a lot of the money is filtering down to grassroots football in all of these countries?

Experience suggests 'small' countries and larger richer countries football associations have a long record of siphoning off money very effectively.

Maybe a pause from all the desperately shit international football (even the proper tournaments have been majority poor in the last 10 years) might allow some thinking space to come up with a more sustainable and high quality model for investing in grassroots football that doesn't involve running a countries few high quality players into the ground before they're 25

[TepidT2O]

Just scrap it.

Atleast with European club competition clubs are staying in their team Bubbles.  This was always going it cause huge issues.

[gerrardisgod]

Gibraltar-San Marino’s currently on the red button, everyone.

Miss it, miss out.

[BoRed]

Looks like the Czech Republic are forfeiting their game against Scotland on Monday due to Covid, do they not trust any Brits going over there?!

Edit: looks like they've had an outbreak although not sure it's enough to be officially postponed rather than forfeited.

They're now saying it'll go ahead as scheduled. UEFA are apparently insisting on it.

https://twitter.com/padugout/status/1302193902460588032

[Jake]

I usually abhor international football. It is boring, causes unneccesary injury and travel for our club players, and pointless (you can't choose where you're born, why the hell is that something to be proud of?)

This set is even worse. We're in the middle of a global pandemic and one week before the start of what is going to be a strange and fractured season, and we're playing a brand new (almost) competition invented for what purpose? Its not the World Cup its not the Euros its not even the Inter Toto Cup.

Why anyone enjoys this shit is beyond me.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

That England team. 

[Fabulous_aurelio]

Not that I care much, but Kyle Walker and Tripper over Trent is fucking obscene.

[Caligula?]

Gibraltar-San Marino’s currently on the red button, everyone.

Miss it, miss out.

And Gibraltar win it!

[Schmidt]

Not that I care much, but Kyle Walker and Tripper over Trent is fucking obscene.

TAA has been injured, he shouldn't even be on the bench.

[Hazell]

Foden's going to get MoM here. He's already being talked up pre-match and usually that's the way these things go.

[gerrardisgod]

Lack of fans makes England players all sound like Wacko for a national anthem.

[jillcwhomever]

Not that I care much, but Kyle Walker and Tripper over Trent is fucking obscene.

Trent is just coming back from injury the best place for him. Joe just come back in one piece, can’t believe Pickford is still number one.

[jillcwhomever]

Lack of fans makes England players all sound like Wacko for a national anthem.

Every team sounds the same with no fans.

[cdav]

Rice is so shit

Tyler on about United again, wish he would have been binned off with all the other dinosaurs

[So… Howard Philips]

Never realised this was on.

Time to go and make the tea then.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Come on Bjork XI.

[jillcwhomever]

This is such a dull game.

[Skeeve]

Not that I care much, but Kyle Walker and Tripper over Trent is fucking obscene.

You mean you'd prefer the returning from injury TAA to be starting in a pointless fixture like this? 

[Greg86]

"Stockport Iniesta" 

[Robinred]

Never realised this was on.

Time to go and make the tea then.

You’re missing a treat - an England midfield of Foden, Rice and Ward-Prowse. And it has to be said they look right at home in England shirts (which is to say underwhelming).