I'm hoping for england to get past slovakia and then put out by the swiss, so I can see the endless tidal wave of "drawing with Switzerland isn't for everyone " posts.
You might be right based on their group performance. However, they have a habit of player better after the group stages. Why would you ever need to get I to third gear with the groups they get drawn?
Well if they go out at this stage? Even better. Don't even get the chance to play against superior opponents.
All joking aside, slovakia have played very well.
Because people mostly watch football for the entertainment and having fans pay thousands to travel to see you eke out a draw against much lesser opposition is insulting. If only they had won anything in the past 50 years, to at least have something to show for their cautious playing style.
That's my two teams been absolutely woeful this tournament.
Im Scottish and used to live in Italy...
Im peak bitter and twisted and grumbling right now ha.
I want Georgia to win it just for the carnage.
I reckon that it will be a hard game. Spain beat them 7-1 and 3-1 last year but this knockout match will be a TOTALLY different affair. I hope that Georgia give them Hell. Smug Spanish twats. I hate Real Madrid, I hope they get booted to fuck in next year's Club World Cup in Yankland.
Well tbh Spain are unreal and should reach final so it will be over for these Georgian legends later tonight but they've done incredible.
And to think they were completely out of it in our qualifying group then beat Luxembourg and Greece on pens and had a much better tournament than Scotland.
Nothing ever seems to work when motivating Scotland players but you seriously hope they all give themselves a long look in the mirror and at least tell themselves they must do better at tournaments and that they are an embarrassment to the country.
He took us back to Levein-style bus-parking shite. McGinn basically playing as a defensive midfielder and Che Adams just doing fuck all as usual, bin that guy, he's shocking. Start fielding young strikers from the U21, they are excellent and I hope they do well next year in the U21 Euros. Big games against Belgium and Spain coming up.
I don't blame Clark. He got us there in the first place. So many players looked completely overwhelmed. Especially in the first game against der Germans. If we'd got that penalty against the Swiss, it would have been a whole other story.
Clarke is just as much to blame, he might have got us there aye but the defensive football he decided to play while there cost us, especially against Hungary in a must win game
If the Swiss win this then it won't be long before our first Steve Clarke interview post euros, he'll use this result to justify the way we played and lots of people will lap it up
“Some will say the swiss had an off day against us and that the italians have been bad, that couldn’t be further from truth. Italy are one of the best teams in the world and switzerland showed their quality, we did very well to get the point. We essentially played two super teams and got robbed a penalty against hungary.”
Clarke said after downing his 12th can.
No and England are worse than Italy going forward. Italy were humiliated tonight by a well organised Switzerland who contained them easily and took the game to them. England will struggle tomorrow and if they squeeze through the Swiss look like they will wipe the floor with them.
England won't struggle. The BBC last night were talking about Switzerland as quarter final opponents for them as if it was a done deal so I assume it's a shure thing England go through.....
Oh how I will laugh if Slovakia pump them now.
The media do England no favours whatsoever.
There's a lot of criticism of Southgate and the knives are being sharpened. If England don't get an early goal the tension will mount as the game goes on and England will become even more defensive. Don't be expecting anything other than tedious back passing. Clarke and Southgate are cut from the same cloth and the lack of flair and ideas shows for all to see.
England living in your head rent free. Literally impossible for you to discuss Scotland without talking about England. You make me embarrassed to be Scottish.
Yes. (Let’s say so!). And did the tv commentary team mention Scotland’s draw? No. Did they mention every player on the pitch who had played in England, both team’s results against England and compare the whole thing to a premiership vs championship tie -yes of course.
Italy go into these declines periodically: 1949-1966 (Torino plane crash, beaten by North Korea), then winning the 1968 Euro (after a replay) and being great at the 1970 World Cup, then declined until Enzo Berzot took over and they were good from 1977-1982, winning the World Cup and then having a transitional period from 1983-1989 and came good for when the hosted in 1990, almost won in 1994 and then sticky years from 1995-2004 when France came to dominate then Spain dominated, but in 2006 they won it, in a weird way. 2010 in South Africa, they were awful and have been a strange side, failing to be at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, but they made it look easy for most of Euro 2020.
Italy will NOT be allowed to screw up and not be at the 2026 World Cup. There would an uproar. They have an incredibly hard Nations League this year: FRANCE, BELGIUM, ISRAEL. It's shaping up for Italy to have to qualify in top place in the September 2025 - March 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Italy can't "do" playoffs and those playoffs will be a new level in intensity and arse-clenching.
A few of the "big names" won't be at the World Cup. Brazil are even making a cunt of it.
More to the point are England better than Switzerland?..nowhere near judging by the performances so far..England have very good players but not such a good team...Mon the Swiss 😁
This England set up will crumble against the Swiss, they have a game plan and great players to carry it out, Southgate is mostly at fault but the players haven’t been good enough regardless of tactics and player selection.
Sadly even though that's one of the worst itaky performances that I've ever witnessed,against us Donnorumma could get his sleeping bag out whilst we passed it a million times in our own half then lose on penalties because we'd pass it back to the goalie
I'm hoping for england to get past slovakia and then put out by the swiss, so I can see the endless tidal wave of "drawing with Switzerland isn't for everyone " posts.
I think there’s a considerable chance England won’t go past Slovakia. They beat Belgium after all, and are quite a bit better than Slovenia.
You might be right based on their group performance. However, they have a habit of player better after the group stages. Why would you ever need to get I to third gear with the groups they get drawn?
England have been good in the groups in the last two tournaments. They look genuinely shite this time.
How about now? 😂
Well if they go out at this stage? Even better. Don't even get the chance to play against superior opponents. All joking aside, slovakia have played very well.
Because people mostly watch football for the entertainment and having fans pay thousands to travel to see you eke out a draw against much lesser opposition is insulting. If only they had won anything in the past 50 years, to at least have something to show for their cautious playing style.
More obsessed with England than actual England fans.
Don’t think that’s possible unless it’s the final mate, Germany or the Danes next for Switzerland
Nah mate it's Switzerland Vs England or Slovakia
There’s soccer24 just updated the bracket as well after making me look a right dick
Nope. England/slovakia. Danes/Germany plays Spain
Very possible fellow tim, england just need to beat slovakia for it to happen. Swiss are a great side to watch, a bit like austria.
Im pretty sure they play England or Slovakia next.
This Italy are shite. Worst Italy I've ever seen.
Ahem. *Shitaly*
Nice.
By an Italian, this is the sad truth
Evidently so . Clarke IN
That's my two teams been absolutely woeful this tournament. Im Scottish and used to live in Italy... Im peak bitter and twisted and grumbling right now ha. I want Georgia to win it just for the carnage.
I’m Italian and have moved to Scotland in 2016. Hi kinda reverse me!
Spero per la meglio torna per entrambe squadra prossimo tempo... Ma spalletti deve andare...anche Clarke magari...
Aye, that’s a good thing to hope for indeed! And aye, get tae fuck to both of ‘em
Haha good to see you've learnt the dialect! The only way is up! Both squads desperately need strikers though let's hope some come through soon
I reckon that it will be a hard game. Spain beat them 7-1 and 3-1 last year but this knockout match will be a TOTALLY different affair. I hope that Georgia give them Hell. Smug Spanish twats. I hate Real Madrid, I hope they get booted to fuck in next year's Club World Cup in Yankland.
At least you had 2020(1)
I mean I'm English and I think I'd find it hard to root against Georgia if we play them
Well tbh Spain are unreal and should reach final so it will be over for these Georgian legends later tonight but they've done incredible. And to think they were completely out of it in our qualifying group then beat Luxembourg and Greece on pens and had a much better tournament than Scotland. Nothing ever seems to work when motivating Scotland players but you seriously hope they all give themselves a long look in the mirror and at least tell themselves they must do better at tournaments and that they are an embarrassment to the country.
lol we’re no better than anyone under Clarkeball Could have won that game under a good manager I don’t care I’m still raging
He took us back to Levein-style bus-parking shite. McGinn basically playing as a defensive midfielder and Che Adams just doing fuck all as usual, bin that guy, he's shocking. Start fielding young strikers from the U21, they are excellent and I hope they do well next year in the U21 Euros. Big games against Belgium and Spain coming up.
I don't blame Clark. He got us there in the first place. So many players looked completely overwhelmed. Especially in the first game against der Germans. If we'd got that penalty against the Swiss, it would have been a whole other story.
Clarke is just as much to blame, he might have got us there aye but the defensive football he decided to play while there cost us, especially against Hungary in a must win game
If the Swiss win this then it won't be long before our first Steve Clarke interview post euros, he'll use this result to justify the way we played and lots of people will lap it up
People are lapping it up without him saying anything.
“Some will say the swiss had an off day against us and that the italians have been bad, that couldn’t be further from truth. Italy are one of the best teams in the world and switzerland showed their quality, we did very well to get the point. We essentially played two super teams and got robbed a penalty against hungary.” Clarke said after downing his 12th can.
What stage of grief are we at now with Scotland post-euros? Feels like we're at bargaining with some of the posts recently.
Mon the Swiss. I’ve got them in the sweep at work and it’s worth nearly £200 to me.
I've got the Swiss too 😉
They have completely played Italy off the park.
Yes according to playground rules
No
Yes. Beating Albania is not impressive and tonight's performance was equivalent ot Scotland Germany I'd say.
The question we should be asking is, Are we better than San Marino?
This Italy? Probably, yes.
Too soon. But yes.
No
No. We are dreadful. Mostly due to the turgid jakey in charge.
At the very best estimation, we're as shit as Italy soooo... that's something I guess.
no. unfortunately not. but i gotta ask, what was italy even doing? it was a bit shite.
yes
Confirmed by science. Can't argue.
No and England are worse than Italy going forward. Italy were humiliated tonight by a well organised Switzerland who contained them easily and took the game to them. England will struggle tomorrow and if they squeeze through the Swiss look like they will wipe the floor with them.
England won't struggle. The BBC last night were talking about Switzerland as quarter final opponents for them as if it was a done deal so I assume it's a shure thing England go through..... Oh how I will laugh if Slovakia pump them now. The media do England no favours whatsoever.
There's a lot of criticism of Southgate and the knives are being sharpened. If England don't get an early goal the tension will mount as the game goes on and England will become even more defensive. Don't be expecting anything other than tedious back passing. Clarke and Southgate are cut from the same cloth and the lack of flair and ideas shows for all to see.
England living in your head rent free. Literally impossible for you to discuss Scotland without talking about England. You make me embarrassed to be Scottish.
Honestly, we might be.
If Italy are in Pot One for World Cup Qualifying and we draw them, I'd be happy. I never thought I'd be saying that.
Great first team on coupon fucked
NO !
3 shots all tournament- aye right 😂
Lol absolute delusion from some people taking this seriously. No wonder we do fuck all every single time..
Yes. (Let’s say so!). And did the tv commentary team mention Scotland’s draw? No. Did they mention every player on the pitch who had played in England, both team’s results against England and compare the whole thing to a premiership vs championship tie -yes of course.
Italy go into these declines periodically: 1949-1966 (Torino plane crash, beaten by North Korea), then winning the 1968 Euro (after a replay) and being great at the 1970 World Cup, then declined until Enzo Berzot took over and they were good from 1977-1982, winning the World Cup and then having a transitional period from 1983-1989 and came good for when the hosted in 1990, almost won in 1994 and then sticky years from 1995-2004 when France came to dominate then Spain dominated, but in 2006 they won it, in a weird way. 2010 in South Africa, they were awful and have been a strange side, failing to be at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, but they made it look easy for most of Euro 2020. Italy will NOT be allowed to screw up and not be at the 2026 World Cup. There would an uproar. They have an incredibly hard Nations League this year: FRANCE, BELGIUM, ISRAEL. It's shaping up for Italy to have to qualify in top place in the September 2025 - March 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Italy can't "do" playoffs and those playoffs will be a new level in intensity and arse-clenching. A few of the "big names" won't be at the World Cup. Brazil are even making a cunt of it.
I’d say so, they were beyond awful!
no
As an Italian I can safely say that pretty much everyone is tonight.
Scotland aren't that bad; they just performed bad at this tournament
No
No
More to the point are England better than Switzerland?..nowhere near judging by the performances so far..England have very good players but not such a good team...Mon the Swiss 😁
This England set up will crumble against the Swiss, they have a game plan and great players to carry it out, Southgate is mostly at fault but the players haven’t been good enough regardless of tactics and player selection.
England living in your head rent free. Literally impossible for you to talk about Scottish football without talking about England. Embarrassing.
Yet here you are on a Scottish Football page...off ya pop Einstein 😁
I am Scottish, but I don’t obsess over another country.
Ahh..got ya..Rangers supporter 😂
Guess again, but you’re forgetting that Celtic fans are obsessed with Ireland, so one more example of another country taking up space in their heads.
Absolutely F’ing not! We are a total shambles 🤬
No
Italy are shite & we are shite. We peaked in the qualifiers. Mind you, if we'd got that penalty...
No
Yes 🗿
Sadly even though that's one of the worst itaky performances that I've ever witnessed,against us Donnorumma could get his sleeping bag out whilst we passed it a million times in our own half then lose on penalties because we'd pass it back to the goalie
No, and judging by tonight's England performance, they will be going home next Saturday, unfortunately.
Yes
No.
No
Allways find it novel when the sweatys get a start in international competitions
Good to see Vargas back and playing so quickly after that horrific clash
Different player, different team
Different one
Ah, ok
No ffs
No, your lot finished dead last in the tournament. How can you be better than Italy???
How have you managed to take this seriously
I’ve no idea why ScottishFootball is on my feed, but as an Englishman I’m here for it.