Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:33 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Pens are not a lottery. 90 percent in the takers favour to score. 2 from 5 is frankly laughable... (and I did)!

The annoying thing is, Italy missed 2 themselves, it was there for the taking

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:41 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

The annoying thing is, Italy missed 2 themselves, it was there for the taking

Yeah Pickford couldn't have done anymore... what a tournament he had. Keep that going for his club and he'd be up there as one of the best on the planet.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:06 pm  

Pickford was very good all tournament, it's just a shame he couldn't tip the header past the post in the lead up to their goal. It was a game of very fine margins.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:13 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

The annoying thing is, Italy missed 2 themselves, it was there for the taking

Pickford didn't deserve to loose. The Jorgino save was best pressure penalty save I've ever seen. He handed our boys an opportunity on a plate...!

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:37 pm  

I’ve mentioned it before, but despite being obsessed with football til my early 20s when I started to despise the game for all it had become, Leeds and Bielsa and England with Southgate have made the game watchable for me again. I didn’t cry myself to sleep last night but was a little disappointed, a few years ago I probably wouldn’t have watched at all and would internally have been glad they lost (I hated the game that much). Although as i said the subs and subsequent penalty takers for me lacked a basic understanding of psychology and were poor calls, Southgate and his team have been a breath of fresh air for the game. Just a shame some fans can’t replicate their dignity still.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:25 pm  

Spot on Seth and I tend to agree about watching football many years ago.
It was a bit of a joke with over paid players falling over at the drop of a hat.
But the way teams like Man City and Leeds play thanks to Bielsa it has been a pleasure to watch and I must admit at times I enjoyed watching LU play more than I did the Rhinos, only at times though lol.
I will always support teams from Leeds be it football, rugby or even netball and I will always want England to win at any sport.
Let`s hope both England and LU continue to entertain and win matches.

[Frosties.]

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Mon Jul 12, 2021 6:49 pm  

Back to normality now. Happy days, Kiko is a goner.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Mon Jul 12, 2021 7:26 pm  

Agree with plenty said by Seth and Chapy. Such an early goal often will lead a team to try and defend it even if they don’t want to play that way. We just could not get out or keep any ball in 2nd half. Although we seem to have loads of full backs and other strike/wide options, we don’t have many in central midfield to change things or add something different. Ward-prowse was the next cab of the rank, left out of the squad. And tbh not top class.

On a sad note, just seen Mick Bates has passed away. Another of the Revie great squad.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Mon Jul 12, 2021 7:31 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Back to normality now. Happy days, Kiko is a goner.

Good news. Most of his big wage off the bill. Be interesting to see who they get as a second. I’d bring in someone to definitely keep Messlier on his toes.

Re: The ONLY LUFC Football Thread : Mon Jul 12, 2021 7:49 pm  

Seth wrote:

I’ve mentioned it before, but despite being obsessed with football til my early 20s when I started to despise the game for all it had become, Leeds and Bielsa and England with Southgate have made the game watchable for me again. I didn’t cry myself to sleep last night but was a little disappointed, a few years ago I probably wouldn’t have watched at all and would internally have been glad they lost (I hated the game that much). Although as i said the subs and subsequent penalty takers for me lacked a basic understanding of psychology and were poor calls, Southgate and his team have been a breath of fresh air for the game. Just a shame some fans can’t replicate their dignity still.

I completely identify with this.