***Official*** English Football Season 2020-21

[GIMH]

Can't honestly remember about the silver goal, but we definitely came back from 2-1 down, yeah.

Did Sol have another goal disallowed too? I know he did v Argentina in 98 (we were still jumping around the pub when we realised the Argies had taken a quick free kick and were threatening our goal), but I have a recollection v Portugal too.

Yep. Very similar all round circumstances.

 

[Furball]

I wonder how much of your thoughts on this are influenced by specific tournaments.

Having just crunched the numbers, from Euro 2000 onwards England have scored c.60% of their goals in the first half and c.40% in the second half. But that's mostly because of Euro 2000 & 2002 World Cup where 10 of England's 11 total goals came in the first half. If you take that out it's almost exactly 50/50.

How do those percentages change if you look at knockout games only?

 

[Furball]

Can't honestly remember about the silver goal, but we definitely came back from 2-1 down, yeah.

Did Sol have another goal disallowed too? I know he did v Argentina in 98 (we were still jumping around the pub when we realised the Argies had taken a quick free kick and were threatening our goal), but I have a recollection v Portugal too.

Yeah, although I seem to remember it being more blatant than in 98, possibly John Terry fouling someone.

 

[weeman27bob]

How do those percentages change if you look at knockout games only?

9 goals in the first half
3 goals in the second half
1 goal in extra time

 

[Uppercut]

Yeah, although I seem to remember it being more blatant than in 98, possibly John Terry fouling someone.

IIRC 2004 was a clear foul by Terry, but the English commentators tried to gaslight everyone by feigning angry confusion about it.

 

[weeman27bob]

 

[wpdavid]

IIRC 2004 was a clear foul by Terry, but the English commentators tried to gaslight everyone by feigning angry confusion about it.

Was that the one where one of the tabloids saw fit to publish the ref's address?

 

[Uppercut]

Omg that Rui Costa goal. I didn’t remember it being quite so much of a screamer.

 

[Furball]

What an absolute thunderbastard from Rui Costa.

 

[DriveClub]

Becks miss ?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

portugal doing that and then getting outshithoused by greece was a highlight, yes

 

[duffer]

Xhaka to Roma almost done. If he's allowed to turn like a ferry in Serie A he'll do great

 

[Uppercut]

Interesting if so. He was limited, frustrating, and deeply flawed, one of the stupidest tacklers I've ever seen. But you did kinda miss him when he didn't play.

 

[duffer]

We're throwing all the monies at Neves. He's regressed a bit in the past couple of seasons but I think would be a net positive replacement over Xhaka.

 

[sledger]

Ultimately I think Xhaka was a dissapointing signing, but I did quite like him and will miss him. Neves would be a definite upgrade though, one would have thought.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Palace allegedly about to unveil Nuno as their new manager.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

well, @wpdavid

 

[duffer]

Guendouzi and SilliWilli also expected to be gone this summer.

 

[sledger]

Guendouzi and SilliWilli also expected to be gone this summer.

No surprises there really.

 

[duffer]

No surprises there really.

Willian would surely be a loan, with us hopefully not subsidising his wages. Wants to go back to Chelsea