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England v Ukraine 03 July 2021 Matchday Thread (Rome)

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Very professional performance, confident, assured and crucially scoring at good times. The second right after half time put Ukraine behind the eight ball, the third really brought the towel in.

Denmark will be a tough game in the semi's. It will need to be another game when heads are kept.
 

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That's more like it.😉
 

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Wasn't expecting it to be this easy! 4-0.
Thought we were be a bit casual at halftime but my worries were unfounded come finish.Denmark will be a harder task let alone Italy. Good chance of reaching the final now though.
 

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Thought we were be a bit casual at halftime but my worries were unfounded come finish.Denmark will be a harder task let alone Italy. Good chance of reaching the final now though.
We're at home in a semi final. If it's not a goal head start, it's a bloody big psychological head start.
 

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We're at home in a semi final. If it's not a goal head start, it's a bloody big psychological head start.
Think we’ll beat the Danes , but I wouldn’t want to call the result against Italy assuming it’s them in the final ,they look a very polished side.Still they have to lose sometime.
 

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Italy were very impressive in their quarter final, but have they peaked too soon ? Do they have any further improvement left in them ? England on the other hand have been steadily improving as the tournament progresses, and have a plethora of potential match winning talent, which gives me hope that there is more to come. Anyway first things first, we have to deal with Denmark who have been riding high on the back of emotion, and are no mugs.
 

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And then one night in Rome :) Harry Maguire fast becoming my player of the tournament absolutely superb again...terrific game for Jadon Sancho Ukraine just couldn’t handle him....all round top performance from England 👍
 

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Well well, an England side that can actually keep the ball instead of treating it like a hot potato.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
 

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I couldn't bloody watch it : our best game of the competition.
I have criticised Southgate for being too cautious and negative but he has proved me wrong and has clearly been able to sort the team out and create a really good team spirit. So it's the naughty step for me and a lot of humble pie.
Still two big hurdles to overcome with the deadly Italy waiting in the wings.
But it would be a great boost for the country if we could win it.
 

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Italy were very impressive in their quarter final, but have they peaked too soon ? Do they have any further improvement left in them ? England on the other hand have been steadily improving as the tournament progresses, and have a plethora of potential match winning talent, which gives me hope that there is more to come. Anyway first things first, we have to deal with Denmark who have been riding high on the back of emotion, and are no mugs.
They've lost Spinazzola to a torn calf muscle which will be a huge dent in their attacking options down the left. For a full back, an awful lot of the Italians attacking build up goes through him.
 
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