Euro 2020 - General Talk Thread (16 Viewers)
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The problem with the Dutch this year is the same every year. They will be strong. They will do well. They will pick apart teams that make mistakes and sometimes flatter with the 3-0 demolition of an opponent.
And then they hit a wall ... invariably against a team with a semi-organized defense that shuts them down and allows them to enable their own suicide through a leaky backline.
That's true. But also what happened to Eriksen has become the best thing to happen to Denmark in a sporting sense. I don't mean that in a cruel way or to question his skills, as he is probably Denmark's best player, but it has created a togetherness and attitude that simply can't be replicated or manufactured.
I wondered about that...much like Italy needed calciopoli to get their crap together in 2006.
But the first day, including the late return to the pitch, was a disaster all around. After a little recovery, they've improved. But I can't bank on anything of that being true until we're in the thick of the elimination rounds. In other words: too early to tell yet.
But the first day, including the late return to the pitch, was a disaster all around. After a little recovery, they've improved. But I can't bank on anything of that being true until we're in the thick of the elimination rounds. In other words: too early to tell yet.
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