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    What have we learned from that tournament!
    Management and fanwise.
    In bygone times it would be a time of reflection and time for new ideas.
    What is the best format?
    Did anyone shine who is worth signing?
    Or perhaps you think club football should dominate?
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    Quote Originally Posted by scientificred View Post
    What have we learned from that tournament!
    Teams that have won a European Championship or World Cup since 1966.

    Germany - 13 Finals (6 Wins) and 6 Semi-Finals
    Italy - 8 Finals (4 Wins) and 4 Semi-Finals
    France - 6 Finals (4 Wins) and 3 Semi-Finals
    Spain - 4 Finals (3 Wins) and 1 Semi-Final
    Netherlands - 4 Finals (1 Win) and 6 Semi-Finals
    Portugal - 2 Finals (1 win) and 5 Semi-Finals
    England - 2 Finals (1 win) and 4 Semi-Finals
    Denmark - 1 Final (1 win) and 3 Semi-Finals
    Czech - 2 Finals (1 win) and 2 Semi-Finals
    Greece - 1 Final (1 win)

    Since 1966, England has won the same amount of tournaments as the Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark, the Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia and Greece respectively, despite having a bigger population than those five countries combined.
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    Over the decades its definitely been the coaching and standard of technical players that have let England down..
    The best two managers in my memory have been Bobby Robison and Venables. Both managed in Spain and learned how to coach players better.In the sense of controlling games..And how to make subs.

    Italy didnt look threatening against England in the way of creating loads of chances. But they made subs that allowed them to over run midfield and still control the game. They werent going to open up more and lose the game.
    Southgate should have changed something ,be it bringing on Rashford and Grealish earlier to stretch the game. Would have either pushed Italy further back or opened up more space for our midfielders to get more of the ball.
    But Southgate was never going to take off Kane.You have to make these decisions if your a manager..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Insidious View Post
    Teams that have won a European Championship or World Cup since 1966.

    Germany - 13 Finals (6 Wins) and 6 Semi-Finals
    Italy - 8 Finals (4 Wins) and 4 Semi-Finals
    France - 6 Finals (4 Wins) and 3 Semi-Finals
    Spain - 4 Finals (3 Wins) and 1 Semi-Final
    Netherlands - 4 Finals (1 Win) and 6 Semi-Finals
    Portugal - 2 Finals (1 win) and 5 Semi-Finals
    England - 2 Finals (1 win) and 4 Semi-Finals
    Denmark - 1 Final (1 win) and 3 Semi-Finals
    Czech - 2 Finals (1 win) and 2 Semi-Finals
    Greece - 1 Final (1 win)

    Since 1966, England has won the same amount of tournaments as the Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark, the Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia and Greece respectively, despite having a bigger population than those five countries combined.
    Correction to your otherwise well constructed post Justme.
    England have won nothing since 1966.

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    Yep - & tiny Croatia have been to 2 World Cup semi finals ( finishing 3rd I’m 1998 )and a Final in 2018…

    Only declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991…!!

    Population 4 million.
    Last edited by Steveo; 14th July 2021 at 05:50 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steveo View Post
    Yep - & tiny Croatia have been to 2 World Cup semi finals ( finishing 3rd I’m 1998 )and a Final in 2018…

    Only declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991…!!

    Population 4 million.
    By that logic why do Russia never win anything ?

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    Vodka...

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    Quote Originally Posted by skyebo View Post
    By that logic why do Russia never win anything ?
    Because they are shite?

    Football is way down the pecking order in Russia too Skye.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justincredible View Post
    Vodka...
    Could use some now

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    Quote Originally Posted by skyebo View Post
    Could use some now
    And me - straight from the freezer

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