OT: Soccer thread

[lecoqsportif]

There will be no shit talk about Snarl Gattuso! One of my favourites of all time.

Disclaimer: all my comments about footie should be viewed the lens of a mediocre defensive MF whose main skills were to foul more skilled players and generally be an obstructive asshole in the middle of the park.

 

[TimHorton]

Awesome....but 1 copa America is still not near enough for him to be considering the best. Not nearly as impressive as a EURO.

Tough for an Argie to win the Euro.

 

[lecoqsportif]

South America is usually tough. This year, not so much. But the last few iterations were pretty intense.

 

[MindzEye]

According to the ELO ratings, Copa featured the #2,5,10,11,20,21,25,27,34 & 63. That's ~25% of the top national sides on the planet.

Not as impressive as a Euro, but I don't know that it's as far off as being suggested....

 

[lecoqsportif]

And they play for keeps, less jaded than the Euros.

About 5-6 years ago Chile played with talent and venom. Really tough tournament team. They won back to back Copas. Good team. They almost took out Brazil in 2014 at the WC before Germany carpet bombed the Maracana in the SFs.

 

[zeke]

Last time a non-BRA/ARG copa team made it to the world cup semis was Chile in 1962.

 

[zeke]

 

[CH1]

Dumbarumma not good at math

 

[zeke]

Official UEFA:




Good picks.

 

[TimHorton]

I would have had the Czech ahead of Lukaku, and Pedri not at all, but overall, pretty good.

 

[CH1]

Is Chiesa that good or did he go on a heater

 

[TimHorton]

Is Chiesa that good or did he go on a heater

Heater I think.

 

[Preston]

TBD. He stepped up in big games on Juve too; has a knack for big moments. He was pretty raw for awhile but showed signs that he was coming into his own this year. Still young so we'll see how he develops.

 

[zeke]

I would have had the Czech ahead of Lukaku, and Pedri not at all, but overall, pretty good.

imo pedri was unreal.

 

[TimHorton]

imo pedri was unreal.

No goals, no assists, no critical passes, no shots on target.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Almost perfect Spanish soccer.

 

[zeke]

Is Chiesa that good or did he go on a heater

people were super angry when this 23yr old didn't start at the beginning of the tournament.

He's been a regular in Serie A since age 19. Stalwart on all the U19, U20, U21 sides. Debuted for the Azzurri at age 20. Regular for the biggest Serie A team at age 23 where he was arguably their best offensive player.

he's really good.

 

[zeke]

No goals, no assists, no critical passes, no shots on target.

Distance covered (km)​

86.61: Jorginho (Italy)
82.99: Kalvin Phillips (England)
76.14: Pedri (Spain)
74.33: Harry Kane (England)
68.35: Raheem Sterling (England)

Distance covered in possession (km)​

38.23: Pedri (Spain)
33.12: Jorginho (Italy)
31.21: Koke (Spain)
30.98: Kalvin Phillips (England)
30.91: Aymeric Laporte (Spain)

Key passes​

31: Pedri (Spain)
19: Koke (Spain)
19: Jordi Alba (Spain)
19: Lorenzo Insigne (Italy)
18: Emil Forsberg (Sweden)

Solo runs into attacking third
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27: Pedri (Spain)
25: Marco Verratti (Italy)
19: Raheem Sterling (England)
18: Marcos Llorente (Spain)
17: Luke Shaw (England)

Season 2020 | UEFA EURO 2020

Official in-depth guide to UEFA EURO 2020, including results, stats and video highlights.

www.uefa.com

 

[MindzEye]

Damn...analytics are important. It sure felt like Kane stood still every time I watched England play.

 

[CH1]

distance covered only useful for FedEx employees....also a brilliant sponsorship idea for an award

i like distance covered with possession more