The game with the most crow's feet in the world, England-Scotland with a final episode at Wembley, showed how important emotional antagonism is to level out revelry.
That
Tartan Army
of
Steve Clarke
, order as much heart left the talented and proud English combined with a span of noses.
The outcome of the group is, however, quite definite.
If England and the Czech Republic, both with four points, tie in the last round, both will be classified for the second round.
Time for the ill-wishers.
Scotland and Croatia, even at one point, would have no other choice but to fight to be one of the best third.
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Without sounding like the complaint of those who refuse to evolve, and without the intention of hating - even more - that of modern football, before all this was more fun. Oh, that Euro 1996. The young
Foden
, blurred and replaced, will be able to bleach his hair to pay tribute to the ruffian
Gascoigne
. Yes, that devilish genius. But just going through the hairdresser and playing football like the gods is not enough. No one wants you to celebrate by lying with your mouth open and waiting for a cascade of whiskey to fall into the slots. Gazza scored his best goal for England precisely against the hated Scottish enemy. Also at Wembley. And he did it by humiliating captain
Colin Hendry
with a hat
, and catching a volley with which he tortured the goalkeeper for years.
Andy Goram
.
He was a teammate in the Rangers.
What difference does it make.
Goram would have finished with him.
Gascoigne had no qualms about wallpapering that Glasgow dressing room with pictures of the goal.
Still today, Gascoigne, apparently recovered from his problems with alcohol and drugs, made a brush and with a little beard from
Sir
, says that the first thing he will do if England wins this European Championship is to go to the first pub.
We will see.
Imperceptible Kane
Because Scotland showed England that the road, again, can be twisted. While it is true that
Southgate's did have
some good options in the first half -
Stones
headed just off the post from a corner, while
Mount
and
Kane
saw their spikes also not found a destination - the Scots never did. saw tremble. Quite the opposite. The beardless
Billy Gilmour
, who his recent breakthrough at Chelsea won the European Championship prize with Scotland, behaved like a war veteran.
McTominay
, midfielder for Manchester United, and
Tierney
A full-back at Arsenal, they were fabled in Clarke's defense of three. The meeting of both was faultless. Hanley narrowed throat gaps alongside
McGinn
and
McGregor
so Mount, Foden and
Sterling
couldn't connect with a dry Kane. As if that were not enough, an extraordinary volley from
O'Donnell
, uncontrollable for
Shaw
, required
Pickford
one of those saves that made him so famous at the World Cup in Russia. It was that, by the way, the only auction between the three suits of all the first half. The selection of the
Three Lions
had been left to zero.
Scotland's extreme order and discipline turned the English ball circulation into a succession of chapters
of
Joyce's
Ulysses
. Although Southgate, restless on the bench, insisted that his players forget about academic football to go wild. This allowed goalkeeper Marshall to release the gloves with a good kick from Mount. James, one of the novelties on the shore, also tried it from afar. Although the most meritorious action of the winger was to take a shot from
Lyndon Dykes
under sticks
whose thread threatened glory.
Kane, strangely spectral at this tournament start, was not improved by
Rashford
.
And Sterling was stunned when he saw Spanish referee
Mateu Lahoz
ignore a stomp in the area.
Nothing objected to the VAR.
Certain.
England should be in the round of 16.
But the propaganda suddenly turns against him.
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