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Postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Euro “2020” is living its twenty-third day of competition.
The mainland quarter-finals this Saturday with Czech Republic-Denmark at 6:00 p.m. and England-Ukraine at 9:00 p.m.
The Blues are no longer in the race and have already gone on vacation.
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10:28 a.m .: What does Southgate say?
No problem, of course, for the England manager.
His players are fresh, ready, it's almost an advantage not to play in London, all that ....
“The game against Germany was intense but only lasted 90 minutes, so everyone is fine.
We have a strong group of players and a solid bench, that could play out at the end of the match (...) After the (eighth), we quickly moved on.
We are not yet where we want to arrive, it was not very hard to refocus.
The right attitude is there, the confidence is there.
Faith too.
It's almost good to get out of Wembley because it would have been hard to recreate the same atmosphere 3 days later.
Having another place and another environment is good for us ”.
10:22 am
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Confidence but caution for England
To talk a little about the matches of the day, I don't know what you think about it but this quarter against Ukraine is really all the trap for the English.
> First match played in a stadium other than Wembley
> No supporter made the trip, as they had been advised because of health risks, except perhaps three peeled and one shorn lost who will have tried the blow anyway.
> Unusual heat for them.
> An arch-favorite status.
> A monster pressure for the latter walk with a last four to play at home, and a whole people who are waiting for that.
> Ukraine very small in these quarters and who overplayed in its pre-match statements to better lull the beast.
10:18 am
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Luis Enrique the end psychologist
Speaking of Simon, I like this little quote from Luis Enrique about how he handled the TAB session.
Already, to its players> "I tried to tell them that no matter what happened during the penalty shoot-out, that this team was already superb.
I told them to relax, to think about what the selection psychologist told them before they shoot, and to take advantage, as much as possible, because it is a moment of extreme tension. "
And then to his goalkeeper> "I saw him stop a lot of penalties with Athletic Bilbao, and I see him training with us ... he's a specialist.
I told him to do what he wanted, that if he wanted to put pressure on the shooter before the strike, let him do it. "
Surely the best way to approach things.
10:15 am
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"We must win this Euro", launch the Spaniards
In Spain, it's relief + a hint of euphoria this morning after being very scared against Switzerland.
The Spaniards needed the TAB session to qualify, when they were 11 against 10 and after having copiously dominated the last half hour and the extended '.
Unai Simon, hero of the evening with his two shots on goal set, believes in it more than ever for the rest (weird when you arrived in semi-finals): “Football was fair, we deserved to qualify.
We must quickly forget our mistakes, but also turn the page on qualifying because we have a very difficult opponent waiting for us.
You have to see each game as a new one.
For the semi-finals, you have to start in the same way, with your head focused on winning.
We have to win this Euro. ”
10:04 am
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Will the Euro turn into a health scandal?
Hold on, as long as we are in the right mood, I offer you this pap on the health risk represented by this Euro, with UEFA which is always putting more pressure on the host cities to increase the gauges.
The semi-finals and the final, in particular, will be played in front of 60,000 people at Wembley, while contaminations linked to the Delta variant are increasing sharply.
Is this really reasonable?
Will Euro 2021 turn into a health scandal?
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel also expressed her concern on this subject on Friday.
“I really wonder if that doesn't sound a bit too much,” she said at a joint press conference with Boris Johnson.
The manager is "very concerned", and she is not the only one.
9:58 am
: Belgium's golden generation still empty-handed
On the Belgian side, it is disillusionment after this quarter.
Another missed opportunity for the Hazard-De Bruyne-Lukaku generation, who may never win a big competition.
But as KDB says, it's true that they weren't helped by the circumstances at this tournament.
“We are of course disappointed but we have to be clear-headed: we knew it would be a difficult tournament because there were a lot of elements and parameters that played against us.
Eden's injury (Hazard), Timothy (Castagne) forfeit in the first match, Axel (Witsel lacking rhythm) ... We had too many problems to be 100%.
Personally, I was not 100%. "
A little disappointed by Courtois, on the other hand, who accepted his defeat: “We knew that the Italians were very strong.
It's a high class team.
With a lot of forward pressure.
Donnarumma made a big save early in the game on a shot from Kevin De Bruyne.
It is played down to the details.
But overall, we haven't done enough. ”
9:53 am: The uncool news of the morning
We start with the small infirmary point which has spoiled the Italian party a little since last night.
Leonardo Spinazzola, so good so far in this Euro, did not miss out against Belgium.
Big injury to the left Achilles tendon, we have not yet quite the confirmation but there is little doubt, it would be a total rupture.
The Italian staff has for the moment evoked "clinical signs of injury to the left Achilles tendon" for the left side, which will be whatever happens away from the field for many months.
Roberto Mancini began his press conference with a tribute to his player, who came out in tears: “The first important thing is that we are sorry for Spina.
He did not deserve this injury, he was playing really extraordinarily well, he was even one of the best in the Euro, ”said the coach.
At his side, Laurenzo Insigne stressed that it was "a big loss" for the Nazionale.
"We will try to do everything we can and make it to the final for him," added the player who was named best player of the game.
"He made a big Euro, it will be a big loss," Marco Verratti also told Sky Sport.
9:50 am
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Yo the company!
I hope everything is okay.
It might be the first day of your vacation today, that's all we wish you anyway.
For us it continues, we left for a new day in this Euro.
We take advantage before it stops.
It is the penultimate weekend of competition - already - in this Euro 2020 which is played in 2021, and today, place for the last two quarter-finals.
The first, at 6:00 p.m., brings together two selections that we weren't necessarily expecting there, Denmark and the Czech Republic.
The Danes, on their way since their recital to snatch their qualifier in the last group match, start slightly favorites.
Then the time will come for England, who only dream of Final 4 at home.
To be entitled to it, it will be necessary to beat the Ukraine in the evening in Rome.
>> We are not slackening, we meet here a little before 10am for this new day of futchbal ...
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