⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[snipie]

I do not like to watch matches with demotivated teams (I mean the match for third place, which is not currently held at the European Championships), but while waiting for the final I want to watch at least something. The game between Spain and Denmark would be interesting today, it is a pity that we will not see it.

I already looked about this and unlike other international competitions (Copa America, World Cup...), EURO 2020 doesn't have a third place play off because of the low attendance level before. Honestly I think a game between Spain and Denmark will be interesting, followed by many people and many bets could be placed there for sure

[Mauser]

Will there be any Italian fans at the stadium at all? I read somewhere that only 1000 tickets are allowed for Italians.
That is truly unfortunate and could negatively affect the Italian national team.

Yeah I read the same, this is really unfair for the Italian team. And another point why England will likely win tomorrow. Just placed my last bet this Euro 2020 and with odds 1.90 it is almost double the money I get back when they win. The biggest fear I have is that England gets a red card early on and will be behind all game. Most of the times the Italian players like to fall easily and the referee will see that it was no hard foul, but we never know tomorrow. It is going to be a tense game, everything is possible.

[Soonandwaite]

Will there be any Italian fans at the stadium at all? I read somewhere that only 1000 tickets are allowed for Italians.
That is truly unfortunate and could negatively affect the Italian national team.

Yeah I read the same, this is really unfair for the Italian team. And another point why England will likely win tomorrow. Just placed my last bet this Euro 2020 and with odds 1.90 it is almost double the money I get back when they win. The biggest fear I have is that England gets a red card early on and will be behind all game. Most of the times the Italian players like to fall easily and the referee will see that it was no hard foul, but we never know tomorrow. It is going to be a tense game, everything is possible.

i hope for your sake that you win the bet. but personally i would be happy if italy won. and I also think that Italy will win.
even though almost all the fans in the stadium will be cheering for the english players. but the italian players are all internationally experienced
and have a very good captain who always leads the way with super good lines and full commitment. i hope for a super exciting game and that the italians will win in the end.

[Coyster]

Yesterday someone informed me that the EURO Final will be held at Wembley Stadium which is the headquarters for the England National Team, maybe that's the reason for the bookies to favor England more in their match against Italy.

It had already been set right from the beginning of the tournament that the final of the tournament was going to be played in Wembley stadium, goodluck to England that they made it this far and have the opportunity to lift the trophy on their home soil, does it give them an advantage? Not so much, maybe a slight one, but it wouldn't have an effect on the game; we're talking about two world class nations here, with world class stars, the pitch can mean little or nothing to them.

As for the bookies favoring England in this final, I think it's cause from the beginning of the tournament they were the favorites for quite a lot of people, plus all the stars they have both on the pitch and on the bench, thus they do indeed have a bigger chance of being victorious.

[LUCKMCFLY]

The final of the EURO has caused many nervousness in the European teams, because now in Italy there is a suspicion, which is that they may make conspiracies in favor of England to put an end to the super league, of course this is coming out in the press Italian, with all the world football events, maybe they are taking these forecasts just in case:

Italian press fear UEFA conspiracy for England to win Euro 2020 as reward for ending the Super League

After England's controversial penalty in extra time against Denmark, the Italian press have claimed the decision was handed to them as a favour for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's intervention in the Super League debacle.

Source: https://www.marca.com/en/football/uefa-euro/2021/07/08/60e769d3ca47416c7c8b45c0.html

There is only 1 day left for the Grand Final, and apparently the Italians do not want a referee's mistakes, or the action of the great FIFA managers to tarnish good football, all this will make this match more interesting.

[KTChampions]

I do not like to watch matches with demotivated teams (I mean the match for third place, which is not currently held at the European Championships), but while waiting for the final I want to watch at least something. The game between Spain and Denmark would be interesting today, it is a pity that we will not see it.

I already looked about this and unlike other international competitions (Copa America, World Cup...), EURO 2020 doesn't have a third place play off because of the low attendance level before. Honestly I think a game between Spain and Denmark will be interesting, followed by many people and many bets could be placed there for sure

I think that this game would be interesting since in a regular match Spain would be the favorite, but here Spain's motivation would be clearly lower than that of Denmark (for which even 3rd place is a significant achievement), so most likely it would be a good match with a lot of goals. And it is worth remembering that sometimes teams show excellent soccer when nothing puts pressure on them psychologically and we can say that they are playing for their own pleasure.

[arallmuus]

As for the bookies favoring England in this final, I think it's cause from the beginning of the tournament they were the favorites for quite a lot of people, plus all the stars they have both on the pitch and on the bench, thus they do indeed have a bigger chance of being victorious.

England was not the favourites to win the Euro. The favourites were france and England's performances in the group stage was not least convincing at all, only 2 goals out of 3 games and thats bad. I can only think of the only reason that the bookies are favouring England right now and that is because home advantage at Wembley Stadium, nothing beats a home advantage though even if it is only a slight advantage but its still an advantage

[Joca97]

As for the bookies favoring England in this final, I think it's cause from the beginning of the tournament they were the favorites for quite a lot of people, plus all the stars they have both on the pitch and on the bench, thus they do indeed have a bigger chance of being victorious.

England was not the favourites to win the Euro. The favourites were france and England's performances in the group stage was not least convincing at all, only 2 goals out of 3 games and thats bad. I can only think of the only reason that the bookies are favouring England right now and that is because home advantage at Wembley Stadium, nothing beats a home advantage though even if it is only a slight advantage but its still an advantage

In the group stage england was really convincing with not conceding a goal and going easy past every round o most. France already in the second match was through to the next stage but ended up leasing shockingly to swiss. Its normal that the bookies are favoriting England they played o most all matches and home and are playing at home in the final. Still will be intresting to watch

[Slow death]

There must be a reason why the bookies make England the favourites, but the difference in the odds of the two is not that noticeable even in the bookies that I place a bet it's only 0.02 different, so I think both countries are on the same strength same chance to win this big match.

Yesterday someone informed me that the EURO Final will be held at Wembley Stadium which is the headquarters for the England National Team, maybe that's the reason for the bookies to favor England more in their match against Italy.

This final may be a historic one for England, because so far they have only conceded 1 goal against Denmark, Hopefully England can maintain their record

to be honest I don't think that the home factor will affect the game in favor of england, after they had covid soccer has changed a lot and the factor playing at home no longer affects the results of the games. I also doubt that the fans will be able to influence anything in the results of this game. for me, england will win because of the strategy and the way they play. I think we will see a lot of goals in this game

my predict:

Italy 1-2 England

[Avirunes]

to be honest I don't think that the home factor will affect the game in favor of england, after they had covid soccer has changed a lot and the factor playing at home no longer affects the results of the games. I also doubt that the fans will be able to influence anything in the results of this game. for me, england will win because of the strategy and the way they play. I think we will see a lot of goals in this game

my predict:

Italy 1-2 England

Yeah I also think it doesn't. England were struggling against Denmark at Wembley despite home support. Its final and both sides will have equal support from fans. Italy have been spectacular in both attacking and defending while England has some concerns like - Pickford (normally he is good but tends to make some error in pressure), need some sharpness in attack. Honestly England have performed below expectations given the squad they have. Also I am bit puzzled with Grealish not getting chances.

I think Italy is gonna win this match. maybe 1-0 or in penalties but I expect low no. of goals from England.

[coinlocket$]

I was waiting for the game of this eventing between Spain and Denmark.
And only after, searching on google I found that we will have not the small finals in this competition 

Anyway... no info about the Italian team, everything is under secret at 1 day to the start of the final.

Nothing at all.

[boltz]

True that England had some difficulties to win against Denmark but also on the same time we must appreciate the defenders of England because they are on high level of gameplay since the tournament start. This factor , makes me think that Italy will don't have great chances to score, so it might get down to shooting from distance as Pickford is not so great in that position.

 We will see tomorrow what happens, as this final might provide the game of the tournament like it should always be when it comes to World Cup or EURO.

[Ratash]

Now the situation has changed the market odds are more in favor of England do you think England can win?
I'm not sure because Italy were impressive from the start we will see a draw at the end of the match until the winner is determined by penalty
Italy has great shooters and goalkeepers

I am confused about this game i have seen all of italy and england games and it will be really difficult for england to get past a team like italy they should be carefull of their counter attacks and carefull to not conceid a goal because it will be difficult for them judging from the defensive play italy exposed during this euro.

[nelson4lov]

I am confused about this game i have seen all of italy and england games and it will be really difficult for england to get past a team like italy they should be carefull of their counter attacks and carefull to not conceid a goal because it will be difficult for them judging from the defensive play italy exposed during this euro.

If England know what is good for them, then they should not attempt to lose the lead to Italy either early in the match or halfway through. Why? In all of Italy's matches where they took the lead, they ended up winning and its even more dangerous because they might score one and won't hesitate to put another one past Pickford. We saw what they did to Belgium - put 2 past Courtois before the half time mark and those two strikes were enough to get them the win despite how hard Belgium fought back with De Bruyne and Lukaku.

Let's not be quick to remember that Italy has a strong defense ~ Chiellini and Bonucci + Donnarumma

[Ebede]

I am confused about this game i have seen all of italy and england games and it will be really difficult for england to get past a team like italy they should be carefull of their counter attacks and carefull to not conceid a goal because it will be difficult for them judging from the defensive play italy exposed during this euro.

If England know what is good for them, then they should not attempt to lose the lead to Italy either early in the match or halfway through. Why? In all of Italy's matches where they took the lead, they ended up winning and its even more dangerous because they might score one and won't hesitate to put another one past Pickford. We saw what they did to Belgium - put 2 past Courtois before the half time mark and those two strikes were enough to get them the win despite how hard Belgium fought back with De Bruyne and Lukaku.

Let's not be quick to remember that Italy has a strong defense ~ Chiellini and Bonucci + Donnarumma

They'll Sure Defend and attack as well.
They won't sit back making hard for them? I don't think so
It's going to be a First half draw game.
As well penalty shoot out

[AndySt]

I am confused about this game i have seen all of italy and england games and it will be really difficult for england to get past a team like italy they should be carefull of their counter attacks and carefull to not conceid a goal because it will be difficult for them judging from the defensive play italy exposed during this euro.

If England know what is good for them, then they should not attempt to lose the lead to Italy either early in the match or halfway through. Why? In all of Italy's matches where they took the lead, they ended up winning and its even more dangerous because they might score one and won't hesitate to put another one past Pickford. We saw what they did to Belgium - put 2 past Courtois before the half time mark and those two strikes were enough to get them the win despite how hard Belgium fought back with De Bruyne and Lukaku.
Let's not be quick to remember that Italy has a strong defense ~ Chiellini and Bonucci + Donnarumma

I think that at the beginning of the match, we should not expect total dominance of any of the teams, because the stakes are too high and no one wants an unjustified risk. There is also a high probability that there will be few goals from one team, because in the 21st century only one team scored in the EURO finals and in three out of four cases the match score was 1-0. Although if one of the teams opens the score, there may be a situation that the other team will have to take more risks in attack and get another goal in the counterattack. The England national team generally concedes very little at this tournament and this "little" is only one goal, but Italy attacks quite well and England can concede more.

[Ebede]

The last time Italy met against England (Euro2012),it ended without the both sides scoring.
From the penalty spot,Steven Gerrad and Wayne Rooney Scored, while Ashley Young shot the bar,as well Ashley Cole's effort was saved by Gianluigu Buffon.

Mario BalotElli score first for Italy, Andrea Pirlo with the beautiful Chip,Nocerino scored as well as Diamanti

[BitcoinHunt3r]

The last time Italy met against England (Euro2012),it ended without the both sides scoring.
From the penalty spot,Steven Gerrad and Wayne Rooney Scored, while Ashley Young shot the bar,as well Ashley Cole's effort was saved by Gianluigu Buffon.

Mario BalotElli score first for Italy, Andrea Pirlo with the beautiful Chip,Nocerino scored as well as Diamanti

Yes it was the squad of the team 9 years ago the situation is different  no Buffon in Italy nor Gerrad in England, the current players are hungry for goals
The goalkeepers of both teams so far are also very good maybe only luck can help one of them.

[coinlocket$]

I am confused about this game i have seen all of italy and england games and it will be really difficult for england to get past a team like italy they should be carefull of their counter attacks and carefull to not conceid a goal because it will be difficult for them judging from the defensive play italy exposed during this euro.

Chiellini man, sadly he is old now and often injured otherwise almost no one can pass him.
He is a wall and probably one of the best defenders ever played this game.

[Rabi3]

The last time Italy met against England (Euro2012),it ended without the both sides scoring.
From the penalty spot,Steven Gerrad and Wayne Rooney Scored, while Ashley Young shot the bar,as well Ashley Cole's effort was saved by Gianluigu Buffon.

Mario BalotElli score first for Italy, Andrea Pirlo with the beautiful Chip,Nocerino scored as well as Diamanti

it is really different now, different times and all the players you mentioned are not playing anymore for both sides, Italy are different this year and so is England, even their style of play is different, Italy are impressive this year, and i can say that they're better than England, but maybe playing on Wembley would give a boost for England to win the title at home.