The UEFA Nations League 2020/2021 Discussion Thread

[FlamingFingers]

England lost to Hungary for the first time in sixty years If anyone watched the first half of Hungary vs England would know that all Hungary attacking threat were from Trent wing which Hungary players failed to Capitalize their chances if you think it's a lie watch the highlights Trent defensively was horrible first half

[Raflesia]

Portugal v Switzerland and the Czech Republic v Spain... While there is little doubt that Spain will win, the statistics for head-to-head encounters show that Switzerland have more often won against Portugal... I think that in this match you can try to make a bet that both teams will score at a good odds of 1.9...

Usually Switzerland always plays well but I don't know now but my choices are Portugal and Spain as my respective betting opportunities.
The Nations League for me is difficult to predict, like yesterday's match France and Belgium they lost, this slightly missed what I expected, so this was the right choice as an opportunity too.

Yes, I agree that Nations League is difficult to predict, because these competitions have no meaning for the national teams, and they were invented to replace friendly matches... National teams probably won't risk their players getting injured before the upcoming World Championships... But I think the Portugal vs Switzerland match has the same chances of winning...

Kevin De Bruyne once criticized this competition but what can this be? It has become a rule that even though some players don't have the spirit to avoid risk but the match must go on, and for me I'm still happy that there is a football match between the leagues which is ending.

So even with my predictions, but this will be a surprise again if one of them is predicted to miss too.

[LTU_btc]

I took live Malta ML against San Marino @1.75 and now they're leading 2:0. Not bad, considering that pre-game odds for it was just 1.28.
In League A I expect that today finaly we will avoid upsets. Spain looks heavy favorites against Czech Republic. Portugalalso looks better than Switzerland probably.
In league B there is interesting game between two Northern neighbours Sweden and Norway

[Slow death]

San Marino 0 - 2 Malta

Ball possession:

Malta = 69%

San Marino = 31%

shots on target:

Malta = 5

San Marino = 0

this was a very comfortable game for malta, they won very easily, at the beginning of the game I even regretted not having waited a little longer to place my bet, I would have been beaten when the odd went up to @1.50 and soon I could have added the my multi bet and I would have an excellent profit, yesterday as I was irritated I had told myself that I would no longer bet on these UEFA Nations League matches, because I lost my bet on the match between Hungary - England. but finally today i changed my mind and bet on malta, it was an easier win for malta so the risk of me losing was very small. but I still have to wait for the Latvia - Liechtenstein game to see if I hit my multi bet. It's been a low profit week for me, I need to adopt other strategies (of course I don't talk to anyone about strategies because the basic principle of gambling is that it should be seen as fun)

[Zanab247]

England lost to Hungary for the first time in sixty years If anyone watched the first half of Hungary vs England would know that all Hungary attacking threat were from Trent wing which Hungary players failed to Capitalize their chances if you think it's a lie watch the highlights Trent defensively was horrible first half

England really played Hungary in the first half but they tried their possible best to score goals but Hungary defenders never allowed their strikers to achieve any goal from the first half. But in the second half the game changed for the favour of Hungary to defeated England 1-0 because England players never believe that Hungary can achieve goal from the second half. England really lacked in the areas of strikers because their strikers really missed many opportunities that would have bring them victory at the end of the match.

[DU18]

England lost to Hungary for the first time in sixty years If anyone watched the first half of Hungary vs England would know that all Hungary attacking threat were from Trent wing which Hungary players failed to Capitalize their chances if you think it's a lie watch the highlights Trent defensively was horrible first half

Lower their best squad instead, England had to recognize the greatness of Hungary in that match, even though England were strengthened by players who played in the English league but they failed to conquer Hungary, I think England haven't been able to find its best performance because Southgate only has a little time to prepare his team, but I see now the English national team is starting to have cohesiveness in the game and it is proven when they can dominate the match, the next match England will face Germany and maybe we will see the england game will be better later.

[1kodumtek7]

There are nice matches today which are Czech Republic - Spain and Portugal - Switzerland. Spain couldn't start the way they liked and drew with Portugal 1-1. Their opponent had a good start by defeating Switzerland 2-1. In this match, I think Spain will manage to reach the victory by a gap of one goal. Because I still expect to be a very challenging match. When it comes to the other match, I see Portugal as the closest side to victory. Portugal seem stronger than their opponent currently. They should show this by defeating them tonight.

[Zlantann]

You
Lower their best squad instead, England had to recognize the greatness of Hungary in that match, even though England were strengthened by players who played in the English league but they failed to conquer Hungary, I think England haven't been able to find its best performance because Southgate only has a little time to prepare his team, but I see now the English national team is starting to have cohesiveness in the game and it is proven when they can dominate the match, the next match England will face Germany and maybe we will see the england game will be better later.

The English Team is one of the best sides in the world. They have the quality and experience to win any team in the world, but this competition's timing is challenging. These players need rest after a very hectic season. But I am sure the English Team would gain momentum as the competition progresses. Hopefully we'll would see the best of football in their next match.

[Balmain]

You
Lower their best squad instead, England had to recognize the greatness of Hungary in that match, even though England were strengthened by players who played in the English league but they failed to conquer Hungary, I think England haven't been able to find its best performance because Southgate only has a little time to prepare his team, but I see now the English national team is starting to have cohesiveness in the game and it is proven when they can dominate the match, the next match England will face Germany and maybe we will see the england game will be better later.

The English Team is one of the best sides in the world. They have the quality and experience to win any team in the world, but this competition's timing is challenging. These players need rest after a very hectic season. But I am sure the English Team would gain momentum as the competition progresses. Hopefully we'll would see the best of football in their next match.

I totally agree. When I watched the match, I understood what a busy season the English players had left behind from their understanding of the game. As the competition increases, the English national team will play with more enthusiasm. But with this squad, the English national team will get much, much better results when they start to concentrate and the players are ready.

[KTChampions]

Really unbelievable stuffs are happening in the Uefa nations league, yesterday we saw France lose to Denmark even after they took the lead, and we also saw Nederland humble Belgium and today we are saw England with a Star packed team lose to Hungary, really amazing stuff, Maybe this can be linked with the bigger teams players having still much to do in the closing stages of the season, in general it has been an entertaining Uefa nations league so far.

I didn't watch the games, but still the results make me think that the teams still treat this tournament not as valuable in itself, but as training before really valuable tournaments. That is why I avoid betting on games in such tournaments. All these UEFA / FIFA reforms have led to the fact that many official games have depreciated and differ little from friendly ones.

[Falconer]

I watched the match between Germany and Italy yesterday, but I didn't enjoy it. The match looked like a friendly match where both teams did not perform as well as the competition. This is what makes me less interested in participating in all UEFA National League matches even though they are between two of the best countries like Italy and Germany.

In the match Italy vs Germany, the match ended 1-1. Italy played with a good defense and on the other hand Germany tried to build attack and dominate the game. Hungary lead League A Group 3 after winning the match against England. Italy, Germany, England and Hungary are in the heaviest group in my opinion by country ranking.

[Minor Miner]

I watched the match between Germany and Italy yesterday, but I didn't enjoy it. The match looked like a friendly match where both teams did not perform as well as the competition. This is what makes me less interested in participating in all UEFA National League matches even though they are between two of the best countries like Italy and Germany.

In the match Italy vs Germany, the match ended 1-1. Italy played with a good defense and on the other hand Germany tried to build attack and dominate the game. Hungary lead League A Group 3 after winning the match against England. Italy, Germany, England and Hungary are in the heaviest group in my opinion by country ranking.

The match between Germany and Italy I thought would be competitive. But the match was very boring. I have seen players from both teams reluctant to attack. Germany possessed 67% of the ball. But they did not try to attack or score. Fans do not expect such boring gameplay from teams like Germany and Italy.

Hungary's win against England was unexpected. Everyone thought England was the favorite in this match. But throughout the match from England, Hungary's gameplay was tidy. Hungary are now at the top of the table with full points in this match. And England's position at the bottom of the table.

[S A KHAIR]

I took live Malta ML against San Marino @1.75 and now they're leading 2:0. Not bad, considering that pre-game odds for it was just 1.28.
In League A I expect that today finaly we will avoid upsets. Spain looks heavy favorites against Czech Republic. Portugalalso looks better than Switzerland probably.
In league B there is interesting game between two Northern neighbours Sweden and Norway

Malta won the match very easily in my opinion and they actually have played very well. They had control over the match and they maintained that control throughout the whole match. They played very well and in the end had a comfortable win by 2 goals.
Spain is obviously a better team compared to the Czech republic. And Portugal is also better compared to Switzerland. I don't think there is any doubt about these two matches.

[3meek]

It's getting interesting so far... The Czech Republic lead 1-0, although at first no one doubted that this match would be easy for Spain, but so far they haven't managed a single shot... However, the Czech Republic have never won against Spain in their head-to-head encounters... Portugal have also won so far, but judging by the statistics Switzerland are trying to create attacks...

[KTChampions]

Portugal - Switzerland
3:0 currently and there's still a whole time ahead.
Ronaldo could score a hat-trick in just 7 minutes, but missed the almost empty net. I think in the second half he will try his best as his rival Messi scored a hat-trick today, even if in a friendly game.
All in all, Portugal put on a great performance while Spain, with whom they drew, is still suffering against the Czech Republic (1-0 so far).

[Gencecikmen]

I didn't see a new topic about Nations League 2021/2022 apart from this section. That's why I'm writing in this thread. There was a Turkey-Faroe Islands match yesterday. Turkey scored 4 goals and won the match. Congratulations. Yunus Akgün made a spectacular assist in his first international match.

[Slow death]

Portugal - Switzerland
3:0 currently and there's still a whole time ahead.
Ronaldo could score a hat-trick in just 7 minutes, but missed the almost empty net. I think in the second half he will try his best

well portugal will win this game easily, this shows how they are stronger and in the world they will be able to go far unlike teams like england, belgium and france that in my opinion are making zero effort in this league and can even reach the world and don't go far. those three teams I mentioned should use this league as preparation training for the world cup

as his rival Messi scored a hat-trick today, even if in a friendly game.

today messi score 5 goals, it's been a long time since i've seen messi score so many goals

All in all, Portugal put on a great performance while Spain, with whom they drew, is still suffering against the Czech Republic (1-0 so far).

finally spain managed to draw, i hope they will soon score the second goal and win this game

[Mr.right85]

Portugal Vs Switzerland halftime already and Cristiano RONALDO is not leaving any thing undone...with his 2 goals and an assist.. making it 3:0 at halftime,, he is not showing any sign of slowing down,, I guess he was a little bit upset starting on the bench against Spain and the coach Fernando Santos said he chose Andre silver over him for a reason and maybe that's why he is showing pure class tonight he might end up scoring an hattrick,,, He could have scored a hat-trick  at halftime if not for that miss.. but surely his focus will be getting another goal in the second half to complete a hat trick,, at 38yrs his is scoring goals for fun,, shutting critics up...I tip Portugal to top that group...Spain on the other hand are been held to a 1:1 draw at halftime with Czech Republic taking the lead before the Spaniards equalised...

[karabiber]

The fact that the players play football all the time and that they start the international league directly after their league is over is tiring for the players. We can cite the Italy-Germany match as an example. The players were playing reluctantly. Most football players are used to taking a vacation after the leagues are over. After the leagues are over the condition of the players decreases. They are also psychologically low. Money comes first.

[Distraction]

Portugal just destroyed Switzerland. They erased them by a 4-0 score at the end. Switzerland weren't able to do anything at all against them. Ronaldo had a very solid day by scoring 2 goals and making an assist also. This was a better score than I imagined for Portugal. Spain had a bad day even though they completely dominated the match against Czech Republic. Still the home team were able to get ahead two times and Spain had nothing more than equalizing the score every time. This is another draw for Spain and a bad beginning.