The UEFA Nations League 2020/2021 Discussion Thread

[BIT-BENDER]

Portugal won Switzerland by four goals to nothing and even before I checked the score line it was about how many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score and I wasn’t disappointed he scored two goals the man keep increasing his goal tally in international football, Portugal are really under rated people don’t see how star packed this team is and it surprises people win the win trophies and games, I personally see them as a strong favorite to win the Uefa Nations league and even the World Cup.

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[Pulsar77]

Portugal were really amazing against their opponent today. Switzerland were demolished by them and it wasn't a surprising result to me either. Portugal started not very ideal to the League A by drawing with Spain, 1-1. They still made up for that with a fascinating 4-0 win. I also believe Ronaldo was the best player in the game today. He is still performing great in the national team and the Portugal national team will really miss him when he retires. I expected Spain to win too but they failed by a 2-2 draw. Their effort was still quite good though.

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Portugal won Switzerland by four goals to nothing and even before I checked the score line it was about how many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score and I wasn’t disappointed he scored two goals the man keep increasing his goal tally in international football, Portugal are really under rated people don’t see how star packed this team is and it surprises people win the win trophies and games, I personally see them as a strong favorite to win the Uefa Nations League and even the World Cup.

The win against Switzerland did not come as a surprise to me after watching Portugal's game against Spain I believed that they will go far in the competition, it's amazing Portugal scored four goals without conceding any goal this says a lot about how the team has improved.
Talking about Ronaldo, he is one player that you will always want to watch both in club and country and his scoring ability and performance in the nation team is second to none, I doubt if he will ever get tired of scoring goals.

[Ratash]

Many big nationd lost this week on the nations league competition i was not surprised that france lost against denmark since they have been on fire recently especially in the world cup qualifications but england loss yesterday was the most shocking one for me, before this game england was unbeatable for the last 9 games  and they only lost one game in their last twenties and it was by penalties against italy in the euro final i think southgate is england problem he is a really bad tactician and he don't choose the right players i think if england wants to do something in the world cup they need a new manager.

[youdacapt]

Many big nationd lost this week on the nations league competition i was not surprised that france lost against denmark since they have been on fire recently especially in the world cup qualifications but england loss yesterday was the most shocking one for me, before this game england was unbeatable for the last 9 games  and they only lost one game in their last twenties and it was by penalties against italy in the euro final i think southgate is england problem he is a really bad tactician and he don't choose the right players i think if england wants to do something in the world cup they need a new manager.

I think the loss is not that bad, considering that the top countries and top players are just coming off from a long season, it is expected that the performances would be low quality, I was only surprised England could not score a goal or concede by 2 goals against Hungary. I lost my tickets haha

The nations league is a glorified friendly, the World Cup is the true goal

[Slow death]

tomorrow's games:

Croatia - france

I sincerely hope that france don't lose again, how is it possible that a team like france playing with Benzema + Mbappe + Griezmann in attack didn't manage to score many goals? even playing against a weak team like denmark they couldn't score more than 1 goal and lost. tomorrow they will play against crownland which in my opinion are stronger than denmark, i hope at least france can win tomorrow, i'm still thinking whether or not to bet on france. I'm afraid of losing money

i think southgate is england problem he is a really bad tactician and he don't choose the right players i think if england wants to do something in the world cup they need a new manager.

I totally agree, with him England is capable of not even passing the group stage at the world, they will be ashamed of being eliminated quickly. this coach will not take England to the top, on the contrary, it will lead to defeats

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The goat scored 2 more goals...
Tomorrow we will have France, they are the strongest team in the league, they should win.
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Side note, if France will win then we can already give the Ballon d'Or to Benzema  .

[AndySt]

Portugal won Switzerland by four goals to nothing and even before I checked the score line it was about how many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score and I wasn’t disappointed he scored two goals the man keep increasing his goal tally in international football, Portugal are really under rated people don’t see how star packed this team is and it surprises people win the win trophies and games, I personally see them as a strong favorite to win the Uefa Nations League and even the World Cup.

The win against Switzerland did not come as a surprise to me after watching Portugal's game against Spain I believed that they will go far in the competition, it's amazing Portugal scored four goals without conceding any goal this says a lot about how the team has improved. Talking about Ronaldo, he is one player that you will always want to watch both in club and country and his scoring ability and performance in the nation team is second to none, I doubt if he will ever get tired of scoring goals.

Well, as for winning the World Cup, I still think that the team's potential is still not enough, but I wouldn't be surprised if Portugal is quite capable of winning the League of Nations again. Ronaldo really commands great respect for his irrepressible energy and thirst for goals, and two goals from Switzerland's not the weakest team only confirm this. Because having already achieved a lot in my career, to continue to deny myself many pleasures at this age for the sake of continuing a sports career is very cool.

[FanEagle]

Is it just me or is this one of the worst competitions you have ever seen in a long long time? I mean national ones never look good to me compared to league ones for sure, if it was such a great and loved thing then we wouldn't really have the whole season for domestic league and just few games on the summer for the nations, we would have nations playing whole season instead, but it would have been boring.

I believe that this is even a lower level, like world cup is at least a bit more fun, it's once every 4 years, and provides a certain level of hype because of that, even that would suck if it was every year. Now we have this, which is an unknown bad thing and I really dislike it.

[snipie]

Side note, if France will win then we can already give the Ballon d'Or to Benzema  .

Yeah that will increase his chances a lot vs Lewandowski. I see one of them as the winner this year.
Otherwise for this competition, it is rather an "official" friendlies from FIFA to grab more money. The results here are quite random. Spain got a draw from Czech. Portugal destroyed Switzerland. Hungary won vs England. France and Belgium lost previously..

[Velvet78]

Portugal were the most impressive team of the say and I must admit that the same thing is valid for Ronaldo as he was the most performing player in the same game. His high effort of 2 goals and 1 assist brought them a very comfortable win like 4-0 against Switzerland. Portugal are already one of the biggest candidates for the championship in the League A this time. I still can't trust any team fully here though as we have seen many surprising results already now.

[Rabi3]

Many big nationd lost this week on the nations league competition i was not surprised that france lost against denmark since they have been on fire recently especially in the world cup qualifications but england loss yesterday was the most shocking one for me, before this game england was unbeatable for the last 9 games  and they only lost one game in their last twenties and it was by penalties against italy in the euro final i think southgate is england problem he is a really bad tactician and he don't choose the right players i think if england wants to do something in the world cup they need a new manager.

why weren't they tired in the last matches of the league ? they were playing just fine and winning champions league and la liga and the premiere league but suddenly in a new tournament they're tired and their performance is terrible, i think they're not taking it seriously nad they just want to get it over with, i lost betting on france and spain today, i think i should stay away from betting on these friendly matches.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Portugal were the most impressive team of the say and I must admit that the same thing is valid for Ronaldo as he was the most performing player in the same game. His high effort of 2 goals and 1 assist brought them a very comfortable win like 4-0 against Switzerland. Portugal are already one of the biggest candidates for the championship in the League A this time. I still can't trust any team fully here though as we have seen many surprising results already now.

Portugal's gameplay was now quite tidy. They played very well. The dominance of the Portuguese players throughout the match was eye-catching. Cristiano Ronaldo in particular has played very well. He has scored both goals. And made a total of 7 shots. If Ronaldo is in good form, it will be easy for Portugal to win. The Portuguese team is largely dependent on Ronaldo. Portugal did not play well against Spain because Ronaldo was not in the squad.

[superman184]

Portugal were the most impressive team of the say and I must admit that the same thing is valid for Ronaldo as he was the most performing player in the same game. His high effort of 2 goals and 1 assist brought them a very comfortable win like 4-0 against Switzerland. Portugal are already one of the biggest candidates for the championship in the League A this time. I still can't trust any team fully here though as we have seen many surprising results already now.

Portugal's gameplay was now quite tidy. They played very well. The dominance of the Portuguese players throughout the match was eye-catching. Cristiano Ronaldo in particular has played very well. He has scored both goals. And made a total of 7 shots. If Ronaldo is in good form, it will be easy for Portugal to win. The Portuguese team is largely dependent on Ronaldo. Portugal did not play well against Spain because Ronaldo was not in the squad.

yes, Portugal in this tournament looks very good compared to yesterday's world cup qualifiers. Ronaldo managed to bring Portugal to a big win.
but on the other hand, Spain must share points with the Czech Republic with a score of 2-2.
Spain is in danger of failing to qualify for the next round because the peacock are now in 3rd position with a difference of 2 points from the second place. It will be a real shame for Spain if they can't win their next game. Although this is not a big tournament, it will also greatly affect the mentality of players who will soon be participating in the world cup in Qatar.

[Zanab247]

Portugal were the most impressive team of the say and I must admit that the same thing is valid for Ronaldo as he was the most performing player in the same game. His high effort of 2 goals and 1 assist brought them a very comfortable win like 4-0 against Switzerland. Portugal are already one of the biggest candidates for the championship in the League A this time. I still can't trust any team fully here though as we have seen many surprising results already now.

Exactly, Portugal really displayed an excellent performance that made many people to believed that they have what it takes to achieve this title. Their defenders and midfielders are very good in this tournament because they never allowed Switzerland to score any goal from the match. With this 4-0 Portugal has defeated their opponent showed that, it will be difficult for any team to defeat them in this season because Ronaldo is fully ready to help his country to achieve this special title to prove to the world that he is among the best strikers in the world.

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Portugal's gameplay was now quite tidy. They played very well. The dominance of the Portuguese players throughout the match was eye-catching. Cristiano Ronaldo in particular has played very well. He has scored both goals. And made a total of 7 shots. If Ronaldo is in good form, it will be easy for Portugal to win. The Portuguese team is largely dependent on Ronaldo. Portugal did not play well against Spain because Ronaldo was not in the squad.

Portugal game against Switzerland was an easy win for the Portuguese as they thrashed Switzerland 4 nil. Portugal played and dominated the game massively both from defense to attack, they made a total of 17 shots which 10 was on target while 7 off target, even made like 15 counter attacks in the game. They really camed for a win in the match and Cristiano Ronaldo was MOTM after the the game because of his brace, although he failed to make it an hattrick. But with these present squad, they will definitely go far in the Nation's league this season.

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I'm a little surprised why they think Ronaldo is everything, even though Ronaldo is the best player but Ronaldo is not always the best on the field. When Portugal win they will quickly respond Ronaldo is the best, whereas when Portugal don't win they say many excuses about Ronaldo like Ronaldo not in good form, injury not in the squad etc. But the fact is that when Portugal drew against Spain Ronaldo was there but indeed, just played in the second half. Also, the opponent last night was not a team with a lot of great players and Portugal only played against Switzerland which I think the victory is on paper, so when they do win then for me it is something that is normal.

[davis196]

Georgia defeating Bulgaria as a guest 2-5 was a surprise to me. I expected at least a draw. The national team of Bulgaria is a total mess.
Anyway, Portugal is the favorite of winning the Nations League, just like they did in the previous edition of this tournament, if I remember this correctly. Many results in this tournament will be quite surprising, because many managers are experimenting with the lineup of the national teams and many big players aren't motivated enough to give their best in this third-tier league. Maybe that's why Switzerland was destroyed by Portugal and Belgium suffered a humiliating defeat by the Netherlands.

[3meek]

The Czech Republic couldn't break the statistics and beat Spain, but they still had a very good game! As for Switzerland, they didn't help me win my bet by not scoring a return goal for Portugal... Expect France to rehabilitate today in the match against Croatia... Maybe the hosts can score a goal...

[bering]

Upcoming match between Croatia vs France and both of teams had ambition to win the match after lose in the first match especially Croatia that they were humiliated by Austria with big score 3-0 and Croatia players said they want to fix their performance in this match but unfortunately they current opponent is France which is have good records during against them even in the last 3 matches Croatia never win from France and i'm sure in this match too France will be dominated the match and get 3 points from them