⚽ UEFA Nations League ⚽ - Discussion Thread

[Rashlyowl]

Love seeing top teams like England and Spain win their games but deep down, I need this international break to end so we can return back to club football once again. Today is Saturday, and I had absolutely nothing to be excited about because there is no club football. How do you mean Croatia lost 0-7 in their own country and at home stadium? Against this England team that cowered against Argentina in the World Cup?

I also hope that the club level football schedule resumes as soon as possible, it’s difficult to place bets involving these national teams, much more enjoyable at the club level, where there are plenty of options & opportunities. Fortunately, starting next week we will see those clubs play again.

Regarding Croatia humiliating lose, I think their problem lies in poor squad regeneration. They were absolutely humiliated in their home game, it was a total disaster.

[nelson4lov]

Love seeing top teams like England and Spain win their games but deep down, I need this international break to end so we can return back to club football once again. Today is Saturday, and I had absolutely nothing to be excited about because there is no club football. How do you mean Croatia lost 0-7 in their own country and at home stadium? Against this England team that cowered against Argentina in the World Cup?

I also hope that the club level football schedule resumes as soon as possible, it’s difficult to place bets involving these national teams, much more enjoyable at the club level, where there are plenty of options & opportunities. Fortunately, starting next week we will see those clubs play again.

Regarding Croatia humiliating lose, I think their problem lies in poor squad regeneration. They were absolutely humiliated in their home game, it was a total disaster.

Yes, I have had no luck during this current International break window. Aside from teams like England, Spain, and maybe Germany that want to prove a point, other teams aren't inspired enough for them to fight. I believe it's the reason why Croatia was able to take such a beating at home. Not to say such a scoreline doesn't happen in club football, but it's usually at the favourite's home.

But we don't need to worry too much, as the worst is already behind us. Next weekend, club football will be back in full swing.

[Cityhunter34]

Love seeing top teams like England and Spain win their games but deep down, I need this international break to end so we can return back to club football once again. Today is Saturday, and I had absolutely nothing to be excited about because there is no club football. How do you mean Croatia lost 0-7 in their own country and at home stadium? Against this England team that cowered against Argentina in the World Cup?

I absolutely understand how you feel, because club football is more interesting to watch. Bettors have really surfered a lot during this international break, because there are not many games to predict. England had a great day by thrashing Croatia; it was absolutely something I didn't expect. In fact, I was like, is it Croatia or another country, because the humiliation was too much for them, even tough it was in their own stadium. It's indeed a very poor performance from Croatia.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Love seeing top teams like England and Spain win their games but deep down, I need this international break to end so we can return back to club football once again. Today is Saturday, and I had absolutely nothing to be excited about because there is no club football. How do you mean Croatia lost 0-7 in their own country and at home stadium? Against this England team that cowered against Argentina in the World Cup?

I also hope that the club level football schedule resumes as soon as possible, it’s difficult to place bets involving these national teams, much more enjoyable at the club level, where there are plenty of options & opportunities. Fortunately, starting next week we will see those clubs play again.

Regarding Croatia humiliating lose, I think their problem lies in poor squad regeneration. They were absolutely humiliated in their home game, it was a total disaster.

Yes, I have had no luck during this current International break window. Aside from teams like England, Spain, and maybe Germany that want to prove a point, other teams aren't inspired enough for them to fight. I believe it's the reason why Croatia was able to take such a beating at home. Not to say such a scoreline doesn't happen in club football, but it's usually at the favourite's home.

But we don't need to worry too much, as the worst is already behind us. Next weekend, club football will be back in full swing.

It's not as easy as you think. Football is a game and that's what keeps it entertaining, so if your bet fails to click because you made a different prediction, relax and have fun. Meanwhile, it's the international break so you need to give yourself sometime to decompress before you begin to gamble again.

England scored too many goals today and, whether that sends a warning to other clubs to crawl back in their shells, or gives them a clue to rearrange their strategy is a subject of debate, but I'm really concerned about their confidence. How was nobody celebrating those goals anymore? I know it was a flex and aura farming but perhaps because it was too easy for them to score? Anthony Gordon lost so many chances by himself, otherwise it should have counted in 10's.

[BABY SHOES]

Love seeing top teams like England and Spain win their games but deep down, I need this international break to end so we can return back to club football once again. Today is Saturday, and I had absolutely nothing to be excited about because there is no club football. How do you mean Croatia lost 0-7 in their own country and at home stadium? Against this England team that cowered against Argentina in the World Cup?

Patience, my friend... another week will be to the top of the league, including the Champions League will start soon too, so the Nations League game there are still a few games left, I just hope the players recover no one was seriously injured, the matter of fatigue is definitely due to the busy schedule.

The point is, I'm not going to spend a lot of money on this tournament.
Although overall I bet here a bit of a decent profit.

[Joy- maker]

All England attackers scored a goal against Croatia. A goal from Bellingham, Gordon, Rogers, and two goals from Harry Kane and Saka. Was too busy to watch the match, but I'm sure it was an entertaining match.

I didn't watch today's match because I was busy with work, I learned from this thread  that England defeated Croatia with 7:0 scoreline which is a very impressive and convincing victory. Honestly speaking, I never expected to see such a wide margin, especially against a team like Croatia because they used to be one of the strongest and most competitive teams in the Europe football. However, I'm not too surprised because things like this do happen in football.

[As-Soon-As]

Love seeing top teams like England and Spain win their games but deep down, I need this international break to end so we can return back to club football once again. Today is Saturday, and I had absolutely nothing to be excited about because there is no club football. How do you mean Croatia lost 0-7 in their own country and at home stadium? Against this England team that cowered against Argentina in the World Cup?

I absolutely understand how you feel, because club football is more interesting to watch. Bettors have really surfered a lot during this international break, because there are not many games to predict. England had a great day by thrashing Croatia; it was absolutely something I didn't expect. In fact, I was like, is it Croatia or another country, because the humiliation was too much for them, even tough it was in their own stadium. It's indeed a very poor performance from Croatia.

The defenders of the Croatian team were not good, which is why there was a huge difference in the results in this match, where you can see that only the England team was successful in attacking. In that place, the Croatian team only attacked a little but could not succeed in any way, and most of the time the English team was in control and every player was in form for the English team.
So this game was very competitive but it was very bad for the Croatian team. Because the defenders including the goalkeeper are very weak, the Croatian team must improve the defensive department more.

[Qhunman]

You don't even need to watch the match to know that it was entertaining because only the 7 goals that was scored by England shows that the match was interesting. England performance against Croatia doesn't make them any special and they are not one of the best teams in the Europe. If you want to talk about which teams in Europe that are among the best then we should talk about France and Spain, not England. I know the English Premier League is the most interesting league in Europe but that doesn't automatically make England best team.

The Croatia and England match was interesting,I watch it from the beginning to the final whistle. But come to think of it, what's really wrong with Croatia,they haven't been performing so well in this competition?   Spain knock them 4-1 in their previous match and now England has knocked them 1-7. I think Something bad might really be going on in their team because they weren't this bad in the recent world cup and the previous one. Their recent defeats was terrible, this is unlike like them,they were better than this.

Did you do your research before you said England is not among the best team in europe? I'm sure you didn't otherwise you would have known that England is rank 3rd best in Europe. If they are ranking best European football teams, England will certainly make it at the top of the list or be among the first three best.

[GbitG]

All England attackers scored a goal against Croatia. A goal from Bellingham, Gordon, Rogers, and two goals from Harry Kane and Saka. Was too busy to watch the match, but I'm sure it was an entertaining match.

Spain and England will be the teams from Group 3 to qualify for the quarter-final. For me, Spain and England are the current best teams in Europe. One of them will win the Nations League.

Right now for me Spain is one of favorite candidate for the UEFA Nation league because currently they are absolutely amazing like they are dominating the tournament with pretty awesome display. They have brilliant players with awesome potential and that's why no team could denied their strength and quality. They have the quality, they have the better moral and from all above they beat England which was teg strongest team of the tournament.....

So that's why I am picking up Sapin as favorite candidate. No on emotions base despite on logic base like they have all those quality who's a team need for a big title. Also in World Cup we saw that they were absolutely amazing. So Spain have higher probabilities despite England is also good but as compared to Spain they are bit sloppy. However let's see what happens next.

[Jessie2121]

All England attackers scored a goal against Croatia. A goal from Bellingham, Gordon, Rogers, and two goals from Harry Kane and Saka. Was too busy to watch the match, but I'm sure it was an entertaining match.

Spain and England will be the teams from Group 3 to qualify for the quarter-final. For me, Spain and England are the current best teams in Europe. One of them will win the Nations League.

Indeed it was interesting how the game ended, I predicted 3-1 in favor of England not knowing that Croatia was going to be more exposed for England to pot in more than 3 goals. It was a very disappointing game for the host nation, too weak from the beginning of the game and it was very embarrassing to see them play without any shot on target like they were just running and defending, if England had played like this against Spain I don't see how Spain would have won that game, the highest that could happen was a draw, even asked myself if this was the same England that played Spain and was struggling to get an equalizer, too bad for Modric and his teammates to receive 7 goals without scoring 1 against England.

[PhilosopherKing]

Right now for me Spain is one of favorite candidate for the UEFA Nation league because currently they are absolutely amazing like they are dominating the tournament with pretty awesome display. They have brilliant players with awesome potential and that's why no team could denied their strength and quality. They have the quality, they have the better moral and from all above they beat England which was teg strongest team of the tournament.....

So that's why I am picking up Sapin as favorite candidate. No on emotions base despite on logic base like they have all those quality who's a team need for a big title. Also in World Cup we saw that they were absolutely amazing. So Spain have higher probabilities despite England is also good but as compared to Spain they are bit sloppy. However let's see what happens next.

Spain should hold the break there because Nation league isn't World Cup. Imo I don't see them winning this. They are so fucking good, like the way they control the pitch, they have brilliant players who do their duties very well but I think you are allowing their performance in world cup influence the way you now see them. Spain could be trailing right now and after a couple of months drop point, I will not be surprised if that happens before after all this is football we are talking about.

With that humiliation that England dished out to the big bad and mighty Croatia, that means they have what it takes to win the Nation League. Will like to see them winning the trophy.

[Ale88]

Despite what Ronaldo has done for Portugal, there are people who believe Portugal is better without Ronaldo, and are using yesterday’s game as evidence. This narrative is being pushed by the media with headlines like “Ronaldo-less Portugal Prospers” e.t.c.

Neymar is washed but still went to the World Cup. The fans wanted him there because they felt they owe him that for the many years Neymar served the national team. As far as I can remember, Ronaldo carried Portugal for the longest, and now that they have good players, Ronaldo is suddenly the one holding the team back.

Ronaldo is 41 years old, do you understand that? Nobody is denying he is part of the football history, he broke several records that who knows if and when will be broken by another player, and the whole country of Portugal knows what he did. But he must understand he is not the player he used to be otherwise he would be playing in Europe, not in Saudi Arabia. Otherwise based on your logic a 50-year-old Maradona should have been called by Argentina...

[Solokan]

England has successfully slaughtered Croatia at home with a score of 7-0 for England's victory. I think this match was very entertaining because there were many goals scored in this match. Fortunately, I favored England when betting on this match. Do you think so too? Now England has managed to take 3 points from Croatia, which of course keeps England in second place in the group. I think England fans must be very happy in this match because their team managed to beat Croatia. Bellingham, Saka, Rogers, Gordon, and Kane performed exceptionally in this match because they scored goals, but Kane and Saka scored the most goals, scoring two goals each.

Croatia's people must be very sad in this match because Croatia, as the host, was unable to beat England. Of course, it can't be helped because England is a tough opponent to beat. I think it will be difficult to advance to the next round because England and Spain certainly have the greatest potential to advance to the next round. We'll see what happens.

[laijsica]

Despite what Ronaldo has done for Portugal, there are people who believe Portugal is better without Ronaldo, and are using yesterday’s game as evidence. This narrative is being pushed by the media with headlines like “Ronaldo-less Portugal Prospers” e.t.c.

Neymar is washed but still went to the World Cup. The fans wanted him there because they felt they owe him that for the many years Neymar served the national team. As far as I can remember, Ronaldo carried Portugal for the longest, and now that they have good players, Ronaldo is suddenly the one holding the team back.

Ronaldo is 41 years old, do you understand that? Nobody is denying he is part of the football history, he broke several records that who knows if and when will be broken by another player, and the whole country of Portugal knows what he did. But he must understand he is not the player he used to be otherwise he would be playing in Europe, not in Saudi Arabia. Otherwise based on your logic a 50-year-old Maradona should have been called by Argentina...

Ronaldo could have announced his retirement earlier but he is still scoring goals and is physically fit so he might still be in favor of continuing to play. Another reason might be that he is still playing with the hope of completing his personal 1k goals but whatever his mental expectation is, he will probably retire at the right time. His contribution to football is undeniable and he might create more great records that the football world will remember forever. The criticism about him is not stopping at least at this crucial time when he is ready to continue fighting for more 21 goals.

[RaltcoinsB]

England has successfully slaughtered Croatia at home with a score of 7-0 for England's victory. I think this match was very entertaining because there were many goals scored in this match. Fortunately, I favored England when betting on this match. Do you think so too? Now England has managed to take 3 points from Croatia, which of course keeps England in second place in the group. I think England fans must be very happy in this match because their team managed to beat Croatia. Bellingham, Saka, Rogers, Gordon, and Kane performed exceptionally in this match because they scored goals, but Kane and Saka scored the most goals, scoring two goals each.

Croatia's people must be very sad in this match because Croatia, as the host, was unable to beat England. Of course, it can't be helped because England is a tough opponent to beat. I think it will be difficult to advance to the next round because England and Spain certainly have the greatest potential to advance to the next round. We'll see what happens.

Croatia suffered one of the heaviest defeats in its history on home soil. The result of this match is deeply embarrassing for the Croatians. They should be upset not merely because they failed to win, but because they endured a crushing 7-0 defeat. It was an utterly forgettable and disastrous night for Livakovic. The Croatians need to put this defeat behind them as soon as possible; accepting this result is, of course, far from easy.

[Tonimez]

Love seeing top teams like England and Spain win their games but deep down, I need this international break to end so we can return back to club football once again. Today is Saturday, and I had absolutely nothing to be excited about because there is no club football. How do you mean Croatia lost 0-7 in their own country and at home stadium? Against this England team that cowered against Argentina in the World Cup?

We're very many on this bench, I'm tired of the international break already this time. This is one of my most boring international breaks in recent years and coupled with the multiple uncertain performances from many teams to the awe of the fans, I no longer feel like to continue anymore. Croatia is performing real bad this time and despite the fact I thought that the team should have improved since after the world cup, it's still not too surprising. Croatia has conceded 11 goals now in 2 games now, and has only been able to win their game against Czechia. Age is the real challenge of their supposed midfield hub and even their left back. This team needs a total overhaul as I said because this Croatian side won my heart in the 2018 world cup when they shocked everyone and got to the world cup final. So I think that they can figure it out and bring up a better team than this.

[LUCKMCFLY]

spain continues to be spain. they haven’t lost a game in months, or even years. i don’t know if this statistic applies to 90 minutes, but they haven’t lost in their last 40 matches. we can even say they’re the favorites for the world cup four years from now because they have such a strong generation of players. right now, they’re leading the czech republic 2–1. their last draw was actually at the world cup against the cape verde islands.

i can understand how they’ve become this good, but they were a team that went quiet for years after winning the world cup in 2010. that’s what strikes me as odd.

Spain's dominance is overwhelming; it's something that really catches your attention. However, in the game against the Czech Republic, there was a key moment that ultimately defined the entire match. When the Czech Republic took a free kick and scored, the referee disallowed the goal. In the end, it wasn't clear, or at least the commentators on ESPN, where I was watching, couldn't explain why. They eventually said there was contact with a Spanish player. From then on, the match became much more physical.

This isn't unusual in football matches; those kinds of clashes happen, and once the game turned into a physical battle, Spain took advantage, scored another goal, and sealed the win. It would have been a completely different match if they had drawn, but that's how it went. For me, the game left a bitter taste; I hate being left with that feeling because of refereeing decisions.