⚽ UEFA Nations League ⚽ - Discussion Thread

[Sally9256]

It's unusual to see Spain being behind. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time in over 3 years that the Spanish side have gone behind at halftime since Luiz de la Fuentes took over as coach and I'm pretty confident they are not going to leave the score line like this. Spain kind of relaxed, they got too confident that they could hold their lead and possibly double up but they underestimated England.
 Another crazy thing I observed is how quick England responded. Normally, they'd wait till late minutes of the game before scoring one goal and it's over but being that they were facing Spain, they had to bring their very best performance as it will be foolish to rely on the tactics they use before.

They can't keep it going for long, sooner or later they will definitely go behind or even lose a match. Records like that are only kept for a period of time and not forever so I wouldn't really say it's unusual.
England is strong team and you can't expect Spain visiting England and have an easy win. The scores is level again, I was also sure Spain was going to do something about it and not lose easily. England has a very good squad but somehow they are not able to play as good as they should and that's why they are not able to win any competition yet. I still expect more goals in this game.

Edit: it's now 2-3 in favor of Spain.

[red4slash]

Yet England takes the lead after the first 45 minutes. Nico Williams gambled where he should have crossed the ball and it ended with a counter attack for England with the Barcelona winger Anthony Gordon putting one at the back of the net to see them levelled. It didn't take long to see Harry Kanes header deflected by Marc Cucurella. The English response has been fast and quick and you could see the big smiles on the face of Thomas Tuchel. All Spain should do this second half is control possession and get a goal to see them share points because there's no way England are losing this game they are taking the lead already at home. The second half starts in few minutes.

Second half the tension of the game has not changed and now Spain are back in the lead after 2 additional goals in this second half which makes the score 2-3 now.
There was still about 15 minutes of the second half for normal time and anything could still happen. England have to work hard if they want points now because the situation is not favorable for them but add 1 goal to Spain's current conditions where this dominance is not easy.

England's mistakes are still the same as at the World Cup where they seemed to want to secure the points after they took the lead and the midfield they were aiming for but instead it had an impact on their attack.
Some of their midfielders could not keep up with Spain's dominance and tiki taka scheme which made England's ball possession a little weaker.

[Amphenomenon]

I would've had the same thought if half of the Three Lions' injured players were fit ^{[especially Rice and Palmer]} and there weren't any fitness doubts for some players, so I'm predicting a high-scoring draw or an away win for the visiting team.
^{- I'm going for BTTS, but over 2.5 could also be a good bet.}

England has many talented players in their squad, i don't think that the absence of few players will become problematic for the team. The only problem I have with England is that they don't take advantage of the many players in the squad. England faced some great teams in the world cup namely; Croatia, Norway, Argentina and France and they played very well except for the match against Argentina so if they can apply same mentality against Spain, it should go in their favour. BTTS may not be a good option because Spain has one of the best defensive system. The match may likely end with a lone goal.

While England has a lot of talented and quality players, team play is what matters and if there are key players making such team absent it can be difficult.

I understand why BTTS seems unlikely but looking at the angle that England are really good in getting at least a goal because of their squad then it's still fair since we expect Spain to get at least a goal alsovwhich is more likely.

[Taricoins]

Yet England takes the lead after the first 45 minutes. Nico Williams gambled where he should have crossed the ball and it ended with a counter attack for England with the Barcelona winger Anthony Gordon putting one at the back of the net to see them levelled. It didn't take long to see Harry Kanes header deflected by Marc Cucurella. The English response has been fast and quick and you could see the big smiles on the face of Thomas Tuchel. All Spain should do this second half is control possession and get a goal to see them share points because there's no way England are losing this game they are taking the lead already at home. The second half starts in few minutes.

Second half the tension of the game has not changed and now Spain are back in the lead after 2 additional goals in this second half which makes the score 2-3 now.
There was still about 15 minutes of the second half for normal time and anything could still happen. England have to work hard if they want points now because the situation is not favorable for them but add 1 goal to Spain's current conditions where this dominance is not easy.

England's mistakes are still the same as at the World Cup where they seemed to want to secure the points after they took the lead and the midfield they were aiming for but instead it had an impact on their attack.
Some of their midfielders could not keep up with Spain's dominance and tiki taka scheme which made England's ball possession a little weaker.

Honestly, in my opinion, England didn't do anything wrong in this match, in terms of tactical shifts and even in terms of in game plays, Spain were just too good and that's the problem, there are some minutes left but I don't think England will equalize, us the introduction of Pedri has really turned the tide  for Spain and bringing him in when the England's midfield and defense are weak doesn't really help matters. England might lose to Spain because they are just inferior

[Hyphen(-)]

England's mistakes are still the same as at the World Cup where they seemed to want to secure the points after they took the lead and the midfield they were aiming for but instead it had an impact on their attack.
Some of their midfielders could not keep up with Spain's dominance and tiki taka scheme which made England's ball possession a little weaker.

If Harry Kane had scored the penalty, it could have been another story by now because they will try to defend the game the same way Thomas Tuchel did in the World Cup against Argentina and they lost, but this time, if they had gotten the goal, they might win this game because they seems to have corrected some mistakes they made in the World Cup.

However, we need to admit the fact that the Spain team has really improved, these young talented players has done well in making the team proud, they are very good and are playing the game with so much confidence, they win the World Cup and now they are doing good job to make sure they win any match they play. I think they have the best national team in the world right now.

[Agbamoni]

Wow, I've never seen England in this form before. Thomas Tuchel is doing well. Although Spain has taken the lead a few minutes after Harry Kane missed a penalty that should be give England the lead. This is why football is brutal.

The full-time score is 2:3 in favor of Spain. Spain is topping the Group 3 table.

[LGD2Business]

That's exactly what I expected from this match. Goals from both sides, non-stop action and excitement. England and Spain delivered exactly that. When Yamal's goal came so early, there was some doubt as to whether Spain would control the whole game, but England quickly regained balance. They didn't let it turn into another match like they did against Argentina. Tuchel's influence on the team is clearly evident.

But it's very hard to beat this Spain team. These guys are the best at what they do. Even when they were down 2-1, I knew they could turn the game around. When Baena and Oyarzabal entered the game, the match completely changed. Luis de la Fuente made spot-on substitutions, they had a direct impact on the score.

The English media might blame Kane, but even if Spain had fallen behind by 2 goals, they wouldn't have given up. They're built differently, they never give up.

[Z_MBFM]

Yet England takes the lead after the first 45 minutes. Nico Williams gambled where he should have crossed the ball and it ended with a counter attack for England with the Barcelona winger Anthony Gordon putting one at the back of the net to see them levelled. It didn't take long to see Harry Kanes header deflected by Marc Cucurella. The English response has been fast and quick and you could see the big smiles on the face of Thomas Tuchel. All Spain should do this second half is control possession and get a goal to see them share points because there's no way England are losing this game they are taking the lead already at home. The second half starts in few minutes.

Second half the tension of the game has not changed and now Spain are back in the lead after 2 additional goals in this second half which makes the score 2-3 now.
There was still about 15 minutes of the second half for normal time and anything could still happen. England have to work hard if they want points now because the situation is not favorable for them but add 1 goal to Spain's current conditions where this dominance is not easy.

England's mistakes are still the same as at the World Cup where they seemed to want to secure the points after they took the lead and the midfield they were aiming for but instead it had an impact on their attack.
Some of their midfielders could not keep up with Spain's dominance and tiki taka scheme which made England's ball possession a little weaker.

Honestly, in my opinion, England didn't do anything wrong in this match, in terms of tactical shifts and even in terms of in game plays, Spain were just too good and that's the problem, there are some minutes left but I don't think England will equalize, us the introduction of Pedri has really turned the tide  for Spain and bringing him in when the England's midfield and defense are weak doesn't really help matters. England might lose to Spain because they are just inferior

Spain has been playing very well since this World Cup. I predicted today's match that the first goal would be in the 28th minute and I thought that Spain would do it. There, Spain scored in the 2nd minute and this goal was a big plus point for them. lamine yamal is a big asset for Spain. lamine yamal is doing very well for Spain. The match ended with a 3-2 win for Spain. England are not bad in football, they have a good reputation, but in the World Cup, England has been seen playing very badly at the last minute. England played well in today's match but they missed some chances and lost the match. Penalty was a very good opportunity for them but they failed to use it, which put them a little behind.

[Taricoins]

That's exactly what I expected from this match. Goals from both sides, non-stop action and excitement. England and Spain delivered exactly that. When Yamal's goal came so early, there was some doubt as to whether Spain would control the whole game, but England quickly regained balance. They didn't let it turn into another match like they did against Argentina. Tuchel's influence on the team is clearly evident.

But it's very hard to beat this Spain team. These guys are the best at what they do. Even when they were down 2-1, I knew they could turn the game around. When Baena and Oyarzabal entered the game, the match completely changed. Luis de la Fuente made spot-on substitutions, they had a direct impact on the score.

The English media might blame Kane, but even if Spain had fallen behind by 2 goals, they wouldn't have given up. They're built differently, they never give up.

This is facts, I suspected this was going to be a goal fest especially from that World Cup run they had, I knew that Dela Fuente was going to change is approach and tactics from the World Cup, observe that Yamal was more involved in plays rather than being a decoy ? The whole Spain pressed way upward than usually hence those England's deadly counter attacks ? This is De La Fuentes game and he and his team are just brilliant, Tuchel tried but Spain is just superior.

Did you guys see Feran Torres misses, that is the Feran Torres I know, lol.

[Btcdeybodi]

Spain has been playing very well since this World Cup. I predicted today's match that the first goal would be in the 28th minute and I thought that Spain would do it. There, Spain scored in the 2nd minute and this goal was a big plus point for them. lamine yamal is a big asset for Spain. lamine yamal is doing very well for Spain. The match ended with a 3-2 win for Spain. England are not bad in football, they have a good reputation, but in the World Cup, England has been seen playing very badly at the last minute. England played well in today's match but they missed some chances and lost the match. Penalty was a very good opportunity for them but they failed to use it, which put them a little behind.

As expected, England disappointed their fans just as they did against Argentina in the world cup. The second half is always messy for England. When everyone was appreciating them for their performance in the first half, they returned for the second half and forgot how they played in the first half. You said that England is not bad in football but I do not agree with you on that because they are terrible and they are not a team to stake a bet on because they will disappoint you. How can a team with many world class players not able to make good use of the players.

[Alonso_]

Wow, I've never seen England in this form before. Thomas Tuchel is doing well. Although Spain has taken the lead a few minutes after Harry Kane missed a penalty that should be give England the lead. This is why football is brutal.

The full-time score is 2:3 in favor of Spain. Spain is topping the Group 3 table.

Spain actually showed why they’re World Champions, but I must admit that both teams actually did played well, it was a game filled with great performances from both sides.

Marc Guehi was to be blamed for the Lamine Yamal goal it was more like a Gift from Guehi who definitely lost his cool because of being overconfident, England tried getting back to the game but Spain proved to be too strong for England.

I expected Spain to win the game, they were in my bet so it’ was something positive” so far the weekend is going well for that victory by Spain.

[Xyloo]

Spain has been playing very well since this World Cup. I predicted today's match that the first goal would be in the 28th minute and I thought that Spain would do it. There, Spain scored in the 2nd minute and this goal was a big plus point for them. lamine yamal is a big asset for Spain. lamine yamal is doing very well for Spain. The match ended with a 3-2 win for Spain. England are not bad in football, they have a good reputation, but in the World Cup, England has been seen playing very badly at the last minute. England played well in today's match but they missed some chances and lost the match. Penalty was a very good opportunity for them but they failed to use it, which put them a little behind.

As expected, England disappointed their fans just as they did against Argentina in the world cup. The second half is always messy for England. When everyone was appreciating them for their performance in the first half, they returned for the second half and forgot how they played in the first half. You said that England is not bad in football but I do not agree with you on that because they are terrible and they are not a team to stake a bet on because they will disappoint you. How can a team with many world class players not able to make good use of the players.

When they finished the first half leading 2–1, I say, This is it they’re finally going to win, but how did they let the game loss away in the second half? The odds on England losing the second half were attractive, but I hadn't believed it would happen. Spain played very well again and won 3–2, despite playing away from home. England was unlucky today.

[Joca97]

Spain has been playing very well since this World Cup. I predicted today's match that the first goal would be in the 28th minute and I thought that Spain would do it. There, Spain scored in the 2nd minute and this goal was a big plus point for them. lamine yamal is a big asset for Spain. lamine yamal is doing very well for Spain. The match ended with a 3-2 win for Spain. England are not bad in football, they have a good reputation, but in the World Cup, England has been seen playing very badly at the last minute. England played well in today's match but they missed some chances and lost the match. Penalty was a very good opportunity for them but they failed to use it, which put them a little behind.

As expected, England disappointed their fans just as they did against Argentina in the world cup. The second half is always messy for England. When everyone was appreciating them for their performance in the first half, they returned for the second half and forgot how they played in the first half. You said that England is not bad in football but I do not agree with you on that because they are terrible and they are not a team to stake a bet on because they will disappoint you. How can a team with many world class players not able to make good use of the players.

When they finished the first half leading 2–1, I say, This is it they’re finally going to win, but how did they let the game loss away in the second half? The odds on England losing the second half were attractive, but I hadn't believed it would happen. Spain played very well again and won 3–2, despite playing away from home. England was unlucky today.

If Kane converted that penalty they would have won the match for sure. But after that miss Spain started playing again like crazy and were clearly better in the end. When they start attacking they are unstoppoble and Spains winning streak continues. They won a big game away that wasnt easy at all. England didnt have luck in this match and i agree with that

[Zoomic]

Wow, I've never seen England in this form before. Thomas Tuchel is doing well. Although Spain has taken the lead a few minutes after Harry Kane missed a penalty that should be give England the lead. This is why football is brutal.

The full-time score is 2:3 in favor of Spain. Spain is topping the Group 3 table.

Spain actually showed why they’re World Champions, but I must admit that both teams actually did played well, it was a game filled with great performances from both sides.

Marc Guehi was to be blamed for the Lamine Yamal goal it was more like a Gift from Guehi who definitely lost his cool because of being overconfident, England tried getting back to the game but Spain proved to be too strong for England.

I expected Spain to win the game, they were in my bet so it’ was something positive” so far the weekend is going well for that victory by Spain.

Someone said England would've beaten Spain in the FIFA World Cup final of they had progressed to the final but today's result I think has shown that Spain didn't win the World Cup by chance, they won because they were the best team in the world and remain the best as of today.

Even when they were trailing, Spain still were playing with so much confidence, that's what you get when you're sure of the quality of players in your team and what they can do. Good performance from both sides but as expected Spain deservedly won.

[Ryu_Ar1]

When they finished the first half leading 2–1, I say, This is it they’re finally going to win, but how did they let the game loss away in the second half? The odds on England losing the second half were attractive, but I hadn't believed it would happen. Spain played very well again and won 3–2, despite playing away from home. England was unlucky today.

The match was very interesting where the chase for the score continued to occur but Spain's comeback in the second half was really very good and their mentality was proven after winning again while doing a positive trend to maintain its position in the fifa rankings and the Nations League competition.

Actually England could have changed the situation for the better or at least there is 1 point that they managed to get but Kane failed to execute a penalty that made them even a little pressed and had to lose in this match.

But on the one hand we have to praise how Spain's midfield is always active, I know England also want to try to fight in midfield by relying on their 5 midfielders just like Spain but a different style of play makes the midfield completely dominated by Spain in this match.

[nelson4lov]

Someone said England would've beaten Spain in the FIFA World Cup final of they had progressed to the final but today's result I think has shown that Spain didn't win the World Cup by chance, they won because they were the best team in the world and remain the best as of today.

Even when they were trailing, Spain still were playing with so much confidence, that's what you get when you're sure of the quality of players in your team and what they can do. Good performance from both sides but as expected Spain deservedly won.

I often say that one of the reasons why I don't like the Nations League is because teams don't give their all, but look at Spain fighting hard to do a comeback in their first Nations League game. It's not even a critical stage or knockout stage, and they still won at England's home stadium.

I watched the last 30 minutes of the game, and this Spain team played the best class of football as they have always done, but I'd still commend England because even Argentina went to extra time against this Spain team without a single shot in the full 90 minutes.

[welovebit]

Someone said England would've beaten Spain in the FIFA World Cup final of they had progressed to the final but today's result I think has shown that Spain didn't win the World Cup by chance, they won because they were the best team in the world and remain the best as of today.

Even when they were trailing, Spain still were playing with so much confidence, that's what you get when you're sure of the quality of players in your team and what they can do. Good performance from both sides but as expected Spain deservedly won.

At the Wembley stadium in front of 84,000 spectators Spain show their class as why they are currently World Champions quality soccer by both top-quality teams in world but Spain have enough edge against England while missed penalty was also have big impact in last few minutes because they lost their moral and have not good end of game for themselves.
After conceding two late goals at the end of the first half, it's clearly looking like England is having a good performance, and they can do something special, but Spain brings Beena, and it changes the match momentum quickly. He scores the second goal; it gives complete control to Spain, and they enjoy a good win at the end of the day.

[Italian Panic]

I often say that one of the reasons why I don't like the Nations League is because teams don't give their all, but look at Spain fighting hard to do a comeback in their first Nations League game. It's not even a critical stage or knockout stage, and they still won at England's home stadium.

I watched the last 30 minutes of the game, and this Spain team played the best class of football as they have always done, but I'd still commend England because even Argentina went to extra time against this Spain team without a single shot in the full 90 minutes.

I agree with you about the spectacle in Spain, but also that I don’t like the Nations League because it’s a sort of forced initiative that UEFA is pushing to oversell the game of football rather than treating it as a passion. In football, the physical demands are incredibly high, so players struggle to keep up with the pace of 50 or more matches a year simply because UEFA keeps adding cups and tournaments.

[coinlary]

If Harry Kane had scored the penalty, it could have been another story by now because they will try to defend the game the same way Thomas Tuchel did in the World Cup against Argentina and they lost, but this time, if they had gotten the goal, they might win this game because they seems to have corrected some mistakes they made in the World Cup.

And if Ferran Torres' goal hadn't been offside and he also hadn't wasted those two clear opportunities especially the assist from Yamal, which was supposed to be a +1 to the score count, that would have really been an entirely different story.

(Not for you) I wonder if what Ferran Torres did today wasn't enough reason to convince people why Barcelona sold him.

However, we need to admit the fact that the Spain team has really improved, these young talented players has done well in making the team proud, they are very good and are playing the game with so much confidence,

No doubt they have goo young players bu Spain didn't just improved , they've been like that sine 2024.

Both tried but if Harry had scored that goal then it could have been a win for England  or a draw for tonight's game .

[nelson4lov]

I often say that one of the reasons why I don't like the Nations League is because teams don't give their all [...]

I agree with you about the spectacle in Spain, but also that I don’t like the Nations League because it’s a sort of forced initiative that UEFA is pushing to oversell the game of football rather than treating it as a passion. In football, the physical demands are incredibly high, so players struggle to keep up with the pace of 50 or more matches a year simply because UEFA keeps adding cups and tournaments.

I don't disagree with your point. In fact, I share your view. Imo, the Nations League makes zero sense. This is the first Nations League game I have seen in a long time, and it was because this would have been the World Cup final fixture if England hadn't bottled their lead against Argentina in the World Cup semi-final. A couple of players will finish this round of the Nations League either with fatigue or with an injury, just like Mbappe.

And if Ferran Torres' goal hadn't been offside and he also hadn't wasted those two clear opportunities especially the assist from Yamal, which was supposed to be a +1 to the score count, that would have really been an entirely different story.

(Not for you) I wonder if what Ferran Torres did today wasn't enough reason to convince people why Barcelona sold him.

Ferran Torres has potential, and I think he should focus more on being clinical in front of goal instead of chasing clout as he has always done. Being clinical is what separates lethal strikers like Harry Kane, Suarez, and Lewandowski from the average ones. He has been excellent for PSG this season, but there is still a lot of room for improvement in his game.