⚽ UEFA Nations League ⚽ - Discussion Thread

[Nheer]

Bastian Schweinsteiger disagrees with you, he says Germany is now just an ordinary team and they are. Granted, the individual quality hasn't completely vanished, but the team's overall level and approach are a far cry from the Germany of the past. It is quite clear that German football is in need of restructuring and significant change.

This current Germany team would not make it anywhere near the finals in the world cup or even the nations league. There is no quality in the team right now, compared to the Germany that played against Brazil in the 2014 world cup.

Their game against Greece was a disappointing result for both the team and their newly assigned coach. Klopp has not won two of his first games as the Germany coach which does not portray his class in the Premier league, has Germany really become an ordinary team now?

You are right the quality can't be compared with that of 2014 World Cup squad but I still think they have a decent squad to perform quite well. They are just lacking in some areas and i think they just don't have a coach good enough to make them play better yet. Norway and some other countries doing well and they are no where near Germany in terms of player quality. Something is just going wrong that's why.

Germany was in a mess when he took over, so it won't be easy to get things working well right away. Klopp can do the job well, let's just give him a little time to put things in order.

[Rgram]

The versatile squad that France have is true, Mbappe was absent due to injury there is still Duoe who can replace him, his game is almost similar to Mbappe and his agility, so France will never lack strikers, just now how Zidane manages it.

France's double chance, it's too small @1.23 unless this is combined with other matches in the parlay, but I see the H2H meeting of these two countries France is always in the lead, so don't doubt this team let alone say it will be boring.

Mbappe being out was always going to present some difficulties. Duoe is certainly a good player but, he can’t play with the same quality as one would expect of Mbappe and most of all, under Zidane’s management. When you are playing under a manager that has being very progressive as both player and manager.
Belgium has being able to hold off France so far though, it’s certainly being far from anything easy but, I’m still believing it would be France’s game at the end of the 90.

[Just Say]

Bastian Schweinsteiger disagrees with you, he says Germany is now just an ordinary team and they are. Granted, the individual quality hasn't completely vanished, but the team's overall level and approach are a far cry from the Germany of the past. It is quite clear that German football is in need of restructuring and significant change.

This current Germany team would not make it anywhere near the finals in the world cup or even the nations league. There is no quality in the team right now, compared to the Germany that played against Brazil in the 2014 world cup.

Their game against Greece was a disappointing result for both the team and their newly assigned coach. Klopp has not won two of his first games as the Germany coach which does not portray his class in the Premier league, has Germany really become an ordinary team now?

The German team has put in the most embarrassing performances so it seems that this team may not even get close to the finals of the World Cup and not even in this season's UEFA Nations League. You see in that 2014 World Cup, Germany was able to dominate the semi-final match against Brazill and they beat Argentina that season to win the championship and they managed to win the fourth World Cup but currently we see them losing against average teams.

Indeed the team lost 1-0 to the likes of Greece in their first UEFA Nations League match of the season but they will also face a relatively weaker team than them in the upcoming match so maybe they will be able to win that match.

[Callido]

Mbappe missed the game, while Dembele was on the bench. Michael Olise is also on the bench and I don't really know what Zinedine Zidane's plans are for this game. I think Olise and Dembele are likely to be better players from the first half of this game, but I don't know why they are on the bench. The victory in this match seemed difficult for the French, but I don't want to underestimate them either. Belgium and France have both won in previous matches, so this should be the most exciting match to watch.

Probably, winning tonight game isn't as important for him as we think it is for the competition they are in. He kept the power house benched for this match, i am wondering the kind of satisfying result he wants to get from this game. The players he has on this bench is all he needs to win against Belgium, maybe he has plans for the second half, the super changes might be the ones to win him the game.

[blomen]

italy is playing far better than turkey. today, turkey can’t even string together a decent pass on the field, and italy has created scoring chances time and time again. it seems to me like this match could end with a historic margin of victory. i thought italy was the team turkey could compete with the most in their group, but right now, this match is going even worse than the one against france. i don’t know if turkey will pull it together in the second half, but it seems impossible for them to make a comeback in this match.

[Bitcoin_Budha]

5 games underway right now with Belgium and France are having no action at the end of first half but Italy looking impressive against Trukey they score 3 goals in just 27 minutes now they are feeling great at the end of first half things are completely under theri control. Bosnia, after having drawn against Poland today, also has good performance; they are leading by 1 - 3 against Romania while Sweden are on level against Poland.  
There is still plenty of action in the coming 45 minutes of the second half. I am amazed by the Italian performance because they are getting confidence; it's important for them as they are going to be playing against France in the coming match. Belgium and France are teams without conceding any goals, while Turkey is the only team in this group without scoring any goals. Let's watch how they will perform in the coming half.

[Merit.s]

Mbappe being out was always going to present some difficulties. Duoe is certainly a good player but, he can’t play with the same quality as one would expect of Mbappe and most of all, under Zidane’s management. When you are playing under a manager that has being very progressive as both player and manager.
Belgium has being able to hold off France so far though, it’s certainly being far from anything easy but, I’m still believing it would be France’s game at the end of the 90.

The first half ended goalless with only one goal opportunity from Doue in the first half. Both teams are playing extra careful whenever, their opponents get to their defense. Big names are not on the field in this first half and that was why France was unable to break the deadlock.

I believe that the second half will be a different thing entirely, because Dembele and Olise will come on board and I know what they can do to Belgium defense. Belgium might surprise us and end this game in a draw.

[Stepstowealth]

Germany was in a mess when he took over, so it won't be easy to get things working well right away. Klopp can do the job well, let's just give him a little time to put things in order.

With each terrible performance that the German team has had in the Nations League, Klopp understands more the seriousness of the job he has to do to bring back this German team into the usual standard that we know them to have, a top team in world football that can compete for the World Cup. I also have confidence that he can do the job if given the time.

Mbappe being out was always going to present some difficulties. Duoe is certainly a good player but, he can’t play with the same quality as one would expect of Mbappe and most of all, under Zidane’s management.

These are the exact kind of situations that should be presenting itself for the manager Zidane because they will not always have Mbappe as striker in all situations and all competitions, anything can happen that could exclude him from featuring For the French team and they would have to adjust. This is a training and preparatory ground for it and I believe the French team still has enough talent to be able to win games even without Mbappe's input and this is a good example to show it.

[Uhde]

Bastian Schweinsteiger disagrees with you, he says Germany is now just an ordinary team and they are. Granted, the individual quality hasn't completely vanished, but the team's overall level and approach are a far cry from the Germany of the past. It is quite clear that German football is in need of restructuring and significant change.

This current Germany team would not make it anywhere near the finals in the world cup or even the nations league. There is no quality in the team right now, compared to the Germany that played against Brazil in the 2014 world cup.

Their game against Greece was a disappointing result for both the team and their newly assigned coach. Klopp has not won two of his first games as the Germany coach which does not portray his class in the Premier league, has Germany really become an ordinary team now?

You are right the quality can't be compared with that of 2014 World Cup squad but I still think they have a decent squad to perform quite well. They are just lacking in some areas and i think they just don't have a coach good enough to make them play better yet. Norway and some other countries doing well and they are no where near Germany in terms of player quality. Something is just going wrong that's why.

Germany was in a mess when he took over, so it won't be easy to get things working well right away. Klopp can do the job well, let's just give him a little time to put things in order.

in fact, Germany is also suffering from a generational problem just like Italian football... no new players are coming through the ranks. except for one or two players from the current squad, the rest wouldn't even make the shortlist for that old legendary national team.
and also with little competition in their domestic league, their overall quality of their football has regressed too much.

[Sunshine1525]

Mbappe being out was always going to present some difficulties. Duoe is certainly a good player but, he can’t play with the same quality as one would expect of Mbappe and most of all, under Zidane’s management. When you are playing under a manager that has being very progressive as both player and manager.
Belgium has being able to hold off France so far though, it’s certainly being far from anything easy but, I’m still believing it would be France’s game at the end of the 90.

The first half ended goalless with only one goal opportunity from Doue in the first half. Both teams are playing extra careful whenever, their opponents get to their defense. Big names are not on the field in this first half and that was why France was unable to break the deadlock.

I believe that the second half will be a different thing entirely, because Dembele and Olise will come on board and I know what they can do to Belgium defense. Belgium might surprise us and end this game in a draw.

The second half would be resuming shortly, the players are already out on the pitch. France have been applying pressure to get a goal but Belgiums defense seems stronger than they expected but lets see if they restratagised on how to break Belgiums defends or still find it tough to score like in the first half.

This team is really missing Mbappe' but they need to find a way to win without him, there's still lots of quality in the team so winning is possible. Although Belgium is really good with their defense and making it tough for them.

[Rgram]

These are the exact kind of situations that should be presenting itself for the manager Zidane because they will not always have Mbappe as striker in all situations and all competitions, anything can happen that could exclude him from featuring For the French team and they would have to adjust. This is a training and preparatory ground for it and I believe the French team still has enough talent to be able to win games even without Mbappe's input and this is a good example to show it.

True, though it can be said that Mbappe has got more seasons to play with the national team than we would expect Zidane to be managing the team. We all know how Zidane left Real Madrid after managing the team for 3 seasons if I’m not mistaken, had his trophies and kept his prestige in place. Can’t imagine he plans on doing the same with France national team.

Although yeah, these type of situations would always find its way to the game and France is packed with players all round, even on the bench.

[Lillominato89]

italy is playing far better than turkey. today, turkey can’t even string together a decent pass on the field, and italy has created scoring chances time and time again. it seems to me like this match could end with a historic margin of victory. i thought italy was the team turkey could compete with the most in their group, but right now, this match is going even worse than the one against france. i don’t know if turkey will pull it together in the second half, but it seems impossible for them to make a comeback in this match.

I’d say everyone was expecting a swift response from Italy following their defeat against Belgium. And now they’re leading the match 1–4 against Turkey. But as an Italian, I don’t really feel that euphoria of victory that used to run through my veins, because I’m convinced this result is just a flash in the pan. Against the more technically gifted teams, Italy loses badly, and I don’t think Turkey have an unbeatable side, given that they also failed miserably at the World Cup.

[Shadiq]

The first half ended goalless with only one goal opportunity from Doue in the first half. Both teams are playing extra careful whenever, their opponents get to their defense. Big names are not on the field in this first half and that was why France was unable to break the deadlock.

I believe that the second half will be a different thing entirely, because Dembele and Olise will come on board and I know what they can do to Belgium defense. Belgium might surprise us and end this game in a draw.

It would be wrong to call the match defensive, both teams are trying to attack but due to the extreme caution of the defenders, neither attack is able to create big chances. Before the match started, it seemed that there would be a lot of goals, but now it seems that it will be difficult to see goals. The match may end with under 2.5 goals at full time.

France has not yet put their star players on the field, if Ousmane Dembélé and Michael Olise come on the field, we may see a change in the scoreboard. Statistically, France has dominated, but Belgium's performance is not to be underestimated. The final result is still uncertain, but the match is slightly leaning towards France.

[Oyoyoma_yu]

5 games underway right now with Belgium and France are having no action at the end of first half but Italy looking impressive against Trukey they score 3 goals in just 27 minutes now they are feeling great at the end of first half things are completely under theri control. Bosnia, after having drawn against Poland today, also has good performance; they are leading by 1 - 3 against Romania while Sweden are on level against Poland.  
There is still plenty of action in the coming 45 minutes of the second half. I am amazed by the Italian performance because they are getting confidence; it's important for them as they are going to be playing against France in the coming match. Belgium and France are teams without conceding any goals, while Turkey is the only team in this group without scoring any goals. Let's watch how they will perform in the coming half.

Well, the first 45 minutes is a good half for the Italian team against the Turkish team, while Bosnia has also taken advantage of the the Romanian team, and with the performance of the Italian team in the first half of this game , and the performance of the Bosnia team, there is is a very strong confidence that they will secure victory even in the second half. Coming to the match between the French team, and the Belgium team, the match has become very difficult to predict at this point even though many people are looking at the French team with the hope of winning, but it seems the Belgium team has become very difficult to crack as they have been able to withstand the French team in the first half without scoring a goal. I can see that the Belgium team is not to be underated because in their previous match they secured an unbelievable victory against Italy by winning 0-2, though the French team also won against Turkish team, but Belgium team was more astonishing.

[katanic97]

italy is playing far better than turkey. today, turkey can’t even string together a decent pass on the field, and italy has created scoring chances time and time again. it seems to me like this match could end with a historic margin of victory. i thought italy was the team turkey could compete with the most in their group, but right now, this match is going even worse than the one against france. i don’t know if turkey will pull it together in the second half, but it seems impossible for them to make a comeback in this match.

I’d say everyone was expecting a swift response from Italy following their defeat against Belgium. And now they’re leading the match 1–4 against Turkey. But as an Italian, I don’t really feel that euphoria of victory that used to run through my veins, because I’m convinced this result is just a flash in the pan. Against the more technically gifted teams, Italy loses badly, and I don’t think Turkey have an unbeatable side, given that they also failed miserably at the World Cup.

I love italy even though i am not italian, i have been following napoli for 14 years, and i generally love Italian football because it is played with the head and the heart. Believe me, these are also the wins that matter and that are in a way a "stepping stone" for what comes next. italian football is in a crisis at the moment and every win in competitions like this matters. The group is tough, but i believe italy can stay there and show that they belong in division a, which also gives benefits for the qualifiers for the next euro.

[BIT-BENDER]

It's seems like only Xavi amongst the famous new coaches in European nations football that has gotten the ball rolling, I say famous because teams like Portugal also had a change of administration but the coach isn't as news worthy as Xavi, klopp, zidane, no disrespect to him though.
I think Netherlands even though they haven't been at there best has really been very impressive so far under Xavi, Germany to me has been the worse so far and the fact that they lost yesterday proves my point.

[Plutomanian]

The first half ended goalless with only one goal opportunity from Doue in the first half. Both teams are playing extra careful whenever, their opponents get to their defense. Big names are not on the field in this first half and that was why France was unable to break the deadlock.

I believe that the second half will be a different thing entirely, because Dembele and Olise will come on board and I know what they can do to Belgium defense. Belgium might surprise us and end this game in a draw.

It would be wrong to call the match defensive, both teams are trying to attack but due to the extreme caution of the defenders, neither attack is able to create big chances. Before the match started, it seemed that there would be a lot of goals, but now it seems that it will be difficult to see goals. The match may end with under 2.5 goals at full time.

France has not yet put their star players on the field, if Ousmane Dembélé and Michael Olise come on the field, we may see a change in the scoreboard. Statistically, France has dominated, but Belgium's performance is not to be underestimated. The final result is still uncertain, but the match is slightly leaning towards France.

France are the better team but since they do not have Kylian Mbappe in the team, goal scoring will be more challenging for them because Kylian Mbappe is the one attacker that's clinical with his chances. He always find a way to put the ball at the back of the net. Mbappe injury will affect them a little but it doesn't mean they will not press forward, they will continue to match up energy and win big games.

France are very determined to compete and win trophies with this incredible squad in the team. They just need togetherness and they're good to go. France already leading 1nil against Belgium, this is a very tough game for them but they will always manage to scale through as the elite side they are.

[SUPERSAIAN]

The Turkish national team conceded a goal against Italy something they hadn't let happen against France. And to think people were saying this wasn't the Italy of old they effectively wrapped up the match in just 20 minutes. It started with Bastoni's goal, followed quickly by two more. Italy is managed by Roberto Mancini, of course, and they possess a truly strong squad.

The Turkish national team has managed to score only one goal across two matches and that was courtesy of Barış Alper Yılmaz there isn't much else to saythe team's current state speaks for itself.

[MK-74]

The Turkish national team conceded a goal against Italy something they hadn't let happen against France. And to think people were saying this wasn't the Italy of old they effectively wrapped up the match in just 20 minutes. It started with Bastoni's goal, followed quickly by two more. Italy is managed by Roberto Mancini, of course, and they possess a truly strong squad.

The Turkish national team has managed to score only one goal across two matches and that was courtesy of Barış Alper Yılmaz there isn't much else to saythe team's current state speaks for itself.

Türkiye who played very well against a strong France side, lost 4-1 to Italy tonight after putting in a terrible performance.
We knew this group was going to be difficult but Italy were the only team that were on the same level as us, a terrible defeat.
The only thing I'm happy about is that maybe we will get rid of Montella thanks to this group otherwise this guy isn't going anywhere.

[Sally9256]

The first half ended goalless with only one goal opportunity from Doue in the first half. Both teams are playing extra careful whenever, their opponents get to their defense. Big names are not on the field in this first half and that was why France was unable to break the deadlock.

I believe that the second half will be a different thing entirely, because Dembele and Olise will come on board and I know what they can do to Belgium defense. Belgium might surprise us and end this game in a draw.

Wasn't a surprise to see France not scoring much with the absence of Mbappe. I expected them to win but I thought it would be many goals while Belgium also scoring as well with a score line of 2-4 but it ended up in a 0-1 scoreline.

As predicted Olise and Dembele came on and change the outcome. Olise scored the only goal of the game to win the game. It was far from what we expected but for those who wanted France to win they won. I got lucky I didn't proceed with my bet, I wanted to go for the BTTS option and didn't. Lucky me.