⚽ UEFA Nations League ⚽ - Discussion Thread

[Richbased]

The Greece continue their unbeaten. They drew 0-0 with Germany at home tonight and extended their unbeaten streak.
They are currently second in the group with 8 points.

It wasn't a surprising result, after all, Greece won Germany in the first leg so this draw is just a confirmation of how formidable that the Greece team is. They've been unbeatable in a group that comprises of Germany and the Netherlands, they're brave indeed.

Netherlands beat Serbia 2-1 and moved to the top of the group.

Netherlands win against Serbia is very valid but I expected Netherlands to score more goals. They disappointed at last.

I watched Portugal - Norway match, it was a good game and we saw some great goals, portugal have won all 4 of their matches in their group and are currently top with 12 points.

Portugal has been exceptional so far, a good team that comprises of great talents. They have practically shown that they can do better without Cristiano Ronaldo. It's good they didn't get distracted.

Denmark beat Wales by a single goal and returned home with all 3 points.

How did Wales won Norway in their last match but couldn't win Denmark today. Football is just unpredictable because people will trust Wales to win. However, Denmark is not an easy team so I don't see.their win as a surprise too.

[Barcode_]

It seems that Portugal are slowly getting used to play matches without Cristiano Ronaldo anymore as they have won 3 straight games in a row without Cristiano Ronaldo getting involved in these games except for their opening game against Wales which Cristiano Ronaldo are being placed in the starting lineup. Cristiano Ronaldo have done great contribution for the Portugal national team during his prime age, and because of his contribution for the team, Portugal did managed to get into the spotlight at the world stage numerous times. Portugal have successfully beaten Norway twice in this group now and I am looking forward to see how far Portugal could go in this tournament without Cristiano Ronaldo.

[Taricoins]

It seems that Portugal are slowly getting used to play matches without Cristiano Ronaldo anymore as they have won 3 straight games in a row without Cristiano Ronaldo getting involved in these games except for their opening game against Wales which Cristiano Ronaldo are being placed in the starting lineup. Cristiano Ronaldo have done great contribution for the Portugal national team during his prime age, and because of his contribution for the team, Portugal did managed to get into the spotlight at the world stage numerous times. Portugal have successfully beaten Norway twice in this group now and I am looking forward to see how far Portugal could go in this tournament without Cristiano Ronaldo.

It feels like Christiani Ronaldo was a drawback in Jorge plans, honestly I didn't even know why the this Portugal team was playing bad especially with this stacked squad, maybe it was problems with the locker room that reduced the players synergy on the field, but things are looking good. I know In a nutshell, the way the Portugese is treating Ronaldo is not nice but with this results they put up, I would say good riddance

[yixichloro2xx]

It seems that Portugal are slowly getting used to play matches without Cristiano Ronaldo anymore as they have won 3 straight games in a row without Cristiano Ronaldo getting involved in these games except for their opening game against Wales which Cristiano Ronaldo are being placed in the starting lineup. Cristiano Ronaldo have done great contribution for the Portugal national team during his prime age, and because of his contribution for the team, Portugal did managed to get into the spotlight at the world stage numerous times. Portugal have successfully beaten Norway twice in this group now and I am looking forward to see how far Portugal could go in this tournament without Cristiano Ronaldo.

They are already better without Cristiano Ronaldo. I think with his age there's nothing more for him to fight for, the only thing he need is his last farewell match. He has given everything to this nation, 1 Europe, and 2 nations league and made Portugal popularity bigger. So there's need for him to start getting annoyed because of lack of play time. He should be happy with the progress and Caliber of player's this Portugal team currently have. They have 3 of the best midfielders, left back in Europe. For now his role should as an adviser and hero for the current and upcoming generations, he needs to start behaving like a national hero. Jorge Jesus has made this team better than the one we all witnessed in the FIFA world cup, and I hope they win the title again , because it's looking like this nations league tournament is their speciality.

[Jessie2121]

Germany are in serious trouble, the condition they're in as it stands is similar to the same thing Liverpool are facing even in the world cup after they got that heavy score line in their opening game they flopped till they got eliminated. Tonight they played like a team that wants to redeem themselves after last game disappointment but it seems like the players don't have that same connection compared to the players that played in the first leg of this Nations League qualifiers, they look too weak in all areas, my question is what is Klopp thinking for not playing his best against Greece tonight? Now they are behind occupying the 3rd position, Netherlands and Greece are on top and if this continues I don't see the German going far just like what happened to Italy, I hope they bounce back stronger.

[GbitG]

It seems that Portugal are slowly getting used to play matches without Cristiano Ronaldo anymore as they have won 3 straight games in a row without Cristiano Ronaldo getting involved in these games except for their opening game against Wales which Cristiano Ronaldo are being placed in the starting lineup. Cristiano Ronaldo have done great contribution for the Portugal national team during his prime age, and because of his contribution for the team, Portugal did managed to get into the spotlight at the world stage numerous times. Portugal have successfully beaten Norway twice in this group now and I am looking forward to see how far Portugal could go in this tournament without Cristiano Ronaldo.

That's super hilarious.....!!!
Maybe the problem was Cristiano Ronaldo....

The presence of Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't make any productive display for the team like we all know that he is grandfather and due to old age his performance slightly drop off from the average scale. So that's why manager took the decision to keep him on bench but Cristiano Ronaldo got frustrated. I don't know why but maybe due to selfishness....like  he want individual rather enjoying the team victory form bench.

However, Portuguese coach has done a good job like without a key players he just regain the missing loops between the field and won back to back 3 match with pretty awesome display. I hope this consistency will be remain til the big stage because tactical team are delivering a good job. Let's see what happens next.

[Majestic-milf]

Germany are in serious trouble, the condition they're in as it stands is similar to the same thing Liverpool are facing even in the world cup after they got that heavy score line in their opening game they flopped till they got eliminated. Tonight they played like a team that wants to redeem themselves after last game disappointment but it seems like the players don't have that same connection compared to the players that played in the first leg of this Nations League qualifiers, they look too weak in all areas, my question is what is Klopp thinking for not playing his best against Greece tonight? Now they are behind occupying the 3rd position, Netherlands and Greece are on top and if this continues I don't see the German going far just like what happened to Italy, I hope they bounce back stronger.

I have to agree with you because it's a shame how they're performing. Germany under Julian Nagelsman performed better than the one Klopp is managing and I'm still wondering how in a group where we've got the likes of Netherlands and Germany as the strong teams, it's Greece that is occupying the 2nd position and are equal on points with Netherlands?
 I'm yet to see the Germany that were dubbed 'The German machines' in this tournament because these set are just a pitiful excuse for a team.

[Jessie2121]

Germany are in serious trouble, the condition they're in as it stands is similar to the same thing Liverpool are facing even in the world cup after they got that heavy score line in their opening game they flopped till they got eliminated. Tonight they played like a team that wants to redeem themselves after last game disappointment but it seems like the players don't have that same connection compared to the players that played in the first leg of this Nations League qualifiers, they look too weak in all areas, my question is what is Klopp thinking for not playing his best against Greece tonight? Now they are behind occupying the 3rd position, Netherlands and Greece are on top and if this continues I don't see the German going far just like what happened to Italy, I hope they bounce back stronger.

I have to agree with you because it's a shame how they're performing. Germany under Julian Nagelsman performed better than the one Klopp is managing and I'm still wondering how in a group where we've got the likes of Netherlands and Germany as the strong teams, it's Greece that is occupying the 2nd position and are equal on points with Netherlands?
 I'm yet to see the Germany that were dubbed 'The German machines' in this tournament because these set are just a pitiful excuse for a team.

Is too early to judge the manager or comparing him with Nagelsman who left the national team due to their poor outing in the world cup, it was terrible to see them being eliminated and on top of that they never played like the German machine we always know them to be. Now Klopp is is the head coach that everyone expect too much from him and myself I kinda see the German squad to do better and from there things will change for good for them. About the group and the countries in it I agree with what you said, Netherlands and Germany should be the two countries to be in that 1st and 2nd spot, that is how it should be but there is something I have come to understand in football, the underdogs are no longer waiting to be trashed 15nil before they'll wake up and start fighting back, they are not ready to be told to fight back, they are the ones causing problems for the stronger countries this time around just like where we have Leeds beating Manchester United for instance, that is what is happening now so everything is changing and I like it that smaller countries are beginning to build a more stronger team.

[EL MOHA]

I have to agree with you because it's a shame how they're performing. Germany under Julian Nagelsman performed better than the one Klopp is managing and I'm still wondering how in a group where we've got the likes of Netherlands and Germany as the strong teams, it's Greece that is occupying the 2nd position and are equal on points with Netherlands?
 I'm yet to see the Germany that were dubbed 'The German machines' in this tournament because these set are just a pitiful excuse for a team.

Here we go again Blaming Jurgen Klopp for the poor German performance and thinking that the last manager Julien Neglesman is better than him after his last game was a knockout defeat to Paraguay, this is the same thing we did when he took over from Hansi Flick. I would like to say that it’s time to do away with the blame game most especially on managers and face the reality which is this German side have had their golden generation gone for good just set of average players in it, if they do understand this the earlier, the better for them.

For me they need to build from scratch with young players and the Bundesliga definitely houses a whole lot of talent for that and for me the perfect man for the rebuild is this Jurgen Klopp because he has done it multiple times. The only thing he needs to support with lot of time and they could be well grinded before the 2030 World Cup if not we are going to witness another giant European country fall like Italy

[Joeboy]

That's super hilarious.....!!!
Maybe the problem was Cristiano Ronaldo....

The presence of Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't make any productive display for the team like we all know that he is grandfather and due to old age his performance slightly drop off from the average scale. So that's why manager took the decision to keep him on bench but Cristiano Ronaldo got frustrated. I don't know why but maybe due to selfishness....like  he want individual rather enjoying the team victory form bench.

However, Portuguese coach has done a good job like without a key players he just regain the missing loops between the field and won back to back 3 match with pretty awesome display. I hope this consistency will be remain til the big stage because tactical team are delivering a good job. Let's see what happens next.

No world class football player will ever be happy to be on the bench, when he is supposed to be out making an impact in the match...Benching wasn't even the issue, but he was also informed that he wouldn't feature in subsequent matches...We think Ronaldo is the problem, how about a coach doing the same to other players... Enrique did this same thing to Mbappe after he announced his departure from PSG and we all could remember how frustrated he even became because of that...

On a second thought, I don't think Jorge Jesus mean Ronaldo any harm, the benching could even be him trying to teach the team how to play and survive without Cristiano Ronaldo, since Ronaldo would soon be retiring from football....

[Tonimez]

That's super hilarious.....!!!
Maybe the problem was Cristiano Ronaldo....

The presence of Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't make any productive display for the team like we all know that he is grandfather and due to old age his performance slightly drop off from the average scale. So that's why manager took the decision to keep him on bench but Cristiano Ronaldo got frustrated. I don't know why but maybe due to selfishness....like  he want individual rather enjoying the team victory form bench.

However, Portuguese coach has done a good job like without a key players he just regain the missing loops between the field and won back to back 3 match with pretty awesome display. I hope this consistency will be remain til the big stage because tactical team are delivering a good job. Let's see what happens next.

No world class football player will ever be happy to be on the bench, when he is supposed to be out making an impact in the match...Benching wasn't even the issue, but he was also informed that he wouldn't feature in subsequent matches...We think Ronaldo is the problem, how about a coach doing the same to other players... Enrique did this same thing to Mbappe after he announced his departure from PSG and we all could remember how frustrated he even became because of that...

On a second thought, I don't think Jorge Jesus mean Ronaldo any harm, the benching could even be him trying to teach the team how to play and survive without Cristiano Ronaldo, since Ronaldo would soon be retiring from football....

The coach has the final say about any player and I believe he has made the decision best for him. However, I don't think that was the proper way to disengage an icon like Christiano Ronaldo from a team he served all his life. He deserves a better treatment. If he was kept on the bench to teach other players how to play without his presence, why allowing him warm up for over 20 minutes for nothing? That's the height of disrespect to his person.

Having Christiano Ronaldo in your team means you have to learn how to manage him too. He's a legend and should deserve such treatment and no belittling treatment. Again, the coach's interview was disrespectful too, letting the entire world know he can choose to manage his team however he likes and not even Christiano Ronaldo can influence his decision. We know that the Ronaldo impact is greatly diminishing, but still he could be given 20 minutes play in every game from the 70th minute. By so doing, he will be there as an inspiration to the players and an adviser to the manager.

[laijsica]

That's super hilarious.....!!!
Maybe the problem was Cristiano Ronaldo....

The presence of Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't make any productive display for the team like we all know that he is grandfather and due to old age his performance slightly drop off from the average scale. So that's why manager took the decision to keep him on bench but Cristiano Ronaldo got frustrated. I don't know why but maybe due to selfishness....like  he want individual rather enjoying the team victory form bench.

However, Portuguese coach has done a good job like without a key players he just regain the missing loops between the field and won back to back 3 match with pretty awesome display. I hope this consistency will be remain til the big stage because tactical team are delivering a good job. Let's see what happens next.

No world class football player will ever be happy to be on the bench, when he is supposed to be out making an impact in the match...Benching wasn't even the issue, but he was also informed that he wouldn't feature in subsequent matches...We think Ronaldo is the problem, how about a coach doing the same to other players... Enrique did this same thing to Mbappe after he announced his departure from PSG and we all could remember how frustrated he even became because of that...

On a second thought, I don't think Jorge Jesus mean Ronaldo any harm, the benching could even be him trying to teach the team how to play and survive without Cristiano Ronaldo, since Ronaldo would soon be retiring from football....

A coach may bench a player who is in good form to face a strong opponent in the next match. But when it happens regularly, it is one of the reasons why a player's career is ruined. What happened to Ronaldo may be a different reason that Portugal coach Jorge Jesus believes is winning through young players. Consider the Real Madrid forward Endrick has spent most of the last two seasons on the bench. This has almost ruined his career.

Jorge Jesus will not be able to harm Ronaldo even if he wants to. He may want to give more opportunities to young players but he must show respect to a senior player if that player wants to play for his team.

[Out of mind]

Germany team drew against Greece, they are now in third place in the points table with 5 points, despite being a strong team, they failed to maintain their position in the group stage. Germany is currently in the relegation play-offs, so their chances of qualifying are very low. As we expected, Germany might perform well in this Euro Nations League, but their performance was not good at all, winning only one match, drawing two and losing one match. Greece team is not very strong in comparison, but their performance in the game is very good, which means that they have performed well in comparison and the team has been maintaining their consistency from the beginning. However, it is difficult for Germany to qualify for the next round from Group A, because many teams in Group B have good results. In that case, although Germany has collected 5 points, they will have some chances.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Spain continues dominance doesn’t surprise me because the team have young talented players in almost every wing and the country have been able to instill the winning mentality into their players both old and young, every Spanish player believes that football is their thing, this was same mentality that Brazil had some years back when Brazil was still Brazil, unlike England that still needs to build their confidence while playing against big teams, with the numerous coach changes the English team have done nothing has changed, they have still maintained a poor winning record against big teams, see how Argentina defeated them in the World Cup and how Spain defeated them in this competition, even with Thomas Tuchel as their head coach.

If it's indeed as you say, the Spanish team is one of the best in the world. They've already proven they're the best, so it wouldn't surprise us if they win everything right now. Regarding the English team, there's something I like about them, but they lack decisiveness. I don't know if it's their style or something, but when they played against Spain, that deficiency was clearly exposed.

I think they need more attacking impetus. Perhaps if they're a little less defensive and focus on attacking, they can make a difference. Maybe playing a high line and taking risks by pushing all their lines forward would help. Spain plays with a lot of touches, and the way to break down that kind of game is to play vertically and with speed.

[Solokan]

portugal defeated Norway 1-2 but uniquely in their first meeting they also defeated Norway by the same score 1-2 Portugal's win today against Norway certainly means Portugal has earned more points and they currently sit atop Group D Fortunately my prediction for this match was correct with Portugal winning Did you also predict the same?

aJer scored first but fortunately Portugal's players had a strong mentality and they were able to quickly respond to Norway's goal through Cancello Luckily Ramos also followed suit scoring a goal which ultimately gave Portugal the win earning 3 points against Norway Norway is currently in 4th place and I didn't expect Norway to be in this position However there's still time for Norway to improve I think Portugal has great potential to win the group Next Portuggal will face Denmark I think Portugal will win that match What do you think?

[Silence Scream]

Germany team drew against Greece, they are now in third place in the points table with 5 points, despite being a strong team, they failed to maintain their position in the group stage. Germany is currently in the relegation play-offs, so their chances of qualifying are very low. As we expected, Germany might perform well in this Euro Nations League, but their performance was not good at all, winning only one match, drawing two and losing one match. Greece team is not very strong in comparison, but their performance in the game is very good, which means that they have performed well in comparison and the team has been maintaining their consistency from the beginning. However, it is difficult for Germany to qualify for the next round from Group A, because many teams in Group B have good results. In that case, although Germany has collected 5 points, they will have some chances.

If Greece loses their last two matches and Germany wins theirs, Germany will overtake them. However, I do not think Greece will lose to Serbia. They collected four points from their two matches against Germany, which is a magnificent performance. Next up is the match against the Netherlands, which will be a tough away game. They nearly won the first encounter but fell just short. Even a draw would suffice for Greece in this match, as the Netherlands could drop points in their game against Germany; should Greece also win, they could finish the group at the top.

[eisen33]

If Greece loses their last two matches and Germany wins theirs, Germany will overtake them. However, I do not think Greece will lose to Serbia. They collected four points from their two matches against Germany, which is a magnificent performance. Next up is the match against the Netherlands, which will be a tough away game. They nearly won the first encounter but fell just short. Even a draw would suffice for Greece in this match, as the Netherlands could drop points in their game against Germany; should Greece also win, they could finish the group at the top.

I think the Netherlands are capable of beating Greece because they probably look like the best team in this group. At the same time, Greece will most likely beat Serbia, and that should be enough for them.

Germany drew against Greece, and that was a very even game. So I think that after several matches in the Nations League, we can already say that Klopp hasn’t managed to improve the German national team so far. I also think it would be inappropriate to say that the Nations League isn’t a priority tournament for some teams. Because I think Klopp was definitely trying to get the best out of his team here.

[davis196]

I don't know what happened with the Croatian national team. Losing 0-7 at a home game is something extraordinary.
I didn't watch Greece-Germany, but I think that the German national team had bad results versus Greece because Klopp is making too many experiments with the lineup. I would bet money on Italy winning against Turkey today and Spain winning against Croatia tomorrow. Those are some easy picks. I have doubts that France would win so easily against Belgium, even though France is the clear favorite for winning.

[Juicyhome]

I don't know what happened with the Croatian national team. Losing 0-7 at a home game is something extraordinary.
I didn't watch Greece-Germany, but I think that the German national team had bad results versus Greece because Klopp is making too many experiments with the lineup. I would bet money on Italy winning against Turkey today and Spain winning against Croatia tomorrow. Those are some easy picks. I have doubts that France would win so easily against Belgium, even though France is the clear favorite for winning.

Croatia is embarrassing,  this is not the team we enjoyed years ago, what's happening to Croatia,  they have been very poor in this competition, losing 7 zero to England side that's not even organized is worrisome.  I expected a very tough Match but they messed up their defense and  England took advantage of it. Germany will definitely struggle with Klopp I expected it, before Klopp they were not even in good form at the World Cup, Klopp needs time to build,  losing to Greece was not unacceptable and he must win in their next game.  Italy will definitely win against Turkey , Turkey is having their bad run, Italy will humble them, the biggest match is against France and Belgium,  it won't be easy for France to win Belgium side, if am staking on this game, I'll risk on France to win, they have so many qualities that can decide games.

[Plutomanian]

If Greece loses their last two matches and Germany wins theirs, Germany will overtake them. However, I do not think Greece will lose to Serbia. They collected four points from their two matches against Germany, which is a magnificent performance. Next up is the match against the Netherlands, which will be a tough away game. They nearly won the first encounter but fell just short. Even a draw would suffice for Greece in this match, as the Netherlands could drop points in their game against Germany; should Greece also win, they could finish the group at the top.

What is Germany doing? They're suppose to be favorite to top this group but that's not happening. They're struggling under Jurgen Klopp. What really happen to the Germany team? Greece have proven to be a top opponent, they've gone head to head to Germany and they won them in the first leg and draw points with them in the second leg. Germany are currently 3rd position with 5 points while Greece are ahead of them and ranked second with 8 points. Netherlands remained top on the table with 8 points.