⚽ UEFA Nations League ⚽ - Discussion Thread

[Nwadiche]

The Spanish team only manages three short on target, which shows how good the croatia national team was last night, and to top it all, they manages five shots on target, but the red card cost them the game at the dieing minutes.

I can only accept that Croatia tried yesterday by not conceding much goals, but i think you're over rating them as if they where in a better position of winning that match last night. And from the look  of things It's seems you didn't watch the match very well, or should i say you just check the scoreline of the match and started giving good credit by their performance Spain dominated the match with high possession. Croatia where playing rough yesterday which lead to the red card they received, they where lucky to scored that their early goal yesterday if not they won't have scored  yesterday.

[Lucius]

The Croatian FA needs to step in and save their national team, because it has fallen badly in terms of performance and some old players. They were totally brutalized by England last week now there losing streak continues. I couldn't believe that this was the Croatian team. When they first scored Spain I was having the feeling that Croatian might actually win this game because of how bad Spain was in the second half.
~snip~

They won't do anything because they are the ones who appointed Bilic, and he is a man without face and honor, because when you lose 7-0 at home, you should at least offer your resignation, and not blame everyone but yourself. Spain was extremely bad last night, but even so they managed to win.

~snip~
Croatia's next match will be against England. I think it has the potential to be an exciting match because Croatia put up a good fight against Spain, so England shouldn't underestimate Croatia Who do you think will win the next match, England or Croatia? In my opinion, England has a great chance of winning, and I hope I win when I bet on that match

I think that the chances of Croatia getting a positive result in that match are very small. To make matters worse, Perisic, who received a red card, will not be there, and when he is one of the best at 37, one has to wonder what all those young players are doing.

How bad Croatia is at the moment is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that they have conceded 14 goals in 4 games, and the only team that has conceded more is San Marino. Even the Czech Republic conceded only 10 goals, and played against the same opponents.

[Sammye3]

Modrić is definitely the best player Croatia has ever produced. Even in his 40s, he still plays superb football for his age, but the time has come for him to step aside—maybe play 20 to 25 minutes for the national team, and that's that. Even if the younger players aren't that good at the moment, you do more harm to the team in the long run by continuing to play Modrić in the Nations League instead of getting younger players into the game. By playing, they will get transfer moves to better clubs, prosper, and ultimately become much, much better than before.

Croatia cannot get a better replacement in the team for Luka Modric, a one time Ballon D'or winner, and the only Croatian player to ever win the Ballon D'or. He deserves the best retirement match to commemorate his good works with the national team, his legacy would forever be remembered.

Though there is still Kovacic and Brozovic in the midfield but they cannot match the influence that Luka Modric has on the pitch.

[B2Z]

Croatia found the goal they were looking for in the 17th minute. Following a counter-attack, Perišić headed in the rebound after the goalkeeper had parried the initial shot, putting Croatia 1-0 ahead. It wasn't an easy goal; Simon almost managed to save it. Spain played their characteristic style of football, though the players seemed to be suffering from fatigue—perhaps because this was their fourth consecutive match.
Having evidently learned from their 7-0 defeat against England, Croatia defended very well. Spain engaged in their classic passing game but simply couldn't break through the defense.
Merino, who came on in the second half, delivered two clean strikes and secured the victory for Spain. Thus, Spain concluded this international stretch with four wins out of four, while Croatia finished with four losses out of four.

After conceding 7 goals against England, Croatia had a good start against Spain, but I was confident that Spain would definitely make a comeback in this match. Croatia took a lead with a goal at first, but later Spain's quick counterattacks ruined Croatia, which led to the reigning world champions leaving the field with a 2-1 victory.

Although Croatia lost this match, they were seen to perform much better than the previous match and several changes in the team have worked for them, but Croatia fans and coaches would have been happier if Croatia could have left the field with at least a point in this match, but that did not happen.

[Female King]

The Spanish team only manages three short on target, which shows how good the croatia national team was last night, and to top it all, they manages five shots on target, but the red card cost them the game at the dieing minutes.

I can only accept that Croatia tried yesterday by not conceding much goals, but i think you're over rating them as if they where in a better position of winning that match last night. And from the look  of things It's seems you didn't watch the match very well, or should i say you just check the scoreline of the match and started giving good credit by their performance Spain dominated the match with high possession. Croatia where playing rough yesterday which lead to the red card they received, they where lucky to scored that their early goal yesterday if not they won't have scored  yesterday.

Croatia did well not to concede much goals yesterday but this doesn't change anything because they lost the game, Spain was much better than them in all ways even when Croatia had scored first i still believe that they can't a win against Spain because Spain were holding the more than Croatia dominated the game with high level of ball possession before getting their 1-2 win after Croatia were reduce to 10 men in the pitch, I was happy that my prediction went through yesterday because i betted the game both team to score and it happen.

[BitBakerr1]

Who have seen the statement of Ronaldo concerning the reason why he left the Portugal camp.

After reading all that he said, I did not blame him anymore for leaving the camp. They actually disappointed him and it was actually very bad. He wanted to retire after the World Cup but they begged him to stay and he had an agreement with them that they broke and it is very bad for the coach to disappoint a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, who has done so much for Portugal football team.

Here’s link to read the full statement.
https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/2107543801216606492?s=46

[Tmoonz]

Croatia found the goal they were looking for in the 17th minute. Following a counter-attack, Perišić headed in the rebound after the goalkeeper had parried the initial shot, putting Croatia 1-0 ahead. It wasn't an easy goal; Simon almost managed to save it. Spain played their characteristic style of football, though the players seemed to be suffering from fatigue—perhaps because this was their fourth consecutive match.
Having evidently learned from their 7-0 defeat against England, Croatia defended very well. Spain engaged in their classic passing game but simply couldn't break through the defense.
Merino, who came on in the second half, delivered two clean strikes and secured the victory for Spain. Thus, Spain concluded this international stretch with four wins out of four, while Croatia finished with four losses out of four.

After conceding 7 goals against England, Croatia had a good start against Spain, but I was confident that Spain would definitely make a comeback in this match. Croatia took a lead with a goal at first, but later Spain's quick counterattacks ruined Croatia, which led to the reigning world champions leaving the field with a 2-1 victory.

Although Croatia lost this match, they were seen to perform much better than the previous match and several changes in the team have worked for them, but Croatia fans and coaches would have been happier if Croatia could have left the field with at least a point in this match, but that did not happen.

Their happiness is still on pending, like what are you guys thinking actually after the first goal? That Croatia was going to win Spain? Smiles that's quite hilarious, like what would has been the head line? Maybe the head line would be, after a terrible defeat from England to the Croatia national team, they has finally found a way to wipe the tears with a win over the world champion Spain, and has literally ended the Spanish national team 40+ winning streak, lol, isn't it funny, like I was over confident with Spain even after the first goal, there's no way Croatia could have won that game.

[danadc]

Croatia doesn't have any hope of winning Spain, Spain is currently operating on a different frequency they will only choose not to humiliate Croatia just as England did therefore i think it's a walk over game for the World Champions.

Olise was the best player yesterday against Belgium, this is not the Belgium team I use to know there are players actually difficult to replace and I think Belgium has lost them all. France coach did excellent yesterday the changes he made in the second half gave him that wonderful comeback against Belgium, Olise contributed 3 goals 2 goals from him and 1 assist, France also perform well they dominated Belgium and still won the game.

Yesterday's matches were excellent. I can't believe both Croatia and Turkey played so badly. I'm not very familiar with the rankings, but the worst teams usually get eliminated, right? Croatia with Modric surprised me, and on the other hand, Italy seems like a team that finally looks like Italy. They've won and silenced many critics. I think this tournament will be dominated by France, Spain, England, Germany, and also Italy if they maintain this level of play.

[Showlove01]

Croatia did well not to concede much goals yesterday but this doesn't change anything because they lost the game, Spain was much better than them in all ways even when Croatia had scored first i still believe that they can't a win against Spain because Spain were holding the more than Croatia dominated the game with high level of ball possession before getting their 1-2 win after Croatia were reduce to 10 men in the pitch, I was happy that my prediction went through yesterday because i betted the game both team to score and it happen.

You know, at some point I was wondering what Spain was playing on the pitch that they didn't bath Croatia with goals I mean what England did to Croatia was meant to be small compared to what Spain would have done but to my greatest surprise Spain narrowly escaped draw from the game but that is why football is very unpredictable. I know some people will play over goals because they think and believed Spain will score a lot of goals but that doesn't mean they are not good.

[Jewan420]

Croatia did well not to concede much goals yesterday but this doesn't change anything because they lost the game, Spain was much better than them in all ways even when Croatia had scored first i still believe that they can't a win against Spain because Spain were holding the more than Croatia dominated the game with high level of ball possession before getting their 1-2 win after Croatia were reduce to 10 men in the pitch, I was happy that my prediction went through yesterday because i betted the game both team to score and it happen.

You know, at some point I was wondering what Spain was playing on the pitch that they didn't bath Croatia with goals I mean what England did to Croatia was meant to be small compared to what Spain would have done but to my greatest surprise Spain narrowly escaped draw from the game but that is why football is very unpredictable. I know some people will play over goals because they think and believed Spain will score a lot of goals but that doesn't mean they are not good.

Spain still has some weaknesses in scoring goals, they are able to create a lot of chances but cannot score many goals. They also had to struggle to create chances against Croatia yesterday. After a weak defense against England, Croatia's defense line was very strong against Spain, they were very focused on defense in this match. On the other hand, Spain also seemed a little tired, which is normal after winning consecutive matches. However, the match ended with the expected result.

[xzone]

Look at what Ronaldo is still doing to keep playing. And the truth is, he deserves to play a player of his legendary status who remains so hardworking and driven needs to be given playing time. According to him, the manager made a promise but failed to keep it it is simply not right to lie to such a legendary player. He is physically fit, and even just 10 or 20 minutes of playing time would satisfy him.

In my opinion, Ronaldo deserves to play and Jorge Jesus should give Ronaldo playing time, even if it's only for a short time, because even though he's not young anymore, he still has good strength and stamina, even though it's not as good as before, but in my opinion, Ronaldo still has good performance. Indeed, Ronaldo will not be angry without reason and if I'm not mistaken, there was an incident where Jorge Jesus told Ronaldo to warm up on the sidelines to play, but unfortunately, Jorge Jesus denied it and Ronaldo was not played, so it's natural in my opinion that Ronaldo is angry.

But yes, I hope Ronaldo can play again soon and can make peace with Jorge Jesus soon, but now Portugal is really lucky because it is in 1st place and next Portugal will face Denmark and Wales. Do you think Portugal can win in those 2 matches or not? In my opinion, Portugal has a big potential to win in that match.

Not playing Ronaldo was a huge mistake in my opinion. If you have a world star like him, you can't keep him on the bench. Yes, he's getting older, but he's more athletic and in better shape than many younger players.
Even just half an hour of playing time would be a huge contribution to the team; he'd score goals, provide assists, and improve his playing style. Not playing him was truly illogical, in my view

[Son Of Blockchain (SOB)]

Spain still has some weaknesses in scoring goals, they are able to create a lot of chances but cannot score many goals. They also had to struggle to create chances against Croatia yesterday. After a weak defense against England, Croatia's defense line was very strong against Spain, they were very focused on defense in this match. On the other hand, Spain also seemed a little tired, which is normal after winning consecutive matches. However, the match ended with the expected result.

It's not weakness, they have good attackers but Croatia defense suprisenly made it too tough for them to score more goals. Spain might be the best team in the world currently but England is not weak, they also have a good squad that can withstand any team to an extent that's why it was tough for Spain to beat them.
 They knew what Spain's attack was capable of that's why they defended mostly, if they had often come out to press back, maybe the goals would've been more than too, well their strategy saved them the embarrassment of conceding more goals.

[Rruchi man]

Not playing Ronaldo was a huge mistake in my opinion. If you have a world star like him, you can't keep him on the bench. Yes, he's getting older, but he's more athletic and in better shape than many younger players.

Don't compare the form that Ronaldo has with many players in other teams around the world. Compare the form he is with the young player in Portugal who plays the same position that he is choosing to occupy and not let go of because Goncalo Ramos, who is the usual replacement for Ronaldo, has been delivering excellently well whenever there is an opportunity for him to do so. Ronaldo has a better record than he does, but where is the young player going to have the opportunity to make his own record and challenge Ronaldo's if he never has the chance to play?

I am tired of speaking on this Ronaldo issue.

[Balmain]

The TFF is reportedly planning to offer Arda Turan the job of managing both the National Team and Shakhtar. I wish they had made this offer sooner. What was Montella doing here for years while delivering one failure after another? What were they waiting for? Arda Turan is a good manager the team declined significantly after he left Eyüpspor, and he also took Shakhtar to a respectable level. If he were to take charge of the national team, it might not make a massive difference, as most of the problems ultimately stem from the players themselves; still, he would likely manage the team better than Montella does.

[Marykeller]

Who have seen the statement of Ronaldo concerning the reason why he left the Portugal camp.

After reading all that he said, I did not blame him anymore for leaving the camp. They actually disappointed him and it was actually very bad. He wanted to retire after the World Cup but they begged him to stay and he had an agreement with them that they broke and it is very bad for the coach to disappoint a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, who has done so much for Portugal football team.

Here’s link to read the full statement.
https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/2107543801216606492?s=46

The latest gist is that Ronaldo is not retiring from international football. Portugal's national team will have him in the November international break. The statement was made by Ronaldo himself.

For Ronaldo to make such a statement, not retiring from international football and to be in the November international break, it means he has settled his differences with Jesus. And Jesus has already said he is welcome to the November games

[Alpha Marine]

After reading all that he said, I did not blame him anymore for leaving the camp. They actually disappointed him and it was actually very bad. He wanted to retire after the World Cup but they begged him to stay and he had an agreement with them that they broke and it is very bad for the coach to disappoint a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, who has done so much for Portugal football team.

Nobody begged him to continue. He decided to continue. Don't change the narrative.
Ronaldo should be able to know that he is not young anymore, and if he really wants to help the team, he should be ready to come from the bench or sit out some games.
People need to stop massaging the ego of a man acting like a child.
You cannot be asking for guarantees that he is going to play at this point in his career. I mean, can't he see that if he is not adding to the team at any point, then he is a weak link? The fact that he has achieved a lot for Portugal does not mean he should be allowed to play every time, even though it is clear to see that he cannot perform. It does not work like that anywhere.

Look at the list of things he listed that the coach should do. It's actually embarrassing to see a person that is considered by many as the best player in the game and considered by all as one of the greatest to be acting this way. It's too childish.
He should be self aware at least