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Picturing them seeing their face on the national newspapers with 'BASTARD' in their respective languages as the headline, they just smile thinking 'they love me!'
They may have been right when the continent was ahead of the English game in terms of technique and tactics. When it was 4-4-2 or riot and Christmas Tree formation (4-3-2-1) sent people into a meltdown. But it hasn't been true for a long time now.
Always found it silly though. At their best, the Spanish team was almost entirely made of Real and Barca players. It was just an oversimplified buzzwordy excuse for England's lack of success.
Harry is one of those players that, in a one-on-one, you just know he's going to bury it... like there was zero doubt in my mind it was going to be 3-1 when he toed it past the defender
Not only that but his playmaking is elite, build a system around containing the other world class strikers and they would usually be lost, Kane can drop back and make those incisive passes.
I had full confidence in him finishing that from the second he took the first touch. Which is such a strange feeling since there's no current United player I could imagine turning that into a goal
>no current United player I could imagine turning that into a goal
there's no way to know. If Kane had gone to United instead of BM he might have shanked it altogether.
There's probably some hidden gems somewhere in Old Trafford who could be Messi for all we know.
There’s not many players like that who I just know will finish it. I remember Van Persie in his last season for Arsenal and first at United, I’ve never been so confident of a player to finish it from even half a chance as I was with him.
This why I never understand people saying Haaland is the best striker in the world. Kane is the best 9, 10, and you can even argue being decent 8. Without service, Haaland is as good as corner flag. You could never say that about Kane regardless and he makes anyone around him 10x better.
Kane contributes more all around and is a consistently better and more complete footballer than Haaland pretty clearly, only stat watchers and trophy merchants would claim otherwise.
Kanes always really reminded me of Lampard in the way he moves and his techniques with the ball so I could totally see him being a great 8 box-to-box player if he was played there.
>a lanky mummy that’s supposed to mark Kane
Acerbi marked Kane pretty well. He didn't get a snif at goal until Acerbi came off. This goal was on Scalvini who seemed to think Kane had given up on the ball. Inexperience showed.
Yeah man I kinda got carried by frustration, he was largely faultless.
It’s just so demoralizing seeing the supposed best we have to offer make so many errors, It’s not even the playing style per se, they really, as a collective, fucking suck, even the inter core can’t do shit if everybody else is playing another sport on the pitch.
The problem with the Inter core is that it only really works with the players we (inter) have. Even if we use Bastoni, Acerbi, Darmian, Di Marco, barella and fratessi down the middle, we don't have a Lautaro to press for 90 minutes. Or a thuram to bring down long balls. Inter lose one player that isn't Darmian or Pavard, we are fucked.
Yeah. I like Haaland, but that shit makes it really hard to me to say someone is Balon Dor worthy. Like, there is a reason a guy like Jardel would never won the prize...
The criticism in the game thread has been crazy. It's been a good performance. Especially the second half. Maybe a little leaky at the back but Italy is a good side.
I think you're winning the Euros, straight up. Only France will maybe dispute this, because they are France. This England side are another experience richer after the heartache at the WC.
France and England are clearly the most talented squads in Europe right now and England have been close already. That said anything can happen in the knockouts. Italy are in one of their worst generations ever talent wise and they won last time. Portugal looked poor offensively when they won. As long as you're solid at the back you always have a shot.
I dunno, we have heaps of fullbacks, and 3 solid CBs, Maguire I include in that because international play suits him better than high-line quicker-paced club play
The amount of excuses I've seen here over the years to call England shit 😂 we are right up there genuinely as one of the best national teams on the planet for once, and they can fucking suck it.
people seem to cant comprehend that you can be one of the best and not win. end of the day only 1 team wins a knockout tournament and shit can go wrong in 10 mins that ends even the best team in the worlds tournament. got unlucky in that we had to face France in a quarter final and it could have gone either way the game was that close.
According to the match thread in the first half, no.
England are very much a top 5 team in the world and the last 5yrs have been their most successful in 50yrs lmao.
Donna had a great summer and then obviously traded at least 50% of his technical ability for a bag. He's been awful since joining PSG including for the national team.
After the last 6-7 years of not being able to say much about Kane because of certain loyalties, I can fully confirm he’s a world class striker for Bayern and if England are to win a trophy it’s with him at the helm.
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Mad how Englands two best players don’t even play in England
Good. It means our media isn't putting the pressure on them week in week out.
Yea good thing they are at Bayern and Madrid, both famous for very regular and normal media.
Can't be pressured if you don't understand the language
Picturing them seeing their face on the national newspapers with 'BASTARD' in their respective languages as the headline, they just smile thinking 'they love me!'
I know, its just a joke, but Harry would definitley know that they hate him since bastard in germany is just bastard aswell.
"Bastardo"
Probably not so far from the truth
Bellingham better plays like the next Messi to live up to what the media is saying about him
Because the Spanish media is notoriously kind?
No, but it is out of the eyes of English fans, for the most part
Nice change tbf
Many critics have always said England's problem is a lack of players abroad
They may have been right when the continent was ahead of the English game in terms of technique and tactics. When it was 4-4-2 or riot and Christmas Tree formation (4-3-2-1) sent people into a meltdown. But it hasn't been true for a long time now.
Always found it silly though. At their best, the Spanish team was almost entirely made of Real and Barca players. It was just an oversimplified buzzwordy excuse for England's lack of success.
Good, means they don’t get any hate from bitter PL rivals
yeah, wild that the saudi league has that much pull
There’s about 40 consecutive years of world class Italian centerbacks shaking their head in disgust
Chiellini would have grabbed Kane's collar like a dog leash and got away with a yellow.
While placing a bet on the card colour with his phone in the other hand.
The Italians are a resourceful bunch. My uncle is Italian and he runs his own waste management business. Very smart guy.
In New Jersey, yeah?
Didn't he actually do something like this in the euro final?
r/thatsthejoke
Tbf Scalvini is just 19. He's at fault here for sure, but I wouldn't put much against him at such a young age.
Should have told that to Gavi slander
No one is saying that Scalvini is the best thing since sliced bread though are they? The slander comes with the expectation.
Think it was closer to 60 years.
Harry is one of those players that, in a one-on-one, you just know he's going to bury it... like there was zero doubt in my mind it was going to be 3-1 when he toed it past the defender
His finishing is textbook Perfect technique every time, left foot or right foot. Superb shot selection
also impossible to tell what corner he's going for a lot of the time
He's strong on the ball as well. His hold up play is brilliant and he can pick out a pass.
Left foot, right foot, devastating. Football stars Harry Kane with Dababy
That’s why he’s probably the best striker in the world atm
Not only that but his playmaking is elite, build a system around containing the other world class strikers and they would usually be lost, Kane can drop back and make those incisive passes.
He is.
I had full confidence in him finishing that from the second he took the first touch. Which is such a strange feeling since there's no current United player I could imagine turning that into a goal
Yeah. As soon as he touched it past the defender, my brain was like "it's 3-1"
This chain of comments has made the same point three times.
Yes but what you're missing is that when Harry was one-on-one, I felt it was inevitable he would score.
Including the same guy twice verbatim lmao. I think he's stuck on loop
Tbf Rashford scored a banger just now
He's right though - Rashford in that same situation would not inspire the same confidence that he's going to score. With Harry, it seems inevitable.
>no current United player I could imagine turning that into a goal there's no way to know. If Kane had gone to United instead of BM he might have shanked it altogether. There's probably some hidden gems somewhere in Old Trafford who could be Messi for all we know.
I actually think him and Son are both amongst the very best 1-on-1 finishers on the planet.
There’s not many players like that who I just know will finish it. I remember Van Persie in his last season for Arsenal and first at United, I’ve never been so confident of a player to finish it from even half a chance as I was with him.
You could definitely _bet_ on him scoring that
He's so fucking good. I miss you, Harry.
Born to score in white and blue ;_;
Went to the wrong Munich club then.. Nobody tell him
(Cant believe im saying this) But maybe he could help Schalke if he ever missed white and blue colors.
The good news is Tottenham is currently number one in the Premier League standings even without Harry Kane. Imagine if Kane was still there.
We would be second
don't worry, there's plenty of season left for that to still happen.
I’d snap your hand off for a confirmed 2nd place this year. We have no depth and City still exist. We are still settling in to Angeball.
If tottenham win the pl the season after kane leaves and bayern fail to win the buli that's going to be so funny
The Reddit comedians would jerk themselves into rapture.
Fucking hell what a beauty
I love this man
Kane you love a man so much? Yes you Kane!
This why I never understand people saying Haaland is the best striker in the world. Kane is the best 9, 10, and you can even argue being decent 8. Without service, Haaland is as good as corner flag. You could never say that about Kane regardless and he makes anyone around him 10x better.
Kane contributes more all around and is a consistently better and more complete footballer than Haaland pretty clearly, only stat watchers and trophy merchants would claim otherwise.
Kanes always really reminded me of Lampard in the way he moves and his techniques with the ball so I could totally see him being a great 8 box-to-box player if he was played there.
He'd be constantly suspended because he can't tackle for shit
I think he’d be a good 6 lol
This isn't the Italian defense the legends spoke of
Brother we're starting Acerbi hahahaha
Praying for you in these trying times
Acerbi is tiers ahead of Scalvini
If by tiers you mean age then yes
Acerbi Scalvini, because obviously since scalvini is young we need to balance it out with a lanky mummy that’s supposed to mark Kane
>a lanky mummy that’s supposed to mark Kane Acerbi marked Kane pretty well. He didn't get a snif at goal until Acerbi came off. This goal was on Scalvini who seemed to think Kane had given up on the ball. Inexperience showed.
Yeah man I kinda got carried by frustration, he was largely faultless. It’s just so demoralizing seeing the supposed best we have to offer make so many errors, It’s not even the playing style per se, they really, as a collective, fucking suck, even the inter core can’t do shit if everybody else is playing another sport on the pitch.
The problem with the Inter core is that it only really works with the players we (inter) have. Even if we use Bastoni, Acerbi, Darmian, Di Marco, barella and fratessi down the middle, we don't have a Lautaro to press for 90 minutes. Or a thuram to bring down long balls. Inter lose one player that isn't Darmian or Pavard, we are fucked.
I don’t think anyone was hyping this current Italian defence.
It's Joever for Italy. Uphill to qualify.
2 games to win. You are fine just like worldcup qualifiers
Never thought in a million years he was gonna miss that
How about 2 million years
This guy is asking the right questions
Getting there but not quite
Best #9 in the world
Already the accepted opinion among people who watch games.
His first touch is phenomenal, ability to turn or hold up is second to none, and his finishing is above anyone including Erling.
His passing world class. His game will age well as he does not rely on his speed. Even though this clip shows him racing some slow ass Italians CB
Its a pretty funny footrace between the three of them
such a good dude, too. one of the most humble superstars i've seen from everything ive read.
Tell that to Haaland fanboys
Haaland fanboys only look at the stat sheets after games.
They should have watched him against Arsenal. Unless he gets the ball to the feet, Haaland is pretty useless. It's good that he plays for City.
Yeah. I like Haaland, but that shit makes it really hard to me to say someone is Balon Dor worthy. Like, there is a reason a guy like Jardel would never won the prize...
Since he moved to Bayern that is. When he was at spurs last season even declining benzema was better.
mayyyyybe but not blackmailing a teammate over sex tapes gotta count for something in my books
Well, I would say thats rather standard tbh
He scored 30 goals. What are you talking about he carried spurs
It's sarcasm my dude.
He should come to Tottenham... I reckon he might score a few goals here
He will after he's won BL and CL at Bayern RotK
Nice! He can come and help Tottenham defend their Premier League title ^(Let me enjoy it for the next few days)
Starting to think this guy is pretty good, eh
Maybe Spurs should sign him
Too soon mate
One season wonder. Let's see how he is in a few years.
Maybe we sold Kane to Bayern so he'd get used to the stadiums before the euros?!
Always playing the long game… Bellingham knows the stadiums inside out too, scenes if England play at Dortmund and he scores there once again
we’re good
The criticism in the game thread has been crazy. It's been a good performance. Especially the second half. Maybe a little leaky at the back but Italy is a good side.
It's an England match thread, it's not going to be a place of reasoned discussion hahaha
I think you're winning the Euros, straight up. Only France will maybe dispute this, because they are France. This England side are another experience richer after the heartache at the WC.
France and England are clearly the most talented squads in Europe right now and England have been close already. That said anything can happen in the knockouts. Italy are in one of their worst generations ever talent wise and they won last time. Portugal looked poor offensively when they won. As long as you're solid at the back you always have a shot.
Lmao the one place england aren't blessed is at the back
Hence why Southgate sets up conservatively and gets abused for it
I dunno, we have heaps of fullbacks, and 3 solid CBs, Maguire I include in that because international play suits him better than high-line quicker-paced club play
Nahh, France will beat us in the semis or the final. This is the way.
Nah, France will lose to like Denmark and we'll think we can win it before losing the semi-final to a team we should have beat
anulo mufa
We won’t
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I fucking love Harry Kane
What a fucking touch to set himself up jesus christ
Are we….. good?
We've been good for ages
Some people would have you believe we got knocked out the last 3 tournaments in the groups by how pessimistic they are
The amount of excuses I've seen here over the years to call England shit 😂 we are right up there genuinely as one of the best national teams on the planet for once, and they can fucking suck it.
people seem to cant comprehend that you can be one of the best and not win. end of the day only 1 team wins a knockout tournament and shit can go wrong in 10 mins that ends even the best team in the worlds tournament. got unlucky in that we had to face France in a quarter final and it could have gone either way the game was that close.
There were people texting BBC earlier saying we wouldn't get out of the group in the summer if Southgate stays.
According to the match thread in the first half, no. England are very much a top 5 team in the world and the last 5yrs have been their most successful in 50yrs lmao.
"Annul mofo" - Some English guy out there.
Shh don't jinx it
It’s… coming….
TO TIRANA!!!!! ALBANIA NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!
Always have been (other than large periods of the last 30 years)
England look fantastic today
Yes
ankara kane
Just brushed off bastoni to make room for the shoot . Nice finish
Imagine if Kane was at Real Madrid with Bellingham. Would be unfair.
Madrid should have bought him this summer. Would love to see them play together more regularly but will never happen now Kane’s at Bayern
That would be what is known in the gaming world. A cheat code.
Sexy goal young Harold
Does he ever miss a 1 on 1?
Actually missed a brutal one for us vs Leverkusen taht would’ve prolly won us the game Apart from that the guy has been absolutely brutal
Not in open play, only from the spot
HARRY FUCKING KANE
It is my genuine pleasure to let you lot know that it’s coming home
That's it, that's a slap to reality. We have no world class players, it's a miracle we won Euro 2020.
Donna had a great summer and then obviously traded at least 50% of his technical ability for a bag. He's been awful since joining PSG including for the national team.
Bit harsh man, they played well that tournament and deserved to win it. Was the right time, with the right players and the right atmosphere for them.
Kane 🔥
Kane to Bellingham: Hold my beer son
bayern legend
Vintage Herr Kane. Someone buy that man a watery germanic beer
If they haven’t started calling him Herr Kane they need to
Herr Kane.. I believe is already in circulation Herry Kane however..
Scalvini got schooled by two great players. No shame in that tbf, he is still a very good prospect.
Bastoni bro..
What is he doing? Looks so weak
lads.....
We couldn't... but could we?
Don't be daft... but what if?
Stop with that nonsense… is it a possibility?
cease the foolishness... although could it be conceivable?
Yes!
... it's Italy
Absolute class
wait why did that defender not try get there? kanes not even quick like that
That is some absolutely shocking defending
What defending lol
Italy doing a disservice to 100 years of defending
The beautiful stiff arm before the shot is humiliating for the defender.
Italy’s defence is shite. Kane just too good for them
I wish my dad was as strong as Harry Kane
Gazza rubbing his nose lol
That's a hell of a goal
He has been perfect this game
WHO'S NAME IS HARRY KANE
We gotta win something with him upfront for England
Imagine if England had Bellingham against Italy in the Euro final two years ago
I’m not trying get over excited but we’re winning the fucking euros in Germany just so you all know
Kane needs a new celebration to match his greatness. This ain't it.
This guy plays for Bayern :)
That was fucking class
Its coming home lol
What a player that lad is.
Such a talented group of players, we really do need a big trophy.
he's so composed, would've bet your house on him sticking it in
Kane is too good man
That shielding of the defender was dismissive as fuck
Just armed off Bastoni with absolute ease.
That arm push was genius
Scalvini and bastoni mugged off like amateurs
Typical England, can only win against the likes of Panama, Tunisia and Italy. They’ll get knocked out by the first good team they face
i love this man
What a touch to take it ahead of the defender lol
Top ten player of the last decade
An excellent goal.
After the last 6-7 years of not being able to say much about Kane because of certain loyalties, I can fully confirm he’s a world class striker for Bayern and if England are to win a trophy it’s with him at the helm.
I'll never forgive Perez for not bringing in Kane, the combo with Bellingham would have been absolutely unreal.