EURO 2020 Archives ⋆ Page 4 of 7 ⋆ LSU

Jun292021 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho reveals Didier Deschamps’ mistake that led to France’s Euro 2020 exit

EURO 2020

Jose Mourinho believes Didier Deschamps made a huge mistake in France’s shootout defeat to Switzerland on Monday. France appeared to be on course to secure a place in the quarter-final as Karim Benzema’s brace and Paul Pogba’s long-range strike overturned Haris Seferovic’s opener in the first half of the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Switzerland scored two late goals to make it 3-3 after full-time and force extra time. Kylian Mbappe then missed a spot kick in the penalty shootout to send France out of the tournament. But, Mourinho believes Deschamps’ decision to replace Griezmann with Sissoko in the closing stages of the second half proved very costly for France. ‘I believe France had a little bit of fun, which in football I think you must ...

Jun292021 by JBNo Comments

Rio Ferdinand blasts ‘bitter’ Jose Mourinho over constant Luke Shaw digs

EURO 2020, Premier League

Rio Ferdinand has branded Jose Mourinho ‘bitter’ for continuing his public feud with Manchester United let-back Luke Shaw. He struggled to win the faith of his former coach during Mourinho’s two-and-a-half year spell at Old Trafford but has rebuilt his career under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Shaw won United’s player of the season and has returned to the international fold where he has become an important member of Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions set-up. The left-back is expected to start against Germany and Ferdinand is baffled by Mourinho’s constant criticisms of the player. Mourinho questioned Shaw’s set-piece delivery against Czech Republic recently, describing his corners as ‘dramatically bad’ and Ferdinand believes the Po...

Jun292021 by JBNo Comments

Kylian Mbappe breaks silence after his penalty miss knocks France out of Euros

EURO 2020

Kylian Mbappe apologised to France supporters on social media after he missed the decisive penalty as they crashed out of Euro 2020 on Monday. The reigning world champions appeared to be on course for a place in the next stage as brace from Karim Benzema and Paul Pogba’s brilliant strike overturned Haris Seferovic’s early opener in the first half. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Switzerland scored twice late to make the game 3-3 after 90 minutes and force extra time. After ectra-time, the match went to a penalty shootout and with France needing Mbappe to score, the PSG forward saw his effort saved by Switzerland keeper Yann Sommer. The pre-tournament favourites are now out of the European competition, with Switzerland now set to play Spain in the q...

Jun292021 by JBNo Comments

‘Leaked’ England XI vs Germany shows major formation change with Grealish benched

EURO 2020

England’s leaked starting XI ahead of the huge Euro 2020 clash against Germany overlooks Jack Grealish. The Three Lions face Germany once more in the last-16 but Gareth Southgate is believed to be planning a return to the 5-2-3 which helped the team to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Telegraph Sport claims Southgate will look to match Germany’s formation in order to nullify the threat of Joshua Kimmich and Gosens in wing-back positions. But, doing so will leave out a midfielder which is likely to be Aston Villa playmaker Grealish, who provided the vital assist in the recent 1-0 victory over Czech Republic. This comes after Southgate deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation in all three of England’s group stage games, with Gre...

Jun292021 by JBNo Comments

Neville & Keane point finger at Pogba after France’s Euros exit

EURO 2020

Paul Pogba may have scored a suoerb goal on Tuesday, but neither Roy Keane nor Patrick Vieira were impressed by his overall display as France were beaten by Switzerland on penalties at Euro 2020. The thrilling game finished 3-3 as France, who conceded early but came back into a 3-1 lead, with Pogba curling an outstanding third into the top corner from long range. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, they could not hold on to the lead, with the Swiss scoring twice late on, including an equaliser in the 92nd minute with Pogba failing to track back. ‘No doubt it would be frustrating [to play with Pogba], but this is all part of Paul’s character that people love to see and it’s great,’ Keane told ITV. ‘But then I’d be looking at the goal they conceded ...

Jun292021 by JBNo Comments

France dressing room reaction to penalty as Mbappe left “very affected”

EURO 2020

France head coach Didier Deschamps has given insight into the immediate reaction to the team's shock European Championships exit. Deschamps’ side looked destined to make it to the quarter-finals as they came from a goal down to take a 3-1 lead against Switzerland. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But their opponents came back to force extra-time with a last-gasp goal before eventually prevailing 5-4 on penalties. The first nine penalty takers found the net before PSG forward Kylian Mbappe saw his effort saved by Yann Sommer to to eliminate France out of the tournament. Speaking after the clash, Deschamps conceded there was “a lot of sadness in the dressing room” in the aftermath as he revealed nobody was angry with Mbappe. Deschamps said: “No-o...

Jun282021 by JBNo Comments

What Cristiano Ronaldo told Courtois after Portugal’s defeat to Belgium

EURO 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo told Thibaut Courtois his Belgium team were lucky to make the last eight of the European Championships after they saw off Portugal. Thorgan Hazard's first-half sublime strike was enough to settle the clash in Seville and knock out the defending champions. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ronaldo and co threw everything in the second half, having 23 attempts to Belgium's six across the contest. Raphael Guerreiro even hit the post in the latter stages as Portugal sought an equaliser. After the game, Ronaldo approached Belgium's goalkeeper and said: "Lucky eh? The ball didn't want to get in today." The Juventus superstar was visibly annoyed after the game, throwing his captain's armband down in anger. The closest he came to adding to his ...

Jun282021 by JBNo Comments

Rashford gives Jadon Sancho verdict ahead of Man Utd transfer

EURO 2020, Premier League

Marcus Rashford believes Jadon Sancho's familiarity with many of the German players could be of benefit to England on Tuesday night. England face their old rivals at Wembley with a spot in the last eight of European Championship on offer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Germany are in a transitional phase with Joachim Low leaving his post as manager once their tournament ends. They have not looked like the teams of old and England go into the game as favourites, even if they themselves have been underwhelming so far. Gareth Southgate is yet to unlock the team's attacking potential with Sancho's minor role seen as a surprise by many. The Dortmund winger, who looks set to join Rashford at Manchester United this summer, registered 16 goals and 19 assis...

Jun282021 by JBNo Comments

Luke Shaw hits back at Jose Mourinho’s criticism in savage response

EURO 2020

Luke Shaw says that his poor relationship with Jose Mourinho is much worse than most people realise during their spell together at Old Trafford. While Mourinho was in charge at Manchester United he publicly criticised Shaw several times, pulling no punches as he slammed the player's ‘football brain’ and commitment in training sessions. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Portuguese manager brought up Shaw’s name after England’s 1-0 victory over Czech Republic at Euro 2020 as well, criticising his delivery from corner kicks. ‘The negative thing I would say is once more they were very poor on attacking corners,’ Mourinho explained on talkSPORT after the victory. ‘The service was dramatically bad. They have so many good players to attack corners....

Jun272021 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klinsmann names six England players that Germany are scared of

EURO 2020

Jurgen Klinsmann revealed six names when asked which England players the Germany team will be scared of ahead of their last 16 game at Euro 2020 on Tuesday. England and Germany will play at Wembley to scrap it out for a place in the quarter-finals in a clash that appears very hard to call ahead of kick-off. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Three Lions are the favourites with the bookmakers and have home advantage, but Germany’s record is far superior and, although they seem inconsistent, they turned in a good display to beat Portugal 4-2 in the group stage. Klinsmann conceded that England have a number of outstanding players and picked out six who he feels his compatriots will be fearful of. The former Germany striker and manager had huge praise f...