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Big game tonight for this very talented player.

He has professionalism issues, but it also feels like his mental health issues have been legit, and the way Ten Hag hung him out to dry was appalling, as was Man United fans' turning on him. I don't think he is good enough, but he's still been harshly treated, even if he does himself no...

He was excellent in this tournament. He previously lacked maturity and a cool head, but football IQ, vision, and technique were never a problem for him. It will be interesting to see if he can maintain his level next season as he's no spring chicken (though the way he plays is very conducive to...

Shocking comment about Mourinho and implies a severe lack of knowledge of the game's history.

Mourinho is miles past it and yesterday's man, and even at his best really had to play anti-football and instill that boring as fuck 'siege mentality' nonsense (that works briefly but ends up burning the place down in the long-term) except when he had Real Madrid's squad. He's a tired old man...

In all honesty, I am almost prepared for England winning it. They've been getting closer in recent years with the help of kinder draws and with the level of the PL being improved by Pep and Klopp, and the substantial investment the FA have made into grassroots, coaching and other factors...

I was asleep and didn't see the game (I was so tired at about 8.30 pm and felt much more refreshed when I woke at 4.05 am), but I don't believe in third-place play offs. Most of the time the losing semi-finalists would rather just go home. To be fair Croatia have taken it seriously in the few...

He was made to look better because of Pirlo, Marchisio and Vidal imo. They freed him up to try doing fancy stuff. He was never gonna be able to run a midfield the way they asked him to at Man United. He needed to be the creative player, but he could only play left of a three man midfield. It...

Talented but people talked about him like he was as gifted as Zidane...no, not for me, not even close. Even if he had been mentally focused and professional, I think people overestimated his abilities to an extent anyway. He was terrible when pressed and a lot of what he did was freestyle stuff...

Fair enough. I am sure he is a good lad, but due to my dislike of Man United I hope he fails - it's nothing personal. But as for your comments on his ability, thanks for letting me know. I will watch him closely this season and formulate an opinion. It sounds like he's promising going by some...

Wonder who it will be in two years :lol:

International finals have been Sundays for decades. I agree it should be Saturday though.

Seen that earlier mate. It's embarrassing as a Scot but funny at the same time, lol.

Was an amazing finish. What shouldn't be underestimated is the play in the corner to get out of the press, and then the pace from Sergi Roberto to drive at the heart of Madrid and begin to create. Gomes, Alba and of course Messi though - they all played their part. I actually missed that game...

It does feel like one of those games Spain will be the far better team, miss chances, and England will spawn it with 'Real Madrid voodoo', in draconifire's words. As a Scot, I am preparing myself for the worst. Southgate winning it and Bellingham being anointed as the best thing since sliced...

True I guess. He played more like that for Arsenal I guess. Maybe I am being harsh, he has just never convinced me much. I acknowledge he's better out of possession and athletically than on the ball, though.

They could also, on another day, quite easily have won in 2014, 2015 and 2016. I guess they could have lost in 2022 too though. Fine margins.

Well-thought out post mate and good spirit at the end, with hoping it's a well-contested game with no horrible moments off the pitch, and the best team wins. I agree with plenty of your assessments and you deserve a like for putting a lot of effort into that. Well done.

I know you're gone, but Vidic had the same weaknesses.

Both brilliant at prime and would have been great to see them play together.