SlipperyP Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Good draw against Ukraine, not even thinking about the next game after than. 25th Mar is when I will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonwell Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 If we play at the level that we did against Denmark we will pump any of the teams in our mini group. It’s in our hands, we’re the best side in our section and I won’t hear any different. I think this group of players will rise to the challenge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 6 hours ago, Grant228 said: Already been asked most likely, but if Wales get beat by Austria then is it still away in Austria, or would we then be at home? Nobody has asked that already, for obvious reasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Lots of gung ho stuff on here. Our last two performances were strong - good against Moldova and terrific against Denmark. They weren't necessarily typical though. Yes, the trajectory is upward, but that's unlikely to be indefinitely the case. I'd see us as slight favourites in the semi final and slight underdogs in any final should we make it. We've got a decent chance here, but the stuff about just how good we are now, still has a brittle basis. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 I do think we are underestimating the Ukraine a wee bit. It’s not so much that they are great but they are decent, and quite tough to break down. I see this as like the Austria and Israel games in the group - we are capable of winning but they will be close games that either teams could win. What does make me a bit happier is that in high pressure games; like Serbia in the Euro playoffs, England at Wembley, and Moldova & Denmark in the last two games; we have totally shown we are capable of handling the pressure and delivering big results and that a really big positive. The occasion won’t beat us. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archieduke Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Semi final at home and final away is exactly the same as the Euros play off, it's nothing new to us. I just hope we can win in 90 minutes as I don't want to repeat the penalty shoot outs again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: Lots of gung ho stuff on here. Our last two performances were strong - good against Moldova and terrific against Denmark. They weren't necessarily typical though. Yes, the trajectory is upward, but that's unlikely to be indefinitely the case. I'd see us as slight favourites in the semi final and slight underdogs in any final should we make it. We've got a decent chance here, but the stuff about just how good we are now, still has a brittle basis. Yes, I agree, we've been punching hard......can we still punch ? I think we can, but their going to punch back. These games are no Israel (who are shite) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Lots of gung ho stuff on here. Our last two performances were strong - good against Moldova and terrific against Denmark. They weren't necessarily typical though. Yes, the trajectory is upward, but that's unlikely to be indefinitely the case. I'd see us as slight favourites in the semi final and slight underdogs in any final should we make it. We've got a decent chance here, but the stuff about just how good we are now, still has a brittle basis.Yeah we are basing a lot on the steady win in Austria, the convincing defeat of Moldova away and the impressive beating of Denmark.Threaded amongst those results are the shocking display in the Faroes and the desperate (at times) game Vs Israel. We can beat Ukraine, but we have to turn up.Also, I hope the media don't start whipping up a narrative about Ukraine similar to that before Croatia at the Euros (they're old, slow, there for the taking). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, Gordopolis said: Yeah we are basing a lot on the steady win in Austria, the convincing defeat of Moldova away and the impressive beating of Denmark. Threaded amongst those results are the shocking display in the Faroes and the desperate (at times) game Vs Israel. We can beat Ukraine, but we have to turn up. Also, I hope the media don't start whipping up a narrative about Ukraine similar to that before Croatia at the Euros (they're old, slow, there for the taking). We've gradually improved under Clarke, I'd say. It's been a jagged, up-and-down kind of progression, but the overall trend is up. Now the team's proven the kind of performances they're capable of, consistency is the key. It'll be a big help if Clarke can get the tactics right from the off on a regular basis. Plus, and I cannot understate the value of this, he clearly has the ear of The Dark One and his unGodly powers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 4 hours ago, archieduke said: Semi final at home and final away is exactly the same as the Euros play off, it's nothing new to us. I just hope we can win in 90 minutes as I don't want to repeat the penalty shoot outs again. We did get a break with there being no fans in Belgrade though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 We've gradually improved under Clarke, I'd say. It's been a jagged, up-and-down kind of progression, but the overall trend is up. Now the team's proven the kind of performances they're capable of, consistency is the key. It'll be a big help if Clarke can get the tactics right from the off on a regular basis. Plus, and I cannot understate the value of this, he clearly has the ear of The Dark One and his unGodly powers.Well summarised, particularly Steve Clarke's satanic leanings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 We've gradually improved under Clarke, I'd say. It's been a jagged, up-and-down kind of progression, but the overall trend is up.Bitcoin price and Scotland performance level have a 0.93 correlation since Steve Clarke took over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Scotland ten(nyson) - Ukraine nilCharge of the Shite Brigade, etc etc... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant228 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 13 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: Nobody has asked that already, for obvious reasons. Seems ridiculous that the non Seeded side gets home advantage tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 18 minutes ago, Grant228 said: Seems ridiculous that the non Seeded side gets home advantage tbh. Tend to agree, the final permutations should be:- Wales v Scotland/Ukraine Scotland v Austria Austria v Ukraine 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, Lurkst said: Tend to agree, the final permutations should be:- Wales v Scotland/Ukraine Scotland v Austria Austria v Ukraine TBH, should just be the highest surviving seed hosts the lowest surviving seed in every round. #1 Portugal v #12 Czech Republic #2 Scotland v #11 Austria #3 Italy v #10 Ukraine #4 Russia v #9 North Macedonia #5 Sweden v #8 Poland #6 Wales v #7 Turkey Then the three highest seeded winners play at home in the finals, with the highest seeded winner playing the lowest seeded winner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 All of that would be fine and well if they didn't have four days between the games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, craigkillie said: All of that would be fine and well if they didn't have four days between the games. The American sports leagues manage it with their playoffs every year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 An entirely dispassionate, impartial desire to see the seeds further advantaged in evidence here, I'm sure. If an unseeded side manages to overcome a seed away from home, they surely deserve at least the luck of a draw to determine where they play next. Those wishing to have it otherwise are just being totally self serving and would voice no such viewpoint were we unseeded. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Why do they deserve at least the luck of the draw? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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