Euro 2016 squads

Originally Posted by Gypsum Fantastic

never understood why they take 3 keepers - no way you need 3 ffs. that's 13% of the whole squad.

'dear mr platini...

I don't quite understand the rule didn't Ireland take Niall Quinn as their '3rd keeper' last time?

Originally Posted by Gypsum Fantastic

never understood why they take 3 keepers - no way you need 3 ffs. that's over 13% of the whole squad.

'dear mr platini...

If one gets injured how would you manage to sub your keeper for penalties?

https://www.theguardian.com/football...ee-goalkeepers

First to use a trio of keepers were France in 1978. The No1 was Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes who played in Les Bleus' opening game against Italy. In the second group game against Argentina, Bertrand-Demanes smashed either his back or head (it varies between reports) on a post after pulling off a save and had to be replaced by Dominique Baratelli, a 31-year-old who had made sporadic appearances since 1969. He conceded the winning goal against Argentina and was replaced for France's final group game by Dominique Dropsy. The game against Hungary was Dropsy's debut and he would go on to win another 16 caps. Neither Baratelli nor Bertrand-Demanes would ever play for the national side again.

Belgium went into the 1982 tournament with the eccentric (he served a three-month ban in 1980 after elbowing a linesman in a Belgian Cup match) but hugely talented Jean-Marie Pfaff as their first choice. Pfaff had been welcomed, somewhat apprehensively, back to the fold after missing the 1978 European Championships because of his practical joking, but he couldn't keep his inner comedian under wraps. He was dropped following the first group stage after apparently pretending to drown in the swimming pool at the team hotel. His replacement in Belgium's opening game in the second group stage was Theo Custers, whose performance against Poland was so abject it was his last ("Custers's last stand," notes the World Cup historian Cris Freddi). For the Belgian's final game Jacky Munaron took the gloves.

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Also in 1982, Czechoslovakia used three keepers. Zdenek Hruska played from start to finish against Kuwait, but Stanislav Seman was preferred for the Czech's game against England. A calamitous performance – it would be his last for the national side – lasted 75 minutes before he broke a finger and was replaced by third-choice Karel Stromsik, who kept the No1 spot for the final group game.

The most recent team to use three goalkeepers in a single tournament were the hapless Greece side of 1994. The Greeks had gone undefeated through qualifying and named the experienced Antonis Minou, who had conceded only twice in five qualifiers, as No1 for the opening game against Argentina. A 4-0 defeat saw 25-year-old AEK keeper Elias Atmatsidis in goal against Bulgaria. Another 4-0 defeat followed and he was replaced by 24-year-old Christos Karkamanis for the final group game. That brought a slight improvement in fortunes – a 2-0 defeat to Nigeria.

Drinkwater probs gutted beyond belief, last time a starting CM for the league winners wasn't picked for England? Carrick? Scholes maybe?

As long as Hogdson is doing whatss right by the team and not picking on individual merit, got no issues, but that rarely happens with England

Originally Posted by dunk

Rashers in?

Both in.



https://twitter.com/England/status/7...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

Originally Posted by Tronics

Drinkwater probs gutted beyond belief, last time a starting CM for the league winners wasn't picked for England? Carrick? Scholes maybe?

As long as Hogdson is doing whatss right by the team and not picking on individual merit, got no issues, but that rarely happens with England

Looked out of his depth in the two friendlies he's played tbh

Originally Posted by Tronics

Drinkwater probs gutted beyond belief, last time a starting CM for the league winners wasn't picked for England? Carrick? Scholes maybe?

As long as Hogdson is doing whatss right by the team and not picking on individual merit, got no issues, but that rarely happens with England

When Henderson goes, he's got a right to feel aggrieved.

Henderson ffs

Originally Posted by cream

both in.



https://twitter.com/england/status/7...rc=twsrc%5etfw

wait for the world cup squad in 2 years when its full of utd

Originally Posted by Tronics

Drinkwater probs gutted beyond belief, last time a starting CM for the league winners wasn't picked for England? Carrick? Scholes maybe?

You think?..


Celebrate the league title with 6 weeks 6 star Ibiza holiday doing things with ladies of the class we can only dream of...or....


do overtime at your job you've been doing all year by sitting on the bench for 3 weeks in France.


Bet he's heartbroken.

Originally Posted by Sizlack

You think?..


Celebrate the league title with 6 weeks 6 star Ibiza holiday doing things with ladies of the class we can only dream of...or....


do overtime at your job you've been doing all year by sitting on the bench for 3 weeks in France.


Bet he's heartbroken.

Thankfully most professional athletes don't think like that

What does TOGETHER FOR ENGLAND mean?

Originally Posted by Sizlack

I don't quite understand the rule didn't Ireland take Niall Quinn as their '3rd keeper' last time?

Yeah & they changed the rule after that. Has to be a 'real' keeper.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

If one gets injured how would you manage to sub your keeper for penalties?

https://www.theguardian.com/football...ee-goalkeepers

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Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

What does TOGETHER FOR ENGLAND mean?

Is that the new Ronnie Pickering single?

morgan back in team france

Get this.

Sine Jack Wilshere last played 90 minutes for Arsenal, Leeds have had 6 managers