Not quite the quality of the other semi final if we're being honest. Still think England will shade this.
Well, did say Denmark were a good side, but plenty of time yet.
The 2-1 prediction is on, though think there could be more than one more goal yet
Two good solid sides with a couple of players each of genuine international class. Reckon England have the edge particularly when Kane drops deep and feeds Sterling or Saka.
And still like this England side, you can see they play tor each other as a team, don't do ego too much, really refreshing.
Remember if it comes to the quality of subs the Danes will probably bring on Brentford players
Still no panic, England will have more chances yet. But Southgate needs to up his subs game.
Atrocious penalty decision, but you take them however they come
Anyway, well done England, deserved to win, and sometimes you get the luck you deserve. Now for Sunday, tough game in store. And well played Denmark, gave it a good go, but ultimately just not quite enough.
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Good article. Those of us who didn't just discover going to football this week know that @david_conn has been one of our best writers on the subject for some years. theguardian.com/football/2021/…
More good reading ahead of Sunday. This time making the important point of English football improving as a result of greater international competition. Well, of course I had to get a trade point in there... ft.com/content/a626d7…
Not that it will make any difference to the long term politics, but of course this England team is on the open, generous, tolerant, internationally competitive side of the culture war, rather than the closed, outraged, blustering nostalgia which this government rides.
From this thread it is more of the same of the UK government turning the passive-aggressive on the Northern Ireland protocol up to 11 only partially aware (as do most who do this) of what they are doing
I guess needing to sign a treaty to win an election and hoping to renounce it later counts as "extraordinary circumstances" though others might simply call it naivety or lying
Having previously said Italy would be 'favoured' in a final against England I have to decide whether to stick with this, their victory over Spain somewhat less comfortable than it might have been.
To get to a major final you really have to be good at not losing, and England and Italy are the two teams who deserve to be in the final. On that basis you can't expect anything other than a tough, pretty even game.
It becomes increasingly clear that difficult stakeholder relationships and lack of innovation in UK trade policy is a feature not a bug of this government. Because it cannot be honest about Brexit, about the fact the pure Brexit it wants is not actually deliverable.
Similarly there is no detailed trade strategy, because that would open up questions about the EU relationship which the government doesn't want. Similarly no impact assessment of freeports, which would be rather inconvenient. The government doesn't want to get over Brexit.
Sorry, a UK-EU 'Swiss style' veterinary agreement isn't happening any time soon, and it doesn't help the EU to keep mentioning this, just as it doesn't help the UK to deny what they signed up for.
The EU should equally be aware that 'legal action' over the Northern Ireland protocol is not quite the threat it might seem short of suspending tariff preferences. rte.ie/news/brexit/20…
The stalemate over the Northern Ireland protocol is a factor of UK and EU both refusing to do what the other wants, unable to threaten much apart from a trade war neither actually want, and nervous of going too far to stir up other side. We are truly, properly stuck.