I can take defeat. Boy have I supported defeated teams in my time. I did wonder whether it was a good idea to give penalty-taking to players who had just come on and had hardly touched the ball.
And yet I remind myself:
1/7
I remind myself:
• England were never actually defeated in any match. Only on penalties
• Last night, England didn’t play well for most of the 2nd half. In the semis, Spain lost on penalties to Italy but kept Italy pretty quiet during the match. England couldn’t do that
2/7
I remind myself:
• Italy deserved to win the tournament. They were the best team overall from start to finish, and on balance better last night.
• England were probably second best in the tournament, although they had a poor game against Scotland and faded last night.
3/7
For example "What happens when the Swiss certificate is checked in an EU/EFTA country where you are not considered to be completely protected until 14 days after the vaccination?"