EURO 2021 FINAL - Italy v England. Sunday 11th July 2021 20:00.

[Ricey]

I think my last visit to Wembley was our playoff victory.

I’ll be there tomorrow, hoping for similar scenes… thankfully, I won’t have to contend with that drip Bobby Madley trying to ruin it.

AJ v Povetkin was my last visit.

Incredible that you got tickets, hope you get to see England win! That’ll be something that goes down in history and would be amazing to say you were there.

 

[Austin the Shrimper]

3 ex shrimpers in the England set up as well. Quite a nice little Southend United connection in the biggest England match of my lifetime.

 

[pottster]

I've been very reserved but the excitement is now building. I'll be behind the goal for the game, cant wait now!

 

[Rayleigh boy]

Gareth Southgate - by those who know him best

As Gareth Southgate prepares for the European Championship final, those who know him best reveal the real England manager.

www.bbc.co.uk

Chris Powell makes some comments in this piece - COME ON ENGLAND

 

[Rayleigh boy]

Luciano

 

[hlane17]

COME ON ENGLANDDDDDD

 

[blueblueblue]

It's only 07.00 and I'm nervous already. It's going to be a long day.

 

[Dubai]

Cafe

Train

Pub

Wembley Way

Wembley

Lift Trophy

Wembley Way

Pub

Train

What a time to be alive.

 

[tommy tucker]

Dont just win for the Nation first and foremost ..Do it for your own history you are the 11 that will ceoss that white line at 8pm tonight .And as you full well know the voice of the whole footballing nation will be behind you GOOD LUCK ENGLAND .

 

[Barling Magna]

Certainly not my newspaper of choice, despite my advanced age, but I like the cartoon on the front of the Telegraph this morning. It shows a banner outside a hospital which reads:

PROTECT THE NHS

If the match goes to penalties...

DO NOT WATCH

.

 

[blues exile]

Think it might go down to penalties, i hope we have a strong minded referee who dosent like play acting. As the rest of the world knows im sure , the Italians training consists of 75% of the time in drama classes

If we do have a 'strong minded referee who doesn't like play acting' then I can't see Kane nor to a lesser degree Sterling being very effective.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

3 ex shrimpers in the England set up as well. Quite a nice little Southend United connection in the biggest England match of my lifetime.

Hopefully we can say Southend United won Euro 2020 ???

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Hopefully we can say Southend United won Euro 2020 ???

One in the eye for the Spammers!

 

[RHB]

One in the eye for the Spammers!

Not sure Declan Rice would agree.

 

[Shrimper]

I badly want us to win but I can only see an Italy win. Convince me otherwise

 

[RHB]

I badly want us to win but I can only see an Italy win. Convince me otherwise

I doubt there is anyone on here that could convince you otherwise, however I'm confident the England team may be able to by 10pm tonight!

 

[davewebbsbrain]

I badly want us to win but I can only see an Italy win. Convince me otherwise

Southgate is very tactically astute. I am sure he has scrutinised Italy to death and will put out a team and tactics to nullify the Italian style of play.

They have also lost Spinazzola who I thought was their best player attack wise.

 

[South Bank Hank]

It's only 07.00 and I'm nervous already. It's going to be a long day.

I’m already feeling sick in the bottom of my stomach. Doesn’t help with an 8pm kick off does it?

COME ON ENGLAND!!!!!!

 

[South Bank Hank]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1414213385290452992

loving this though!!

 

[RHB]

It's almost too long since Wednesday and the hype has been bordering on outrageous including some misguided Italian chappie holding up a lump of cardboard at Wimbledon which said 'It's coming Rome', pathetic. Just the 3 hours 56 minutes to go then.............