We have been poor, granted. Typical England has returned, we got too scared that we might win after that first 45We have been crap this half and I am glad the ref has been clamping down on time wasting.
Two of the yellows were for timewasting and he’s hardly going to book the losing team for timewasting.Ref has dished out 4 yellows to England players, one to Italy. Been incredibly soft on the repeated Italian fouling, but he's a UEFA ref so water is wet.
Edit: another booking for England, Luke Shaw. What a bell this ref really is.
Not moaning about our bookings but rather the repeated Italian offences that have gone unpunished, some of them far worse tackles than ours.Two of the yellows were for timewasting and he’s hardly going to book the losing team for timewasting.
Not moaning about our bookings but rather the repeated Italian offences that have gone unpunished, some of them far worse tackles than ours.
Yes typical England, winning away in Italy, our toughest game in the group.We have been poor, granted. Typical England has returned, we got too scared that we might win after that first 45
Good stuff mate, hope you enjoyed Naples. I'm assuming there was no trouble, haven't seen any reported?Yes typical England, winning away in Italy, our toughest game in the group.
Thought we played really well first half, pressure was on and we sat too deep and struggle to get into the game in the second. good to hold on and get the win.
Great atmosphere in the away end and a good day in Naples. Now for another pizza before a flight home and Southend away tomorrow
Good stuff mate, hope you enjoyed Naples. I'm assuming there was no trouble, haven't seen any reported?
Naples is falling apart, but it is one of the oldest cities around that hasn't had major redevelopment. I find it quite charming as it is different, I couldn't live three though. I also love how cheap it is compared to the Northern Italian cities, €2 for a bottle of peroni in a bar! Wine even cheaper!Naples is a bit of a dump to be honest but so are many other European cities that are massively overhyped, had a better time here than Milan last year for example.
No trouble as the police (as expected) held everyone back for an hour before the majority got organised coaches back to the city that took another hour aswell (you’ll know yourself that is double the journey time it should be).
Only trouble I have seen is with the always really nice Italian police who decide to start getting a bit rough with some fans trying to get into the ground.
Haha I can see both points of view to be fair. Some parts of Naples are a dump and poverty ridden. It still has beautiful narrow side streets with rich character and if you go away from the city centre and down to the promenade you see a totally diffent Naples. Need to remember that quote is over 300 yrs old"See Naples and then die" was a common expression, echoed most famously on his grand tour by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, to identify Naples as the most naturally and artistically beautiful city in the world; so beautiful that one needn't look upon anything else after seeing it.
"Naples is a bit of a dump to be honest"