Women's football stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

[Molehill]

Losing your first game while playing poorly, behind in each knock out match, all going to ET, two penalty victories, an injury time equaliser and last minute winner in the SF.

Winning after that might be luck, and luck always plays its part. Other words to use could be resilience, endurance, fighting spirit, fitness, doggedness, determination... and plenty of skill and ability

In the end, it's the name on the trophy that matters.

It’s some serious high level shithousery, but they never gave up and always found a way. The only team Spain couldn’t beat.

 

[Molehill]

In 360 minutes (plus injury time) that's pretty effing amazing, really.

And I reckon they were behind for 174 minutes of those games!!

 

[Ali TT]

And I reckon they were behind for 174 minutes of those games!!

Yeah but if it was Germany everyone would be enthusing about how they always find a way.

For all Spain's quality, that laboured to victory over a really weak Switzerland in the QFs and took 113 minutes to overcome a German side everyone thought were poor and exhausted having played 110 minutes with ten players in the QF.

 

[wpdavid]

Apparently Carter was due to take our next one if Kelly missed, which, given the circumstances, was seriously brave.

And apparently Bronze played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia, which is just ridiculous.

 

[ripper868]

Well done England, better to be lucky than good sometimes, and they were good enough to get lucky when it mattered.

 

[Molehill]

Well done England, better to be lucky than good sometimes, and they were good enough to get lucky when it mattered.

It's funny, my daughters got properly into football in this tournament for the first time. They have no idea how much luck was involved in this victory (seriously, they thought I was being unsporting when I said they'd certainly had a fair share), the likes that the men's team have been completely alien to over the last 40 years. I guess we should've known from the moment Sweden somehow missed 2 penalties to win the QF that it was written somewhere in the stars.

 

[Chin Music]

It’s some serious high level shithousery, but they never gave up and always found a way. The only team Spain couldn’t beat.

Winning only 1 game within 90 minutes all tournament and that was Wales.

 

[Molehill]

Winning only 1 game within 90 minutes all tournament and that was Wales.

You forgot their 4-0 drubbing of the Dutch too which to be fair was an outstanding performance.

 

[Chin Music]

You forgot their 4-0 drubbing of the Dutch too which to be fair was an outstanding performance.

Ooopss! Amnesia from me. Even so, not winning a single knockout game without needing extra time pens is hard work.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Only saw the penalties and they were awful again bar one or two. Glad we won it but that is the luckiest win in any tournament ever.

Portugal finished 3rd in their group and only won one game in 90 mins in 2016 tbf

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Spain had the lion’s share of the ball and created a lot of chances, but I don’t really remember Hampton making any saves of real substance in normal time, meanwhile the Spain goalie played very well. Wouldn’t say it was a totally deserved win, but likewise I wouldn’t say England were lucky, well done to all involved, first time an England team have ever won a major trophy away from home lol

 

[Uppercut]

It’s completely deserved in the sense that none of their opponents have anything to complain about. But calling it ‘grit’ when your QF opponent blazes two game-winning penalties over the bar is pretty funny.

 

[Tom Flint]

I didn't see much luck other than oppo missing penalties. The equalisers in the knockouts were all good well deserved goals, brilliant crosses into the box and finished off well either by heading or fighting for the 2nd ball. The game is played over 90 min plus injury time so not really lucky if you score late.

 

[Pothas]

I mean any team that wins a tournament with two shootouts and an extra time has had some luck. That's not unusual, luck plays a massive part in tournament football.

 

[wpdavid]

I don't think that having moments of good fortune and showing grit are mutually exclusive anyway. Even against Sweden, they were incredibly gutsy to come back from 2 down, irrespective of what happened in the penalty shoot out.

 

[Ali TT]

I don't think that having moments of good fortune and showing grit are mutually exclusive anyway. Even against Sweden, they were incredibly gutsy to come back from 2 down, irrespective of what happened in the penalty shoot out.

Yes if they hadn't scored 2 goals, the Swedish penalties wouldn't have even happened

 

[Tom Flint]

Bad luck is more the chalked off goal we had against france which was a fag paper offside. I don't even remember anyone hitting the woodwork against us. Probably was but I may be forgetting.