UEFA 2025 U21 European Championship [R]

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  1. BarryfromEastenders

    Staff Member

    Jul 6, 2008
    #1 BarryfromEastenders, May 22, 2025
    Last edited: May 22, 2025
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    England U21’s group games -

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  2. BarryfromEastenders

    Staff Member

    Jul 6, 2008
    Germany provisional squad -

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    France provisional squad -

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    Portugal provisional squad -

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  3. BarryfromEastenders

    Staff Member

    Jul 6, 2008
    Italy provisional squad -

    Portieri: Sebastiano Desplanches (Palermo), Jacopo Sassi (Crotone), Gioele Zacchi (Latina);

    Difensori: Diego Coppola (Hellas Verona), Daniele Ghilardi (Hellas Verona), Gabriele Guarino (Carrarese), Michael Kayode (Brentford), Giovanni Leoni (Parma), Marco Palestra (Atalanta), Lorenzo Pirola (Olympiacos), Matteo Ruggeri (Atalanta), Riccardo Turicchia (Juventus), Mattia Zanotti (Lugano);

    Centrocampisti: Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma), Alessandro Bianco (Monza), Issa Doumbia (Venezia), Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), Cher Ndour (Fiorentina), Simone Pafundi (Udinese), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), Matteo Prati (Cagliari), Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo);

    Attaccanti: Giuseppe Ambrosino (Frosinone), *Francesco Pio Esposito (Spezia), Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United), Luca Koleosho (Burnley).
     
  4. horrisengleton

    horrisengleton Member+

    Arsenal
    England
    Jul 18, 2023
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    What are the expectations of this team do you know? I remember looking at the Italy bigsoccer forum a few months back and the members there were quite confident about winning this tournament but I hardly recognise any of those names. Not saying they can't or won't win it, I'm just quite in the dark about this squad bar about four players.
     
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  5. BarryfromEastenders

    Staff Member

    Jul 6, 2008
    I’m the same tbh. I know more than half of their U20 WC squad is in that U21 squad. They made the final in that and we lost to them in the quarters. One of the most shameful decisions I’ve ever seen in a football match happened against us in that game.

    Then there are others in there that won the U19 Euro finals for them. So, they might think they have the pedigree for it. Not sure those tournaments are always translatable to U21 Euro success though.
     
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  6. ADM99

    ADM99 Member+

    Apr 28, 2019
    Defense is really strong, midfield is decent and attack is quite good BUT heavily dependent on whether Pio Esposito goes to the CWC with Inter or not. I wouldn't put them as favourites but it's a good side. Funnily enough for an Italy squad, keeper is probably their weakest area.
     
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  7. Gaz811

    Gaz811 Member+

    Everton FC
    England
    Oct 15, 2018
    What was the shameful decision?
     
  8. roverman

    roverman Member+

    Dec 22, 2001
    That penalty
     
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  9. MrSnrub

    MrSnrub Member+

    Oct 7, 2018
    #9 MrSnrub, May 22, 2025
    Last edited: May 22, 2025
    They got one of the worst handball decisions I've ever seen, and there's been a lot of shocker handball penalties. Their player hammered a shot at Quansah from point blank range and somehow despite him not moving his hand at all, and his hand being down by his side in the normal position it got given. It wasn't even an on pitch decision either, it somehow got turned over by VAR which made it even worse. It really had to be seen to believed.
     
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  10. horrisengleton

    horrisengleton Member+

    Arsenal
    England
    Jul 18, 2023
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I feel like I remember us being denied a clean pen on Chukwuemeka too in that game.
     
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  11. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    So Trafford not going then it seems. Big blow. Rogers and Lewis-Skelly not going expected through.
     
  12. ADM99

    ADM99 Member+

    Apr 28, 2019
    Any chance we see Livramento, as he's not in the seniors? Hasn't been with this group for a while but you never know.
     
  13. BarryfromEastenders

    Staff Member

    Jul 6, 2008
    Hopefully. Would be a big positive.
     
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  14. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    BBC saying Wharton is in this squad.
     
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  15. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    When is the squad announced? Disappointed about the Trafford situation, unless they just think he’s already won the U21 Euro’s so better to give the time to another keeper.
     
  16. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    12pm BST I think. 11am BST is Tuchel’s press conference.
     
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  17. Regis Prograis

    Regis Prograis Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Feb 8, 2020
    Unless he starts against Andorra (who are arguably worse than the teams at 21s tournament) it’s completely pointless.
     
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  18. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    It’s clear he really rates him and sees him as someone who could displace Pickford if he has a good season next year.
     
  19. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Yeah I’m just trying to figure out the reasons behind it but I would personally have him still with the U21’s, since they have a much better chance with him in goals.
     
  20. Regis Prograis

    Regis Prograis Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Feb 8, 2020
    Sure everybody rates Trafford thats not the debate, but what's more beneficial to the player, sitting on the bench against Andorra, and potentially some friendly minutes against Senegal or playing in another U21 tournament?
     
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  21. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    Maybe he thinks the rest is good and not missing any pre season with whoever he joins (As everyone thinks Burnley are selling him)
     
  22. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    They ( England, FA ) will not be thinking on those lines imo.
     
  23. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    Tuchel might.
     
  24. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    I doubt it considering he picked Bellingham who is supposed to have an operation during the summer.
     
  25. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    Well not till July. If there was no Club World Cup he would have had the op last week.
     

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