by rico | Thursday, July 11, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Ollie Watkins is the hero this morning as his late strike saw England defeat the Netherlands 2-1. Palmer’s pace was excellent, Watkins finish, superb. The Netherlands had gone ahead early in the game before Kane equalised from the penalty spot. Just how...
by rico | Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. France being knocked out of the Euros by Spain last night means William Saliba will get a few extra days break before joining his Arsenal teammates for pre-season training. Hopefully by then, he’ll have got over the disappointment of an earlier than...
by rico | Monday, July 8, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Arsenal are one of two clubs interested in 20-year-old Watford and Colombia winger Yaser Asprilla, according to a report in yesterday’s Mirror with Everton being the other. Right now, the Watford winger/midfielder is on international duty with Columbia...
by rico | Sunday, July 7, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. England defeated Switzerland last night but needed extra time and penalties to do so. Having gone 1-0 down, Bukayo Saka, who’d been excellent throughout, equalised with the kind of strike Arsenal fans are used to seeing. England’s penalty kicks were...
by rico | Saturday, July 6, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. It’s a big day for Gareth Southgate and England as Switzerland stand between them and a Euros semi-final fixture against the Netherlands or Turkey. Marc Guehi being suspended for this match has led to a lot of speculation about Southgate shuffling his...
by rico | Thursday, July 4, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Riccardo Calafiori is the latest name linked to Arsenal. He’s an Italian left-back/centre-back and apparently, he had a good Euros. Italy didn’t mind you but hey, one player doesn’t make a team. Back in 1995 was the first time an Italian stepped foot into...
by rico | Tuesday, July 2, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. How lucky were England on Sunday? Another dire performance, another sit back and do nothing about it performance from Southgate, saved by a late late goal from Bellingham and another from Kane in extra time. It’s amazing how a supposed experienced manager...
by rico | Sunday, June 30, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Granit Xhaka and his Swiss teammates defeated Italy yesterday in the early game, then later in the day, Kai Havertz and his fellow countrymen dumped Denmark out of the competition. ITV pundit and Totts manager Ange Postecoglou had this to say about our...
by rico | Thursday, June 27, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. England will play Slovakia on Sunday in the Euros last 16 round. Slovakia finished 3rd in their group winning 1, losing 1 and drawing 1. Their victory came against Belgium. Win and either Italy or Switzerland will be their quarter-final opponents. Win...
by rico | Monday, June 24, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Afternoon all. Yesterday, Arsenal announced that goalkeeper Karl Hein has signed a new contract which I think is good news. He’s 22 years old, 6’ 4” tall and already playing at international level for Estonia. Hein is happy: I’m delighted to extend my contract and...
by rico | Sunday, June 23, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. The Sun have a big headline followed by a big claim about Man City. I’ll leave you to read it for yourselves and form your own opinion about it’s validity. Euros 2024: Having been overlooked by Didier Dechamps for quite a while, William Saliba is now...
by rico | Friday, June 21, 2024 | Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. After what I thought was a dismal England performance against Denmark last, Gareth Southgate has allegedly said that he’s missing Kalvin Phillips – or at least the role he played in midfield. I cannot believe that England doesn’t have a player like...
