England have drawn the Netherland in the semi finals of the Nations League
Fixtures.
Portugal v Switzerland 5th June 2019
England v Netherlands 6th June 2019
Final to take place on the 9th June 2019
Entertaining fare in the first semi final between Portugal and Switzerland.
Chances for both sides with Portugal leading 1-0 thanks to a free kick from Ronaldo. Good game.
Decent game so far.
Netherlands v England will be good game too.
VAR coming into play.
Furious Switzerland initially denied a penalty at one end. Portugal go down the other end and get awarded one of their own.
However a VAR review of the Swiss penalty claim finds in their favour.
Portugal furious.
Swiss penalty converted.
1-1.
Predictions for the game tonight?
England have been doing well recently and The Netherlands are not what they used to be but are going through a resurgence similar to England under Koeman who is a more experienced and accomplished manager but are perhaps still a bit behind England in that resurgence. They have an influx of good young players particularly from this seasons brilliant Ajax squad as well as rejuvenated Memphis Depay along with the experienced heads of Van Dijk, Van Aanholt, De Vrij, Strootman & Wijnaldum.
Should be a good game, both teams have momentum as they have made it to this stage of the competition. Should Kane play and should he start?
I think Kane will be more of a super-sub, and there is no reason we can't beat the Netherlands. I hope we can beat them and then have a go at Cristiano Ronaldo and wipe that smug smile of his face. We owe them for a few years ago knocking us out of a World Cup on penalties.
Really tough to call, I wonder if the break from the season ending will have an impact on England.
Dutch have a good team, a real mix of experience and young, I am going for a tight 2-1 win for England.
Sterling captain for the match.
For some reason, Delph starts....
^ Martin Tyler just said he hasnt started a match since boxing day
Get in !!
1 nil , England