Game 1: Germany vs Scotland from the Fußball Arena München, LIVE on ITV1 kick off 8pm

[Sned]

Think Scotland might have changed shape a bit here and gone 5-3-2

[Gizmo7]

Imagine if Musiala chose England instead… 

[GunmaN1905]

1 minute ago, Gizmo7 said:

This is so, so comfortable for Germany. I thought that they were supposed to be “there for the taking”?

Their defense and transition has a lot of question marks.

Their possession and creation in final third are good.

[cafcrocky]

1 minute ago, GunmaN1905 said:

Their defense and transition has a lot of question marks.

Their possession and creation in final third are good.

Bit like England?

[Haguey]

Long ball from the keeper up to the 5 foot 9 striker, I dunno about that lads

[Harryseaess]

1 minute ago, Gizmo7 said:

Imagine if Musiala chose England instead… 

Would have been incredible but would have to leave out Foden, Saka or Bellingham.

[GunmaN1905]

Just now, cafcrocky said:

Bit like England?

Yeah...except for the Neuer-Pickford difference.

[BoroPhil]

good advert so far for a 16-team Euros

[Mr Adam]

Twice Scotland have got into Germany’s half and THEN played a long ball to Che Adams

[CFuller]

1 minute ago, BoroPhil said:

good advert so far for a 16-team Euros

Can't wait until two years time, when France put 14 goals past Kyrgyzstan.

[The Amazing Dale Watkins]

Right before the game, they asked Christoph Kramer how easy this match would be for Germany. He said it's going one of two ways: they press high, and it could be a tough match, or they sit back, and it'll be easy. Well, we don't know what would have happened with a different tactic, but he was right about sitting back not being a good option.

[Butts]

2 minutes ago, Harryseaess said:

Would have been incredible but would have to leave out Foden, Saka or Bellingham.

Bellingham next to Rice even if it blunts him slightly in that situation.

[Darius1998]

Just now, CFuller said:

Can't wait until two years time, when France put 14 goals past Kyrgyzstan.

As if Deschamps would let them score after no. 5. 

[Bigwig]

3 minutes ago, Harryseaess said:

Would have been incredible but would have to leave out Foden, Saka or Bellingham.

Nah we’d just cram them all in then scratch our heads when the side isn’t balanced. 

[Smallen]

really looking forward to Lorraine’s half time analysis 

Edited June 14 by Smallen

[GunmaN1905]

Funny how football works sometimes.

Mittelstädt got relegated with Hertha, went to 16th place Stuttgart last year.

A year later, Stuttgart finishes second and he's Germany's starting left-back.

He's 27, so it's really out of nowhere.

Edited June 14 by GunmaN1905

[cafcrocky]

How’s that stayed out?! 

[VP.]

That'll  be a pen

[Butts]

15 minutes ago, metal_guitarist said:

Very clumsy, looked like the first contact was outside and then second contact inside 

Yeah there looked to be a second foul there clearly in the box. 

[martynlcfc]

Penalty and a red here

[VP.]

Just now, VP. said:

That'll  be a pen

And should be a red.

[DJ]

That should be a red

[Haguey]

Christ

[The Amazing Dale Watkins]

clear and obvious foul, but it may have been offsides

[SouthCoastRed]

2 minutes ago, Smallen said:

really looking forward to Lorraine’s half time analysis 

They're going to have her in the dressing room working her magic

[cafcrocky]

It’s a bit filthy

[Astafjevs]

That'll be a penalty. Should be a red as well

[Gizmo7]

Porteous what on Earth  

[sc91]

Red and pen that should be.

[Bigwig]

McCoist saying it’s a good tackle at first. 

Edited June 14 by Bigwig

[Haguey]

Horrible tackle that, pen and a red surely

[Dave Vessey]

Has to go for that.

[Mr Adam]

Definite red and pen for me 

[RTHerringbone]

That's a real shocker.

[Vynal Seven]

That’s a red surely?

[Orzelek]

Surely that's a pen and a potential red?

 

Really nasty challenge

[Darius1998]

Looks worse with every replay.

[Tummyowl]

Got to be a red?

[aiston]

****ing hell, that's a horrific tackle.

[cafcrocky]

This could be a record score 

[Sned]

Porteous has always had a wild streak. Just a stupid challenge to make. I get he had to try and block the chance, but you don't dive in like that.

[Astafjevs]

Any chance we can see the card rather than ****ing Gündogan

[JJ72]

Going to be a goalfest this

[av3ry]

Ryan Porteous off. Easiest point ever in the Prediction game 

[Orzelek]

Penalty and red for Porteous

 

But most importantly Gündogan looks kind of ok  

[enigmatic]

12 minutes ago, Gizmo7 said:

This is so, so comfortable for Germany. I thought that they were supposed to be “there for the taking”?

Germany's defensive weaknesses do need a side with the will and ability to exploit them. Don't think anybody doubted that they can pass and that some of them can finish 

[CFuller]

Blimey, @av3ry, you saw that Porteous red card coming, didn't you?

[Smallen]

yikes

[georginho_juventusygr]

No penalty. Porteous got the ball.

[Haguey]

Right call.

That guy in the Scotland thread who said Porteous would have an impact was er, correct