UEFA Nations league

I perfer this second Copa and this Nation Cup competition to friendlies tbh this players and national side to compete for something.

Hats off to Portugal.
-Bernardo silva is a complete player. Period.
-Ronaldo's movement is absolutely incredible. His impact on games even when he's not at the forefront creating and scoring is fantastic. If messi could incorporate his movement and off the ball IQ, he would be even more of a monster.
-Van de beek was average. Feel bad for Memphis because the service he got all night was very average

Just looked at the tables for this tournament, and I still don't know shit about its format

So are we still going to have the European Championships next year?
And how frequently is this tournament going to take place, and does it decide anything like who qualifies for the next world cup?

Yes
Every 2 years
No, at least not yet.

I’m actually looking forward to Norway vs Austria tonight. For most of my life, our NT’s consisted of a few decent players to good players who all basically fit into the same mould of physical prowess over technical talent.

The likes of Riise, Carew and Flo definitely had their moments, and we were even ranked among the top 10 in the world at one point, thanks to a certain coach’s emphasis on getting the most out of our physical strength, height, and to a lesser extent, speed - which lead to fairly consistent results. It was never enjoyable to watch, from an objective point of view.

Things are a bit different now. We have many young, exciting talents that have broken away from the style of football that I’ve become accustomed to from my national team. They’re not as robust, but faster, more technically proficient, and definitely more exciting to watch.

I was a bit disappointed when I read that Martin Samuelsen, who was predicted to have a very promising career ahead of him, was struggling with depression due to persistent injury woes that have effectively put a halt to his progress, as well as his club aspirations for the time being. But «glass men» like him actually make me hopeful for the future of football talent here.

I see a resemblance in the player profiles that are emerging here, with the dutch of the late 90s, early 00s, and I think it’s an indication that we’re heading in the right direction. I don’t even care much if we don’t progress far, there’s a lot about the Norway NT that makes me excited, these days. The coach isn’t one of them, but I suppose he’ll have to do, for now.

ITALIA – Donnarumma; Florenzi, Bonucci, Acerbi, Biraghi; Lo. Pellegrini, Sensi, Barella; Chiesa, Belotti, Insigne.

BOSNIA ERZEGOVINA – Sehic; Cipetic, Sunjic, Sanicanin, Kolasinac; Cimirot, Hadzahmetovic, Gojak; Viaca, Dzeko, Hodzic.