Stephen Kenny post Nations League poll

Trap junior wrote: John Nice wrote: Trap junior wrote: Was Euro 2016 a success? Meh Lolz, your expectations dont match the reality. Getting to Euro 24 would be an achievement, getting out of the Group - I'd imagine most would bite your hand off! If we could do that with this set of players given their age profile, it would be huge and we could start dreaming about a summer tour of North America in 2026. Just think it was overhyped as a success. We only beat Italy B who were resting their players for the knockout stages.  We only finished 3rd in the group.  TBH finishing 3rd in qualifying was also very underwhelming. We only took the lead against France due to a peno. I suppose my point is it was a feel good tournament to a degree but the criteria were so generous in qualifying and getting out of the group that it felt a bit hollow and not really deserved. I wouldnt have 2016 anywhere near 1990,1994,2002 in terms of achievement

Hate this narrative. It wasn't Italy's starting XI, but at the time, that team consisted of
Salvatore Sirigu
Four french titles, two French Cups, three French League Cups,

Andrea Barzagli
1 Bundesliga title, 5 Serie A, 2 Italian Cups. World Cup,

Leonardo Bonucci
6 Serie A titles, 2 Italian Cups

Angelo Ogbonna
2 Serie A titles, 1 Italian Cup

Thiago Motta
2 La Liga titles, 2 Champions Leagues, 1 Club World Cup, 1 Serie A title, 4 Ligue Un titles, 3 French Cups, 3 French League Cups

Stefano Sturaro
2 Serie A titles, 2 Italian Cups

Simone Zaza
1 Serie A title, 1 Italian Cup

plus various super cups and personal titles

Ciro Immobile, Alessandro Florenzi, and Mattia De Sciglio had no major titles at the time, but would go on to win multiple Serie A and Ligue Un titles, as well as the European Championship in 2020

But tell me more about how weak a team it was.

tetsujin1979 wrote: Trap junior wrote: John Nice wrote: Trap junior wrote: Was Euro 2016 a success? Meh Lolz, your expectations dont match the reality. Getting to Euro 24 would be an achievement, getting out of the Group - I'd imagine most would bite your hand off! If we could do that with this set of players given their age profile, it would be huge and we could start dreaming about a summer tour of North America in 2026. Just think it was overhyped as a success. We only beat Italy B who were resting their players for the knockout stages.  We only finished 3rd in the group.  TBH finishing 3rd in qualifying was also very underwhelming. We only took the lead against France due to a peno. I suppose my point is it was a feel good tournament to a degree but the criteria were so generous in qualifying and getting out of the group that it felt a bit hollow and not really deserved. I wouldnt have 2016 anywhere near 1990,1994,2002 in terms of achievement Hate this narrative. It wasn't Italy's starting XI, but at the time, that team consisted of Salvatore Sirigu Four french titles, two French Cups, three French League Cups, Andrea Barzagli 1 Bundesliga title, 5 Serie A, 2 Italian Cups. World Cup, Leonardo Bonucci 6 Serie A titles, 2 Italian Cups Angelo Ogbonna 2 Serie A titles, 1 Italian Cup Thiago Motta 2 La Liga titles, 2 Champions Leagues, 1 Club World Cup, 1 Serie A title, 4 Ligue Un titles, 3 French Cups, 3 French League Cups Stefano Sturaro 2 Serie A titles, 2 Italian Cups Simone Zaza 1 Serie A title, 1 Italian Cup plus various super cups and personal titles Ciro Immobile, Alessandro Florenzi, and Mattia De Sciglio had no major titles at the time, but would go on to win multiple Serie A and Ligue Un titles, as well as the European Championship in 2020 But tell me more about how weak a team it was.