What a fun day at Euro 2020 except in 2021 yesterday. Let's work backwards. Italy 3-0 Switzerland Let's be honest. Switzerland aren't up to much. Poor Granit in midfield looked pedestrian, and I saw people suggest he'd had a nightmare game. I don't think he did. He was his usual self really, made plenty of passes, won 5 tackles (more than any other player on the pitch), but it's just he paled in comparison to what he was up against. Manuel Locatelli, in particular, displayed dynamic traits such as mobility, agility and running quite fast towards the opposition goal that Xhaka just doesn't. His first goal was glorious. The first time volleyed pass out to Berardi on the right, the run, the...
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