Qualifying for the tournament – their first since the World Cup of 1958 – was an achievement in itself, but in reaching the semi-finals, Chris Coleman’s side have surpasses everyone’s expectations.
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Furthermore, the two squads have had fantastic tournaments and neither want it to end. As soon as I started playing for Southampton, it really took off. This success is part of the learning process. He could be sitting here where I am, enjoying what we’re enjoying. She didn’t think I was going to do it I suppose!
“When I got to the Premier League I thought I would be closer to my dream…fortunately we have been able to progress at Southampton and that gave me the opportunity to be selected”. She said if I could get 1,000 likes on Facebook I could stay.
We’re down to the last four at EURO 2016 and Neil Sherwin and Paul Little discuss who they think will make it to Sunday’s Final in Paris.
Will Ronaldo’s supporting cast rise to occasion and guide Portugal to their first major final since 2004 when they were upset by Greece on home soil?
Fernando Santos’ side are the bookmakers’ favourites in Lyon, though they have yet to win a game in 90 minutes in France.
The match is likely to be billed as a contest between the two most expensive players in the world – Ronaldo, who will play a record third European Championship semi-final, and his Real Madrid teammate Bale.
Another Real player, centre-back Pepe, could have an important role to play as Portugal aim to subdue the threat of Bale, who is second in the Euro 2016 scoring charts with three goals.
“Our boys will know about the opposition”. We will do our homework as normal.
“There are a lot of good managers out of work because there only so many jobs”, Coleman said Tuesday.
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“You call it gamesmanship, but sometimes it’s being streetwise at this level”. “We have a goal and we are doing all we can to achieve it. We are not here to play pretty or ugly”. I’d look at what players used to do to us, and us in the same situations, and we’d be miles behind. “If I can help Wales win that’s all I need”. “Ultimately that’s how we’ve been getting our results and that’s how we’ll continue to do so”.
