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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Mac 10 † on May 30, 2012, 04:55:05 PM
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Group A
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/CRO.png) Czech Republic
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/GRE.png) Greece
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/POL.png) Poland
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/RUS.png) Russia
Group B
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/DEN.png) Denmark
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/GER.png) Germany
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/NED.png) Netherlands
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/POR.png) Portugal
Group C
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/CRO.png) Croatia
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/ITA.png) Italy
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/IRL.png) Republic of Ireland
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/ESP.png) Spain
Group D
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/ENG.png) England
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/FRA.png) France
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/SWE.png) Sweden
(http://img.uefa.com/imgml/flags/50x50/UKR.png) Ukraine
Fri 8th June Poland v Greece 19.00
Fri 8th June Russia v Czech Republic 21.45
Sat 9th June Netherlands v Denmark 19.00
Sat 9th June Germany v Portugal 21.45
Sun 10th June Spain v Italy 19.00
Sun 10th June Rep of Ireland v Croatia 21.45
Mon 11th June France v England 19.00
Mon 11th June Ukraine v Sweden 21.45
Tue 12th June Greece v Czech Republic 19.00
Tue 12th June Poland v Russia 21.45
Wed 13th June Denmark v Portugal 19.00
Wed 13th June Netherlands v Germany 21.45
Thu 14th June Italy v Croatia 19.00
Thu 14th June Spain v Rep of Ireland 21.45
Fri 15th June Sweden v England 19.00
Fri 15th June Ukraine v France 21.45
Sat 16th June Czech Republic v Poland 21.45
Sat 16th June Greece v Russia 21.45
Sun 17th June Portugal v Netherlands 21.45
Sun 17th June Denmark v Germany 21.45
Mon 18th June Croatia v Spain 21.45
Mon 18th June Italy v Rep of Ireland 21.45
Tue 19th June England v Ukraine 21.45
Tue 19th June Sweden v France 21.45
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Can't wait!!
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We may see some group stage shockers. Being Portuguese, I know we're not expected to past the group stage, and we probably won't, but if we do, it'll be shocking to see Holland OR Germany go home after the group.
In group C, I think Italy may be in some trouble. They lost Barzagli and have only weak back up options such as Bonnuci who is set for mental mistake a game (although a 3-5-2 with Bonnuci, Barzagli & Chiellini was a valuable option before the injury). I wouldn't be shocked to see Croatia take 2nd place in this group.
In group D, I think England are in REAL trouble with Lampard & Cahill hurt, teamed with Rooney's suspension. France will take 1st place in this group, won't be surprised to see Ukraine or even Sweden grab 2nd.
I think we're in for some surprises in terms of group stage eliminations.
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We may see some group stage shockers. Being Portuguese, I know we're not expected to past the group stage, and we probably won't, but if we do, it'll be shocking to see Holland OR Germany go home after the group.
In group C, I think Italy may be in some trouble. They lost Barzagli and have only weak back up options such as Bonnuci who is set for mental mistake a game (although a 3-5-2 with Bonnuci, Barzagli & Chiellini was a valuable option before the injury). I wouldn't be shocked to see Croatia take 2nd place in this group.
In group D, I think England are in REAL trouble with Lampard & Cahill hurt, teamed with Rooney's suspension. France will take 1st place in this group, won't be surprised to see Ukraine or even Sweden grab 2nd.
I think we're in for some surprises in terms of group stage eliminations.
In Germany folks are irritated bout how our team was performing in the last 2 games but test games don't matter. It's gonna be difficult for Portugal but like them, Germany and Holland have to rely on a great offense. I'm hoping for a lotta goals in these games.
I would agree with you on your other points, England only goes on a short trip. Our group is by far the most exciting and I really hope for Holland to make it this time but damn, their defense is shit...
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We may see some group stage shockers. Being Portuguese, I know we're not expected to past the group stage, and we probably won't, but if we do, it'll be shocking to see Holland OR Germany go home after the group.
In group C, I think Italy may be in some trouble. They lost Barzagli and have only weak back up options such as Bonnuci who is set for mental mistake a game (although a 3-5-2 with Bonnuci, Barzagli & Chiellini was a valuable option before the injury). I wouldn't be shocked to see Croatia take 2nd place in this group.
In group D, I think England are in REAL trouble with Lampard & Cahill hurt, teamed with Rooney's suspension. France will take 1st place in this group, won't be surprised to see Ukraine or even Sweden grab 2nd.
I think we're in for some surprises in terms of group stage eliminations.
In Germany folks are irritated bout how our team was performing in the last 2 games but test games don't matter. It's gonna be difficult for Portugal but like them, Germany and Holland have to rely on a great offense. I'm hoping for a lotta goals in these games.
I would agree with you on your other points, England only goes on a short trip. Our group is by far the most exciting and I really hope for Holland to make it this time but damn, their defense is shit...
Well, Portugal did even worse in the friendlies (0-0 with Macedonia & 3-1 loss to Turkey) and Holland lost 2-1 to Bulgaria and won 7-0 over N. Ireland. It's going to be an exciting group for sure, I expect a ton of goals. Portugal are quite weak in defense this year too. Pepe is great at CB & Coentrao at LB, but our RB is just average and the other CB (Alves) is suffering from a serious lack of form and rustiness after a disappointing season at Zenit.
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We may see some group stage shockers. Being Portuguese, I know we're not expected to past the group stage, and we probably won't, but if we do, it'll be shocking to see Holland OR Germany go home after the group.
In group C, I think Italy may be in some trouble. They lost Barzagli and have only weak back up options such as Bonnuci who is set for mental mistake a game (although a 3-5-2 with Bonnuci, Barzagli & Chiellini was a valuable option before the injury). I wouldn't be shocked to see Croatia take 2nd place in this group.
In group D, I think England are in REAL trouble with Lampard & Cahill hurt, teamed with Rooney's suspension. France will take 1st place in this group, won't be surprised to see Ukraine or even Sweden grab 2nd.
I think we're in for some surprises in terms of group stage eliminations.
In Germany folks are irritated bout how our team was performing in the last 2 games but test games don't matter. It's gonna be difficult for Portugal but like them, Germany and Holland have to rely on a great offense. I'm hoping for a lotta goals in these games.
I would agree with you on your other points, England only goes on a short trip. Our group is by far the most exciting and I really hope for Holland to make it this time but damn, their defense is shit...
Fuck it, I hope they fail and Löw gets sacked. If he really favours Mertesucker and Badstuber over Hummels he's a complete idiot. I won't be rooting for a FC Bayern National Team.
Key players like Klose and Schweinsteiger will not be in shape, the group stage could be more difficult than expected.
Portugal doesn't seem to be a big threat though. Are they really going to play with Almeida? Well, maybe atleast the Dutch can punish Löw for his idiocy.
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^Löw has been shitted on for playing Podolski and Klose last time and he was has proved he was right doing that.
Dortmund players just ain't made for big games. Sure they can own Bayern, they have their number. But they fold on the big stage.
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^Löw has been shitted on for playing Podolski and Klose last time and he was has proved he was right doing that.
Dortmund players just ain't made for big games. Sure they can own Bayern, they have their number. But they fold on the big stage.
But Mertesacker is a different case. He was weak during WC 2010, he was part of Bremens horrible defense for years and this year he has been injured all the time. I don't know how anyone can think he's a good man.
Yeah, because they failed in their first CL season they are automaticially not good enough for the big stage ::) Fuck you Bayern lames, get a new excuse. In the national team they never had a real chance.
To be fair, only Hummels deserves to be in the starting squad. He is the best defender by a mile, but the fact that Badstuber and Mertesucker are favoured is a big joke.
If atleast he would get the proper recognition I would have had a bit of respect left for Löw.
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Hummels over Mertesacker all day. Shit, I would reactivate Friedrich instead of letting Merte play!
And I think it's not the stupidest thing to let Boateng, Badstuber and Lahm play in front of Neuer, they know each other well.
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Mertesacker is a pretty horrible CB, dunno how he made it to the starting position in the Mannschaft, you guys used to have standards, especially when it comes to center backs.
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Badstuber belongs there. Mertesacker? It's obvious any normal person would say no. But Löw knew what he did before, so I trust he knows things we don't.
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one's thing for sure, Löw is a beast, i mean, coming from nowhere and handling responsibilities like he did, totally changing German's style of play and getting results almost instantly, this guy earned my respect. also, over the years, coaches have made unpopular decisions which were for the best (x'ing Raul from la Roja, Cantona & Ginola from France, etc.) so i think Löw deserves the benefit of the doubt.
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Wow, Hummels should certainly be in the XI.
And to answer your question, highly unlikely Almeida starts at striker for Portugal. We gave him a chance in the Turkey game to win the job and he failed. We don't have many options, but I'd say Postiga is likely to start Saturday. He's better than Almeida, has started most games at striker for us under coach Bento and enjoyed a better club year than Almeida.
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Is it certain Hummels won't start?
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anyone watching poland (England C team) vs Grease?
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Exciting first day! Ok, it's not.
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I feel as Greece was lucky to get a point, yet they did have some odds stacked against him..horrible sending off, and could have been a PK in the 1st half.. but they did get one in the second, and missed it.
Horrible goaltending by Szczesny on the first goal
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Is it certain Hummels won't start?
Pretty much. They speculate that Gomez might replace Klose tho.
Schweinsteiger and Klose can't be in shape either, you should have a chance today. Go Portugal ;D
Pleasantly surprised about the first 2 games.
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Congrats to Germany
As for my take on Portugal..
I thought we played well. We showed a ton of passion and heart and we deserved a draw. I liked how at times, we didn't give them too much space in the MF and forced them backwards. We did play for a draw though.
On the goal, I don't know why we let them cross it in..we basically gave them the space & time to do so.. Reminded me of Euro 2000 vs. England, when we basically allowed Beckham to take a free kick cross into the box.. Patricio had no chance on the goal. It did take an unlucky bounce off Moutinho which affected Pepe's positioning on Gomez.
I thought Joao Pereira (our RB) was pretty bad. Unfortunately, he's the best of a bad group at RB. Pepe was solid, Alves surprised the heck out of me. Coentrao was easily our best player on the pitch.
Veloso as well, surprised me and was quite solid. Meireles was very disappointing, gave away possession far too often. Moutinho was quite decent, played some slow balls at times but was still quite good.
Ronaldo created when he received the ball, but I feel like we didn't get it to him enough. Nani didn't show any signs of the injury and was effective. Postiga is a waste of space and I hope he doesn't start vs. Denmark.
No complains on our manager Paulo Bento, I thought the 2 subs were excellent.. Shocked and HAPPY he went to Nelo/Varela over Almeida/Quaresma. Nelo didn't get too involved but created something out of nothing on Varela's golden opportunity.. He absolutely should have buried that! Varela played damn good though as a sub.
I hope Bento saw enough from Nelo to start him Wednesday, but I'm concerned he did not.. And I hope Varela remains first choice substitute if we need offense off the bench..
Obviously the last 15 minutes was gorgeous play as we looked for the equalizer, and many (including myself) may say "why didn't we play like that all game?" But keep in mind that's a dangerous style to play for 90 minutes, far too open..Germany probably would have scored 3 if we played like that all game.. But that was really some beautiful attacking football.
We'll play much more open vs. Denmark, as we absolutely need a win and they're offense isn't as dangerous as Germany.
Very bad luck.. Pepe's crossbar, Nani's [freak] crossbar on a cross, and Varela's golden opportunity..Add in Alves header at the end, and Nani's shot which was blocked on a gorgeous pass back from Ronaldo.. Ronaldo had a decent shot or 2 also, that forced a nice save(s). We should have scored & would have deserved it, a draw would have been a just result.
I am faithful we can still advance, we showed a ton of quality today. But it has to start Wednesday with a victory over Denmark who I think may defend tough for a draw since they already have 3 points.
Portugal beat Denmark
Germany tie Holland
Portugal tie Holland
Germany beat Denmark
We'd advance as 2nd place with only 4 pts..
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After tonight's games, group B should be even more interesting than before. Even though the Dutch lost to Denmark, I still think that the Danish will come up last in this group. Tuesday will be make or break for Oranje, basically. I don't think they will beat Germany, so assuming that Portugal beats Denmark it would be Germany/6, Portugal/3, Denmark /3 and Holland/zero. That would lead to Germany/9 against Denmark, and Portugal/Netherlands would play for 2nd place. Killer group right there, can't wait.
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It won't be easy, but I think Portugal may get through. They showed quality today.
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Yep typical German lucky win, about time they found old German virtues again. Germany always had the best results when they peaked not too early.
The offensive line Poldi - Özil - Müller was weaksauce today. They have to show next games or the excellent bench players should get their chance. Schweinsteiger and Lahm were also poor
Oh yeah and HUMMELS FTW 8)
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I feel Portugal has been playing way more defensive oriented/minded than they should for a while ... sure the D is solid but they should be/ are able to be more offensive minded ... instead of always counting only on fast breaks opportunities when the game is still 0-0...
This was a " well , we could have done more , we may have some regrets at the end" type of game ... same for their non game against Spain in 2010
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I'm pissed! Holland shows the best offensive performance so far and loses to Denmark, that's just not right. :(
At least Germany won and surprisingly Löw came to his senses and let Hummels play. Weird game, out of the whole team the often critizised defense was strongest and out of them Lahm was the weakest. Can't say that I saw this before.
I have to say, Mereiles' fist in Badstubers face was typical South European bastard shit. Hope he gets suspended.
Ger - Ned will be a killer game hopefully, Holland's defense is weaker than Portugal's, Germany should get more chances on scoring. And the Dutch simply have to get rid of their bad luck. You don't play two games in a row like this, impossible.
Do you have the feeling that many players are slipping? It's like they're playing on ice. :D
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I feel Portugal has been playing way more defensive oriented/minded than they should for a while ... sure the D is solid but they should be/ are able to be more offensive minded ... instead of always counting only on fast breaks opportunities when the game is still 0-0...
This was a " well , we could have done more , we may have some regrets at the end" type of game ... same for their non game against Spain in 2010
Against Spain in 2010, we were just coached by Quieroz, who was ALL about defense..we played defense that entire tournament.
But under Bento, we've played very offensive, for 2 years now.. yesterday was the 1st exception under Bento. I can't complain though. We played beautifully the last 15 mins, but if we played that open all game, we probably would have conceded 2 or 3.
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Spain - Italy was the best game i've seen in the tournament yet. both teams were strong, but Italy was more impressive imo. Spain still got it obviously but their defense seem shaky and their offense isn't as sharp as in 2010 without Villa and with a low self esteem Torres. a world class player like him doesn't miss that type of opportunities usually. Iniesta, Jesus Navas & David Silva were on fire.
can't wait for tom's game 8)
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I was quite shocked they used Jesus Navas as 1st sub over Mata who didn't play at all.
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Del Bosque needs to put the sangria down if he expects to win the competition without playing a real striker most of the time .... I was shocked about this tactic ... I mean against Italy , WTF
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Spain - Italy was the best game i've seen in the tournament yet. both teams were strong, but Italy was more impressive imo. Spain still got it obviously but their defense seem shaky and their offense isn't as sharp as in 2010 without Villa and with a low self esteem Torres. a world class player like him doesn't miss that type of opportunities usually. Iniesta, Jesus Navas & David Silva were on fire.
can't wait for tom's game 8)
Yeah good game.
Italy was surprisingly good. They seemed tired the last 25 minutes though.
And I agree with wcsoldier, they need to play with a real striker. Torres had to score yesterday, but I think he slowly passes his looong crisis. He already improved in the CL final. I think he may become a world class player again. Still don't think Spain can defend the title, because nobody has so far. :P Almost as mighty as the CL defender curse
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^^^^ yeah Euro is a tough and very homogeneous competition ... the majority of the games from the 1st round to the Final are interesting to watch ... can't say the same about a World Cup
that's why I hate the decision to extend it to 24 countries as of 2016
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i think Del Bosque's tactics was to tire Italy out and then wait for Torres to come on the pitch and score, and if you think about it, it all but worked... if Torres wasn't a shadow of his former self, he would have bagged at least one goal from all his chances. also, his decision to play Fabregas as a forward wasn't that ludicrous since he ended up scoring. Spain's attack is gonna be a problem but then again they played very well yesterday and might have won (could have lost too) had there been another keeper than buffon. Spain are clearly still favorite to win the tournament, but we'll see if competitive teams emerge from these group stages.
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Del Bosque's tactic was great, Torres just didn't execute.
Anways, Italy was nice, could surprise a lot of people on this Euro.
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Euro is much more competitive than the world cup no doubt. I agree making it 24 teams will take some of that away.
But you do have some good teams not in this tournament -- Belgium, Serbia & Turkey should be there (I Wish they were in this tournament instead of Greece, Czech & Ireland). Slovakia could be competitive as well. But surely you'll get some garbage teams in the 24 team set up.
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Euro is much more competitive than the world cup no doubt. I agree making it 24 teams will take some of that away.
But you do have some good teams not in this tournament -- Belgium, Serbia & Turkey should be there (I Wish they were in this tournament instead of Greece, Czech & Ireland). Slovakia could be competitive as well. But surely you'll get some garbage teams in the 24 team set up.
cant get rid off ireland (England B Team) ill need a second team to support :laugh:
any way happy with the result against the french i think we can go on and win the group.
I really thought france was gonna play better than they did.
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England seemed to defend quite a bit though. Not sure they believed they could beat France.
Russia-Poland was a good game today, and I expect both of them to advance
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England seemed to defend quite a bit though. Not sure they believed they could beat France.
Russia-Poland was a good game today, and I expect both of them to advance
yeah they did what they always do score then try to defend their lead, when are they gonna learn that
attack is the best form of defence!
Hart is the only player in the england team i would call world class. So too right they didn't think they could beat
France, I didn't think they could till I watched the game the french team was just as nervous as the English team was
I didn't expect that.
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So far the tournament has been rather dire. The atmosphere in every game so far has been poor and the quality of football hasn't been great either.
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So far the tournament has been rather dire. The atmosphere in every game so far has been poor and the quality of football hasn't been great either.
I've still been enjoying. They'll only get better as they go on. Especially Group B & D
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Not enough risks taken when 2 big nations meet in the 1st game ... Germany-Portugal and England-France , same old game ... " if we score , fine , if not we'll be ok with a draw"
We should have definetely won this in the 2nd half ...
I have trouble to root for assholes/classless players like Ribery , Evra and Nasri though ... it's a weird feeling to root for your country but at the same time not caring that much about the result.
Today's game should be more entertaining as both Portugal and Netherlands don't have the choice
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^why do you hate ribery? he's my nigga :D
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what a win for portugal 8) ronaldo better wake up next game
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Great win for Portugal! Say what you want about Ronaldo, but it just shows you the quality of our side. The rest of the players dug deep as Ronaldo was struggling mightily to still pull out a win. The subs of Nelson Oliveira & Varela in both games have been quality. Varela deserved it 8) This proves we are not "just Ronaldo" -- we have quality players all over Europe such as Pepe, Coentrao, Veloso, Moutinho, Meireles, Nani, Postiga, Varela & Oliveira.
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184 Arrested in Poland During Euro 2012 Violence
Polish police have detained 184 people involved in clashes between Russians and Poles before and during their match at the 2012 Euro Football (soccer) championship in Warsaw.
The first clashes took place Tuesday during a march by thousands of Russian fans to National Stadium for "Russia Day," which marks the fall of the Soviet Union. Violent incidents also occurred during the game, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Officials said more than 150 Poles and 24 Russians were among those arrested.
At a press briefing on Wednesday, Poland's sports minister, Joanna Mucha, said the incident left her "ashamed" and disgusted." She said the people involved were "hooligans," not fans.
Polish Interior Minister Jacek Cichocki said there will be "fast track" criminal procedures with the foreign nationals detained so sentences can be issued within two days and they can be expelled from the country.
During the march, police used tear gas and rubber bullets to subdue the clashes. Officials say 10 police officers were injured.
A Russian human rights official, Mikhail Fedotov, told Russia's Interfax news agency he plans to discuss the clashes with Polish officials on Wednesday.
Poland and Russia hold bitter feelings toward each other stemming from the occupation of Poland after World War Two.
Poland and Ukraine are co-hosting the 16-nation Euro 2012 championship, which will be decided on July 1 in Kyiv.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/AlFdBjWnDQk
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I really like the way Benzema is playing. More active role than in Madrid.
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Benzema is a versatile forward, he can do it all, assist, score, but I think he's better as a creative forward since he's not a poacher. good game but i wish he had scored, maybe next game 8)
Ukraine was very weak though.
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Shocked not to watch a boring England game. For once we didn't just sit back and defend. It was only against one of the poorest Sweden sides in a while but we still managed to make things hard for ourselves. Satisfied with the end result though.
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wellbeck's goal was a stunner... the game could have gone both ways. sweden had numerous chances too but lacked realism
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Ribery ( finally) and Cabaye are the 2 best players of our team after 2 games ... with Benzema not too far behind ...
I'd prefer Benzema to play just behind a real striker who is in the box most of the time but we don't have one ( Giroud lacks experience at this level)
I'm glad Clichy and Menez ( lacks maturity and doesn't do the defensive work but at least create offensive opportunities unlike Florent " Casper" Malouda") replaced Evra and Malouda who are useless ..
Rami is fucking garbage though ... I don't think our D in the center will be solid enough against top competition
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i wouldn't call rami garbage, but he has concentration lapses regularly and lacks security. he's as good as he's ever been since he's always been overrated. a decent central defender, who every so often makes crazy mistakes and is a bit erratic on the pitch.
i'm pretty satisfied with our offensive asset. everybody's showing up so far. i mean french critics and pundits hate on Nasri but dude put on a hell of performance last night and against England, and i don't even like him that much (both as a player and a personality). Ribéry is on beast mode and has played so well for the national team, Cabaye is unexpectedly stepping up and is almost flawless, Menez lacks realism but scored a goal on one of his most difficult chances, Benzema is dropping too deep on the pitch but he assists.
but we're still shaky, our defense seems unreliable, even though full backs are doing the job, and there's a huge gap between the defense and the midfield. it looks REALLY unbalanced. at times, both against England & Ukraine, they had counterattacks where they would run 50 yards unattacked. it's a blessing Ukraine was so weak yesterday because against strong teams, we should have conceded at least a goal.
anyway, France is now having a bit of a style of play and for the first time in years seem creative and disciplined, let's hope it continues. it's a shame Laurent Blanc is probably leaving at the end of the tournament, i think we have the potential to buil something huge for the years to come, just like Hidalgo from 1978 on.
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yep Nasri is playing well.... Diarra has been a good surprise too considering his average season with OM ..
Rami is always slow too react/late in his interventions ...
I don't like our pitch balance either ... and I think it starts with our offensive players doing an inconsistent defensive job at pressuring the opponent when they lose the ball .. only Benzema is doing a consistent job at it imo
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Benzema is indeed good a pressing, but we can't ignore Ribéry's work rate and discipline when it comes to defensive matters. one of the good surprises.
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FORCA PORTUGAL 8) What a FANTASTIC performance! Absolutely outclassed the Dutch. Ronaldo!!!
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HOLLAND :D
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The Netherlands D in this Euro was the worst I've seen from an elite country since .... ?
Pathetic D
Portugal will advance to the Semi , probably to face Spain
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never seen such an amateurish display from Holland. that defense was truly terrible. i mean they had to be on strike or something cause the Portuguese were not properly marked, not aerial presence whatsoever (which is Holland's forté, usually, much more than Latin countries). This is even worse than France's display in 2008. 0 point. I mean, that has to be a record, even France in 02, 08 & 10 (what a streak though, lol) left the group with a point (well at least Holland scored during the tournament lol).
it's all the more weird since Holland had a hell of an attack. players linked up rather well and yesterday it seems as if Robben had decided to pass the ball after cutting in, instead of shooting non-stop.
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I'm worried Greek players might injure German players just out of spite because their country hates us for giving them money. Therefore I much rather would have faced Russia, even though that team is much better.
Either way... semi-finals prediction:
Portugal - Spain
Germany - France
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I'm worried Greek players might injure German players just out of spite because their country hates us for giving them money. Therefore I much rather would have faced Russia, even though that team is much better.
Either way... semi-finals prediction:
Portugal - Spain
Germany - France
Oh you are worried. Who would've thought :o
You were the one who expected genocide in South Africa 2010, nothing but unwarranted scaremongering again.
Surely the Greek will fight for their life, and the media will be heated again. I would rather look out for the German fans before talking about Greek players, they better not pull that stupid shit again they did in the opener.
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I'm worried Greek players might injure German players just out of spite because their country hates us for giving them money. Therefore I much rather would have faced Russia, even though that team is much better.
Either way... semi-finals prediction:
Portugal - Spain
Germany - France
Oh you are worried. Who would've thought :o
You were the one who expected genocide in South Africa 2010, nothing but unwarranted scaremongering again.
Surely the Greek will fight for their life, and the media will be heated again. I would rather look out for the German fans before talking about Greek players, they better not pull that stupid shit again they did in the opener.
German fans have always belonged to the more normal. You just hold them to much higher standards and criticize them a lot easier, typical left wing shit. Either way, I expect your apology after the game (given the most likely scenario that I was right).
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I'm worried Greek players might injure German players just out of spite because their country hates us for giving them money. Therefore I much rather would have faced Russia, even though that team is much better.
lmao you're crazy :laugh:
if every big team makes it to the knockout stages, the semi finals are gonna be the most prestigious games we've had in a minute, whether it'd be Portugal - Spain, Portugal - Italy, Italy - Germany, Germany - France, or whatever, nothing but classics.
I'm really hoping for a France - Italy matchup in the quarter finals :)
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Either way... semi-finals prediction:
Portugal - Spain
Germany - France
I think this will be correct
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I'm worried Greek players might injure German players just out of spite because their country hates us for giving them money. Therefore I much rather would have faced Russia, even though that team is much better.
Either way... semi-finals prediction:
Portugal - Spain
Germany - France
Oh you are worried. Who would've thought :o
You were the one who expected genocide in South Africa 2010, nothing but unwarranted scaremongering again.
Surely the Greek will fight for their life, and the media will be heated again. I would rather look out for the German fans before talking about Greek players, they better not pull that stupid shit again they did in the opener.
German fans have always belonged to the more normal. You just hold them to much higher standards and criticize them a lot easier, typical left wing shit. Either way, I expect your apology after the game (given the most likely scenario that I was right).
lmao. You are really retarded. I don't care if German fans are considered "normal", that shit against Portugal was stupid. If the Greek would interfere German players like that, it would be equally stupid. Basta
lmao @ thinking Greeks will injure German players out of hate (news for you: the vast majority of injuries are not caused by enemy contact). You are really paranoid :D We'll see who has to apologize.
lmao @ thinking a bunch of Greek footballers will go nuts because there are some political concerns. I know papers like the BILD and their Greek counterparts do their best to incite hatred but your 'scenario' is just wild speculation.
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I'm worried Greek players might injure German players just out of spite because their country hates us for giving them money. Therefore I much rather would have faced Russia, even though that team is much better.
Either way... semi-finals prediction:
Portugal - Spain
Germany - France
Oh you are worried. Who would've thought :o
You were the one who expected genocide in South Africa 2010, nothing but unwarranted scaremongering again.
Surely the Greek will fight for their life, and the media will be heated again. I would rather look out for the German fans before talking about Greek players, they better not pull that stupid shit again they did in the opener.
German fans have always belonged to the more normal. You just hold them to much higher standards and criticize them a lot easier, typical left wing shit. Either way, I expect your apology after the game (given the most likely scenario that I was right).
lmao. You are really retarded. I don't care if German fans are considered "normal", that shit against Portugal was stupid. If the Greek would interfere German players like that, it would be equally stupid. Basta
lmao @ thinking Greeks will injure German players out of hate (news for you: the vast majority of injuries are not caused by enemy contact). You are really paranoid :D We'll see who has to apologize.
lmao @ thinking a bunch of Greek footballers will go nuts because there are some political concerns. I know papers like the BILD and their Greek counterparts do their best to incite hatred but your 'scenario' is just wild speculation.
Lmao, why are you so mad though? Serious question.
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Portugal Czech :D - Spain
Germany - France England
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lmao. You are really retarded.
everybody knows that 7even is retarded :D
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Portugal Czech :D - Spain
Germany - France England
LOL
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ENGLAND FTW That is all 8)
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So I take it France was scared of Germany, so they tanked the Sweden game? Why risk a fast exit via Spain instead? Weird.
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So I take it France was scared of Germany
scared of a team that they beat like 3 months ago ? yeah right
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So I take it France was scared of Germany
scared of a team that they beat like 3 months ago ? yeah right
its always best to win a game and no one assumes what team there going to play
both germany and France might not make to the semi's
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So I take it France was scared of Germany
scared of a team that they beat like 3 months ago ? yeah right
its always best to win a game and no one assumes what team there going to play
both germany and France might not make to the semi's
lmao. But England ftw eh? :D
England is a joke as always.
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So I take it France was scared of Germany
scared of a team that they beat like 3 months ago ? yeah right
The bs that 7even posts is really unbearable.
Scared is obviously bs, but friendlies don't mean a thing. Especially not for German teams.
France was pretty poor, I don't think they are good enough to beat Germany. Normally the team that sucks at first but improves over time wins, but I don't see them winning against teams like Spain, Germany and Italy.
Portugal was one of the better teams. Spain is due this time, Portugal might be able to beat them if they don't blow it against the Czechs.
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France was just pathetic against Sweden ... forget about "calculation" ... players thought it would be an easy win and got destroyed/outhustled by an already eliminated team which wanted it more ( how pathetic it is ).
I thought our players will get it this time but no ... this generation will never get it ... they sure don't have the mental and smarts necessary to have a shot at winning a such competition
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Ronaldo 8)
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Ronaldo 8)
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Still not convinced by Portugal. They were outclassed by Germany, had a weird lucky win against Denmark and beat the horrible Dutch. I won't even mention Czechs as a quarterfinals opponent.
I just don't think that Ronaldo alone is enough against stronger teams.
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Still not convinced by Portugal. They were outclassed by Germany, had a weird lucky win against Denmark and beat the horrible Dutch. I won't even mention Czechs as a quarterfinals opponent.
I just don't think that Ronaldo alone is enough against stronger teams.
Even as a German I can't agree with this. The German team still hasn't reached its full potential tho.
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Still not convinced by Portugal. They were outclassed by Germany, had a weird lucky win against Denmark and beat the horrible Dutch. I won't even mention Czechs as a quarterfinals opponent.
I just don't think that Ronaldo alone is enough against stronger teams.
Even as a German I can't agree with this. The German team still hasn't reached its full potential tho.
Then again, you're the type who wished the team to fail because your darling wasn't expected to play. Then you didn't apologize after he played 90 minutes in each game. Then you shitted on German fans and became apologetic for the future deeds of Greek players.
... so basically your opinion on that matter is not exactly warranted by your nationality. You're probably the type who doesn't have a jersey or a flag.
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So I take it France was scared of Germany
scared of a team that they beat like 3 months ago ? yeah right
its always best to win a game and no one assumes what team there going to play
both germany and France might not make to the semi's
lmao. But England ftw eh? :D
England is a joke as always.
1 world cup 2 world wars :laugh: now shut it nazi boy
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Still not convinced by Portugal. They were outclassed by Germany, had a weird lucky win against Denmark and beat the horrible Dutch. I won't even mention Czechs as a quarterfinals opponent.
I just don't think that Ronaldo alone is enough against stronger teams.
Even as a German I can't agree with this. The German team still hasn't reached its full potential tho.
Then again, you're the type who wished the team to fail because your darling wasn't expected to play. Then you didn't apologize after he played 90 minutes in each game. Then you shitted on German fans and became apologetic for the future deeds of Greek players.
... so basically your opinion on that matter is not exactly warranted by your nationality. You're probably the type who doesn't have a jersey or a flag.
yeah, I'm rather neutral and want the better team to win / just see some good football. After all, there are just 11 guys playing who have no connection to me apart from an imagined group identity .
(To clear things up, I'm a Dortmund supporter but I've become much more calm about it too. After all, it's just entertainment)
'Apologize because Hummels was allowed to play ? :D lmao
Shitted on German fans? Yeah I'll shit on anybody who acts like an idiot.
Oh yeah you were absolutely right, the Greeks were brutal. These thugs absolutely proved your point and tried to slaughter the German players.
And yeah I don't have a flag or jersey. I don't like to get ripped off and pay 90 € for a kit, and these flags and whatnot look very sill< . But you can be assured that I had a good time tonight, drank some beers at the cloub house of my home football club and went to the pub afterwards.
Sorry that I'm not a sheep and act like a 'proud German' despite not having accomplished on a personal level.
Btw do you agree that Germany outclassed Portugal?
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Portugal were by no means "outclassed" by Germany.
And they don't only have Ronaldo.. Moutinho & Nani have had great tournaments & are great players..not too mention Pepe & Coentrao who are world class.. Veloso & Alves have had good tournaments also.
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Still not convinced by Portugal. They were outclassed by Germany, had a weird lucky win against Denmark and beat the horrible Dutch. I won't even mention Czechs as a quarterfinals opponent.
I just don't think that Ronaldo alone is enough against stronger teams.
Even as a German I can't agree with this. The German team still hasn't reached its full potential tho.
Then again, you're the type who wished the team to fail because your darling wasn't expected to play. Then you didn't apologize after he played 90 minutes in each game. Then you shitted on German fans and became apologetic for the future deeds of Greek players.
... so basically your opinion on that matter is not exactly warranted by your nationality. You're probably the type who doesn't have a jersey or a flag.
yeah, I'm rather neutral and want the better team to win / just see some good football. After all, there are just 11 guys playing who have no connection to me apart from an imagined group identity .
(To clear things up, I'm a Dortmund supporter but I've become much more calm about it too. After all, it's just entertainment)
'Apologize because Hummels was allowed to play ? :D lmao
Shitted on German fans? Yeah I'll shit on anybody who acts like an idiot.
Oh yeah you were absolutely right, the Greeks were brutal. These thugs absolutely proved your point and tried to slaughter the German players.
And yeah I don't have a flag or jersey. I don't like to get ripped off and pay 90 € for a kit, and these flags and whatnot look very sill< . But you can be assured that I had a good time tonight, drank some beers at the cloub house of my home football club and went to the pub afterwards.
Sorry that I'm not a sheep and act like a 'proud German' despite not having accomplished on a personal level.
Btw do you agree that Germany outclassed Portugal?
That's exactly how I pictured you to be... in my opinion it is something to envy if someone is still so alive and into something, can get emotions and enjoyment through it... honestly, I miss the days when I could still cry after tough losses. Not because crying is fun or because I'm a masochist, it's just great to relate to something and to really feel something. Life can be so annoyingly dull, therefore I'm really not proud of being "more calm" about anything... whether it's sports or anything else. Passion isn't bad at all, as long as you're not hurting anyone because of it.
Germany didn't outclass them, but they kept things under control. They knew they can live with a draw and played accordingly. It's not pretty but more mature than trying to go 4-0 in every game of a tournament. Probably also a by-product of the Chelsea game.
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Watching the Germans and Greeks play today was like watching a high-school team play against a grade 1 class. Germany should have had 6 or 7 goals. Greece only really had that one chance. At least they scored on it though. I do think it may have been slightly closer had Karagounis been there, but I couldn't imagine any way this Greek team could beat this German team.
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France was just pathetic against Sweden ... forget about "calculation" ... players thought it would be an easy win and got destroyed/outhustled by an already eliminated team which wanted it more ( how pathetic it is ).
I thought our players will get it this time but no ... this generation will never get it ... they sure don't have the mental and smarts necessary to have a shot at winning a such competition
i won't be so despondent about it, but yeah i understand where you're coming from...
what struck me was the lack of tactical discipline that we had in the other games... it's unacceptable in a european tournament. and the lack of aerial presence. i think maybe if giroud had been a starter for the game, it would have been more suited for the team we were playing against.
we were outclassed and we didn't show the spirit to come back... very bad way to prepare the game against spain.
then again we still had more possession, shot more off target and on target, and could have equalized several times and even lead in the beignning of the game. so let's not be too harsh on our team and wait and see, even though spain are the clear favorites.
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Great game by Italy. Should've ended it a long time ago. England was pathetic.
Italy is the team I'm rooting for this time. Never thought I'd say that ;D
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Great game by Italy. Should've ended it a long time ago. England was pathetic.
Italy is the team I'm rooting for this time. Never thought I'd say that ;D
Italy are just shirt pulling cheating little bastards! but no excuses england are shit to many foreign cunts in our premier league!
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The 4 best teams are in the semi finals.
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The 4 best teams are in the semi finals.
exactly. most competitive semi finals in a long time. i'd say since the Euro 2000 where there were Italy, Netherlands, Portugal & France.
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yeah, I'm rather neutral and want the better team to win / just see some good football. After all, there are just 11 guys playing who have no connection to me apart from an imagined group identity .
(To clear things up, I'm a Dortmund supporter but I've become much more calm about it too. After all, it's just entertainment)
Shitted on German fans? Yeah I'll shit on anybody who acts like an idiot.
And yeah I don't have a flag or jersey. I don't like to get ripped off and pay 90 € for a kit, and these flags and whatnot look very sill< .
Sorry that I'm not a sheep and act like a 'proud German' despite not having accomplished on a personal level.
+ fucking 1
The 4 best teams are in the semi finals.
Hopefully Portugal can do something about Spain's ball possession/dominance bullshit tactic. An early goal for Portugal would make the whole game much more interesting. I'm not worried about Germany - Italy, that's a damn classic! 8)
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Hopefully Portugal can do something about Spain's ball possession/dominance bullshit tactic. An early goal for Portugal would make the whole game much more interesting. I'm not worried about Germany - Italy, that's a damn classic! 8)
I hope so as well..Our midfield in Veloso, Meireles & Moutinho will work tirelessly.
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Hopefully Portugal can do something about Spain's ball possession/dominance bullshit tactic. An early goal for Portugal would make the whole game much more interesting. I'm not worried about Germany - Italy, that's a damn classic! 8)
I hope so as well..Our midfield in Veloso, Meireles & Moutinho will work tirelessly.
lets hope so, either way one of my teams are going through just hope its portugal 8)
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portugal - spain. I'm watching!
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portugal - spain. I'm watching!
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I ain't scared in the slightest. Very beatable.
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Told you. Ronaldo ain't enough.
Let's go Italy! In case Germany wins...let's go Germany :-X
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fucking alves :'( lets go spain i guess :-\
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Great game by Italy. Should've ended it a long time ago. England was pathetic.
Italy is the team I'm rooting for this time. Never thought I'd say that ;D
Italy are just shirt pulling cheating little bastards! but no excuses england are shit to many foreign cunts in our premier league!
DON'T CRY :D
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Great game by Italy. Should've ended it a long time ago. England was pathetic.
Italy is the team I'm rooting for this time. Never thought I'd say that ;D
Italy are just shirt pulling cheating little bastards! but no excuses england are shit to many foreign cunts in our premier league!
DON'T CRY :D
What's your prediction for tonight Elano?
I hope we can all agree that Spain shouldn't win this again. Fuck their 1-0 performances.
Italy has impressed me, but they had their trophy in 06, and it's really time for Germany to beat the angstgegner.
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Disappointed with the result of course but proud of this team. Never thought we'd make the semi's and I still believe this team showed more mental toughness than any Portuguese team ever before.
We played quite well for 120 minutes and pushed Spain to the edge! We pressed them and never allowed their style to settle.
Nani had a poor game! Our midfield was great though, went toe to toe with Spain's.
Ronaldo's chance in the 90th minute was unbelievable! Wish Meireles delivered a better ball, and that Ronaldo cut inside onto his right foot.
I too am disappointed with the PK order, but it is what it is. None of us complain if that same order win it. I felt bad for Moutinho because he had a fantastic tournament, but he doesn't have a good shot and that was a poorly taken penalty.
Pepe's was surprisingly nice. Nani's was a beauty also. Alves was a very weird choice, but he was unlucky to miss. The problem with keeping your best player for 5th is risking Ronaldo doesn't even get to shoot, and that's exactly what happened. He should have shot 3rd or 4th. Not sure if this a rookie coach mistake or not.
Hats off to Patricio too, he made a GREAT save on Alonso's penalty and was very close to stopping Fabregas' as well. Unfortunate that hit the inside post.
No real complaints about Bento though, I think he coached a heck of a tournament. Can't wait for '14 qualifying to start.
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And Meho, it's quite unbelievable that you STILL think Portugal is JUST Ronaldo.
Pepe is one of the best CB's in the world, and Coentrao is a world class LB, quickly becoming one of the better at his position.
Moutinho had an unbelievable tournament and is a very underrated box to box midfielder. He is a play maker in its true form and defends well, being a ball winner despite his small frame. Meireles is another great player, and Nani is an exceptional winger.
Alves is a very good CB & Veloso a great DM as well.
We don't have big name quality at GK, RB & ST (although GK Patricio & RB Pereira had good tournaments).
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Almeida gave away the game. Portugal could have won had Almeida showed more composure and patience upfront. Ronaldo should have passed the ball on that 90th minute chance. it's a pity cause other than that he had had a great game. then again Spain had the most dangerous chances but couldn't capitalize on them, but Portugal played very well.
they should have never allowed Alves to take the penalty, he had had a difficult game and he wasn't very confident.
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I ain't scared in the slightest. Very beatable.
germany had potential, but weren't solid enough
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Fully deserved win for the Italians. Pirlo ran the game again and for the 1st time I was actually impressed by Ballotelli. Very tough to get past that defence also. Judging by the way both teams have played this tournament, I've got to say that the Italians are favourite to win it. Spain have been very unimpressive. I also want Italy to win as England went out to them. You can't be upset if you go out to the winners.
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I don't care who wins it, if it's not Spain
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I hate to be that guy but ;D
Anways, Italy was nice, could surprise a lot of people on this Euro.
Also have a nice little bet going on, that was made prior to Euro start. Italy for the win.
And Meho, it's quite unbelievable that you STILL think Portugal is JUST Ronaldo.
Okay, not literally but in a way, yes. Everybody was praising Portugal and Ronaldo but you could tell from a mile aways that they just don't have what it takes to win it all. Too many B players, not enough players with authority. Not to mention Ronaldo himself isn't a great leader.
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I ain't scared in the slightest. Very beatable.
lol keep on talking shit
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ANGELA MERKEL KISS MY ASS
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ANGELA MERKEL KISS MY ASS
she was crying like a bitch :'(
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ANGELA MERKEL KISS MY ASS
she was crying like a bitch :'(
Nice to see roy hodgson has got his hair done :laugh:
and people say our English girls are ugly lol
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germans are hated all over the world like no other 8)
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I truly believe Germany would have had a much better chance vs. Spain than Italy has now. It's the better overall team, but Italy has Germany's number.
Anyways, this thread and probably also the entire forum is dominated by idiotic posters. Guys like Elano, K-Macc or Eazy-Li are simply horrible human beings. Not really worth frequenting at this point.
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I truly believe Germany would have had a much better chance vs. Spain than Italy has now. It's the better overall team, but Italy has Germany's number.
Anyways, this thread and probably also the entire forum is dominated by idiotic posters. Guys like Elano, K-Macc or Eazy-Li are simply horrible human beings. Not really worth frequenting at this point.
the truth about your shitty country hurts :loser:
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:loser: :nahnah: :psych: :loser: :nahnah: :psych: :loser: :nahnah: :psych: :loser: :nahnah: :psych: :loser: :nahnah: :psych: :loser: :nahnah: :psych:
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I truly believe Germany would have had a much better chance vs. Spain than Italy has now. It's the better overall team, but Italy has Germany's number.
Anyways, this thread and probably also the entire forum is dominated by idiotic posters. Guys like Elano, K-Macc or Eazy-Li are simply horrible human beings. Not really worth frequenting at this point.
the truth about your shitty country hurts :loser:
lol. Why you hate Germany so much? Aren't we all European family? :laugh:
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I truly believe Germany would have had a much better chance vs. Spain than Italy has now. It's the better overall team, but Italy has Germany's number.
Anyways, this thread and probably also the entire forum is dominated by idiotic posters. Guys like Elano, K-Macc or Eazy-Li are simply horrible human beings. Not really worth frequenting at this point.
cry me a fuckin river :'(
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I actually think Italy will beat Spain
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i hope so
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IMO Spain was more fresh, it looked like Italy was fatigued from the get go. Such a shame that they had to play with 10 players though, you never know...1 goal can change everything.
But in the end, Spain deservingly.
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fucking alves :'( lets go spain i guess :-\
:cheers:
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Pure dominance. The greatest international run of all time
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Spain's passing attack seems too much for any team. It's like they practice a routine. Italy seemed overwhelmed the entire second half. They've already backed to backed the Euro. Thy may very well back to back the World Cup too.
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Spain's passing attack seems too much for any team. It's like they practice a routine. Italy seemed overwhelmed the entire second half. They've already backed to backed the Euro. Thy may very well back to back the World Cup too.
Spain right now is too much for any team, but it will not be easy to win the world cup in brazil for them...
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I expected the game to be much closer than it was, a little disappointed by Italy but at the same time you cant deny just how good Spain played. Was like watching a football masterclass