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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Bruv119 on June 09, 2012, 08:31:48 AM
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So predictions to win ?
Russia were very impressive last night but I am going to go with England for the first time ever purely on the basis that they have had no hype or build up and can go into a major tournament expecting to lose. This is when we do best as underdogs :old:
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The GFC :old:
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So predictions to win ?
Brazil! :banana:
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'96 was the best team and chance for Engerland in my living memory. this time? I'll be pleasantly surprised if we survive the group stage :uhoh
Russia look very strong in their group. half the girls living near me are wearing Poland shirts, they look foxy, but not very happy after yesterday.
edit: tbh half of me doesnt want us to go through, I dont think I could handle losing to Germany on penalties again :bhead
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'96 was the best team and chance for Engerland in my living memory. this time? I'll be pleasantly surprised if we survive the group stage :uhoh
Russia look very strong in their group. half the girls living near me are wearing Poland shirts, they look foxy, but not very happy after yesterday.
edit: tbh half of me doesnt want us to go through, I dont think I could handle losing to Germany on penalties again :bhead
Soon as Greece got that red card I went from neutral to supporting them and with a blatant penalty not given they deserved to win it 2-1.
as for Germany and penalties after watching Bayern we might have a chance ;)
glad to see lusche and zack can stay on topic for 5 seconds :lol
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2 cracking games to watch today ... the Danes are usually tough and the cloggies are ... unpredictable.
then the eurozone grudge match Germany Portugal - fixture of the weekend?
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You guys mean futbol? America is football. :)
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You guys mean futbol? America is football. :)
I think they're talking about soccer, but don't recall "red cards" when my kids played. :headscratch:
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I think they're talking about soccer, but don't recall "red cards" when my kids played. :headscratch:
nope I'm talking about football the first official game of which was in 1888 in England ;)
a red card is a player being sent off the pitch for the rest of the match and in this tournament format the player gets a 2 match ban.
In this case the Greek player picked up two extremely soft yellow cards that equals a red and therefore playing the remainder of the game with 10 players instead of the full 11. If your kid had elbowed or head butted another player in the face they may have received a red card!
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nope I'm talking about football the first official game of which was in 1888 in England ;)
a red card is a player being sent off the pitch for the rest of the match and in this tournament format the player gets a 2 match ban.
In this case the Greek player picked up two extremely soft yellow cards that equals a red and therefore playing the remainder of the game with 10 players instead of the full 11. If your kid had elbowed or head butted another player in the face they may have received a red card!
There was no such outrages behaviour when my sons played. :old:
No wonder I never saw a red card.
Being Greek is difficult in these economic times.
:old: The Greeks deserve a pass on the field since they carry a heavy burden.
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I guess the soccer mom's don't like to see the Fat Bloke skinhead from down the local boozer come charging at you like a raging bull with no intentions of playing the ball and unless your extremely clever and skilful to evade the charge, you will end up in A & E. :uhoh
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I think they're talking about soccer, but don't recall "red cards" when my kids played. :headscratch:
Why do you call it football when you use your hands? :)
Baseball in UK is called rounders :rofl
Is it true American football is design to be played between TV advertisments :)
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Why do you call it football when you use your hands? :)
Baseball in UK is called rounders :rofl
Is it true American football is design to be played between TV advertisments :)
Ask and you shall receive, on occasion. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_is_American_football_called_'football'
Yes it is true, football gives us a few short breaks from the advertisement variety show. :confused:
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Why do you call it football when you use your hands? :)
Baseball in UK is called rounders :rofl
Is it true American football is design to be played between TV advertisments :)
The term soccer originated in England.
Yes it is true.
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:)
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wohoo! :cheers:
Denmark - Netherlands
1-0
Lucky that the Dutch strikers lacked precision. They had 28 shots with only 5 of them on goal. We had 8 with 4 on target.
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congrats the Danes - looking very solid as usual :aok
lets hope the Germany Portugal game livens up in the 2nd half ... zzzz
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twice now the Germans have stamped and got away with it and their fans throwing stuff at the Portuguese players outrageous behaviour :old:
wtg Denmark :aok
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i am from Portugal :old:
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viva russia
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Italy will win it. I believe they prepaid for the victory in the final :old:
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Italy will win it. I believe they prepaid for the victory in the final :old:
:rofl :rofl
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Hope you are not considering Schweinsteiger's a stamp. That's just how you deal with dummy-o's who come sliding through with studs up. Beautiful.
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Yes, Sunday night, Ireland plays Croatia in our first match. The country will come to a halt. Even someone like me who isn't exactly a soccer fan will be watching.
Sadly Croatia will win 2-1 despite of our Italian manager.
I'm really pessimistic about our chances. But it will be fun while it lasts. Every second house will be decorated with patriotic flags as will the cars.
Great fun.
Much more fun than our so called national game.
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You outworlders wouldnt believe how many Yanks are following this thing. Its all Ive been hearing about at work.
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You outworlders wouldnt believe how many Yanks are following this thing. Its all Ive been hearing about at work.
Considering it is the 3rd biggest tournament in the world, I'm not. The only tourney's bigger are the UEFA Champions League and the World Cup.
i am from Portugal :old:
Sorry to hear that. :devil
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Poor little C. Ronaldo, won't ever be able to beat players from Bayern Munich :rofl
And here is to hoping this doesn't turn into a American Football v Association Football thread.
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I'd get a kick out of seeing Ronaldo run in the oklahoma drill or hoot and holler :)
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I'd get a kick out of seeing Ronaldo run in the oklahoma drill or hoot and holler :)
Considering that he is 6'1" and only 175lbs, I don't think he'd be very good at either Oline or Dline. However, he can kick the ball over 60mph, roughly the same momentum as a baseball going 180mph
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Didn't the NFL Europe go under?
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Always wondered what the world series was in USA...and why the rest of the world did not participate.... :headscratch:
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Always wondered what the world series was in USA...and why the rest of the world did not participate.... :headscratch:
Not just baseball but many other sports. World Champion This or That but only Americans participating. :rolleyes:
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back on topic,
I'd go with Spain to beat Italy today. I'm sure it will be full of drama and an Italian getting sent off or rolling around on the ground lots!!
Ireland have a good chance to get a result against Croatia with some experienced Premier league players in the twilight of their careers.
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back on topic,
I'd go with Spain to beat Italy today. I'm sure it will be full of drama and an Italian getting sent off or rolling around on the ground lots!!
No, Italy have already paid up for that victory to. Berlusconi even handed over one of 'his girls' to ensure of the result :old:
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"Barcelona is gonna win!"- a quote from a so called soccer supporter at my school :rolleyes:
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to be fair half the team do play for Barce.
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begorrah! 1-1 :o
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Spain looked good today. We'll see.
Germany looks strong too.
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Didn't get to watch Spain vs Italy. :(
Moved into a new apartment and I don't have cable, spent 30 minutes trying to find a site that would let me watch the game without attacking my computer. Interesting side note- I've come across several awesome secrets for enlarging my PP and found christian singles in my area. More on that later...
I had been pretty impressed with Germany's play until yesterday, but I won't totally turn on them for one lethargic performance. And since I have no stake in the games I began rooting for Portugal after the Gomez goal, because I thought the game deserved to tie.
I can't remember which announcer it was but pre-game was boasting about the "clinical" finishing of the Dutch. Hoho!
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6 midfielders for spain, I'm starting to see a pattern with this tournament. frankly if the teams cant be bothered to play football, I wont bother to watch it. :rolleyes:
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spain vs Italy was interesting, Spain played with no strikers and never really looked like breaking down the Italians. Torres should have scored one of his two clear cut chances at the end for the win. A draw was a fair result.
croatia have been lethal infront of goal so far hoping for a few more goals either way.
love getting paid to sit and watch 3 hours of football :D
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I did enjoy Balotelli being subbed :D His face made me :lol
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Did you see his effort on that 1v0? Not impressive.
And yes, it was a lol face! :)
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The best is the irish keeper coming up with white powder all over his nose.
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Cracking diving header from Shay Given! :devil
Someone tipped me that the Republic would get to the semis... Slightly misguided! Glad I kept my tenner in my pocket!
As for England, we may get out of the group but I really can't see us progressing.
Italy impressed me against Spain, I hope Torres has a good tournament as we need him to perform next season, a couple of chances missed but his movement was good.
Association Football: The word soccer is a colloquial abbreviation of association (from assoc.)
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I did enjoy Balotelli being subbed :D His face made me :lol
A black with an Italian name? :rofl
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A black with an Italian name? :rofl
Wow... don't know what to say here.
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Wow... don't know what to say here.
I do;
SEraiderYou sir are a racist.
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Today:
my tips
FRA : ENG 2:1
UKR : SWE 0:1
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Today:
my tips
FRA : ENG 2:1
UKR : SWE 0:1
hopefully your predictions are as bad as mine were yesterday! :D
ENG-GERRR-LAND!!!! :pray
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hopefully your predictions are as bad as mine were yesterday! :D
ENG-GERRR-LAND!!!! :pray
well,
i placed 20 € on Fra vs Eng for a FRA victory
a second bet with 25 € on the combination FRA and SWE as winners
if both will happend, 363 € are mine tomorrow .....and as a backup i spend 15€ on UkR with a return of 39€......
:cool: :lol
England without Rooney is half worth if you ask me ;)
but honestly this all is only paperform, chess games, belonging to my feelings i would like to see france loosing dramaticly in the 90 minute by a 3:2 for England!
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Torres should have scored one of his two clear cut chances at the end for the win. A draw was a fair result.
yeah that scene was ..... unbeliviable! just one pass, and easy one, and spain went away with 3 points in their bag
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Spain. Just cause.... Well... Torres.... Pepe Reina.... Casillias..... yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeahh.
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I would predict an England draw, if not a 1 goal victory.
UKR: SWE who knows, 0-0 draw. Dhyran loses all his bets and English pride intact. ;)
One player doesn't make a team!
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One player doesn't make a team!
correct, but one can decide a match! Look at Torres yesterday, and you see what i mean, Rooney got it to decide a match
haha, i would only loose my 50€ i allways spent each Euro and World Champoinship, hope i will walk away with 550 € like in 2010. I seperated some money and bet on karke paul tips, he was right til the end....
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I'm just hoping England gets a win.
But Spain and Russia and most definately Germany are scaring the living hell out of me.
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I'm just hoping England gets a win.
But Spain and Russia and most definately Germany are scaring the living hell out of me.
hmm, well our german team was real strong last year during the qualification, currently some players hang back to their lost chances , all munich players
well, i you ask me, italy will be in the final for sure
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England wont beat France. They don't have a whiff of victory there. Bunch of knuckle dragging wasters.
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hmm, well our german team was real strong last year during the qualification, currently some players hang back to their lost chances , all munich players
well, i you ask me, italy will be in the final for sure
Hopefully Ribery will break the funk the Munich players have been in lately. Robben choked for the Netherlands and only Boateng impressed me for Germany. Got a bit scared there when Schweinsteiger took that blow during that header. He broke his collarbone during Champions league against Napoli.
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Hopefully Ribery will break the funk the Munich players have been in lately. Robben choked for the Netherlands and only Boateng impressed me for Germany. Got a bit scared there when Schweinsteiger took that blow during that header. He broke his collarbone during Champions league against Napoli.
hey you are pretty good informed! Yeah robben is completly off the track, but tomorrow ger vs ned we will see hopefully a great match again
i gonna hand over some cold beers to bruv here, mayber that might help if france gonna go through and raid englands towers vs ned we will see hopefully a great match again
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:cheers:
oxlade-chamberlain starts! who needs rooney :banana:
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Very disappointed with the Ireland v Croatia, not with Ireland's performance. Only the most ardent fan actually thought they would win. In fact I had put 10 of my soon to be extinct Euro on a scoreline of 2 - 1 in favour of Croatia at 9/1. There is no patriotism or sentimentality when it comes to betting. But the Irish didn't even have the character to stop an average team from finishing them off 3 - 1.
Today I saw an Irish flag lying on the road where it had fallen off a car, constantly being run over. Says it all really, not just for the team but the state of the country right now.
As for England, a similar fate awaits. Maybe I can recover my money with a bet on France to win 2 -1. Much as I'd like to France to lose after the 'Thierry hand' incident.
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gawd If I have to sit through any more sentimental ITV adverts from Gazza and Terry Venables am gonna go crazy!!!
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1-0 :banana:
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1-1 :(
cracking game so far tho :aok
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1-1 :(
cracking game so far tho :aok
Just a good goal by the frogs.
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Just a good goal by the frogs.
apart from the fact 8 players were behind the ball and none of them came out to block / pressure the ball. GRRR :bhead
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yeah I saw that one coming for a coupla mins
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we can do this if we get aggressive, their centre backs aren't up too much.
bah this ref not picking up on their cynical little fouls!
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I'm dying of excitation.
I didn't remember the English people fell on the ground so easily :D
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I'm dying of excitation.
I didn't remember the English people fell on the ground so easily :D
complete rugby shoulder tackle!!
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complete rugby shoulder tackle!!
and using hands to keep the defenders away in the air is legit? :t
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and using hands to keep the defenders away in the air is legit? :t
another one!!!! OMG you must have paid this referee off!
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the referee is doing it english league style!
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get up ribery! play on!! :D
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for once I'm unhappy to leave work...
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hey is this a match or an attack-defence training? :D
OOOOOh take that yellow
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"the referees a frenchman!
the referees a frenchman!"
:lol
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1-1
very encouraging, good individual performances and for once we actually looked like a team. I'm happy with that :aok
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oh well that was a good shift. shame about the bias ref but we will take that :P sorry dhyran...
welbeck and chamberlain both worked hard and looked good. Just a dam shame their goal was like the parting of the red sea.
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a shame, 1-1 against such a crappy english team...
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a shame, 1-1 against such a crappy english team...
you can ssshhh be thankful for the draw!
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you can ssshhh be thankful for the draw!
I don't know, possession was 65/35, so who's lucky? I didn't know england used greek tactics nowadays
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didn't greece win?
some of our players have had a long season or are coming back from injuries. If your not good enough to break through then you don't deserve the win! like spain yesterday no end product apart from long shots outside the area. If Ribery wasn't so fat and in his line of sight Joe Hart would have saved that shot!
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didn't greece win?
some of our players have had a long season or are coming back from injuries. If your not good enough to break through then you don't deserve the win! like spain yesterday no end product apart from long shots outside the area. If Ribery wasn't so fat and in his line of sight Joe Hart would have saved that shot!
Ribéry isn't fat, Hart just got destracted by the scars :p
Sorry England can't have Neuer or Howard as a Goalie.
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Why is Rooney not playing?
Complications from the hair transplant? :neener:
Seriously, what happened to Roo?
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Why is Rooney not playing?
Complications from the hair transplant? :neener:
Seriously, what happened to Roo?
he was a little naughty and got sent off so he is banned for 2 matches. :uhoh
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- which I reckon is a good thing. crazy to try to build a team around one player, as previous tournaments have proved ...
plus hes likely to pick up more bookings. I'd rather lose him for the first 2 games than the last 2 ;)
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shevchenko legend.
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The Limeys were lucky the game ended in a draw.
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- which I reckon is a good thing. crazy to try to build a team around one player, as previous tournaments have proved ...
plus hes likely to pick up more bookings. I'd rather lose him for the first 2 games than the last 2 ;)
Good point.
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- which I reckon is a good thing. crazy to try to build a team around one player,
Works for Arsenal. Stick van Persie up front and avoid relegation. :banana: :banana:
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^^^ This guy is back at Zenit.. and is now playing for Russia.
:pray we are screwed.
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shevchenko legend.
Yell, amazing performance with 35 years!!!!
Great match, it got Speed and Passion
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real talent there :aok
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1-1
very encouraging, good individual performances and for once we actually looked like a team. I'm happy with that :aok
You are French then I guess...because as usual England totally sucked yesterday. It gets harder and harder to watch England play. SO frustrating that such a talented side cannot display their talents on an international level.
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You are French then I guess...because as usual England totally sucked yesterday. It gets harder and harder to watch England play. SO frustrating that such a talented side cannot display their talents on an international level.
oh well, it was hard to watch indeed! But don't forget its all about to pass the first round.
I put some euros on Poland tonight, and i guess czech will beat greece
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hmmm you think Russia will not steam roll them?
crazy bet!! but will be interesting to watch for sure :aok
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hmmm you think Russia will not steam roll them?
crazy bet!! but will be interesting to watch for sure :aok
you right bruv, i think russia have a lot of advantages on their side, BUT poland playing at home, and the crowd is the 12 man of their team, the rate was just so nice for poland hahaa
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Czech Republic up 2-0 over greece in less then 6 minutes. :uhoh :bolt:
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Czech Republic up 2-0 over greece in less then 6 minutes. :uhoh :bolt:
Did not see that ever happening
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Neither did I :lol
I turned it on expecting a laid back slow game and boom 2 goals in 6 minutes.
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Ukraine did the biz on Sweden.
Got home too late to see the match but hoping for Poland to do the Ruskies over.
There's loads of them at work (Poles) and will be a long day tomorrow if they don't win.
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poland equalize 1-1!
Repeat please ...
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Sheva was epic at Milan. :aok
Gilardino was no replacement :(
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Poland 1 - Russia 1
good game, enjoyed that :aok not as much as the poles did I'm guessing.
edit: Russia/Poland to go through that group, Czech keeper is a joke :uhoh
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At real football games ive seen people picking there nose lmao!
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Poland 1 - Russia 1
good game, enjoyed that :aok not as much as the poles did I'm guessing.
edit: Russia/Poland to go through that group, Czech keeper is a joke :uhoh
How is Petr Čech a joke? He's the reason why Bayern Munich lost the Champions League final. :cry
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is she for sale?
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almost bit my nails to the bone last night. Screamed at TV when clock was showing 60 minutes "REF, FINISH THAT GAME" !!!
After the greece game, tie with Russia is a good result. Now we have to beat Czechs :)
Overall quite fun tournament. No boring games, even ties are exciting..... having fun here in Warsaw.
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How is Petr Čech a joke? He's the reason why Bayern Munich lost the Champions League final. :cry
yeah that was too much, hes a great keeper, he just looked a bit lost to me, like he has no confidence in his back four.
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looks like fans are having fun
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not one to kick a man when he is down but what are the odds on van persie not scoring all tournament?!!
coach needs to grow some and shove huntelaar on!
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coach needs to grow some and shove huntelaar on!
Agreed.
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OH! Beautiful move by Gomez. :aok
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if only we could all play like Gomez stand around for 90 mins do nothing then be in the right position at the right time and BAM job done.
Must make guys like van persie and ronaldo sick doing all that running :lol
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think he nearly started sprinting for his second goal :)
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think he nearly started sprinting for his second goal :)
He thought about it then just said "nah" :o
That second set piece by schweinsteiger was beautiful, perfectly on target and oodles of dip on it.
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if only we could all play like Gomez stand around for 90 mins do nothing then be in the right position at the right time and BAM job done.
Must make guys like van persie and ronaldo sick doing all that running :lol
Wondolowski is the top scorer in MLS because of it. :neener:
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great goal from VP :aok
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ohh goodie will liven up the finish squeaky bum time.
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great goal from VP :aok
On his off foot as well.
Germany took control of the match again after that though.
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Super Mario Goalmez happened again. :banana: :banana:
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wow, we were jumping around! My both sons went crazy! Team germany starts to roll again
My bets today are
Italy : Croatia 3:1
Spain : Ireland 4:1
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wow, we were jumping around! My both sons went crazy! Team germany starts to roll again
My bets today are
Italy : Croatia 3:1
Spain : Ireland 4:1
4 -1 is too high, Ireland's tactics will be to 'park a bus' in defence. 2 - 0 or 2 -1 to Spain more likely.
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4 -1 is too high, Ireland's tactics will be to 'park a bus' in defence. 2 - 0 or 2 -1 to Spain more likely.
cc, but i think you can't defend against spain like you defend against every other team, they still play the fastet and most precise short pass game of the world.
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Soccer is easy I could play it with my hands tied behind my back.
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Soccer is easy I could play it with my hands tied behind my back.
You've never played soccer then! If it was easy to be good anyone could playing in the big leagues. That's the charm of soccer, it looks easy and anyone can play the game and enjoy it. But there is a difference between the Sunday player and the pros. My nephew has played at junior level for Ireland. At the moment he is marked for a career in the English Premier division if he keeps fit. When you watch him play you can see the vast gulf between the fun players and the real talent. He has that talent. It's hard to define but easy to see.
I hope to see him play for Ireland at senior level one day but interestingly he is English born and his Father is half English so if he's good enough they will snap him up. Which will make me an England supporter :uhoh
Soccer looks easy that's why it's so beguiling. Everyone in the stands and watching TV thinks they can be there. The truth it otherwise.
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I was just trolling, you don't use your hands in soccer and that was my joke.
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I was just trolling, you don't use your hands in soccer and that was my joke.
:lol
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I was just trolling, you don't use your hands in soccer and that was my joke.
Also a lie, and I'm not talking about throw ins or the keeper. Corners and set pieces are full contact brutality lol.
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Also a lie, and I'm not talking about throw ins or the keeper. Corners and set pieces are full contact brutality lol.
This is coming from a soccer fan...there's contact there but there's no brutality. Just saying.
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4 -1 is too high, Ireland's tactics will be to 'park a bus' in defence. 2 - 0 or 2 -1 to Spain more likely.
Well, it ended 4:0...... Spain is the strongest Team in this tournament
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I'd like to see soccer played with the addition of clubs and a penalty box that two must enter, but only one may leave.
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This is coming from a soccer fan...there's contact there but there's no brutality. Just saying.
I played against horribly dirty players, had my share of concussions.
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Well, it ended 4:0...... Spain is the strongest Team in this tournament
That will teach me to have any form of optimism at all. :frown:
I fear we will go the way of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, never qualifying for anything and getting slaughtered if we do.
Until my nephew gets into the senior team! ;)
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We'll soon see what the french team is made of :O
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LOL :rofl :aok
As to soccer not being brutal... Broke my leg earlier this year in a game... Took a slide tackle from the side, his studs hit the outside of my knee and pushed it inward next thing i felt was a crack. Then someone else fell on top of me and compounded the issue. I didnt even think of getting up I went straight into shock. Turns out the tendon tore a piece of bone off my tibia. Worst pain Ive ever expierenced in my life.
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That's an Argie ref, what did you expect.
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You can get hurt in every sport. Heck my brother broke his ankle playing badminton! Soccer is a non contact sport plain and simple.
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You can get hurt in every sport. Heck my brother broke his ankle playing badminton! Soccer is a non contact sport plain and simple.
What position did you play? What age level? If you have never played, then you can't comment.
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There is contact in soccer. But its equivilant to a 13 year old girl pillow fight :neener:
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and grown men wearing pillows is any better~? :rolleyes:
anyway England are playing tonight so lets hope we can get a win :pray
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and grown men wearing pillows is any better~? :rolleyes:
anyway England are playing tonight so lets hope we can get a win :pray
There goal is to hit people. They dont wear pillows...
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ffs stupid weather, why did they choose this country to host the euro again?
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Soccer does have contact, but not on the levels of Football, hockey, or even basketball.
Don't get me wrong, I love watching soccer(Go Chelsea and BVB) but Joachim is right. You can get hurt doing almost anything.
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Aller France!
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Soccer does have contact, but not on the levels of Football, hockey, or even basketball.
this must be an american comment
Soccer is a full contact sport, if not, you have no defense and you're lost!!!
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What position did you play? What age level? If you have never played, then you can't comment.
I can watch it and tell you it's not a contact sport. People are not looking to hit people full speed like in other sports
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on the contact sport topic, there is very few sports that can result in broken bones and articulations as often a football.
about the last match
YYYYYYYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH WE WOON WOOOOOOOOOOOOOT GO FRANCE !!!! that's about it
now witness the english defeat. :D
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I can watch it and tell you it's not a contact sport. People are not looking to hit people full speed like in other sports
Then youve never heard that "Soccer is a gentlemens game played by hooligans." Have you? ;)
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Then youve never heard that "Soccer is a gentlemens game played by hooligans." Have you? ;)
No because I don't play soccer.
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That Carrol header made me almost shed a tear. Beautiful.
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That Carrol header made me almost shed a tear. Beautiful.
indeed, the ball's speed was impressive after contact
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:cry
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:cry
Now you made me feel bad...
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Feel bad for Klingan - heck no!!!! :D
Go'wan Eng-er-lund
Wurz
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Feel bad for Klingan - heck no!!!! :D
Go'wan Eng-er-lund
Wurz
:furious :furious
:cheers:
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GO SWEDEN
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:huh
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I give up :(
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Giving up too, Kling, meet me in Finland :D
Wurz
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Feel bad for Klingan - heck no!!!! :D
Go'wan Eng-er-lund
Wurz
That made me do a double take, my real name is Gowan, lol
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Giving up too, Kling, meet me in Finland :D
Wurz
:D
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Amazing game :aok
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Sweden got lucky. super theo! goal of the tournament by welbeck! genius touch! i need another drink :rock
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Sweden got lucky. super theo! goal of the tournament by welbeck! genius touch! i need another drink :rock
you drink?
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Oh well, England had to beat sweden in a tournament.
So far sweden 2 draw 5 Eng 1.
GL England in the rest of the tournament.
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Sweden got lucky. super theo! goal of the tournament by welbeck! genius touch! i need another drink :rock
Is it the second victory against Sweden in , what, 60+ years? :P
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Top game to watch, not only for quality finish from carrol and Welbeck, but the commitment from both sides.
fantastic header by Carrol gave us hope but the Swedes rocked us badly.
An aged Sweden showed real fight and had the better game till the ARSENAL boy came on and won the game for us.
And if Gerard hadn't nicked the ball off the other ARSENAL boy with a wild punt into row Z it could have been 4-2.
Ukraine will be tough. They will have massive support.
C'mon England
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Very cute, we all know that there are scum that dive. However, the 3rd to last and the last, they look to have tripped on their own feet. Not that uncommon. Other sports have their divers as well, especially Basketball.
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FINALLY!
I was only able to watch the second half of the England/Sweden game....but oh my goodness -THAT is what I have been waiting for for a couple of decades. England (and Sweden too!) played with heart and skill. At times the game was a bit scrappy but not in an unprofessional way.
Fantastic goals, fantastic game. At last England has a team that I can support.
Notice it was the young players that provided the highlights. Untainted by the previous methodology of English coaches.
Props to Sweden...they played a great game too. Shame they are out of the competition.
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dam that was a good game :aok
Welbecks goal ... stunning :eek:
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I had never seen the one with the guy taking the others hand and slapping himself with it. L oh L
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Epic epic epic game..
that is what its all about
C'mon Eng-er-land
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Well, Group A results are in. Greece and Czech Republic advance. Surprising win by the Greeks, but I was watching the Czech v Poland game. I was hoping Czech and Russia would advance.
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My Polish brethren thought it was golf and that low score wins. :o
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ok, here is my wifes Mini with the right style package.... D'schland D'schland!
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Ronaldo went to the stylist at halftime :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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Didn't think the Dutch played with any heart or confidence in the three games.
Portugal will beat Czech Republic and Germany will...well...you know...against Greece. :uhoh
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No very poor show. Helaas.
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Results are in for all but the last group, with Greece, Czech, Germany, Portugal, Italy, and Spain advancing.
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England vs Ukraine tonight!!
I hope we aren't in for another roller coaster and a 3-0 win will be nice. Potential egg on face moment if Ukraine win.
IF always a big IF we go through I would prefer us to play Spain after they looked ordinary last night. If we lose we can say they are awesome and if we manage the un-thinkable and knock them out we can start believing! :lol
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>FIFA in charge of goal line technology
>mfw
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THANK YOU ENGLAND :lol
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didn't look over the line to me, plus their player was offside in the build up.
should have scored a couple more and well done Sw :cheers:eden
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French showed they can be beat. :cheers: Sweden
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THANK YOU ENGLAND :lol
:P :P
:banana:
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didn't look over the line
Oh yes it was. Take off those English goggles of yours. :P
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It was a goal in every other country but England. :O :uhoh :headscratch: :banana:
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Maybe Roo can score in the World Cup now. :D
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It was a goal in every other country but England. :O :uhoh :headscratch: :banana:
after seeing a closer shot it looked like there was still 1/20th of the ball not fully over the line. Plus the guy was definitely offside when they played it up the pitch. so justice is served for once!!
I think Rooney had what 2 easy missed headers?? wasn't at all impressed with him when carroll did so well against sweden. Hopefully he ups his game for Italy.
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wow, that was something, i think it was a goal, we had a slowmotion replay in Full HD, stopped it when it happend and tracked forward and back ten times.
It was incredible! But thats was football is all about, emotions and discussions during the match and afterwards by the fans. I am against electronical things like RfID chips etc. I love the emotions and i like Roo's comment: sitting there, watching the match is much more harder than being a player
Good luck England vs Italy!
Spain vs France will be a clear victory for Spain in my eyes. The team France lost track yesterday
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so tonight is Greece vs Germany!!!
what are the odds of a Greek 1-0 win Dhyran? :P (have you won any euros yet?)
Lot of talk about political differences can they spur the Greeks to victory? only time will tell....
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The odd thing I think old Sky Sports Gary Neville has been drilling catenaccio into the English and now they come up against Italy :)
I have a horrible feeling England are gonna win the whole thing :rofl had that feeling after watching the first match, we'll never hear the end of it :D
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Deutschland will beat the s*** out of Greece hehe
Cant wait for the start tonight!!! i think i drink some Greek wine today :devil
prediction GERMANY 4 - 0 GREECE
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Deutschland will beat the s*** out of Greece hehe
Cant wait for the start tonight!!! i think i drink some Greek wine today :devil
prediction GERMANY 4 - 0 GREECE
This one has me interested too given recent economic events as a backdrop.
PS: I know odds are far against it, but am rooting for the Greeks to win. :aok
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Deutschland will beat the s*** out of Greece hehe
Cant wait for the start tonight!!! i think i drink some Greek wine today :devil
prediction GERMANY 4 - 0 GREECE
I have seen many comments like this.
The German suicide rate will take a big jump if Germany looses, me thinks. :devil
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its all about sport, i dont like it to mix politics here really!
my prediction still 4+ - 0 hehe :devil
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Deutschland will beat the s*** out of Greece hehe
Cant wait for the start tonight!!! i think i drink some Greek wine today :devil
prediction GERMANY 4 - 0 GREECE
schlaaaand schlaaaand!
man what a match, in a minute germany had the first chances, it could ended up easily 6:2
ok, now lets see what will happend in the other quater finals :aok
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Spain 4-1 France is my predictions.
I was on vacation when this began I carried my IPAD around the casino for the Spain v Ireland game live radio on ESPN. :rock My grandmother v grandfather respectively. :aok
Then I found a bar that had the game projecting on 3 giant screens. :cheers: :x Also since France couldn't defend against Sweden how in the world are they gonna keep out Xavi, Silva, Torres etc? Also I didn't see a single french player show speed like Torres or Navas are capable of. :bolt:
I foresee a Germany v Spain final like the 2008 cup. :banana: Although Portugal could upset Germany. As long as they can keep decent % of possession. :old:
Edit: I have seen every game so far and I do believe Spain will come away with a third cup in a row. Although they completely screwed the Confederations cup up. :mad:
Anyway it will be an interesting game since David Villa is no longer carrying them. :cry
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Germany looks too good to beat (except their ability to stop counters).
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when greece equalised, I thought they could have done the impossible but then their defence got cut to pieces. Good game!
Always the chance for Spain to have a bad game and the french are nowhere near as bad as the Greeks but you would have to put spain as favourites for tonight.
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really great matches underway tonight!
ENGLAND vs. ITALY the winner is the next challenger for Germany,
i think England would fit better the German gameplay.
They played 32 times against each other, Germany won 11 times
and lost 15 times and 6 games ended draw so far.
Italy on the other hand is unpredictable, so i hope England wins!
R
Gh0stFT
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Spain 4-1 France is my predictions.
I was on vacation when this began I carried my IPAD around the casino for the Spain v Ireland game live radio on ESPN. :rock My grandmother v grandfather respectively. :aok
Then I found a bar that had the game projecting on 3 giant screens. :cheers: :x Also since France couldn't defend against Sweden how in the world are they gonna keep out Xavi, Silva, Torres etc? Also I didn't see a single french player show speed like Torres or Navas are capable of. :bolt:
I foresee a Germany v Spain final like the 2008 cup. :banana: Although Portugal could upset Germany. As long as they can keep decent % of possession. :old:
Edit: I have seen every game so far and I do believe Spain will come away with a third cup in a row. Although they completely screwed the Confederations cup up. :mad:
Anyway it will be an interesting game since David Villa is no longer carrying them. :cry
Spain has never beat France in competition. Cheering for France because I hate Divealona, and Ribéry is one of my favorite wingers.
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Spain just broke the trend. Don't forget this is the same team that Won the 08 euro cup the 10 world cup. This spanish generation has never been beaten except for the Confederations cup. :(
They proved me right today. Spain 2 France zip. France is knocked out of the cup. Also France hasn't had much of a chance since Zidane retired.
:rock Spain!
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Ireland can still pull this off! :)
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They were knocked out before the quarter finals. :lol
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They were knocked out before the quarter finals. :lol
I know... dont ruin me good mood... :P
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Congrats to Spain.....fantastic side.
Gonna be edge of the seat stuff with England today.
Never know what to expect from them, they're always commited but sometimes look lost.
After the fight back against the Swede's I hope they believe in themselves.
C'mon England
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Well England do have Rooney back. It should be a good game. But Italy do have some unpredictable players so I have no idea what is gonna happen.
I will be cheering England on though. Hopefully they can do better then they did in the world cup 2 years ago.
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Extra time: England seems too anxious at midfield when they get the ball. A little 1 touch football can keep the Italians honest.
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This match is more boring then the BCS game :furious
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This match is more boring then the BCS game :furious
Yupp
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It's wonderfully tactical. It's a thinking mans game is this ;)
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This match is more boring then the BCS game :furious
It needs to be, England don't have the players not by a long shot, but they can win it by good tactics and defense. If they tried to play pretty football they would get torn a part. Its not always the best players that win a game. They look very strong mentally almost like dare I say it Italy :lol
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It's wonderfully tactical. It's a thinking mans game is this ;)
Agreed. This game is measured patients - not incompitents (except englands midfield :D)
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they can win it by good tactics
So the tactic is to take it to penalties?
That usually works well for England.....
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haha both teams suck in shootouts, its going to be funny if it ends up going to one.
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uh oh the Italians don't look happy, how soon till a Priest takes his shirt off and throws it on the field?
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Bugger.
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better side won.
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wow england sucks...... goal post then right to a goaler?
This is why I hate shootouts, pointless and stupid.
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Just happy the game is over.
Now we move on to semifinals.
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Tits.
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Tits.
Genius! Get this man an award! :aok
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Just happy the game is over.
Now we move on to semifinals.
We? Sweden got knocked out.
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Bolllocks...
we did not need roony...hes a shmuck
painful.....
it is what it is....
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That was just painful. On both sides.
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Bolllocks...
we did not need roony...hes a shmuck
painful.....
it is what it is....
Roo is not the problem - he had no help or support around him.
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We? Sweden got knocked out.
So you will not watch then?
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So you will not watch then?
:bhead
Hard to watch a team that is not there.;)
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Now time for who is left:
Germany vs Italy
Spain vs Portugal
This is gonna be good. :banana:
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Spain v Germany game again. Italy will have 48 hours lest rest, and Ronaldo blows his top when he doesn't get the ball. :mad: :furious
Its gonna be a rematch of Spain v Germany like 2008.
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Italy, played a better game but England, had it's chance. Damn you crossbar!
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Italy were easily the better team, pirlos penalty was immense if only joe stayed on his feet it would have gone from one of the best penalties ever to the worst. :(
Moving on we need to change things like germany and spain have done and have confident assured players in every position that can look up and spot a pass. And Not rely on one or two players performing.
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very strange,
italy played like i though england would, long precise passes, dynamic and with passion, england played like i thought italy would, 2 * 4 lines, very compact, less motivation to control the match
in my eyes the better team won at the end
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very strange,
italy played like i though england would, long precise passes, dynamic and with passion, england played like i thought italy would, 2 * 4 lines, very compact, less motivation to control the match
in my eyes the better team won at the end
+1.
Pirlo's penalty was a thing of beauty. Hart was making all sorts of bellybutton out of himself and Pirlo just buried him...... despite the score and penalties, excellent match.
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What surprised me about the game was the Italians not looking for Emmys/Oscars. Usually they are flopping like a fish out of water.
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Hard to watch a team that is not there.;)
Only you brought up Sweden.
I was able to watch the quarter finals without Swden beeing there :rolleyes:
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Only you brought up Sweden.
I was able to watch the quarter finals without Swden beeing there :rolleyes:
Do try to clue in. You said 'we' and you say you are from Sweden.
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Poor Joe Hart :lol
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Pirlo's pk was awesome.
I still think the best I've witnessed is Zidane's in the WC '06. Wonder if it brought bad memories back for Buffon?
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Do try to clue in. You said 'we' and you say you are from Sweden.
I understood this "we" exactly the same way he did mean it: WE, as the spectators, will now move on to see the half finals. I didn't think a second he was talkign about the Swedish team. It actually took a moment for me to grasp what you are talking about :lol
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I understood this "we" exactly the same way he did mean it: WE, as the spectators, will now move on to see the half finals. I didn't think a second he was talkign about the Swedish team. It actually took a moment for me to grasp what you are talking about :lol
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allright,
which team will make it through tonight?
Spain or Portugal??
What do you think gents? I am no pretty sure about it, but i would say 3:2 for spain
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Spain today and Germany tomorrow. :aok
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Spain today and Germany tomorrow. :aok
Spain wins, and Germany - Spain wins if they get their act together.
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Ugh! What a heart-wrencher!!
Ronaldo made the mistake of waiting though. Ive always thought that if your the best/captain/most looked up to/most likely to score you shoot either 1st or 3rd definately not 5th.
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Spain today and Germany tomorrow. :aok
Yep this would be my bet. Although Spain are like a snake without fangs, they need a dedicated forward such as David Villa or Torres to turn the opportunities into goals. That was the creed Luis Aragones taught the team from under 14- 2008 Euro cup.
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Whoops! :old:
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Ugh! What a heart-wrencher!!
Ronaldo made the mistake of waiting though. Ive always thought that if your the best/captain/most looked up to/most likely to score you shoot either 1st or 3rd definately not 5th.
He wanted the glory of getting the winning goal. Served him right for all his Emmy performances. I give him 3 out of 10 for each of his dives.
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Spain wins, and Germany - Spain wins if they get their act together.
slowly, slowly! first we have to beat Italy, and this will not be a park walk! Can't wait for tomorrow game! :D
Btw. Congrats to Spain, they simply where the better team, played better but not one goal in the regular time!
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I give him 3 out of 10 for each of his dives.
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Ugh! What a heart-wrencher!!
Ronaldo made the mistake of waiting though. Ive always thought that if your the best/captain/most looked up to/most likely to score you shoot either 1st or 3rd definately not 5th.
will second that, as a captain of a team you should be the first one to shoot
well, lets see how germany vs italy will play, my tip 2:1 for germany
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super Mario! there is the one for Italy!
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loved neuer's token hand gesture at the net busting shot. second half will be interesting for sure!
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I just Looking out of Window It-Ger 0:2 at Publik viewing in Germany not only the sky is Crying...;)
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aaand :banana: :banana:
will kill all snails on my way to work..... :lol
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Todays match was best game of the quarter/semi finals so far imo. Spain favored to win? but for someone like me who really doesn't care. Let's just hope whoever wins, they don't drop the trophy under the bus again? :D
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will kill all snails on my way to work..... :lol
Note to myself: Do not leave home tomorrow :uhoh
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Let's just hope whoever wins, they don't drop the trophy under the bus again? :D
Oh come on, that is exactly what you are hoping for. :O
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Well that was a bit of an upset. Johim Loch really shouldn't of screwed with his lineup. They would of been better off.
Now the first game for spain/italy will be the final as well. Lets just hope Del bosque puts in Llorrente or Torres.
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:cry :cry :cry
At least I'm going to the California Classico on Saturday. Completely sold out at Stanford's Stadium 50,000+. Around 700+ tickets were donated to service members and their families. Germany is out, I want to see Landycakes and Beckham cry. :devil
(If Landycakes would come back to the Quakes, that would be just fine, but until then I hate him until the second that US jersey is on)
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Well that was a bit of an upset. Johim Loch really shouldn't of screwed with his lineup. They would of been better off.
Now the first game for spain/italy will be the final as well. Lets just hope Del bosque puts in Llorrente or Torres.
:cheers:
Seems like Germany expected to win and didn't look at the Italians tactics of Pirlo orchestrating and balls over the top for Balotelli. They should be happy it wasn't more like 4-0!!
The Italian back five were immense credit were credit is due.
Now for a great final and I fancy the Italians now unless he starts with torres.
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Seems like Germany expected to win and didn't look at the Italians tactics of Pirlo orchestrating and balls over the top for Balotelli. They should be happy it wasn't more like 4-0!!
The Italian back five were immense credit were credit is due.
Now for a great final and I fancy the Italians now unless he starts with torres.
we have a huge discussion in germany why Joachim Lows didn't trust the lineup vs Greece
He changed it completly in the wrong direction, there was no harmonic teamplay, no good and surprising moves. At all the matches before, germany played their game, now he tried to stopp pirlo with a more middle oriented player Kroos, a typical 6 normaly. Thats the big point, why he changed a winning team?!?! nobody knows, its a mess, pretty frustrated for us.
The result: The better team won! Italy will now play very clever, with the same tactices of early pressure they can bring also spain into trouble
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Epic Football
Best Team won by far was great to watch..
Great tourny
<<S>> Spain
2 euros & world cup...freekin epic..
Life just got a little boring now its finished
Top Draw skillz
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Epic Football
Best Team won by far was great to watch..
Great tourny
<<S>> Spain
2 euros & world cup...freekin epic..
Life just got a little boring now its finished
Top Draw skillz
yepp! Amazing how spain dominates again! They deserved it! :cheers:
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Epic Football
Best Team won by far was great to watch..
Great tourny
<<S>> Spain
2 euros & world cup...freekin epic..
Life just got a little boring now its finished
Top Draw skillz
They even did it without David Villa. :huh
I am glad torres had a part in the game and he did win the Golden Boot.
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yes well done spain and their historic moment,
can they make it 4 in 2014? :D
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yes well done spain and their historic moment,
can they make it 4 in 2014? :D
Everytime I bet against Spain I lose. 4 is possible.
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Everytime I bet against Spain I lose. 4 is possible.
:lol :rofl
Well Pirlo is still playing he is 33 only 3 years older then David Villa and 5 years older then Torres Most of the team is between 28 and 35 so it is very possible. If the world still exists in 2 years time I am cheering for them. (Dec 21st 2012 ;) )
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Life just got a little boring now its finished
You can always watch San Jose play, on a roll with the nonstop comeback wins