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| Luxemburger |
Posted on 23-06-2016 07:44
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Will be in my opinion even the hardest possible opponent, they defend really well.
Kirchen_75 wrote:
Its not just Nani but how many times does Nani have to be shit to be dropped?
Edit: this is how Nani responds to me. 
That's like me, every single match 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-06-2016 09:36
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It's a mystery to me how Belgium believes they can actually win this thing with this team. Even reaching the final is a few steps ahead of themselves.
Based on the football I've seen and some personal preferences, I'm hoping for either a Germany - Kroatia final, or of course a Spain - Kroatia final. |
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| weirdskyfan64 |
Posted on 23-06-2016 09:54
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FroomeDog99 wrote:
The draw looks ridiculous. One side has Germany, Italy, Spain, France and England while the other has almost no big nations.
Means a team like Croatia, Poland or Wales is almost guaranteed to be in the final.
And this is a bad thing because...
Wales and Croatia both finished above England and Spain and were much better teams.
What's more, is this tournament not now more open? Will the standard of football not go up with big teams having to slog it out against each other as oppose to going through the motions?
EDIT: What you just said, basically.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 23-06-2016 10:15
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Contrary to what a lot of people have been saying, I think the whole third placed teams qualifying have made this tournament more exciting. Especially the last couple of days. Now with England and Spain messing up, the bottom half of the draw looks ominous. Also, we're almost guaranteed to have a first time finalist from the top half unless Portugal can really up their game.
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 23-06-2016 12:22
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weirdskyfan64 wrote:
FroomeDog99 wrote:
The draw looks ridiculous. One side has Germany, Italy, Spain, France and England while the other has almost no big nations.
Means a team like Croatia, Poland or Wales is almost guaranteed to be in the final.
Wales and Croatia both finished above England and Spain and were much better teams.
Are you being serious? I take it you didn't watch the England-Wales game then?
Wales finished above England because every team in the group parked the bus against England and played for a draw. England deserved to finish second because they failed to break 2 of the teams down. But England were by far the best team in the group. |
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 23-06-2016 12:26
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AbhishekLFC wrote:
Contrary to what a lot of people have been saying, I think the whole third placed teams qualifying have made this tournament more exciting. Especially the last couple of days. Now with England and Spain messing up, the bottom half of the draw looks ominous. Also, we're almost guaranteed to have a first time finalist from the top half unless Portugal can really up their game.
I don't. It's made it worse. Teams can play for 3 0-0 draws and qualify. It's lead to the most defence dominated and lowest scoring competition the last 25 years. |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 23-06-2016 13:02
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ringo182 wrote:
AbhishekLFC wrote:
Contrary to what a lot of people have been saying, I think the whole third placed teams qualifying have made this tournament more exciting. Especially the last couple of days. Now with England and Spain messing up, the bottom half of the draw looks ominous. Also, we're almost guaranteed to have a first time finalist from the top half unless Portugal can really up their game.
I don't. It's made it worse. Teams can play for 3 0-0 draws and qualify. It's lead to the most defence dominated and lowest scoring competition the last 25 years.
Opinions differ, but I don't think the crazy results of yesterday would've happened if it was the old format. Not saying that this format is exactly the way to go in the future, as 16 teams for a continental tournament seems enough, but personally haven't found it all bad.
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 23-06-2016 13:13
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AbhishekLFC wrote:
ringo182 wrote:
AbhishekLFC wrote:
Contrary to what a lot of people have been saying, I think the whole third placed teams qualifying have made this tournament more exciting. Especially the last couple of days. Now with England and Spain messing up, the bottom half of the draw looks ominous. Also, we're almost guaranteed to have a first time finalist from the top half unless Portugal can really up their game.
I don't. It's made it worse. Teams can play for 3 0-0 draws and qualify. It's lead to the most defence dominated and lowest scoring competition the last 25 years.
Opinions differ, but I don't think the crazy results of yesterday would've happened if it was the old format. Not saying that this format is exactly the way to go in the future, as 16 teams for a continental tournament seems enough, but personally haven't found it all bad.
If it had been the old system Portugal would have had to play for a win and it would have been an even better game. When it got to 3-3 both teams knew it was enough to qualify and they stopped playing.
Northern Ireland V Germany. Northern Ireland knew as long as they didn't lose by 3 they were through. They made no attempt to attack in the whole game, even when they went 1 down. In the old system they would have had to at least try to get a positive result.
This system rewards negative play. Northern Ireland were playing for a defeat of less that 3 goals. How is that system conductive to an attractive tournament? |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 23-06-2016 13:58
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ringo182 wrote:
AbhishekLFC wrote:
ringo182 wrote:
AbhishekLFC wrote:
Contrary to what a lot of people have been saying, I think the whole third placed teams qualifying have made this tournament more exciting. Especially the last couple of days. Now with England and Spain messing up, the bottom half of the draw looks ominous. Also, we're almost guaranteed to have a first time finalist from the top half unless Portugal can really up their game.
I don't. It's made it worse. Teams can play for 3 0-0 draws and qualify. It's lead to the most defence dominated and lowest scoring competition the last 25 years.
Opinions differ, but I don't think the crazy results of yesterday would've happened if it was the old format. Not saying that this format is exactly the way to go in the future, as 16 teams for a continental tournament seems enough, but personally haven't found it all bad.
If it had been the old system Portugal would have had to play for a win and it would have been an even better game. When it got to 3-3 both teams knew it was enough to qualify and they stopped playing.
Northern Ireland V Germany. Northern Ireland knew as long as they didn't lose by 3 they were through. They made no attempt to attack in the whole game, even when they went 1 down. In the old system they would have had to at least try to get a positive result.
This system rewards negative play. Northern Ireland were playing for a defeat of less that 3 goals. How is that system conductive to an attractive tournament?
Like I said, this is not the way to go for the future. You are right that Portugal stopped playing post 75 mins to protect what they had. Northern Ireland on the other hand were hammered, don't think the format would've made much difference.
As far as it not being an attractive tournament is concerned, that is also down to the failure of the attacking players. Only a few have played anywhere near their true potential. It is not like defenders are expected to roll over.
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| weirdskyfan64 |
Posted on 23-06-2016 16:04
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ringo182 wrote:
weirdskyfan64 wrote:
FroomeDog99 wrote:
The draw looks ridiculous. One side has Germany, Italy, Spain, France and England while the other has almost no big nations.
Means a team like Croatia, Poland or Wales is almost guaranteed to be in the final.
Wales and Croatia both finished above England and Spain and were much better teams.
Are you being serious? I take it you didn't watch the England-Wales game then?
Wales finished above England because every team in the group parked the bus against England and played for a draw. England deserved to finish second because they failed to break 2 of the teams down. But England were by far the best team in the group.
I agree that England were unlucky and played very well, especially against Russia. But ultimately, Wales, considering the sum of their parts, were able to break down teams. Whether or not their opponents played for draws, they played on the front foot against Russia and Slovakia and it worked.
However, I do believe they peaked against Russia.
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| Arberg27 |
Posted on 23-06-2016 16:36
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ringo182 wrote:
weirdskyfan64 wrote:
FroomeDog99 wrote:
The draw looks ridiculous. One side has Germany, Italy, Spain, France and England while the other has almost no big nations.
Means a team like Croatia, Poland or Wales is almost guaranteed to be in the final.
Wales and Croatia both finished above England and Spain and were much better teams.
Are you being serious? I take it you didn't watch the England-Wales game then?
Wales finished above England because every team in the group parked the bus against England and played for a draw. England deserved to finish second because they failed to break 2 of the teams down. But England were by far the best team in the group. No, Wales was better than overrated England, sport is about winning, not about how to do. |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 23-06-2016 18:19
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Hrvatska and Magyarország in knockout 
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 25-06-2016 14:41
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Bounced back he has!
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 25-06-2016 15:14
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Lichtsteiner is the scum of earth.
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 25-06-2016 15:41
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What a goal by the Swiss ,goal of the tournament,fully deserved 1-1 |
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| Luxemburger |
Posted on 25-06-2016 15:47
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Dippofix wrote:
Shaqiri needlessly attempting a bicycle kick, I'd sub him off immediatelly for it. He could easily have headed it on or taken it down,
He just trained for today |
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| Choklets |
Posted on 25-06-2016 15:48
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Hopp Schwiiz! Fantastic goal indeed. |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 25-06-2016 16:44
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Arsenal player bottled it. No surprises. Thanks Wenger
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| Luxemburger |
Posted on 25-06-2016 16:47
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That was a 40-million-€-penalty  |
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| murao22 |
Posted on 25-06-2016 16:56
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For me Poles wasn't deserved for victory, Lewandowski was playing very weakly today. |
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