Phoenician_Viking
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Ahahahaha, i love the new thread title.
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Euro 2012 |OT| of England? You're having Olaff
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the only game I didn´t saw live. But I heard nothing outstandig regarding that game from my friends and colleagues - just a lot of passing by the spanish team. was it that good?
Very, very good game. Italy gave as good as they got.
8 players in front of them holding their shape.
zomgbbqftw
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Hahahaa! Germany did not play well, they just about beat a poor Portugal team and were sliced open on more than one occasion. A better side would have put them to the sword (the same goes for England and France for that matter), but Portugal don't have any decent strikers.
Italy and Spain played well, and even though the Dutch got beat they had signs of life in the game. Russia looked great, but they might not be as good against better opposition.
I'm awaiting a followup to the Battle of Nuremburg, whenn Portugal play the Netherlands.
Broder Salsa
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I agree but... What will we have to do to Greece then?
No idea. But he can't be as good as Mikael Mangod Antonsson.
I don't see what was so bad about England. They sat deep and held their defensive shape well.
They did what they had to do. They played against a technically superior opposition and got a point. I think thats a good result.
It doesn't matter if they were "boring", they got the result they needed.
They did what they had to do. They played against a technically superior opposition and got a point. I think thats a good result.
It doesn't matter if they were "boring", they got the result they needed.
I hope not. That game was a trainwreck due to ref. But I'll admit it was entertaining.
France played a defensive 4-5-1 formation and had one forward who rarely went in the penalty box. Actually most the french players never made runs into the penalty box.
At least England when going forward they got players in the box. When England had the ball we attacked and made runs into the penalty box and looked dangerous.
France tried to play like Barcelona having no forwards and an army of midfielders passing sideways and doing one two's and that went no where because they don't have the players.
At least England when going forward they got players in the box. When England had the ball we attacked and made runs into the penalty box and looked dangerous.
France tried to play like Barcelona having no forwards and an army of midfielders passing sideways and doing one two's and that went no where because they don't have the players.
Broder Salsa
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You naive man child
I'm just putting down the facts (the correct ones, not the wrong ones).
lol what
I didn't even say it was pure luck. I said it was brought upon by defensive mistakes and it was. The defence allowed far too much space for Nasri and Hart should have stopped it. What chances did France have that weren't outside the box?
England played a reasonably tight and solid game with a few mistakes here and there but I guess you're one of those who believe the attacking side with more possession deserves to win the game.
England deserve a lot of credit. What chance do they have on paper against France? None and so was expressed by England supporters before the match. A point well deserved.
jamesinclair
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I've been saying this for years
Pretty much.
Better than losing mate.
SunhiLegend
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Game over? Time to go home
zomgbbqftw
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Definitely.
Game over? Time to go home
Bwahahahaha, awesome update
It was enough to avoid defeat. That's the best we can hope for playing a strong team without Rooney on our side.
Time to witness some magic on the pitch.
EURO 2012 |OT| Ibrakadabra
zomgbbqftw
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Yes, that guy is awesome!
What the fuck is this shit on the BBC?!?! I don't want to know about history of Ukraine!?!
What the fuck is this shit on the BBC?!?! I don't want to know about history of Ukraine!?!
Actually, considering the way England have played in recent years, I don't think we were that bad really. We defended well, we broke up the pitch when we had the chance. If we were a bit more precise when in the final third we could have had one or two good chances.
Don't get me wrong though, we need to improve (we always need to improve) but considering previous England teams have been abysmal, it certainly wasn't the worst performance from them.
... What.
No seriously. What?
Is this a thing that is real or is it just a good photoshop?
Broder Salsa
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It's called a joke.
Gareth Bale
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Still can't get past his Robot Wars commentary
Yep. We had our best player missing and we played against a much technically superior team, and all they did was take long shots.
I'm happy. The people saying England are boring, they need to not listen to the media and the rest of the world, including English media and players, and think we're a big team. We're not. We executed our game plan well. It's the only way we're going to do well.
Have to agree fuck this Fifa Street mentality and to quote Beckenbauer:-
"That was no magic trick, that was real man's football. With tackles, with passion, with hunger for the fight. That was always the basis of all Germany's European and world titles. Otherwise you win nothing."
after Germany's performance beating Portugal.
Gareth Bale
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Rasmus Elm
Arjen
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Sviatoslav
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Time for some yellow and blue on yellow and blue crime.
Fantastic
Game over? Time to go home
Sunhi, you don't have the photos of French girls in the stadium? :3
Gareth Bale
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I don't remember ever watching him play. He's been linked with a lot of top clubs though.
Nope, France could have won
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