MikeO Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Greece all over again bar 1 fact. Can't believe they've won this. Apparently average is the winning formula. Travesty; but what can you do? When Greece stole it I was happy, tonight I'm not; but France have only themselves to blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Travesty; but what can you do? When Greece stole it I was happy, tonight I'm not; but France have only themselves to blame. Their tactics were sound though. First you injure the other side's best player. Payet didnt even apologize or check on him; stay classy dimitri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirallas Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) Travesty; but what can you do? When Greece stole it I was happy, tonight I'm not; but France have only themselves to blame. Portugal didn't steal anything.... Edited July 10, 2016 by Mirallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Greece didn't steal anything.... OK. When Greece "stole" it I was happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirallas Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 OK. When Greece "stole" it I was happy. sorry, typo, i meant to say Portugal didn't steal anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 sorry, typo, i meant to say Portugal didn't steal anythingreally? The most "safe" team bored their way to victory because of one man. "But he didn't play most of the game!" - yeah but they'd would'nt have even qualified without him. Poor "team" stole the trophy. Simple as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 sorry, typo, i meant to say Portugal didn't steal anything Of course not, won it fair and square, but they were a long way from being the best team in the tournament; same as Greece weren't in 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 The worst Euro/world football competition of my lifetime. However, I'm happy Portugal won. Sagna and Pogba wouldn't look out of place in the England team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) Strange tournament I never got fired up for it beforehand or during it I'm not sure if that's down to a lack of advertising patriotism etc as I didn't expect us to much either way but the whole thing has been generally dull and boring Teams haven't been up to par big players have generally been poor not much to shout about really Worst major tournament in my lifetime Edited July 10, 2016 by EFC-Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 I couldn't have cared less about it except for an average team boring their way to a win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 I enjoyed watching France and Italy. Griezman pretty much confirmed he's up there with Suarez atm. Italy were just class. The weaker teams certainly didn't help the tournament. The old system was much better. Portugal wernt as bad as some are making out here. Certainly not the best side in it but the last couple of games they defended brilliantly. holystove 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Their tactics were sound though. First you injure the other side's best player. Payet didnt even apologize or check on him; stay classy dimitri. He did actually. I didn't even think it was a bad challenge anyway. He won the ball and then his momentum carried him through to Ronaldo's standing leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I didn't see it. Flemish play-by-play commentator said he didn't. Anyway, as a neutral I was pissed that the best player went off, lowering the probability of this game producing anything worth watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formby Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Dreadful tournament: utterly dull and forgettable. Best 'team' were Germany, but they were undone by lack of a striker in the SF. France flattered to deceive and I was pleased they lost. I have Portuguese friends and my little boy loves Ronaldo so I was very happy for them. Team defence, as ever, wins games, something I hope we learn from for the new season. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Dreadful tournament: utterly dull and forgettable. Best 'team' were Germany, but they were undone by lack of a striker in the SF. France flattered to deceive and I was pleased they lost. I have Portuguese friends and my little boy loves Ronaldo so I was very happy for them. Team defence, as ever, wins games, something I hope we learn from for the new season. Agree. The tone was set by that god-awful opening ceremony... Wanted the French to win though, I can't stand play acting cheats and thats the majority of the Portuguese team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36761385 nice to see Romey 1878, MikeO and markjazzbassist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36761385 nice to see Lovely that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36761385 nice to see thank matt needed a smile this morning after all the bad news in the US this weekend. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 http://www.espnfc.us/tottenham-hotspur/story/2911438/tottenham-players-most-involved-of-any-premier-league-club-at-euro-2016 spurs players logged the most minutes at Euros of any Prem team. Soton and Swansea in the top 5 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36755192 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36755192 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted July 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 That's an incredible stat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 really? The most "safe" team bored their way to victory because of one man. "But he didn't play most of the game!" - yeah but they'd would'nt have even qualified without him. Poor "team" stole the trophy. Simple as that. A colleague of mine made an interesting suggestion. He felt that Portugal were a better and more balanced team when Ronaldo wasn't playing. Isn't that often the case with teams that boast a superstar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 A colleague of mine made an interesting suggestion. He felt that Portugal were a better and more balanced team when Ronaldo wasn't playing. Isn't that often the case with teams that boast a superstar? I disagree but then, I don't care enough anymore to debate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 I disagree but then, I don't care enough anymore to debate it Taking Rooney out of Everton backs up the argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holystove Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Wilmots fired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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