UEFA Euro 2016

[Goondal]

If Ronaldo finally scores a goal in the next game he is going to celebrate like he just won the Euros

[Guest C47]

5 minutes ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

CR7 has dominated in EPL and La Liga, and is the undisputed king of the UCL. Messi is not a God. Sorry to tell it to you that.

Lol whatever you say. 

[DirtyMagic97]

I will agree that Pogba has failed to make the impact I thought he would in this tournament. A lot of pressure on him, but he needs to play better. He is only 22 though.

It's no shock that France can do absolutely nothing when he's not on the pitch and score two and increase possession when he's introduced. He did change the complexion of the last match and created 3 chances in the first match. Would have had an assist if Griezmann could have finished.

Deschamps is a poo show of a manager and will get sacked sooner rather than later. One of the reasons I said the hype with France was too big is not because of their talent, but instead because Deschamps is a poo game manager.

Meanwhile Ronaldo played an absolute disaster yet again. He is way better than he is playing. He has now missed 4 of his last 5 pens for club and country. Shocking that.

[Ja Rhule]

Wtf is wrong with Swiss shirts???

[DirtyMagic97]

Mario Gomez gets the start for Germany today. Pretty surprised honestly.

[Goondal]

31 minutes ago, DirtyMagic97 said:

Mario Gomez gets the start for Germany today. Pretty surprised honestly.

Not feeling this

[DirtyMagic97]

1 minute ago, Goondal said:

Not sure how I feel about this

I really hope he does better this match. I think Germany tends to operate better in a false 9, but we will see.

[DirtyMagic97]

Of course Gomez goes and scores his first competitive international goal since 2012 when I'm talking poo about him.

[Goondal]

11 hours ago, DirtyMagic97 said:

Of course Gomez goes and scores his first competitive international goal since 2012 when I'm talking poo about him.

Please keep ripping him.  Between that and my doubting we may have something here.

Hats off to the NIR keeper.  Could have out up 5-6 goals but he had an amazing game and somehow the issue was still in doubt the whole way.  Also impressed with the stat saying he had surrendered on eight goals in fourteen international matches.  Too bad his teammates do not score more often.  If they get in as a third place team then I would be worried about going late into the game at 0:0.

[Still Brooklyn]

Spain/Italy in one match-up next round! The winner gets the Germany/some loser game. Bracket be legit.

[DirtyMagic97]

9 hours ago, Goondal said:

Please keep ripping him.  Between that and my doubting we may have something here.

Hats off to the NIR keeper.  Could have out up 5-6 goals but he had an amazing game and somehow the issue was still in doubt the whole way.  Also impressed with the stat saying he had surrendered on eight goals in fourteen international matches.  Too bad his teammates do not score more often.  If they get in as a third place team then I would be worried about going late into the game at 0:0.

Yep. Keeper played lights out. Still think Muller needs to bury at least one of his chances though. He needs to go find his finishing boots.

[Still Brooklyn]

Crazy set of games. Portugal/Hungary was a score fest. That kick behind his back for a goal by Pretty Boy was NUTS. And then you have the story of the tournament in Iceland getting group runner up. They'll lose soon, but it's a blast watching.

[Goondal]

I am one that was in favor of expanding to twenty-four teams.  I feel that too many good teams got left out the other way and that it is a step towards thirty-two.  The big downside though is the third place teams getting through.  It dilutes things when a team can make it through without scoring for three games as long as the do not concede.

What is worse is that with only four gonig through you have the tiebreak with teams from different groups.  If you are going to break those ties with teams that typically will have three points then a team that is 1-2-0 should get the edge over one that is 0-3-0.  If we are going to have teams that finished third in their group then we should at least take a team that has proven that they can win a game.  Wish they would do that in future tournaments.

[Goondal]

Also, if Belgium does not make the final then this team is a complete and utter failure, an accusation that I often do not like to make.  Losing to Italy has completely opened this tournament up for them.  I believe that not a single team on their side of the tournament has won a major tournament.  I myself am rooting for Poland on that side of the bracket.