Football Topic

[Ridley]

What is it with Croatia breaking hearts in the pissing rain?

Croatia 3-1 Ireland

Ireland are just so likable^^
It's a great achievement for them to be at the Euros, but qualification is as far as their abilities can carry them and it showed today.

I'm really looking forward now to tomorow's games. We got really interesting situations now in each group with Croatia and Denmark as (co)- group leaders. Has been a great tournament so far!

[Sunny]

In my opinion, the match Italia- Spain was the best till now of the EURO 2012.

Just real spirited football :D

[nBurbidge]

England vs France today, if we are to have any chance of beating the French then Young needs to have a good game. I expect us to be solid and tough to break down and attack on the counter but mostly go on the attack at the end of each half.

Rumours that Chamberlain may be starting ahead of Downing as well.

[Pricey]

This is Danny Welbeck's day. He's become a much better player this season and he is ready to do it on the highest level, i'm sure he'll get a goal.

[nBurbidge]

I think he'll do well, just needs the service from Young and the two wingers.

[Pricey]

England team - Hart; Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole; Milner, Gerrard, Parker, Ox-C; Young; Welbeck

[War]

I bet on a poor 0-0

[Ridley]

I bet on a poor 0-0

No way. Ribery and Benzema will eat through the England defense.
Personally I'm really happy for Ribery. In foreign media he's always displayed as arrogant and cocky, but in reality he's just such a likable guy. For Bayern he's always a fighter and works really hard for the team. Also he snubbed moves to Real Madrid multiple times because he loves the club so much. He's a worthy successor of Mehmet Scholl for the no 7 shirt

[Toast]

3-1 France, Benzema, Ribery, Malouda, and Welbeck the scorers.

[Pacio]

I hope this will be a great match just as Italy - Spain. I agree to Sunny when he says it was the best match we've seen so far.

[War]

FRANCE : Lloris - Debuchy, Rami, Mexès, Evra - Cabaye, Diarra, Malouda - Nasri, Benzema, Ribéry

England : Hart - Johnson, Lescott, Terry, Cole - Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gerrard, Parker, Milner - Young - Welbeck

I bet on a poor 0-0

No way. Ribery and Benzema will eat through the England defense.
Personally I'm really happy for Ribery. In foreign media he's always displayed as arrogant and cocky, but in reality he's just such a likable guy. For Bayern he's always a fighter and works really hard for the team. Also he snubbed moves to Real Madrid multiple times because he loves the club so much. He's a worthy successor of Mehmet Scholl for the no 7 shirt

Yeah, that can be, but i don't think the English defense will let them that easily.

French defense with Mexes (and not Koscielny, why is he not in ?) can be beaten by fast players like Welbeck, Young or AOC.
It can be a 0-0, or a match with many goals, defenses are not that good on both side.

English team is nice, fast players against French defense can be good.

I did not talk about the french team btw, what the fuck is going in Laurent Blanc's head ?

Evra (bad in French team) and not Clichy ? Alou Diarra and not Mavuba (not even in the 23!) ? Malouda, he made some good matches in the friendly, but i don't think he can do a good Euro. Nasri is not that good in France neither.
Ben Arfa is not here..
Well, French team is really nice, some really good players in their club, but they are all playing not that good with France.
We will see.

Seeing the 12 first teams, my favourites are the same : Spain-Germany-Italy.
A Germany-Italy in semis can be very interesting, Italy can beat Germany, i'm sure. Prandelli made a really nice team, based on Juventus (when Juve is good, Italy is good btw). Defense is nice, mid with Pirlo ( ) is really nice. Cassano is a nice player, Di Natale is amazing (Ballotelli is so bad, omfg).
My prediction on the game are for Germany, but i think Italy can win.

[Heroes]

I will troll pengu if england lose

[Penguin]

I will troll pengu if england lose

If England lose it is because of the reason quite well put by the crowd. The referee is indeed a wanker.

[Pacio]

I will troll pengu if england lose

If England lose it is because of the reason quite well put by the crowd. The referee is indeed a wanker.

That referee is italian btw.

Oh gosh. It finally ended. Most boring match in Euro2012 so far.

[Pricey]

Nothing bad has happened for England yet.. YAY! A draw against the group favourites..scored a goal and played okay. The referee was a bit of a dick, but i'll 100% take a point!!