The Official "Unofficial" Euro 2012 Thread

[Tuthmes]

Get in!

 

[Ch3tan]

Brilliant header there, well done Ireland.

 

[Ch3tan]

After watching the games of the last two days, I have to say that the quality of football on offer by Ireland and Croatia is much lower - although this is making for an entertaining game.

 

[Gahn]

How could he have passed to Cassano, when Cassano was being marked by Pique? The only option was a shot, and he thought he had more time as Cassano did not warn him about Ramos charging back.

I guess you didn't watch the replay carefully, Cassano was free in the middle Pique was trying to do the defence diagonal .. anyway he chit chatted with the ball as usual. Mind ya he didn't play bad but he's always supponent whatever he does in the field.

 

[Ch3tan]

Pique had it covered, any ball would have been cut out. If no player tells Ballotelli he has a "man on", then how is he supposed to know? Awful team play.

Di Natale scored sure, but Mario did more for Italy's attacking play. Easily the best player in the Italy squad.

 

[Gahn]

Pique had it covered, any ball would have been cut out. If no player tells Ballotelli he has a "man on", then how is he supposed to know? Awful team play.

Di Natale scored sure, but Mario did more for Italy's attacking play. Easily the best player in the Italy squad.

Am disagreeing here with ya but that's ok

 

[Ormorof]

I thought Giacherrini was much more involved in the attack today than Mario, he seemed a bit out of sorts at times (by that i mean he looked a bit dazed)

 

[Ormorof]

miiiiles offside lol

 

[Everz]

£25 thank you Jelavic!

 

[Olgaline]

Not offside no

 

[Ormorof]

he was about 2 metres infront of the last defender

edit: ah you are right it was an irish pass back, fail

 

[Everz]

Oh and Ward fucking it up.

It's like watching us. Unlucky Cerb.

 

[Everz]

he was about 2 metres infront of the last defender

Came from an Irish player, not offside.

 

[AngelHeal]

c'mon irish!

 

[Everz]

Come on Keane lad!

 

[Ch3tan]

Oh my, what a HEADER! Croatia showing some brilliant quality in possession now.

 

[old.user4556]

Great header by Given!

 

[Ormorof]

oof that could have been a penalty think croatia were a bit lucky there

 

[Ch3tan]

Ref was awful during that whole phase of play Ormorof, it was a penalty, but equally play should have been stopped for a head injury to Croatia.

 

[Ormorof]

true, but i dont see ireland getting back into this now, they just seem to be hoofing it down the wing atm

 

[rynnor]

As impressive as the scoreline is I cant see Croatia getting out of that Group.

 

[Cerb]

Well.....that was a shit performance

 

[Deebs]

Don't worry England's turn tonight to get a buttfucking

 

[CorNokZ]

There has already been a couple of minor riots in the streets and the Russians beat up a steward at the ground and nine got arrested. Now this happened yesterday prior to the Ireland v Croatia match. Horrible display of police enforcement. You'd think the Polish police knew how to handle a bunch of hooligans, but apparently not


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TmkT-r9LlA

 

[Job]

Im not a football fan, never seen a live match, of course ive seen lots of big ones on the telly. But this tournament is the mother of all disinterest to me,, i couldnt give a flying fuck if we win, lose or morph into a gay ballroom dancing squad.

 

[AngelHeal]

There has already been a couple of minor riots in the streets and the Russians beat up a steward at the ground and nine got arrested. Now this happened yesterday prior to the Ireland v Croatia match. Horrible display of police enforcement. You'd think the Polish police knew how to handle a bunch of hooligans, but apparently not


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TmkT-r9LlA

youd think ppl come there to party and celebrate, apparantly not still finding the need to hit everything even though they are guests..

 

[Raven]

England are going to get shat on tonight.

 

[Job]

Well in the good old days, they'd baseball bat them into concussion, smash their shin bones and send them home in a truck, but now evryone's watching.

 

[Vasconcelos]

He was in the initial cut but didn't make our final squad. Del Bosque's reasoning was that Negredo suited the current team better in terms of what they needed tactically and it's true to an extent. Personally, I think the real choice wasn't between Negredo and Soldado but more between Soldado and Torres. Both of them are similar(ish) in terms of liking to play off the last defender.

Perhaps del Bosque was thinking that we would come across several teams who may try and block us as the defending champions / to stop our style of play and he's going for strength in terms of a variety of options. Against teams dropping very deep, I think Llorente would be handy as a battering ram option (who said we can't play long ball?!) and Torres good for the sides more likely to push up. Considering this, I'd put Negredo as somewhere in the middle of the other 2 in terms of style of play. Don't forget we also have Mata who can and has played in a striker / 2nd striker position as well as Fabregas who has played as a 2nd striker for our national team at times (as well as Barcelona this season)

In the Torres v Soldado argument, I think del Bosque is opting for the tried and tested. Regardless of Torres' form this year, he has proven he is able to deliver at international level which is something Soldado has yet to do (he's been in and out of the Spanish team since... 2007-8ish?). I'd say the mental part is almost bigger than the technical side of the game in a quickfire tournament and this could be a factor in the mister's decision making.

Even risking being repetitive, hate to say "I told you", but..... I told you.

Del Bosque playing at being a manager, no strikers, absofuckinglutly clueless substitutions, and we have to be thanking god for a tie.

I just hope our players already told DelBosque to shut the fuck up and just watch the games.

 

[DaGaffer]

Well in the good old days, they'd baseball bat them into concussion, smash their shin bones and send them home in a truck, but now evryone's watching.

Speaking as someone who got run over by a police horse in Stoke whilst innocently walking back to the station after a match back in the day, I'm rather glad "everyone's watching". Back in the eighties fans had a bad rep but the police were often complete bastards for no reason at all. I remember a mate of mine getting punched in the face by a copper at Leeds station just because he was leaning out of the train window. Blood everywhere.

Mind you its all in the edit; its difficult to see in this video what kicked it all off; the Polish police were arresting a Croatian which obviously provoked the reaction from the other fans, but you can't tell from the video what caused the police to arrest the guy in the first place.