The Official "Unofficial" Euro 2012 Thread

[gunner440]

Still boring? Whatever. Haters are gonna hate. Your shit teams can't touch us.

HAHAHA

CAMARERO! UNA DE CHAMPIÑONES!

 

[Moriath]

most of the reason they are boring is because of the tactics that the other teams try and use to counter them ... they are obviously the best team in the world right now and rightly so ... but some one should get some balls and try and out play them instead of just defend ... italy tried today and epic fail ... there must be some counter to this rather than put 10 men in defence

 

[Vasconcelos]

LoL

 

[Hawkwind]

Really?? You must be on some serious crack, one brilliant half sure, but then a pointless 2nd half, with Italy too tired, a man down and just seeing the game out.

In the context of a big final it was great spectacle. Too often in finals teams play too cautiously and cancel each other out, creating a boring stalemate usually settled by 1 set piece. I enjoyed the game. Shame about the hamstring injury with 30 to go because Italy were pressing hard at that point. Although it left them vulnerable on the break.

Crack in Dubai! Not worth the death pealty, couple of beers though

 

[Embattle]

Spain were good last night, certainly not boring compared to some of their games before.

 

[gunner440]

i found it boring for the first 20-30 mins of the second half ... was just keep ball .. either side of that it was ok

'Just' keep ball? I'm sure you'd be ecstatic if your team could play keep ball

 

[rynnor]

Tbh the Germany v Italy semi was a better spectacle - largely for its unexpectedness but the final was a decent game till the Italy injury.

Well deserved by Spain (as I predicted but hey) - will be interesting to see what tactics the other top teams come up with to counter them.

 

[Ch3tan]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mUmJ8JnWiIo

 

[Vasconcelos]

Nom nom nom

 

[Job]

I love Spain and they deserved to win because they were good at playing football, which it seems I'm mistaken in believing, is the point.
In fact if you stop the gruesome killing of donkeys and bulls...and give us the money back for your motorways, or at least give brits a free pass, then you will be the best country in Europe.

 

[Vasconcelos]

I love Spain and they deserved to win because they were good at playing football, which it seems I'm mistaken in believing, is the point.
In fact if you stop the gruesome killing of donkeys and bulls...and give us the money back for your motorways, or at least give brits a free pass, then you will be the best country in Europe.

You can have a free pass on our motorways for sure, after all, they are all built and equipped with brit+german equipment (hint hint)

 

[eksdee]

Was great to see Spain play up to their potential in the final, and the two Chelsea boys getting cameo goals too.

Have to say though this game really showed how the view of Spain being boring in this tournament was hugely down to the way teams set up against them. Italy went out and attacked Spain and while they should be applauded for that, it really shows how devastating Spain can be when they're given the space that more defensive playstyles deny them. With that said, it can't be ignored that Spain simply moved the ball a lot more rapidly and with more intent than they have in other games in this tournament, so it's not ONLY down to the way teams play against them, they also have turn up and play to make the game exciting.

 

[Moriath]

'Just' keep ball? I'm sure you'd be ecstatic if your team could play keep ball

im sure i would but it wasnt exciting to watch

 

[Everz]

I'd suggest that Germany were a Matthaus/Ballack away from winning the fucker.

 

[megadave]

If you pass the ball around infront of teams with such efficiency then they'll naturally drop deeper and deeper, so it's a bit of a cycle.

 

[Job]

It was lovely to see the kids being brought on at the end, shows the gulf between us brits and the family oriented continentals.
If you've never been to Britain you may be forgiven for thinking all our children turn into bottles of beer after 7pm.

 

[Shagrat]

It was lovely to see the kids being brought on at the end, shows the gulf between us brits and the family oriented continentals.
If you've never been to Britain you may be forgiven for thinking all our children turn into bottles of beer after 7pm.

Speak for yourself.....

 

[Aoami]

 

[Wazzerphuk]

That shouldn't be funny but it's brilliant.

 

[Job]

The missus has applied for funding for some runner she knows from the Jamie Carragher foundation, just had his dad on the phone.
'arrigght laardd, dis is jyakme chharrrghers dadt, you hafter soome fggumding fer soome lad?'
He was the scousest man I've heard so far.

 

[soze]

Looks like he is his own meme.

 

[Vasconcelos]

Alonso blind drunk during the celebration

 

[CorNokZ]

Alonso blind drunk during the celebration

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If you think that is drunk you haven't seen my on a night out..

 

[Vasconcelos]

If you think that is drunk you haven't seen my on a night out..

But you arent a footy star!

If I wanted to see blind drunk engelanders I'd just have to drive to the seaside anyday of the summer

 

[CorNokZ]

I'm Danish

 

[Raven]

Vasc just owned you!

 

[gohan]

I'm Swedish

fixed

 

[Vasconcelos]

I'm Danish

My apologizes then

 

[CorNokZ]

fixed

fuck off cunt

 

[Aoami]

fuck off cunt

why are you not at roskilde?