Everything Euro 2012!

G.K.

I've really enjoyed it so far.

noodler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTVhGZ6Bp40

Sorry if already posted - fcuking hilarious.

dfx-

steelcityblues wrote: »

My match ratings so far:

Poland v Greece 3.5/5
Russia v Czech 2.5/5
Denmark v Holland 4/5
Germany v Portugal 2/5
Spain v Italy 4/5
Ireland v Croatia 2/5
England v France 1.5/5
Ukraine v Sweden 3.5/5

Best player so far: Salpingidis
Worst player so far: Cox

Best team: Denmark
Worst team: Portugal

G.K.

Poland v Greece 3.5/5
Russia v Czech 4/5
Denmark v Holland 4/5
Germany v Portugal 3/5
Spain v Italy 4.5/5
Ireland v Croatia 3.5/5
England v France 3/5
Ukraine v Sweden 3/5

Best player so far: Cassano
Worst player so far: van der Wiel

Best team: Italy
Worst team: Czechs (Or maybe Ireland)

swoody

Poland v Greece 3/5
Russia v Czech 4/5
Denmark v Holland 4/5
Germany v Portugal 3/5
Spain v Italy 4.5/5
Ireland v Croatia 3/5
England v France 3/5
Ukraine v Sweden 4/5

Best player so far: Shevchenko
Worst player so far: Szczesny
Best team: Italy
Worst team: Ireland

HazDanz

Poland v Greece (Didn't see)
Russia v Czech 3.5/5
Denmark v Holland 4/5
Germany v Portugal 3/5
Spain v Italy 4.5/5
Ireland v Croatia 3/5
England v France 2.5/5
Ukraine v Sweden 4/5

Best player so far: De Rossi
Worst player so far: Cox

Best team: Italy
Worst team: Ireland

kitakyushu

Poland v Greece 4/5
Russia v Czech 4/5
Denmark v Holland 3/5
Germany v Portugal 2/5
Spain v Italy 5/5
Ireland v Croatia 1/5
England v France 3/5
Ukraine v Sweden 4/5

Best player so far: De Rossi
Worst player so far: Van Persie

Best team: Spain
Worst team: Czech Rep / Poland

Felexicon

So is this just a match ratings thread now?

I can't wait for the Germany v Holland game on Wednesday. Hopefully Germany score early and force Holland to unleash all attacking options.

Renn

Nope, still an 'Everything Euro 2012' thread.

Jimmy Iovine

Here's that "Sharon Curley" flag at the Ireland match. The worst flag of all time. What dope got the colours mixed up. Not that hard to get it right.

kitakyushu

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Here's that "Sharon Curley" flag at the Ireland match. The worst flag of all time. What dope got the colours mixed up. Not that hard to get it right.

It's in keeping with the Roddy Doyle school of banner making anyway.

Felexicon

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Here's that "Sharon Curley" flag at the Ireland match. The worst flag of all time. What dope got the colours mixed up. Not that hard to get it right.

Surely they can't deny the affects of global warming now that the Ivory Coast is in Europe

Seaneh

UEFA hanve launched a probe into alleged racist chanting at two games.

Czech defender claims he heard racist chanting directed at himself during their game with Russia while a Spanish fans group has openly admitted that sections of the Spanish support was making Racial chant's directed at Mario Balotelli.

Neither country has made an official complaint, Parendelli has even said he didn't hear anything and Balotelli hasn't said anything himself but none-the less UEFA are using independently provided information to investigate the claims.


Could be pretty bad news for Spain, seems like it's true of a Fans Group went and publicly admitted there was racists abuse thrown by Spanish supporters at Balo.

HalloweenJack

The Czech equivalent of RTE are trolling their own viewers by showing the full match of the Euro 2004 defeat to Greece right before the match this evening.

briany

HalloweenJack wrote: »

The Czech equivalent of RTE are trolling their own viewers by showing the full match of the Euro 2004 defeat to Greece right before the match this evening.

That would be a bit like RTE showing Ireland's Italia '90 match v. Italy in full next Monday. People would probably tune in.

Renn

Yeah the Czechs were great in that tournament so I don't really see the problem

HalloweenJack

The problem is Czechs are still somewhat bitter about as they feel they were the better team and we all know what people think about that particular Greek team.

For us, it'd be more akin to showing the Cyprus game before a game with them.

kitakyushu

HalloweenJack wrote: »

The problem is Czechs are still somewhat bitter about as they feel they were the better team and we all know what people think about that particular Greek team.

Yep, we love them and think their performances at Euro 2004 was one of the greatest in the history of international tournament football.

In fairness tho Greece played six games against "the better team" in that tournament. Czech's just picked the wrong time to assemble an awesome array of attacking talent.

IvySlayer

Reports of Polish and Russian fans kicking off already..

Jimmy Iovine

IvySlayer wrote: »

Reports of Polish and Russian fans kicking off already..

Been like that for an hour or so now it seems. One of them is marching down the streets and the other is objecting. Riot police out in uniform.

Just found a video of the riots. Looks nasty enough in there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkm2_6vhVMs

Coillte_Bhoy

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Been like that for an hour or so now it seems. One of them is marching down the streets and the other is objecting. Riot police out in uniform.

Just found a video of the riots. Looks nasty enough in there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkm2_6vhVMs

That is hardly a riot now in fairness

barone

reports on ssn aswell

Renn

"nasty enough"

BKC

Seaneh wrote: »

Could be pretty bad news for Spain, seems like it's true of a Fans Group went and publicly admitted there was racists abuse thrown by Spanish supporters at Balo.

Please tell me there's no chance of them getting a points deduction!

Coillte_Bhoy

Video of some trouble

http://t.co/Sl0USUTm http://t.co/9WucO0kA

Samich

Can't wait til 7:45

"BREAKING NEWS: It's all kicked off between Russia & Poland" :pac:

klose

The countdown for the kick off is a really good idea, really gets the crowd going!

tolosenc

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0613/324869-russia-hit-with-suspended-points-deduction/

Russia hit with a suspended 6 point deduction for Euro 2016 qualification. Following fan violence after their first game. (Would last night's violence then activate the deduction?)

This is supposedly hard line.

If UEFA were serious they'd have thrown them out of the tournament.

Marty McFly

Yet this is the country they decided to let host the 2018 World Cup well played Fifa.

steelcityblues

Love how it is worked out that 14 of 16 teams can either go through, or go out, on the final group day. Shame we are one of the lonely two.

Anyway, my match ratings for the 2nd bit of the group stage are:

Greece v Czech 2.5
Poland v Russia 3.5
Denmark v Portugal 3.5
Germany v Holland 4
Italy v Croatia 3
Spain v Ireland 3.5
Ukraine v France 3
England v Sweden 4

Best player so far: Schweinsteiger ('immense' a few nights ago)
Worst player so far: Whelan (really has been exposed at the tourney)

The_Kew_Tour

steelcityblues wrote: »

Worst player so far: Whelan (really has been exposed at the tourney)

Cant argue with that although Mcgeady is not far behind.

kitakyushu

steelcityblues wrote: »

Love how it is worked out that 14 of 16 teams can either go through, or go out, on the final group day. Shame we are one of the lonely two.

It is bizarre that not one single team has secured qualification yet. I think that's a first since I've been watching tournaments anyway.

Glico Man

SlipperyPeople

^^^

Calm after the storm

mike65

Nearly looks like the Mothership might be about to drop in!

darkman2

kitakyushu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmotYl0-Jus

He has possibilities of being the best German player name since "Stefan Kuntz".

klose

Has there ever been a tournament without a 0-0 draw? Looks like this one will go all the way without any scoreless games, great stuff!

kitakyushu

whippedcream wrote: »

Has there ever been a tournament without a 0-0 draw? Looks like this one will go all the way without any scoreless games, great stuff!

1954 World Cup springs to mind. Check out the scores in those games. Look more like baseball than football.

greendom

Brazil 0 - 0 England in 1958 was the first 0 0 draw in a World Cup Finals.

fryup

must say i like ITV's intro, a change from the norm don't you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ6lF0yENq0

kitakyushu

Ronaldo, Casilas, Beckenbauer, Platini, Gullit ...... Keane

(I guess that pretty much explains our tournament :pac: )

kitakyushu

24 games, no 0-0's.

Marty McFly

kitakyushu wrote: »

24 games, no 0-0's.

Wait and see there will be none all tournament then bang in the final it will be the biggest 0-0 bore of a final ever.

G.K.

Well, I got 6 out of 8 quater-finalists right. Curse you group A.

steelcityblues

Match ratings for the final group stage.

Only caught the highlights of Russia-Greece and Germany-Denmark, so I won't rate them.

Poland v Czech 3/5
Portugal v Holland 4.5/5
Spain v Croatia 3/5
Italy v Ireland 3.5/5
England v Ukraine 3.5/5
Sweden v France 4/5

Ibrahimovic goal last night, has to be the best goal so far!

steelcityblues

Funny thing I noticed tonight.

The same Euro 96 semi final match ups, could happen this year:

Czech Rep vs France and England v Germany.

Probably all four won't get through the QF stage, but still interesting.

mike65

Guardian readers poll for best and worst "imaginary teams" of the Group Stages

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/jun/20/euro-2012-readers-player-ratings

Best 11

GK: Manuel Neuer (Germany) 7.47
RB: Theodor Gebre Selassie (Czech Republic) 6.70
CB: Mats Hummels (Germany) 7.93
CB: Daniel Agger (Denmark) 7.50
LB: Fabio Coentrao (Portugal) 6.90
RM: David Silva (Spain) 7.00
CM: Sami Khedira (Germany) 7.30
CM: Andrea Pirlo (Italy) 7.20
LM: Andrés Iniesta (Spain) 7.67
ST: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) 7.40
ST: Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) 7.40

Worst 11

GK: Shay Given (Ireland) 4.47
RB: Gregory van der Wiel (Holland) 4.43
CB: Richard Dunne (Ireland) 4.90
CB: Sean St Ledger (Ireland) 5.00
LB: Stephen Ward (Ireland) 4.00
RM: Arjen Robben (Holland) 4.47
CM: Nigel de Jong (Holland) 4.67
CM: Glenn Whelan (Ireland) 4.17
LM: Aiden McGeady (Ireland) 4.43
ST: Robbie Keane (Ireland) 4.17
ST: Robin van Persie (Holland) 4.93

Renn

Serious lack of Buffon and Chiellini in that team.

swoody

Renn wrote: »

Serious lack of Buffon and Chiellini in that team.

and that dutch left back....jetro williems, in the worst team