Euro 2012 RTE Panel Watch

Corholio

frisbeeface wrote: »

If they were going to complain about Ronaldo I really wish they'd back up their opinions more. Zonal Marking has pointed out a few time in the last 6 months that a high number of goals conceded by Real and Portugal have come down Ronaldo's side as he leaves his full back exposed in 2v1 situations. Which is fair but it's clearly accepted by his managers, especially as he probably creates a lot more opportunities when the other team lose the ball and their right back is high up the pitch. Portugal don't have the quality of midfielders to spring him clear as often as Real Madrid do though.

For what it's worth I used to watch every Real Madrid game when Zidane was there and he never tracked back from that left midfield position either but he never got the amount of criticism Ronaldo gets for it.

Unfair point about Zidane really. Zidane was never as direct and not often did he end up in byline positions. He did a decent share of getting back, more than Ronaldo absolutely. Definitely used to get stuck in a lot more, hence his not so angelic disciplinary record.

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Dempsey wrote: »

The evolution of the attacking full back has allowed wingers to play on oppose wings cutting inside to great effect.

This.

The very best teams are playing what in effect is 2-4-4 in today's game

Or, if you include the DM in that, who is essentially a Sweeper moved further up the pitch, you have 3-4-3

keith16

Steven Alkin WTF? Looks like he could be from Greece!!

Jimmy Iovine

keith16 wrote: »

Steven Alkin WTF? Looks like he could be from Greece!!

I was shocked when I saw a picture of him two years ago. Had heard his voice for years without being able to put a face on it. He was the complete opposite of what I imagined he'd look like.

Renn

barone

Rooney out of Q/Final after failing a random rug test

briany

"He's a German human being!"

Saganist

Bill. "What are you trying to say Eamon, Didi isn't a real human being ?"

BKC

"German have ordinary players"

Fucking rubbish as usual from Eamon!

Moneymaker

Did Dunphy really say what he just said?

dastardly00

Still no Brian Kerr tonight. Seems like he hasn't co-commentated in ages. Unless he did Portugal vs Czech rep because I missed it.

briany

BKC wrote: »

"German have ordinary players"

****ing rubbish as usual from Eamon!

He's stating his opinion that Germany don't have any standout stars or a talisman. I would be inclined to agree but then they have a very together team with several goal threats in the starting XI and on the bench eliminating the need for a "big" player. They emerged from a tough group with maximum points, Eamonn.

Moneymaker wrote: »

Did Dunphy really say what he just said?

Dunphy says so many things that you'll have to specify the statement.

BKC

dastardly00 wrote: »

Still no Brian Kerr tonight. Seems like he hasn't co-commentated in ages. Unless he did Portugal vs Czech rep because I missed it.

Ronnie Whelan did the match last night also.

Renn

Kerr

Richard Hillman

monkey9 wrote: »

Coletrickle88 wrote: »

Did you track back ? Not a great player if you don't track back .

They embarrassed themselves last night .

Ha!! Embarrassed themselves. It's the RTE panel ffs. You don't watch it for insight. You watch it for the entertainment factor and once again, they delivered!

I don't find it remotely entertaining. Its trash television.

kitakyushu

Renn wrote: »

Kerr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqoNKCCt7A

We won't Brian, we won't.

kitakyushu

"Bailout tackles from Samaras"
- Eamon D.

Laois_Man

The funniest bit for me was ol Eamon talking like it was 4-0 at half time and that the Greeks would be just thinking about playing for pride!

Muppet!

Kerrydude1981

Ronnie "A bit of a shinner really" He is some man to be throwing stones

Renn

Yeah, love how Alkin pretty much shut him up after that comment.

SarahBM

so sick of all the fiscal "jokes" , if you can even call them that.
Love Didi, how he doesnt go over and drop kick Eamon I will never know.
I would probably love him even more if he did.

Brady "aaaamooonn's on the FLOOR Biiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllllllllllll!!!"

Felexicon

They call him Nemo.
After the cartoon character with the bulgy eyes.


Sound, Stephen

SarahBM

Felexicon wrote: »

They call him Nemo.
After the cartoon character with the bulgy eyes.


Sound, Stephen

But unlike ITV or Sky, we wont apologise for it

Renn

steelcityblues

Did Ronnie Whelan have a bad holiday in Athens once? Really poor form from him, at least until I turned over to ITV.

kitakyushu

Why is Didi playing on the wing tonight?

Kerrydude1981

steelcityblues wrote: »

Did Ronnie Whelan have a bad holiday in Athens once? Really poor form from him, at least until I turned over to ITV.

Didnt he manage a club side in Greece?

Renn

Love how these guys in the studio are pointing out all the negatives of a 4-2 performance

SarahBM

Didi is being very patient with Eamon. and Bill is trying his best to stir it. I wonder where he hides that wooden spoon ;-)

Dempsey

steelcityblues wrote: »

Did Ronnie Whelan have a bad holiday in Athens once? Really poor form from him, at least until I turned over to ITV.

He managed a Greek team before

cgpg5

SarahBM wrote: »

Didi is being very patient with Eamon. and Bill is trying his best to stir it. I wonder where he hides that wooden spoon ;-)

He knows as well as the rest of us that Dunphy is trying to be deliberately controversial tbh

Richard Hillman

Barcelona fan boy Dunphy doesn't rate the German Real Madrid players.

Felexicon

Eamon: We saw him against Munich

Liam: For Munich

Eamon: Whatever


WTF?

klose

I like dunphy cause he's good craic but my god he's flinging some **** around that studio tonight.

Dempsey

Dunphy forgets that Bayern had suspended players aswell. Fúcking idiot!

Renn

Talking about Chelsea's 4 suspended players in the CL final

steelcityblues

Dempsey wrote: »

He managed a Greek team before

Certainly was far from pro-Greece on commentary.

kryogen

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Barcelona rat boy Dunphy doesn't rate the German Real Madrid players.

How come you always use that term when its something to do with Barcelona?

handsomecake

i love dunphy but im disappointed in him tonight. his punditry has been vidictive with a clear anti german agenda and he has been quite rude to didi when he speaks

cgpg5

whippedcream wrote: »

I like dunphy cause he's good craic but my god he's flinging some **** around that studio tonight.

He said before the game that Germany were overrated just so if the Greeks caused an upset or if Germany under performed he could say "I told you so, I know everything".

He's now trying to still justify his opinion and it's coming across awful tbh

Dempsey

steelcityblues wrote: »

Certainly was far from pro-Greece on commentary.

He's not a positive commentator though, like Houghton everything should be better and they are champions of hindsight.

homerjay2005

Ger canning, peter collins, ronnie whelen, tonight didi....good god rte is painful.

coup1917

Dunphy is an utter scumbag...he gone beyond boring to listen to...
He'll be all about germany when they beat england in the semi......just because he will love to see england beaten....
He knows absolutely nothing about football and goes into a ranting strop if anyone questions him.....built his career around talking crap....media whore of the highest order..

cgpg5

coup1917 wrote: »

Dunphy is an utter scumbag...he gone beyond boring to listen to...
He'll be all about germany when they beat england in the semi......just because he will love to see england beaten....
He knows absolutely nothing about football and goes into a ranting strop if anyone questions him.....built his career around talking crap....media whore of the highest order..

He's deliberately trying to be controversial. I wouldn't pay any heed to him tbh

Luckycharms_74

Dunphy is a clown with his comments re: Germany.
He doesn't rate Schweinsteiger, Khedira, Ozil (Dunphy says he goes missing in BIG games)
Dunphy you need to wake up and watch some football outside the Premiership :mad:

applehunter

Scraping the barrel tonight.

They have too much time to fill after games.

I blame the producers.

Felexicon

homerjay2005 wrote: »

Ger canning, peter collins, ronnie whelen, tonight didi....good god rte is painful.

Bit harsh. I think Didi ha been decent so far.

Jayob10

Dunphy is an idiot, praising the greek people, he really loves to champion himself as someone who stands up for the little guy, from the comfort of his VIP section in Lillies of course.

RTE need someone to challenge his views, its not even that hard he talks such nonsense.

Eamon is basing everything Germany do on Bayern failing to win the European Cup. Not only is he "phoning it in" when it comes to his analysis, he is being a bit nasty tonight.

The man knows damn all about football, usually he finds out what John Giles as to say and then he spouts the very same before referring across to john to "see what the senior analyst thinks".

He has disappeared up his own hole.

handsomecake

has dunphy a few scoops in him?

cgpg5

Felexicon wrote: »

Bit harsh. I think Didi ha been decent so far.

I'd sub Sadlier for Didi in that list myself!