Euro 2012 Group D (Eng & Fra)

kryogen

-Ade- wrote: »

Kallstorm, yup. One to note for future with the ol bookings

The ref is a bit card happy so I did the overs on the bookings also, never mind an early booking when you do that bet

kryogen

If Sweden can get a few more men in attack they could have a field day, defense looks very suspect.

kryogen

Getting flash backs of the Dutch poor decision making here early on

Nuri Sahin

Ah Sheva..

Could have squared it too.

kryogen

lol there has to be goals here!

Both defenses are all over the shop

Mars Bar

terrible miss that

Rekop dog

Martin Keown is a decent co-commentator!

kryogen

Sweden are really disappointing me here, not playing to form at all so far. Too lethargic

kryogen

Lustig is a liability

PhlegmyMoses

Ibra is far too deep or out wide. He hasn't been near the top the attack at any stage so far. Wasting him.

noodler

Early days but Ukraine are refreshing as they seem to go for it every chance they get.

kryogen

Timo still doesnt have a booking? He must be getting disappointed

kryogen

This will be the last time I back Sweden if they fail to get the job done tonight.

I do remember something similar years ago with them, put a lot on them and they played out a dour draw with someone muck, left them alone for a long time after that

kryogen

Ibra is pissing me off

PhlegmyMoses

Yeah, I have them at 17/4 (-1). Not looking likely today.

noodler

Such a greedy bastard.

kryogen

lol @ the Swedish GK

kryogen

noodler wrote: »

Such a greedy bastard.

I didn't blame him that time, he had no options really after he went left

PhlegmyMoses

Isakson looking dodgy as ****. Completely lost the flight of the ball.

kryogen

All over the shop, I may be forced to throw a cover now

kryogen

Ibra hits the post

Dozen Wicked Words

Surprising theres a few empty seats even for this game. OOOOh Ibrahimovic so close.

Jimmy Iovine

Not far off there. Should have been a goal really though from a player of Zlatan's quality.

noodler

kryogen wrote: »

I didn't blame him that time, he had no options really after he went left

For me the pass should have been made well before he went left.

PhlegmyMoses

Ibra

Have him at first G\S at 5s. So close. That's where he needs to be though.

kryogen

Lol Ibra gets some stick

He was quite unlucky there, he should have scored, it was a matter of inches though, did everything right getting off his man, angling the ball away from the keeper into the far corner and got a bit of pace on it cause there was none on the ball when it came in to him

dfx-

Entertaining game, good width from Ukraine. Moreso than the earlier match anyways. Magnificent stadium

kryogen

noodler wrote: »

For me the pass should have been made well before he went left.

I agree

kryogen

Sweden are so much poorer at the back then I thought they would be, thought they would be solid if not spectacular, they are very poor though.

Dozen Wicked Words

Fantastic stadium. Personally think the press (in England anyway) should be disgusted with themselves, they have gone all out to kill the tournament in Ukraine with scare story after scare story. Discouraging people to go, ending up with half empty stadiums. All the England fans who did bother to go have said how welcome they have been made to feel and have had no trouble at all and the locals have been really friendly. Even all the bullshat about overpriced accomodation is exactly the same as whats happening in London for the poxy Olympics. Double standards.

kryogen

Lads Ive heard it 3 or 4 times now, can someone tell me who the fcuk Martin Larsson is?

noodler

kryogen wrote: »

Sweden are so much poorer at the back then I thought they would be, thought they would be solid if not spectacular, they are very poor though.

I know RTE have just mentioned it but there centre midfield doesn't look much more menacing than our own.

I won't be worried about playing them in the WC Qualifiers but I still feel they will be more consistent than us when it comes to playing the minnows.

Good first half for Ukraine.

steelcityblues

Sweden doing their best to be more boring than England.

sonic85

kryogen wrote: »

Lads Ive heard it 3 or 4 times now, can someone tell me who the fcuk Martin Larsson is?

henriks dodgy younger brother?

kryogen

sonic85 wrote: »

henriks dodgy younger brother?

The only problem with that is that the bloody commentator keeps saying Martin Larsson when Martin Olssen is on the ball

kryogen

The poll came up on Rte, 37% of Irish fans still think Ireland will qualify from the group, what is wrong with people?

G.K.

yevhen konoplyanka has been excellent

noodler

kryogen wrote: »

The poll came up on Rte, 37% of Irish fans still think Ireland will qualify from the group, what is wrong with people?

Sample bias.

Anyway, I didn't think we'd qualify at all to get here so looking at it this way - playing the world Champions on Thursday with the eyes of the world on us with absolutely nothing to lose.

Every shot on target or half chance whilst the game is at 0-0 (or even 1-0) will be epic.

kryogen

18 free kicks and only 1 yellow, that ref would wanna get his act together

PhlegmyMoses

Ibra still far too deep. He needs to be on the end of those passes, not making them.

bwatson

Sweden are using a relatively new system aren't they? They don't appear to have quite found a balance in this game.

kryogen

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Ibra still far too deep. He needs to be on the end of those passes, not making them.

They have nobody else to make them though

Kallstrom been poor

kryogen

bwatson wrote: »

Sweden are using a relatively new system aren't they? They don't appear to have quite found a balance in this game.

Yeah they have switched to a 4231

kryogen

IBRA!"!!!!!!

Wincast you sexy fcuker now hold on!!

Mars Bar

IBRA!!

noodler

A part of me saw that coming a mile away.

PhlegmyMoses

Get in. Cheeky €50 up after that.

kryogen

That was some cool finish

OctavarIan

Goal. Now BBC might have to talk about the match after the 90 mins instead of showing England clips again.

noodler

I am sick of this "should have played the ball out" rubbish - the new rules have been in place long enough now for everybody to know how it works.