Euro 2016 Group F, Portugal v Iceland, 8PM RTE 2 and BBC 1

Mushy

Great result for Iceland. Ronaldo would do well to show some respect to the opposition there

sligeach

Well done Iceland.

ollie1

Well done Iceland

Harry Palmr

Well done my son/sson

tigger123

Mars Bar wrote: »

Fantastic for Iceland!! Ronaldo was pretty rubbish.

Delighted for Iceland alright, Ronaldo can't do it on his own though.

Johner

Delighted for Iceland!

Dirty Dingus McGee

Great result.Fair play to Iceland.Their goalie is horrific though.


Iceland's fans were brilliant, best fans of the tournament so far.

The Backwards Man

Dásamlegt!!

Ol' Donie

Yeah! Love it! I've always loved Iceland at football.

Ahem.

AMKC

Well done to Iceland they deserved that draw. They done well.

jamesbere

The goalkeeper was so close to his post that a simple dink over the wall would've done there, but that's not Ronaldos style I guess

sligeach

That's what you get with Penaldo. It's always me, me, me!

ricero

Ronaldo still waiting for a performance at an international tournament

Clear Hearts

Iceland fans are amazing, Ronaldo has many talents but a free kick taker he is not

Minderbinder

GreNoLi wrote: »

Portugal ain't winning this euros.

I think we knew that before tonight

That_Guy

Ronaldo not shaking hands with Iceland players or clapping travelling fans. For all his skill and talent, he really is a classless chap.

Irish_rat

Ronaldo should take some lessons from his mate Bale on how to strike a freekick

A Primal Nut

Too bad we don't get a Dunphy rant about Ronaldo. Maybe next time

The Golden Miller

How is Ronaldo continually let take free kicks at vital moments in games? Any chance a team has of taking advantage of a free kick in a dangerous area is gone (unless by the law of averages, one goes in by fluke, seeing as he takes so many). Such a waste, and how he keeps masquerading as a free kick "specialist" is baffling

Bret Hart

Not a great result for Ireland.

PrzemoF

Portugal needs a team, not a bunch of guys in the same colour + super star + a criminal (Pepe). Iceland has very little skills, but they are a team and funny enough were playing short balls better that Portugal :-) I was hoping for Iceland to score again :-)

Minderbinder

sligeach wrote: »

That's what you get with Penaldo. It's always me, me, me!

Haha penaldo. that is so funny!

Akrasia

AMKC wrote: »

Well done to Iceland they deserved that draw. They done well.

Fair play to Iceland. Great start. I hope they become like Japan were in the Rugby World Cup last year

eagle eye

ricero wrote: »

Ronaldo still waiting for a performance at an international tournament

He is just three short of Platini's record number of goals in the finals and you are still waiting for a performance? He also has the most goals by any player for Euro finals and qualifying combined.

The Golden Miller

The Golden Miller wrote: »

How is Ronaldo continually let take free kicks at vital moments in games? Any chance a team has of taking advantage of a free kick in a dangerous area is gone (unless by the law of averages, one goes in by fluke, seeing as he takes so many). Such a waste, and how he keeps masquerading as a free kick" specialist" is baffling

33m out and taking a free is nuts.

Put everyone in the box and probably a better chance.

mansize

Go Iceland! Our neighbours to the North West!

Akrasia

Bret Hart wrote: »

Not a great result for Ireland.

Why? Portugal will still top the group

eagle eye

That_Guy wrote: »

Ronaldo not shaking hands with Iceland players or clapping travelling fans. For all his skill and talent, he really is a classless chap.

Gotta agree, he is a wonderful footballer but he is not in the slightest bit likeable.

the groutch

Thankfully, Me Feiners like him all get found out eventually.

blueser

That_Guy wrote: »

Ronaldo not shaking hands with Iceland players or clapping travelling fans. For all his skill and talent, he really is a classless chap.

Yep. He comes across as a spoilt brat whose ego is out of control.

pajor

Portugal clearly the better side but if the scoreboard doesn't show it, it means squat.

Good hustle from Iceland, getting a very well deserved point.

Also.. judging by the amount of royal blue in the stadium, and if Iceland has a population of 320,000 - a notable % of the population must be in France atm. :pac:

Minderbinder

RoboKlopp wrote: »

33m out and taking a free is nuts.

Put everyone in the box and probably a better chance.

especially with ronaldo's ability in the air he'd probably have scored more often letting someone else send in a cross.

I think sometimes when people are as brilliant as ronaldo they are blind to their own limitations

SantryRed

Not how I expected Group F to look after the first round of games! Austria-Portugal is now a pretty massive game on Sat night! Looking forward to it! (if I can still stand at that stage...)

Andre 3000

Ronaldo must have forgotten there's no penalties until the knockout stage.

Clear Hearts

The Golden Miller wrote: »

How is Ronaldo continually let take free kicks at vital moments in games? Any chance a team has of taking advantage of a free kick in a dangerous area is gone (unless by the law of averages, one goes in by fluke, seeing as he takes so many). Such a waste, and how he keeps masquerading as a free kick "specialist" is baffling

Hes not considered a specialist,
Also those trying to blame Ronaldo for them not winning, have you ever watched a football match, one player cant beat 11. What about Vierinha taking 30 crosses and not beating the first man, what about all the corners hitting the first man. Ronaldo was the least of Portugals problem

jamesbere

RoboKlopp wrote: »

33m out and taking a free is nuts.

Put everyone in the box and probably a better chance.

Better chance with him in the box, especially with his ability in the air. As much as I like Ronaldo for his individual ability, he is not a team player and for a tournament like this you need a team that's all singing off the same hymn sheet, I mean look at Belgium they're not a "team" in my eyes. They could be great but lack that togetherness you get others like Wales or ourselves even

A Primal Nut

The Golden Miller wrote: »

How is Ronaldo continually let take free kicks at vital moments in games? Any chance a team has of taking advantage of a free kick in a dangerous area is gone (unless by the law of averages, one goes in by fluke, seeing as he takes so many). Such a waste, and how he keeps masquerading as a free kick "specialist" is baffling

The worst is that he always drives them as hard as he can instead of lifting them. Probably trying to repeat that cracker against Blackburn I think it was.

Bret Hart

Akrasia wrote: »

Why? Portugal will still top the group

They should,but in terms of Ireland hoping too be one of the four best third place sides,it'd been better for us if Portugal had of beaten them.

The Golden Miller

Akrasia wrote: »

Why? Portugal will still top the group

Will they? On what basis? They are fairly sh1te. They seem to have somehow got the reputation of being a "big name" because of a golden generation about 15 years ago and featuring in Nike ads at the time , but in reality aren't. They are a middling team, no better than the majority of teams in tournament, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if Austria and Hungary beat them. People continually mistake recognisable names for quality, the English fans still can't work out why they are rubbish

Clear Hearts

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Will they? On what basis? They are fairly sh1te. They seem to have somehow got the reputation of being a "big name" because of a golden generation about 15 years ago and featuring in Nike ads at the time , but in reality aren't. They are a middling team, no better than the majority of teams in tournament, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if Austria and Hungary beat them. People continually mistake recognisable names for quality, the English fans still can't work out why they are rubbish

Lets see top 2 player in the world. 3 of the up and coming center midfielders in the world, top center back. Yeah middling team alright

The Golden Miller

Clear Hearts wrote: »

Hes not considered a specialist,
Also those trying to blame Ronaldo for them not winning, have you ever watched a football match, one player cant beat 11. What about Vierinha taking 30 crosses and not beating the first man, what about all the corners hitting the first man. Ronaldo was the least of Portugals problem

Generally the "best players ever", have the ability to pull the strings for their team and dictate a game. And yes he is

Grandeeod

Ronaldo showed no grace at the end of that game. A twat spoilt by his own hype.

Well done Iceland.

Clear Hearts

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Generally the "best players ever", have the ability to pull the strings for their team and dictate a game. And yes he is

So like Messi in the world cup final for example, hmmm I sense a little irrational dislike

Andre 3000

Clear Hearts wrote: »

So like Messi in the world cup final for example, hmmm I sense a little irrational dislike

Messi saved the Argies asses numerous times in the group stages at the WC

jaysisjames

Portugal have one superstar and a lot of very middling players. Like most teams in this tournamen it appears, which is strange!

Fair play to Iceland.
Very very noisy fans.
And their jersey looks the coolest I've seen so far,with the vertical stripe on the left hand side. Very Mod.

The Golden Miller

Clear Hearts wrote: »

Lets see top 2 player in the world. 3 of the up and coming center midfielders in the world, top center back. Yeah middling team alright

Yes, a very middling team. A "top 2 player in the world" who will have no influence on any game unless he scores, which is doubtful unless he's up against a cannon fodder defence with a Real Madrid midfield to put the ball at his feet from 2 yards out. After that, they are no better than the likes of Croatia, Switzerland etc and never were.

Ol' Donie

What a couple of results today.

This tournament hasn't taken off in some ways (has a single player scored twice yet?) but it's extremely interesting.

Clear Hearts

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Yes, a very middling team. A "top 2 player in the world" who will have no influence on any game unless he scores, which is doubtful unless he's up against cannon fodder. After that, they are no better than the likes of Croatia, Switzerland etc and never were.

Yeah ok, so you dont use logic so Ill just leave it here

jamesbere

Clear Hearts wrote: »

Hes not considered a specialist,
Also those trying to blame Ronaldo for them not winning, have you ever watched a football match, one player cant beat 11. What about Vierinha taking 30 crosses and not beating the first man, what about all the corners hitting the first man. Ronaldo was the least of Portugals problem

That's fairly evident that Portugal are lacking quality as it is, I think that's why the spotlight is focused on Ronaldo if they don't perform. I don't know is there a mindset in the squad that if "I" don't play well Ronaldo will win it for us attitude. Can't blame Ronaldo for everything, but his attitude sinks at times, which isn't great from a leader which he's supposed to be.

The Golden Miller

Clear Hearts wrote: »

Yeah ok, so you dont use logic so Ill just leave it here

I do actually. Which is why Ronaldo tends to be non existent when he doesn't score. Did he touch the ball in the Champions League final until his peno?