Euro 2016 Semi-Final Germany vs France, Thursday 7th July 20:00, RTE2

GreNoLi

Germany can still win this.

Peist2007

My god the french are poxed

mansize

Will Pepe be on Sunday?? Everyone's favourite

irishguitarlad

Griezmann is the best european player. Ronaldo fan boys will be giving me stick for it but he is unbelievable

alchemist33

LiamoSail wrote: »

That ****ing celebration, it's impossible not to hate Griezman

No, it is quite possible not to hate him

Andersonisgod

SlickRic wrote: »

It's all about the final 3rd.

It doesn't matter how much you pass, pivot, double pivot, make angles, switch play, hit 60 yard diagonals etc etc etc.

If you don't have it in the final 3rd, nothing matters.

Yes, do practically nothing for vast majority of the game, shake your leg a bit, play a decent lofted cross into the box. 100 million. Kroos has been twice, three times the player Pogba has been tonight.

mansize

Christ Germany's finishing...

GreNoLi

Ridiculous altogether.

mansize

I love Griezmann- would love him at Arsenal

ShaunC

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Griezmann is the best european player. Ronaldo fan boys will be giving me stick for it but he is unbelievable

WTF

vienne86

This Sane guy has livened things up.

SlickRic

sligeach wrote: »

France in ways have been lucky while Germany have been unlucky.

How?

The first goal was a definite penalty, and the second was shít play by Germany.

I don't remember Lloris making a save of note.

Nothing to do with luck.

Just because a team plays good football doesn't mean they're unlucky when they lose.

mansize

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Griezmann is the best european player. Ronaldo fan boys will be giving me stick for it but he is unbelievable

Sunday will decide

RedemptionZ

SlickRic wrote: »

Germany's best players are in the middle of the park in Kroos, Schweinsteiger and Ozil.

France''s best players have been at the business ends of the pitch in either box in the form of Umtiti and Griezmann.

That is where this is being won and lost. Simple as that.

They scored a penalty arising from a non threatening cross and from a calamity of errors. Two years ago the majority of this German team were scoring 7 goals against Brazil. They do have a problem with strikers but not as simple as France being much more potent. I actually don't think they attacked very well at all.

Manutd_4life

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Griezmann is the best european player. Ronaldo fan boys will be giving me stick for it but he is unbelievable

There's also this lad called Messi. Heard he's alright

racso1975

sligeach wrote: »

France in ways have been lucky while Germany have been unlucky.

Theres a seat in the RTE studio with your name on it

greendom

RedemptionZ wrote: »

I hope Portugal win in the most cynical way possible. Can't stand the French team or their fickle fans.

You're mixing up the fans in Marseille with those from Paris. Parisiens notably fickle. Less so the rest of France.

GreNoLi

Please score Germany, please.

FFS!!!

Manutd_4life

Just not Germany's night

Lackey

Germany can't finish

vienne86

Ye gods Germany just can't get it in the net - surely they'll score.

Mars Bar

Manutd_4life wrote: »

There's also this lad called Messi. Heard he's alright

He is on about players eligible for this tournament.

SlickRic

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Yes, do practically nothing for vast majority of the game, shake your leg a bit, play a decent lofted cross into the box. 100 million. Kroos has been twice, three times the player Pogba has been tonight.

Did I mention Pogba? No.

In fact I praised Kroos' performance on the German side.

Jog on.

irishguitarlad

mansize wrote: »

Sunday will decide

Im looking at this season and tournament as a whole. One game doesnt decide anything.

Mr.Nice Guy

Deschamps got his tactics and team selection wrong tonight. France have been much better in the second half, and to be fair to him perhaps he is responsible for that, but I think Fernando Santos can find a winning gameplan for Sunday.

mansize

Germany forgot their scoring boots

ShaunC

Manutd_4life wrote: »

There's also this lad called Messi. Heard he's alright

Except he's not European

Peist2007

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Im looking at this season and tournament as a whole. One game doesnt decide anything.

Ronaldo had a better season than Griezeman. Ronaldo, love him or hate him, pisses all over Griezeman

mansize

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Im looking at this season and tournament as a whole. One game doesnt decide anything.

I would say Griezmann is having a great tournament- Hoe was Ronaldo in the group stage?

Griezmann def better

Cypher_sounds

SlickRic wrote: »

How?

The first goal was a definite penalty, and the second was shít play by Germany.

I don't remember Lloris making a save of note.

Nothing to do with luck.

Just because a team plays good football doesn't mean they're unlucky when they lose.

First half to deny Draxler(I think) Lloris got down to his bottom right, cracking save.

Agree with what you said though.

mansize

Özil must think he's back at Arsenal - all these chances and no one finishing them!

Boskowski

We're stuffed. And only ourselves to blame. We had the beating of them today, but if you can't score...

Manutd_4life

No way should Sissoko stay at Newcastle

The Backwards Man

Wouldn't be hard for Sissoko to play well, he's been resting all season

That_Guy

No wonder Sissoko looks fresh. He took the whole bloody season off last year. *shakes fist*

irishguitarlad

Peist2007 wrote: »

Ronaldo had a better season than Griezeman. Ronaldo, love him or hate him, pisses all over Griezeman

Do you even watch la liga? Griezmann was way better with players of a lesser quality playing with him.

Peist2007

Who are you?

ShaunC

mansize wrote: »

I would say Griezmann is having a great tournament- Hoe was Ronaldo in the group stage?

Griezmann def better

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

mansize

Ole! Spanish Matadors only 😒😒😒

mansize

ShaunC wrote: »

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

They both seem pretty class tbf

Peist2007

irishguitarlad wrote: »

Do you even watch la liga? Griezmann was way better with players of a lesser quality playing with him.

Ronaldo scored 36 goals in 35 La Liga games. Top scorer in Champions League, which he also won. I watch plenty of La Liga. Ronaldo had a better season.

Andersonisgod

SlickRic wrote: »

Did I mention Pogba? No.

In fact I praised Kroos' performance on the German side.

Jog on.

Nice of you to reference my posts though. I know the meaning of your post, I won't be discussing it further.

GreNoLi

The former French colonies have been blessed.

That_Guy

Manutd_4life wrote: »

No way should Sissoko stay at Newcastle

He's a weird player. On his day (like today) he looks unreal.
Goes missing far too easily and is one of the laziest players to wear a Newcastle jersey for a long time and that's saying something given the truckloads of shíte we've had at the club.

Playing when it suits to get a move away.

SlickRic

RedemptionZ wrote: »

They scored a penalty arising from a non threatening cross and from a calamity of errors. Two years ago the majority of this German team were scoring 7 goals against Brazil. They do have a problem with strikers but not as simple as France being much more potent. I actually don't think they attacked very well at all.

They've not been brilliant, but they've been better than the Germans in both boxes. Comfortably.

Turtyturd

Guardiola's influence preventing Germany from getting further than the semi-final in European competition.

Boskowski

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

There's middle aged accountants across the country crying at the fact that they talked Germany up bigtime when the get them in the office draw and will go into work looking like mongs tomorrow.

irishguitarlad

Peist2007 wrote: »

Ronaldo scored 36 goals in 35 La Liga games. Top scorer in Champions League, which he also won. I watch plenty of La Liga. Ronaldo had a better season.

About 6 or 7 of those were against the likes of getafe, griezmann not only scores but does everything.

GLaDOS

This has been a very strange match thread

greendom

ShaunC wrote: »

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

Ronaldo player of the last decade. Griezemann the next 10