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Arghus

In fairness to Ger he went on a great surrealist - Hamiltonesque - solo run there, talking about the Portuguese manager:

"He always has that look on his face like he's just got really bad news like the dog has eaten his favourite jumper."

He left Ray the floor then for a second, just in case he wanted to riff on that evocative imagery, but, alas, Ray just spluttered something about substitutions.

AllGunsBlazing

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't count Ger as a GAA man either to be honest. He is just an RTE employee. Marty would be a good GAA man.

Oh, they should draft in Marty for a game - is there a 3rd place match at the euros?

:pac:

odyssey06

Keeper's blushes spared there!

AllGunsBlazing

Awwww

Say Your Number

https://twitter.com/KillianM2/status/1402235632513077250

Thelonious Monk

Some atmosphere. I love the Ultras. Portugal are my favourite team and want them to win the tournament but now I want Hungary to at least draw this one.

Bobblehats

Horrible way to concede

buried

2 deflections in a row for that goal!

Thelonious Monk

Bummer

AllGunsBlazing

Jaysus, it's all happening now.

Bobblehats

…yaaah it’s gone to shít now. 0-2

buried

That backwards superman celebration act that Ronaldo does is beyond lame

archfi

The oul Magyars put up a fight but no dice - Championes march forward.

Bobblehats

Oh!

AllGunsBlazing

Still has the magic.

Thelonious Monk

Big Ron steals all the limelight as usual

Say Your Number

Portugal now have the same amount of points that they got in their entire group in 2016.

odyssey06

How was Ronaldo's second goal not called for offside ... was it even checked on VAR?

Bobblehats

odyssey06 wrote: »

How was Ronaldo's second goal not called for offside ... was it even checked on VAR?

He was alright.

I don’t know if there’s any truth in what ray said about *the* goal having to come eventually, but that score was most definitely flattering

Thelonious Monk

I have to say the multi city thing is pretty cool. They should either do this or have it in somewhere that already has the infrastructure like the big football nations of Europe. No point in having places build new stadiums etc. these days, waste of energy and resources.

odyssey06

In other news, the Former Yugoslavian Republicans of Macedonia tried to move their country south again while Greece wasn't looking...
https://www.the42.ie/greece-fumes-at-north-macedonia-over-initials-on-euro-2020-shirt-5467471-Jun2021/

AllGunsBlazing

Messi scored an absolute belter in the copa the other night as well. Those two will be still duking it out in the old folks home.

odyssey06

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I have to say the multi city thing is pretty cool. They should either do this or have it in somewhere that already has the infrastructure like the big football nations of Europe. No point in having places build new stadiums etc. these days, waste of energy and resources.

It's too big of an advantage I think giving home advantage in a tournament proper, no counter balancing away goals or anything.

Thelonious Monk

odyssey06 wrote: »

It's too big of an advantage I think giving home advantage in a tournament proper, no counter balancing away goals or anything.

Well someone will always have home advantage or sometimes 2 teams. I just think it would be good for places like Hungary and Ireland who will never host a tournie. England getting all their games at Wembley could be a bit unfair as they're one of the favourites as is.

Bobblehats

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Well someone will always have home advantage or sometimes 2 teams. I just think it would be good for places like Hungary and Ireland who will never host a tournie. England getting all their games at Wembley could be a bit unfair as they're one of the favourites as is.

A few exceptions only acting as a counterbalance but it’s mostly the big nations that are at home. You’d do your nut if there was no return match in the qualifiers, so it’s particularly bad here

gormdubhgorm

I get the impression that Stephanie Roche is a Ronaldo fan in more ways than one! One or two giggles gave it away. Missed her chance at that Puskas awards. She could have been Mrs Ronaldo now!

Thelonious Monk

ITV has Keano, Wrighty and Viera on the panel, I didn't know you could work for both ITV and BBC like Wrighty is doing

Bobblehats

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

ITV has Keano, Wrighty and Viera on the panel, I didn't know you could work for both ITV and BBC like Wrighty is doing

Must be one of them dual conteractships.

buried

Those team lineups for France Vs Germany has all the ingredients for a fantastic match

odyssey06

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Well someone will always have home advantage or sometimes 2 teams. I just think it would be good for places like Hungary and Ireland who will never host a tournie. England getting all their games at Wembley could be a bit unfair as they're one of the favourites as is.

Being *the* host nation seems to bring a weight of expectations, unless you are France - if I'm reading this correctly they were the last hosts to win both the Euros (84) and World Cup (98).

This seems like a bigger distortion, it's not like out of your 3 games you get 1 home, 1 away, 1 neutral.

They could spread the games around without giving lots of home advantages out, or giving home advantage only to a team which hasn't hosted the tournament proper.

Goals please

AllGunsBlazing

Could be a long night for Germany..

Bobblehats

The absolute state of it

Larbre34

You'll scarcely see a classier finished OG

Say Your Number

Die Mannschaft ist scheiße

Arghus

Kante is just the most likable footballer around. No flash, keeps it all ticking away.

I remember the line about Leicester playing three in the midfield the year they won the title: Drinkwater sitting deep and Kante on either side.

Thelonious Monk

Arghus wrote: »

Kante is just the most likable footballer around. No flash, keeps it all ticking away.

I remember the line about Leicester playing three in the midfield the year they won the title: Drinkwater sitting deep and Kante on either side.

He looks tinier than usual this evening

Arghus

Pogba's pass on the lead up to the goal was sexual. Supposedly Ronnie said he didn't think he meant it - wha? It was totally deliberate.

odyssey06

Seen on the BBC text page for the game...

"This bloke Pogba playing for France, is he any relation to the Pogba that plays for Manchester United?"

AllGunsBlazing

Rudiger really getting into the Hannibal Lector character.

Arghus

Arghus wrote: »

Pogba's pass on the lead up to the goal was sexual. Supposedly Ronnie said he didn't think he meant it - wha? It was totally deliberate.

No idea what Ron was thinking he was doing. It was either a cross or a shot and it wasn’t a shot.

jojofizzio

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Rudiger really getting into the Hannibal Lector character.

Did he actually bite Pogba?

jester77

jojofizzio wrote: »

Did he actually bite Pogba?

Just a nibble

Arghus

Very strange from Rudiger. Dídi really doesn't want to accuse him of biting: "ahh, what are the actual rules..."

AllGunsBlazing

jojofizzio wrote: »

Did he actually bite Pogba?

Kinda gnawed him. Feckin weird.

Bobblehats

What is that an armband infused sweater? Roy is still the captain in his mind

Arghus

jojofizzio wrote: »

Did he actually bite Pogba?

Wasn't proper Suarez level of chomp, but definitely a light nibble, a bit of nipple play as well. They were getting close, that's for sure.

https://twitter.com/guardian_sport/status/1404726298237411331

AllGunsBlazing

So that's his secret.

Sadler Peak

Fair play to Ronaldo for doing that. No need to be ever drinking that Shiite.