Euro 2016 - The Football Thread

ValleyGary

Ireland playing really well

sam3110

Had to mute it, commentators are so biased it's unbelievable. Townsend is fairly insufferable as it is but today he's just been horrendous so far.

Callumcafc

Kante and Rami will miss the quarter final if France go through.

sam3110

There's no pace or tempo to France's game so far. Don't get why they aren't shooting more as well, playing like Arsenal at the moment, all tappy nonsense all whilst Ireland have 7 men in the box

MrOneLung

Let's hope it turns into a foul fest and both sides have four players missing from next match.

tom_k

Would be great to face Ireland

Callumcafc

That equaliser had been coming.

Laddick01

These refs behind the goal are utterly useless

LawrieAbrahams

How's that not a corner?

sammy391

Ireland so deep, equaliser always coming!
Now 2-1 up

Callumcafc

And again. Griezmann again.

Laddick01

God Ireland's defence is awful

Tutt-Tutt

IA said:

Tutt-Tutt said:

If Ireland beat France, with Shane Duffy & Richard Keogh as the Centre Backs, I'll be amazed.

Can Giroud handle them?

Thierry Henry definitely could handle the Irish challenge

To be fair, it took France an hour to work it out.

1StevieG

Laddick01 said:

These refs behind the goal are utterly useless

What is the point of these officials?

Callumcafc

Ireland have gone to pieces.

1StevieG

Going from bad to worse now.

sam3110

8 man wall for Ireland

sammy391

Is Ireland's left back Morgan fox.... He's playing so tight to his centre back and has been caused out so many times including for the goal

Laddick01

the good news for England fans is France have looked less than convincing so far. Only scored 2 from really shoddy Irish defending.

ValleyGary

Kante and Rami both out the QF as well. Gotta beat Iceland first tho.

guinnessaddick

Don't think it was a foul for the sending off, the French player stepped on Duffy's foot and then took a dive.

Laddick01

ValleyGary said:

Kante and Rami both out the QF as well. Gotta beat Iceland first tho.

Assume Mangala will fill in for Rami. That's certainly a positive for us, he's an awful defender in terms of positioning.

harveys_gardener

Laddick01 said:

These refs behind the goal are utterly useless

I think the performance of the officials has been lamentable. (In favour of the host nation)

Sillybilly

England could beat either of these two. MAybe not the hard side of the draw after all.

Sillybilly

In the overall run of things, this is actually a piss poor tournament. The overall standard/entertainment level has been rubbish. Thoroughly bored now. Maybe it's just me and football generally but I'm struggling. Trying to watch this game but ended up fiddling on my iPhone.

NornIrishAddick

I'm a bit concerned that McDonalds are advertising at pitchside that they provide players with escorts.

Though it does help explain why some seem so languid.

Callumcafc

France win.

Laddick01

Play our best we beat France (providing we don't collapse to Iceland). A lot of decent individuals but yet to really gel as a side by the looks of things.

Atletico Addick

Smalling would/will slip up against Griezmann Pogba and co. running against him.

ricky_otto

Sillybilly said:

In the overall run of things, this is actually a piss poor tournament. The overall standard/entertainment level has been rubbish. Thoroughly bored now. Maybe it's just me and football generally but I'm struggling. Trying to watch this game but ended up fiddling on my iPhone.

This, this and more of this. I've managed to fall asleep most games and any I've watched in the pub I've either gone and played pool or chatted to people.