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Euro 2016 - The Football Thread

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  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    At the moment, while the Poles are probably better individual players, I actually think they are working both harder and smarter than NI. It will be interesting to see what O'Neill intends to do.
  • Fiiiiiish
    Fiiiiiish Posts: 1,671
    Got to make the most of their set pieces when they come, deliveries havent been good enough.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    NornIrishAddick said:

    At the moment, while the Poles are probably better individual players, I actually think they are working both harder and smarter than NI. It will be interesting to see what O'Neill intends to do.

    Better players than Bairdinho?

    Pah.
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    North Lower Neil said:

    NornIrishAddick said:

    At the moment, while the Poles are probably better individual players, I actually think they are working both harder and smarter than NI. It will be interesting to see what O'Neill intends to do.

    Better players than Bairdinho?

    Pah.
    In his prime, I could well have agreed with you.

    Shame that that last free kick didn't come off.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    NornIrishAddick said:

    North Lower Neil said:

    NornIrishAddick said:

    At the moment, while the Poles are probably better individual players, I actually think they are working both harder and smarter than NI. It will be interesting to see what O'Neill intends to do.

    Better players than Bairdinho?

    Pah.
    In his prime, I could well have agreed with you.

    Shame that that last free kick didn't come off.
    He had a prime?
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    edited June 2016
    ValleyGary said:

    Boring yes but they know their limitations and are playing to their strengths, which is organised and stingy. Good on them.

    Absolutely. Room for teams of all philosophies in the church of Football. Watching different tactical approaches trying to get the better of each other is a big part of the game. Games usually only get dull when teams cancel each other out.

    So far, England aside typically, the results have gone in favour of the team that has tried hardest to win the game rather than be happy with a point.
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    Sniffle...
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    edited June 2016
    6 games in and only 2 teams have scored more than one goal and won by one goal. All the others have been either 1-0 or 1-1. #tight.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    edited June 2016
    Admirable effort there from Norn Iron but their flaws and limitations were clear to see there. They didn't really do enough to deserve anything, probably the weakest performance, along with Russia, so far. Poland are decent side though, so Germany will be far too strong, but they have hope still. Can see them possibly sneaking a win vs Ukraine, but being one of the of the two worst third place teams that goes home.
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    1StevieG said:

    6 games in and only 2 teams have scored more than one goal and all the others have been either 1-0 or 1-1. #tight.

    All been decent games though - I'd say competitive more than tight.
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  • C_Jensens_Love_Child
    C_Jensens_Love_Child Posts: 1,598
    Tutt-Tutt said:

    ValleyGary said:

    Boring yes but they know their limitations and are playing to their strengths, which is organised and stingy. Good on them.

    Which is a result of expanding to 24 teams. Some of the lesser teams who rarely qualify, don't have the tools to play expansive football, so will have a plan based on their limitations. The more teams you add, the more games like these will occur, where teams defend in numbers and try to nick a goal.
    They topped their qualifying group so the expanding wouldn't have played apart in them being there, at least the Romanians gave it a go against the French.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,760
    Pawson and Oliver are the extra officials. Lol.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Supporting the Ukraine for this one as their kit has a somewhat tartan look to it
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    Great save by Neuer.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    edited June 2016
    Easy finish but great delivery.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    Kroos' set piece delivery is exceptional. So many times free kicks and corners are wasted but he never seems to fail to get the ball right in the mix.

    No doubt now he will fail to beat the first man for the rest of the game...
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Not much love lost between Ukraines Yarmalenko and Stepanenko who both fell out with each other during a recent Shaktar Donetsk v Dynamo Kiev. Stepanenko got a slap from one of his own national team mates after kissing the badge at visiting supporters where a mass brawl ensued involving team mates in the Ukraine squad. At the reverse fixture the 2 players swap shirts and Yarmalenko chucks Stepanenkos shirt to the ground as he walks off.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Take a look at @Talkbet's Tweet:
  • Fiiiiiish
    Fiiiiiish Posts: 1,671
    Stepanenko is mental

    https://youtu.be/nl8lIX08FT8
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,694
    Ukraine have been all over them last 10 minutes.
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    Seriously... England are the one team who have stood out above all the others so far!!

    France and Germany both always look(ed) like drawing their opening fixtures and although England did draw it was a shock to everyone watching whereas these two shouldnt have been surprised with one
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,080
    Germany's defending leaves a lot to be desired. Can see Ukraine getting a draw if they can be a bit more positive.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Germany take the lead from a freekick that should not have been given and since then Neuer and a goal line Boateng clearance have kept them in the game
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Seriously... England are the one team who have stood out above all the others so far!!

    France and Germany both always look(ed) like drawing their opening fixtures and although England did draw it was a shock to everyone watching whereas these two shouldnt have been surprised with one

    Going forward we do, but we're so shakey defensively. Smalling is nowhere near good enough and Danny Rose can't cross a ball to save his life, which is a shame, because he gets forward well.

    Of the lesser favoured nations I thought Poland were good to watch today but difficult to judge against Northern Ireland.

    Let's not forget we haven't seen Spain or Italy yet - who I will think will win it.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    That clearance from Boateng was crazy.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    The Red Robin said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Seriously... England are the one team who have stood out above all the others so far!!

    France and Germany both always look(ed) like drawing their opening fixtures and although England did draw it was a shock to everyone watching whereas these two shouldnt have been surprised with one

    Going forward we do, but we're so shakey defensively. Smalling is nowhere near good enough and Danny Rose can't cross a ball to save his life, which is a shame, because he gets forward well.

    Of the lesser favoured nations I thought Poland were good to watch today but difficult to judge against Northern Ireland.

    Let's not forget we haven't seen Spain or Italy yet - who I will think will win it.
    Italy?

    I think they look uninspiring.

    Spain more likely.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Seriously... England are the one team who have stood out above all the others so far!!

    France and Germany both always look(ed) like drawing their opening fixtures and although England did draw it was a shock to everyone watching whereas these two shouldnt have been surprised with one

    rose coloured and glasses ? .. Stand out teams take their chances and don't let the opposition score in the last minute
  • Addickted2U
    Addickted2U Posts: 3,080
    Lincsaddick said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Seriously... England are the one team who have stood out above all the others so far!!

    France and Germany both always look(ed) like drawing their opening fixtures and although England did draw it was a shock to everyone watching whereas these two shouldnt have been surprised with one

    rose coloured and glasses ? .. Stand out teams take their chances and don't let the opposition score in the last minute
    Shit happens.
    My feeling is England are better than Germany. But Spain will probably be better than both. Italy play too negatively, but will wait and see as far as they're concerned.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    edited June 2016
    Lincsaddick said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Seriously... England are the one team who have stood out above all the others so far!!

    France and Germany both always look(ed) like drawing their opening fixtures and although England did draw it was a shock to everyone watching whereas these two shouldnt have been surprised with one

    rose coloured and glasses ? .. Stand out teams take their chances and don't let the opposition score in the last minute
    We contained Russia though who only had two shots on target, one being a looping header which fortunately went in.

    Romania on the other hand their Striker should have had a hat trick prior to his penalty, due to all the chances that France gave them whilst Boateng tonight barely kept the ball out of the net... their wins (If Germany hold on) came off the back of shear luck whilst we were extremely unlucky.

    I agree Poland looked good yet very difficult to judge against Northern Ireland.

    This has definitely been a competition for the Goalkeepers so far though, Lloris / Akinfeev / Neuer / this Ukraine 'keeper have been outstanding
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    Addickted2U said:

    Lincsaddick said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Seriously... England are the one team who have stood out above all the others so far!!

    France and Germany both always look(ed) like drawing their opening fixtures and although England did draw it was a shock to everyone watching whereas these two shouldnt have been surprised with one

    rose coloured and glasses ? .. Stand out teams take their chances and don't let the opposition score in the last minute
    Shit happens.
    My feeling is England are better than Germany. But Spain will probably be better than both. Italy play too negatively, but will wait and see as far as they're concerned.
    Id say that England / France / Germany are on a par at the moment... Have doubts about Spain, they've a pretty managable Group yet see them as an ageing side now

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