⚽︎ Eurocup 2016 Official Discussion Thread

[Erzo]

So what do people make of the Russian mobs terrorising England fans? Do you think it'll happen against every team Russia plays?

I personally think - as stated before - it's about them trying to beat the English to earn (for a lack of a better word) that number one spot in hooliganism. Be what the brits supposedly were once upon a time.

 

[DominiqueX]

Wales vs. Slovakia was a big surprise for me. I didn't even know that Gareth Bale is a Welshman, for some reason I thought he was an Englishman. Whatever. Wales played a good match, they earned their victory.

England vs. Russia was nice too. England had the upper hand most of the time, but then the russians came with their lucky punch short before the end. That's football.

Today I'm only interested in Germany vs. Ukraine this evening.

 

[loj]

We need that win against Turkey,hope Modric and other players are on the lvl today!

 

[Cooh]

We need that win against Turkey,hope Modric and other players are on the lvl today!

Good luck mate! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

 

[Yatori]

Hope germany wins today :reborn:

 

[loj]

MODRICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC little WIZARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TAKE A BOW!!!!!!!!!

Corluka you BEAST! The warrior!!! That's how you play for your country!

HELL YEAH!!!! GET IN!!!!! [0goiwaghwpa;gwaogwah

 

[bajram]

Not really sure which match you watched, but there is little doubt that Swiss was better than Albania. The Swiss indeed did not take advantage of their number superiority and Albania missed two almost guaranteed goals, but the Swiss had around 4 of those. For some reason the aim of the strikers seems to be rather off in this tournament, but for the same money Albania could have lost 3 or 4 - 0. Albania also played way to aggressive. They seemed to be more interested in the whole situation of having people from Albanian and Swiss origin in the opposing teams rather than playing football. In particular the way how the red card was conceded can only be described as plain stupidity.

In the end the Swiss were clearly better, which the statistics also indicate.

Total Attempts on goal:

Swiss 17
Albania 7

Shots on target:

Swiss 7
Albania 2

And these are only to name two. The Swiss pretty much earned their victory, though in the end it can't be said that they played particularly well either.

Of course they were better in stats overall our best defender as well as our captain was red carded and we struggled to defend from that point on but going back a little in time ever since we conceded that stupid goal in minute 5' until the 40th minute we were pretty dominant and had the game in our hands I was just excepting the moment we score then came the red card which ruined everything for us despite this we were pretty good also swiss had its chances of course against a 10 men team ur definitely going to create more but we literally were 3 times 1 on 1 with the keeper and especially the last one which was Gashi completely alone vs the keeper, our strikers were shit, this is our first time in a big tournament and we cannot afford to lose so many clear chances.

Also the whole Albanian players playing for the swiss is definitely a big thing here in Albania it's a struggle to play against ur own at least its a big thing here...

 

[TNC Xlll]

HEAL YEAH!!!! GET IN!!!!! [0goiwaghwpa;gwaogwah

Feeling better now? You got the win, just another one before facing Spain, right?

 

[loj]

Feeling better now? You got the win, just another one before facing Spain, right?

Want to sort it before Spain,so win against Czech Republic is ideal kool:

 

[TNC Xlll]

Want to sort it before Spain,so win against Czech Republic is ideal kool:

Yeah, that's the best option that they got if they want to get to the next round.

 

[David1996]

Cristiano Ronaldo: I am the best player of the last 20 years.

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Wonder if he'll make it past the QF XD

 

[Totsuka No Tsurugi]

So far there haven't been much goal scored in this euro in a single match, 1-0, 2-1, 1-1
and it looks we will get another 1-0 win from the Germans tonight.

 

[DominiqueX]

and it looks we will get another 1-0 win from the Germans tonight.

Nah, not exactly. Turned out to end with 2:0

That was a very nice victory of Germany. Ukraine played very good too.
Boateng's On-the-Line-Clearance was awesome, Neuer impressive as always. Yay, I'm happy

 

[Caliburn]

Croatia was the best team so far, in particular their midfield. Germany showed why they are one of the favourites with their offensive attacks, however their defensive is quite insecure and vulnerable on corners and free kicks.

Of course they were better in stats overall our best defender as well as our captain was red carded and we struggled to defend from that point on but going back a little in time ever since we conceded that stupid goal in minute 5' until the 40th minute we were pretty dominant and had the game in our hands I was just excepting the moment we score then came the red card which ruined everything for us despite this we were pretty good also swiss had its chances of course against a 10 men team ur definitely going to create more but we literally were 3 times 1 on 1 with the keeper and especially the last one which was Gashi completely alone vs the keeper, our strikers were shit, this is our first time in a big tournament and we cannot afford to lose so many clear chances.

Also the whole Albanian players playing for the swiss is definitely a big thing here in Albania it's a struggle to play against ur own at least its a big thing here...

They were simply better, which is reflected in the stats as even before the red card Albania almost didn't do anything in particular.

The reality that Albania shot once on target the entire first half and that it took 26 minutes to even create anything that resembles a chance, says enough. You make it appear like that they dominated most of the first half, but that really wasn't the case. The Swiss took the first 15-20 minutes, but then got shaken a bit when Albania almost scored and Albania used those 10, at best 15 minutes, to get more into the game, but that's about it. This however occurs all the time as no team can maintain pressure for 90 minutes, so after a while they automatically fall back a bit and give the initiative to the opponents.

There really wasn't any moment, before or after the red card, that Albania had the game in their hands (slight exception maybe for the final minutes of the match). The final truth though is that neither Albania nor Swiss played well. I didn't know what to expect from Albania, but Swiss played far below their level.

 

[Yatori]

Yahoo! Germany won 2-0 again Ukraine. I knew it :reborn:

That last minute goal

 

[loj]

Such an amazing day,today Belgium vs Italy.

On one side Courtois and Hazard on on other one Conte,should be a great game,hope Begium win they have a better squad.

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Mate you are bleeding!

"I'm what?"

Literally a warrior.Got taken out 3-4 times in a game to the skull..played 90 minutes.

 

[Yatori]

Such an amazing day,today Belgium vs Italy.

On one side Courtois and Hazard on on other one Conte,should be a great game,hope Begium win they have a better squad.

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Mate you are bleeding!

"I'm what?"

Literally a warrior.Got taken out 3-4 times in a game to the skull..played 90 minutes.

That's look hurt.

 

[Michael92]

I completely forgot to check this section of all things during the Euro and the Copa xd But better late than never I guess, although I can't see Escorpiius anywhere >_>
<_<

Anyways, my team didn't manage to qualify, again, so I guess I'll have to go for Portugal or Spain this year like last time, although I do like Sweden, Italy, Germany and France as well xd England hugely disappointed me with that 92nd minute Russian goal. So typical England or English teams in general to **** up when I do go around and bet on them U__u My main bet is on Portugal though, so I'll be rooting for them I guess. I've already bet a huge deal on this Euro, so got to watch as many games as I can, haha. I have a feeling both Zlatan and Ronaldo will be beating the 9 goals total for Euro cups by a player this Euro since both of them only need 3 goals each to equalize it.

Spain won as expected earlier today although it ended up being hard-fought.

Edit: Oh, and Ireland up 1-0 over Sweden just now O__o Get your game on Zlatan! *Cheers*

 

[Silico]

Well thats it for Sweden, 1 point against the easiest team in the group. #Fail.

 

[Michael92]

Well thats it for Sweden, 1 point against the easiest team in the group. #Fail.

I remember a few years back when Denmark and Sweden progressed from the group stage after knocking Italy out on a better draw result between the 3. Sweden can beat Belgium or Italy on a good day, so it's not over yet. If Italy win now for instance, it's fair game over the 2nd spot if you ask me.