EPTOh well, it's good that we lost to a good Germany today to temper the optimism. Great goals by Germany too. Second and third were a joy to watch.
2011-2012 football (soccer) thread - Page 109
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Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
Oh well, it's good that we lost to a good Germany today to temper the optimism. Great goals by Germany too. Second and third were a joy to watch. | ||
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Twisted
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
 Sweden hasn't lost to England since 68, but now it happened. Sad moment... | ||
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zul
Germany5427 Posts
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DaCruise
Denmark2457 Posts
-Poland -Ukraine -Spain -Netherlands -Germany -Italy -England -Russia -Portugal -Greece -Croatia -Czech Republic -Sweden -Denmark -France -Ireland Now thats what I call stacked! | ||
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
 There are never any easy games in it, unlike the WC. | ||
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ZeroCartin
Costa Rica2390 Posts
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Maenander
Germany4926 Posts
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SkyTheUnknown
Germany2065 Posts
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Malaz
Germany1257 Posts
On November 16 2011 06:46 Twisted wrote: Also fairly obvious that our team lacks depth when it comes to substitutions but that's normal when our population (compared to for example Germany) is 6-7 times less. Yeah I think without any injurys the starting eleven would be quite similar skill wise. Both teams have great offensive players, only thing is that Germany has players like Gomez, Reus, Götze or Schürle still on the bench. As far as the defences are concerned, I think both squads are a bit lackluster. I'm not a big fan of players like Mertesacker, Boateng or Aogo (ok Lahm will play left back at the EC). Same goes for the Netherlands. Braafheid is just bad, Matijsen is old and Heitinga isn't anything special either. | ||
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meatbox
Australia349 Posts
On November 16 2011 07:05 ZeroCartin wrote: Costa Rica winning against Spain 2-0 right now! :D I am speechless HAHA | ||
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Malaz
Germany1257 Posts
Game ended 2:2 :p | ||
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Maenander
Germany4926 Posts
On November 16 2011 07:04 Holgerius wrote: EC is always stacked. There are never any easy games in it, unlike the WC. This. I think people underestimate England and Italy, both teams have improved since the world cup and can now compete with the top3. The dutch team might not get back to full strength, however. Van Bommel is too old, and Robben might never fully recover. I don't see them on par with Spain and Germany anymore. | ||
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meatbox
Australia349 Posts
On November 16 2011 09:17 Maenander wrote: This. I think people underestimate England and Italy, both teams have improved since the world cup and can now compete with the top3. The dutch team might not get back to full strength, however. Van Bommel is too old, and Robben might never fully recover. I don't see them on par with Spain and Germany anymore. Italy are strong, England are not capable of winning Euros, favourites are Germany at the moment imo but a lot can change in 8 months! Balotelli, Pazzini and G.Rossi is a formidable forward line, not to mention Cassano. Ranocchia improving each game, Balzaretti is great at LB, plenty of candidates for RB, the midfield is terrible though... Marschisio is a hack, the sooner he is dropped the better... | ||
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don_kyuhote
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DaCruise
Denmark2457 Posts
On November 16 2011 11:23 don_kyuhote wrote: I would like to see [Spain, Germany, Portugal, France] group in the Euro. And a group with Poland, Russia, Greece and Ireland. | ||
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don_kyuhote
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TranceStorm
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On November 16 2011 07:04 Holgerius wrote: EC is always stacked. There are never any easy games in it, unlike the WC. Yeah, every team has to give 100% of their attention to the group stages matches. I think the changes that will occur in 2016 where 24 teams will compete and with a round of 16 will diminish some of the competitiveness of the group stages given that 3rd place teams will have a good shot of qualifying for knockout stages as well. | ||
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claash
Poland472 Posts
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Sadir
Vatican City State1176 Posts
On November 16 2011 11:30 don_kyuhote wrote: Or you can have Spain, Italy, Portugal/Greece, Ireland and have a group of debt. HAHAHHA On November 16 2011 11:27 DaCruise wrote: And a group with Poland, Russia, Greece and Ireland. I don't consider Greece any weaker than sweden or croatia. Greece finished first in their group with croatia 2nd | ||
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