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mahrgell
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Germany3943 Posts
July 11 2016 20:43 GMT
#601
On July 12 2016 05:30 Pandemona wrote:
Haha England have loads, really good ones, take the premier league by storm. However internationally they all turn into Eder :D

Never seen them score key goals, though.
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-11 20:43:48
July 11 2016 20:43 GMT
#602
On July 12 2016 05:30 Pandemona wrote:
Haha England have loads, really good ones, take the premier league by storm. However internationally they all turn into Eder :D


Eder has scored the winning goal of a European Championship. English strikers meanwhile...

I bet Harry Kane would trade in all of his Spurs goals for a winning goal at the Euros.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 11 2016 20:50 GMT
#603
I don't know he scores alot of goals for Spurs and i think that is the issue with our players, there godlike performances are for clubs, where as Eder scored his first goal in 20410501 appearances in Euro cup final.
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gsgfdf
Profile Joined March 2015
Greece2 Posts
July 11 2016 23:35 GMT
#604
The salt on this thread is unreal. Good game from Portugal, France disappeared after 30'.
This was the first time since leaving Man Utd that Ronaldo acted like an actual human being.
Poopi
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France12906 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-12 00:22:57
July 12 2016 00:09 GMT
#605
Good things this Euro:

- Portugal finally won an Euro. They deserved it in 2004 and have been good contenders in Euro/World Cups from as far as I followed football.
- French team is likeable again from an attitude point of view.
- Spanish era ended for sure (I liked them as winners but 6 years is too long...)
- French prevented Germany from winning both World Cup and Euro back to back :D.
- England suffered an harsh defeat, will probably be a bit less overhyped in 2018 and thus actually perform as well as they are expected to from as far as I followed football.
- Since a lot of series ended (French winning every final at home since 1984, Italy beating Germany, Germany beating France, France beating Portugal, etc...) we won't have to be afraid of such things until new patterns appear.

Bad things :
- Not enough goals.
- Group stages format making teams play shy.
- I forgot.
- Lawn


The World Cup will be interesting, I think Germany would be favorite if they managed to get another good striker/forward (not sure of the exact name in English) like Klose in the past, right now they look harmless and it probably won't cut it against South America.
France will be hard to guess depending on the future changes.
Portugal has strong young players but I don't think they'll be enough to stop South America teams either.

Italy did very well for their line-up so I don't see them pull through an entire tournament but who knows, maybe their young players will be enough to refresh the team up.
WriterMaru
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
July 12 2016 01:10 GMT
#606
How can a list of good things this Euro not include Iceland's (and to a certain extent, Wales') majestic run?
Sugoi monogatari onii-chan!
DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
July 12 2016 01:53 GMT
#607
While I think Portugal deserves this euros, I do hope I never have to see that style of play again.

Also the format definitely contributed to the shit games. Teams just needed to avoid losing in group stages. Bracket draw meant top teams faced each other early, while 'weak' teams knocked each other out. Every knockout games becomes too tactical rather than technical.
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-12 01:57:23
July 12 2016 01:57 GMT
#608
On July 12 2016 10:53 DucK- wrote:
While I think Portugal deserves this euros, I do hope I never have to see that style of play again.

Also the format definitely contributed to the shit games. Teams just needed to avoid losing in group stages. Bracket draw meant top teams faced each other early, while 'weak' teams knocked each other out. Every knockout games becomes too tactical rather than technical.


yeah it needs to be less forgiving I think we discussed before the start of the tournament that the ideal would be

top first from each grp + 2 best second place finishers and straight to QF. That would make the grp games alot more intense.

But alas more games is more moneeezz...
aseq
Profile Joined January 2003
Netherlands3992 Posts
July 12 2016 04:28 GMT
#609
Agreed, less forgiving. But please, no x best second place. That's just as bad as the 3rd place stuff we have now. I just think having 6 groups is terrible. Here are some alternatives:
6 groups of 4 x 6 matches + 8 ro16 matches = 44 before qf (current).
4 groups of 6 x 15 matches = 60 matches. May be a little too much.
4 groups of 5 x 10 matches = 40 matches. I like.
8 groups of 3 x 3 matches + 8 ko matches = 32 matches (Plan Beuving). http://m.imgur.com/55zsmeP
8 groups of 4 x 6 matches + 8 ro16 matches = 54 matches (World Cup).
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-12 05:07:07
July 12 2016 04:48 GMT
#610
On July 12 2016 13:28 aseq wrote:
Agreed, less forgiving. But please, no x best second place. That's just as bad as the 3rd place stuff we have now. I just think having 6 groups is terrible. Here are some alternatives:
6 groups of 4 x 6 matches + 8 ro16 matches = 44 before qf (current).
4 groups of 6 x 15 matches = 60 matches. May be a little too much.
4 groups of 5 x 10 matches = 40 matches. I like.
8 groups of 3 x 3 matches + 8 ko matches = 32 matches (Plan Beuving). http://m.imgur.com/55zsmeP
8 groups of 4 x 6 matches + 8 ro16 matches = 54 matches (World Cup).


Uhmm actually 2x second is just fine. Im not sure how that can even remotely be as bad. Like not even close lol.

And you know why its good to have 2x second ? Because then teams that have an outside chance of qualifying will keep the games relevant. Otherwise a team goes 2-0 and the grp is dead. Instantly. Everyone else in the grp will have checked out mentally. Unless another team has also gone 2-0 which is an incredibly unlikely scemario.

The point is to incentivise teams to try and win, which the third place qualifier spots were supposed to do. But where they messed up was not realizing that teams could effectively "not lose" their way into qualifying. Which made it redundant.

There is no need to reinvent the wheel on it since the 24 teams are here to stay. Just some minor tweaks is all.
Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
July 12 2016 06:23 GMT
#611
On July 12 2016 13:28 aseq wrote:
Agreed, less forgiving. But please, no x best second place. That's just as bad as the 3rd place stuff we have now. I just think having 6 groups is terrible. Here are some alternatives:
6 groups of 4 x 6 matches + 8 ro16 matches = 44 before qf (current).
4 groups of 6 x 15 matches = 60 matches. May be a little too much.
4 groups of 5 x 10 matches = 40 matches. I like.
8 groups of 3 x 3 matches + 8 ko matches = 32 matches (Plan Beuving). http://m.imgur.com/55zsmeP
8 groups of 4 x 6 matches + 8 ro16 matches = 54 matches (World Cup).

Groups of 3 is a bad idea, since the games have to be played in succession. One team cannot take part in the final round, meaning the other 2 teams are able to manipulate the result in their favour
Harris1st
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Germany7028 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-12 07:36:50
July 12 2016 07:30 GMT
#612
Ppl thought Germans were salty and then the finals happened... lol

Payets foul on CR was not a card, but a simple (unlucky) foul.
Patricio was definitely not better than Lloris and Neuer and never will be
CR7 does belong into the UEFA Team, it's not his fault that Ramsey/ Allen got the Wales spots instead of Bale.
Go Serral! GG EZ for Ence. Flashbang dance FTW
LennX
Profile Joined October 2010
4564 Posts
July 12 2016 08:25 GMT
#613
On July 12 2016 13:28 aseq wrote:
Agreed, less forgiving. But please, no x best second place. That's just as bad as the 3rd place stuff we have now. I just think having 6 groups is terrible. Here are some alternatives:
6 groups of 4 x 6 matches + 8 ro16 matches = 44 before qf (current).
4 groups of 6 x 15 matches = 60 matches. May be a little too much.
4 groups of 5 x 10 matches = 40 matches. I like.
8 groups of 3 x 3 matches + 8 ko matches = 32 matches (Plan Beuving). http://m.imgur.com/55zsmeP
8 groups of 4 x 6 matches + 8 ro16 matches = 54 matches (World Cup).


4 groups of 6 will work if we directly go into the Ro8. I will prefer that anyway. Or even 3 groups of 8, top 2 and best 2 3rd place teams goes into Ro8. This guarantees a minimum 7 matches for the smaller countries no matter what.
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shell
Profile Joined October 2010
Portugal2722 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-07-12 10:13:48
July 12 2016 10:10 GMT
#614
So now a Portugal win is because of bad rules.. come on guys don't be stupid!

Do you think you would have this discussion if the champion was not a 3rd place team?

Just face it that the stars align for us.. We should have been First in the group because we deserved wins against Iceland, Austria and Hungary.. We played better then them, had more and better chances and we have better players and team spirit.. but we didn't.. we ended up passing the group in 3rd place and got in the better bracket where we arguably had to face "worse" teams..

We managed to somehow squeeze a win against Croatia, defeated Poland, after suffering a 2m goal, in penaltys and got a crucial and well deserved win against Wales!!
`
In the final we face a very powerfull France team, loose our best and most influencial player since 10 years and still manage to hold on and eventually score a goal!

it is a very good story line.. just deal with it.
BENFICA || Besties: idra, Stephano, Nestea, Jaedong, Serral, Jinro, Scarlett || Zerg <3
shell
Profile Joined October 2010
Portugal2722 Posts
July 12 2016 10:20 GMT
#615
https://www.facebook.com/futebolnow/videos/1942549445971843/
BENFICA || Besties: idra, Stephano, Nestea, Jaedong, Serral, Jinro, Scarlett || Zerg <3
aseq
Profile Joined January 2003
Netherlands3992 Posts
July 12 2016 11:27 GMT
#616
On July 12 2016 17:25 LennX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2016 13:28 aseq wrote:
Agreed, less forgiving. But please, no x best second place. That's just as bad as the 3rd place stuff we have now. I just think having 6 groups is terrible. Here are some alternatives:
6 groups of 4 x 6 matches + 8 ro16 matches = 44 before qf (current).
4 groups of 6 x 15 matches = 60 matches. May be a little too much.
4 groups of 5 x 10 matches = 40 matches. I like.
8 groups of 3 x 3 matches + 8 ko matches = 32 matches (Plan Beuving). http://m.imgur.com/55zsmeP
8 groups of 4 x 6 matches + 8 ro16 matches = 54 matches (World Cup).


4 groups of 6 will work if we directly go into the Ro8. I will prefer that anyway. Or even 3 groups of 8, top 2 and best 2 3rd place teams goes into Ro8. This guarantees a minimum 7 matches for the smaller countries no matter what.


3 groups of 8 will take ages, you dont want the euros to last longer than they currently to. And the whole point of this is to get rid of 'best X numbers Y move into next round'. Which is unfair ( what would have happened if portugal would have needed 4 points to advance, their last group game would have been played totally differently), avoidable and plain stupid. Nrs 3 in group A and B don't have this info in their last group match.
gTank
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria2601 Posts
July 12 2016 11:35 GMT
#617
On July 12 2016 19:10 shell wrote:
So now a Portugal win is because of bad rules.. come on guys don't be stupid!

Do you think you would have this discussion if the champion was not a 3rd place team?

Just face it that the stars align for us.. We should have been First in the group because we deserved wins against Iceland, Austria and Hungary.. We played better then them, had more and better chances and we have better players and team spirit.. but we didn't.. we ended up passing the group in 3rd place and got in the better bracket where we arguably had to face "worse" teams..

We managed to somehow squeeze a win against Croatia, defeated Poland, after suffering a 2m goal, in penaltys and got a crucial and well deserved win against Wales!!
`
In the final we face a very powerfull France team, loose our best and most influencial player since 10 years and still manage to hold on and eventually score a goal!

it is a very good story line.. just deal with it.


I am not salty or anything but I find it funny how you can judge people for not liking Portugal as EC when you write they were clearly better than austria/hungary/iceland (which they were) and didnt win and at the same time croatia (and maybe poland) were better than portugal or at least as good and got lucked out of the tournament.

It is a bs storyline, thats why some people are salty.
One crossed wire, one wayward pinch of potassium chlorate, one errant twitch...and kablooie!
Salteador Neo
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Andorra5591 Posts
July 12 2016 14:30 GMT
#618
On July 12 2016 03:05 haitike wrote:
I don't deny that, but I think Bale played better.

I would like to see a Worst 11 team with Ramos as defender xDD


http://www.marca.com/futbol/eurocopa/2016/07/11/5783c83de2704e46238b459a.html

Not really the worst 11, but the 11 guys who were expected to do great and didn't deliver, according to Marca. Can't say I agree with all of those.

Even tho Marca is a RM fanpaper, they accept the fact that Piqué was the best spanish player.
Revolutionist fan
LennX
Profile Joined October 2010
4564 Posts
July 12 2016 15:41 GMT
#619
On July 12 2016 20:27 aseq wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2016 17:25 LennX wrote:
4 groups of 6 will work if we directly go into the Ro8. I will prefer that anyway. Or even 3 groups of 8, top 2 and best 2 3rd place teams goes into Ro8. This guarantees a minimum 7 matches for the smaller countries no matter what.


3 groups of 8 will take ages, you dont want the euros to last longer than they currently to. And the whole point of this is to get rid of 'best X numbers Y move into next round'. Which is unfair ( what would have happened if portugal would have needed 4 points to advance, their last group game would have been played totally differently), avoidable and plain stupid. Nrs 3 in group A and B don't have this info in their last group match.


True. Maybe the best way is 4 groups and only winner advance into semis straight. Winner takes all.
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Zinnwaldite
Profile Joined August 2010
Norway1567 Posts
July 12 2016 15:53 GMT
#620
On July 12 2016 23:30 Salteador Neo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2016 03:05 haitike wrote:
I don't deny that, but I think Bale played better.

I would like to see a Worst 11 team with Ramos as defender xDD


http://www.marca.com/futbol/eurocopa/2016/07/11/5783c83de2704e46238b459a.html

Not really the worst 11, but the 11 guys who were expected to do great and didn't deliver, according to Marca. Can't say I agree with all of those.

Even tho Marca is a RM fanpaper, they accept the fact that Piqué was the best spanish player.


Where is Ronaldo on that list?
We promise with a view to hope, but the reason to "accomplish" what we promised would be fear.
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