The Official Euro 2012 Thread

[Cruxx]

Defences win tournaments. Dismiss England at your own peril

 

[laksaboy]

Defences win tournaments. Dismiss England at your own peril

With Cahill and Lampard out, Terry's ribs injuries and Martin Kelly down with flu, England is more or less fucked.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Defences win tournaments. Dismiss England at your own peril

England like pap living on past glory....forever talking about 1966.
English supporters are still having in colonial times.
BPL is richest league no doubt but it's a cosmopolitan make up not english.
English football cannot cut it.
Recent history has proof of that.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

My predictions for tonite:
Azzurri to beat Spain (1-0)
The Irish to draw with Croatia (0-0)

 

[Cruxx]

Azzurri good bet. Latest info is that they will be parking the bus and the MRT in front of goal. Prandelli is switching to a 3-5-2 formation. The way Spain plays is too slow. They've struggled every time they play teams that park the bus. Remember what happened when Spain played an ultra-defensive Switzerland?

 

[BuriramUnitedFC]

Hoping for Sweden to come out victorious

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

With Cahill and Lampard out, Terry's ribs injuries and Martin Kelly down with flu, England is more or less fucked.

I want to see how England perform under Hodgson in a competitive match and
am willing to give him the benefit of my doubt before I pass judgement. France will be a good test.

Bear in mind he has basically inherited these players from the Capello era and has only had them for about a month before the Euros.
However, aside from the Rio Ferdinand non selection, I feel he's shown favoritism to too many Liverpool players and for me this is a black mark against his judgement.

Monday night's performance will answer a lot of questions.

 

[Cruxx]

[video=youtube;Nb36OBuFIuE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb36OBuFIuE[/video]

 

[Cruxx]

[video=youtube;EUMH1VXaZ-A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUMH1VXaZ-A[/video]

 

[Alamaking]

England like pap living on past glory....forever talking about 1966.
English supporters are still having in colonial times.
BPL is richest league no doubt but it's a cosmopolitan make up not english.
English football cannot cut it.
Recent history has proof of that.

Pls include Liverpool in your comment also, 6 Liverpool players in England squad, omg....

 

[erection2015]

what you think of the 2 matches tonight?

i think italy and croatia should win

Pls include Liverpool in your comment also, 6 Liverpool players in England squad, omg....

 

[erection2015]

ya...that should be about right......according to us anyway.

I guess Spain win 1-0, Croatia win 2-1.

 

[Alamaking]

Hate to say it, but Spain going to Top their group man....

 

[I_Hate_Pappies]

I guess Spain win 1-0, Croatia win 2-1.

Sibeh swee guess!

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Pls include Liverpool in your comment also, 6 Liverpool players in England squad, omg....

I supported Liverpool as a boy....back then everyone you know who grew up on big league soccer was a pool supporter much like Manu now.
Those were the glory days when Kevin Keegan was wearing the number 7 jersey.
But one does not live on history.....die hard Reds are still waiting for the glory days to come back and they get hopeful at the start of every season only to be disappointed yet again.
This mirrors the situation with England every world cup and euro.

 

[Cruxx]

Song ah! Italy win @ 4.70. Forza Azzurri!

 

[zeddy]

Italianos playing 3-5-2 formation..

I smell an upset..

 

[spotter542]

Spain over 2
Rep of Ireland + 1/4



Chok dee !

 

[DerMannschaft]

4-3-3 vs 3-5-2

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

Good save by Casillas to keep out Motta's header. The Azzurri will be happy with their performance so far.