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RONALDO IS THE GREATEST

Germany win.

 

Not the most surprising result given recent history between Germany and Portugal. Two own goals within three minutes was obviously rare. I was wondering about that and the commentator said it was the first time in the Euros there has been two in a fixture.

Going to be a very interesting match day 3 for that group. On paper Germany should get three points against Hungary but they should have at the last WC against South Korea too and fell apart. After drawing the world champs today Hungary got a boost of confidence and aren't going to roll over. France surely would like to top the group but i think they're the safest. Even if they lose to Portugal which is unlikely they will still be on 4 points. Probably enough to get through in the expanded format.

 

Ah yes the old "Xpanded Format"- also known as more games = more money

Germany have this routine methodology to them.

They will say we've played 2 games and lost one by an own goal.

Hungary could be the banana skin but they've had 2 hard hard games in the heat and they are NOT South Korea by any stretch.

 

No, it's about expanding the game, reaching more fans, giving others a chance ...

 

I would like an explanation of how Gosens who plays in a cow pasture somewhere was able to get the better of Semedo who plays in the EPL.

 

I don't think Poland has much hope.

 

I never rated Lewandowski.

 

Minute I saw him I said "He's a bit different"- old fashioned aggressive winger who likes to hit the ball really hard and get to the post and stuff, I wonder where he learned that.

 

The most consistently hopeless side of my adult life. They literally haven't done a fucking thing since 1982.

 

I always rated Lewandowski.

 

OH fuck this............. VAR just will not keep its nose out of affairs.

And it's always ages later, it's never congruous enough in time.

Twice now in the same game.

 

"Your foot hit his foot- penalty"

Rubbish.

 

LOLZ.

Missed and then wide. Fucking amateurs.

 

AgREED. Got some canny players for the first time in ages.

MTF

 

Aye. Nee bother Luke.

MTF

 

Wales has a reasonable chance of getting something today given Italy has mainly a reserve squad.

 

Even with their newer style Italy has always been terrific at set pieces both attacking and defending.

Of course now that i post that Wales will score from a free kick in their own half.

 

I know I am a crabby old cynic but every England tournament eventually becomes a merry go around of self-reinforcement and eventual excuse making, riddled with bursts of inverted jingoism and agenda-driven narrative.

Who told Luke Shaw to go out and say what he said?

Answer: Nobody. He knows the game.......knows what to and what not to say.

Another thing I've noticed........and this is NO accident:- everytime a PL player touches the ball, he is introduced to the audience as "Kai Havertz of CHELSEA" or "Andy Robertson of LIVERPOOL" etc.

Finally, the impartiality is totally dead. Pierce and Jenas were falling over themselves yesterday for France to win on the BBC.

The Pre-match and Half-time of Germany vs Portugal was ruined by the Ronaldo love-in, lead by a man whom I saw routinely appear on Irish TV and bash Ronaldo, Graeme Souness.

Same as Spain vs Poland. As soon as it looked like Poland were getting a draw out of it, Danny Murphy felt safe enough to start bashing Spain, whom he doubtless sees as contenders and therefore possible England rivals.

These people are not clever or bright and they are convinced that their little routines can get through the radar of the average fan.


Even now I have the Italy vs Wales game on in the background but muted......I don't want the dog to be scared by somebody roaring "GARETH BALE!!! {of Spurs}" every two minutes.

 

Ooooh Ethan Ampadu going for an early shower. That won't go down well in Tiger Bay or Bute Town, or whatever part of that sing-song toilet it is he comes from.

 

John Hartson:- "It's a stamp on his ankle..........IT'S A STAMP ON HIS ANKLE.......it's.............ON THE ANKLE.........and Ampadu knows that if you STAMP on another player, it is a red card...............but I DON'T THINK IT IS A RED"



I shit thee not. He just said that.

They can't help themselves.

They're like some sort of a bad roulette machine.......they are trying to be random but they've been programmed and keep maintaining a pattern.

"It's A STAMP, but it's not a sending off, for me, even if he did STAMP STAMP STAMP"

 

I think I will stick a fiver on Fales to get a draw.

 

Cmon weeeeeeels

 

Yer man still circling the severn estuary, poor mad bastard

 

I won't tolerate this, cos, if i do...

 

Here Italy, kick the fucking ball. Stop faffing about.

 

Haha.....its fabulously shite

 

GARETH BALE OF SPURS

 

Alternative England could face teamscas weak as Finland or Russia next

 

what's the deal with the German team having so many Africans? shameless

 

It's pretty good compared to usual. It used to be all Turks and Polacks.