Euro 2016

Jonnas · July 2, 2016

Geez, what the hell was that game? Both Germany and Italy can play way better than that, and yet they kept losing the ball left and right. And that penalty shoot-out was a disgrace, how the hell can two top-tier teams fail half of their penalties?

Jonnas · July 2, 2016

Geez, what the hell was that game? Both Germany and Italy can play way better than that, and yet they kept losing the ball left and right. And that penalty shoot-out was a disgrace, how the hell can two top-tier teams fail half of their penalties?

Fierce_LiNk · July 3, 2016

Some pathetic penalties. What was Pelle doing? He could have put them on the brink of winning it but just dragged it wide. I don't know why they don't always just smash it.

And I don't think the game was as bad as you were making out Flink, the second half was really good and it was a shame that extra time was so scrappy but its to be expected when there is so much at stake.

I hope whoever wins tomorrow night can put Germany out in the semi final though. Fingers firmly crossed for a Wales v Iceland final.

The first half was pretty dull. The only interesting period of the game was maybe the middle third of that second half, but the rest of the game was dire...including the penalty shootouts.

Considering who these countries are and which players were on the pitch, I think the game was a complete letdown. I was disappointed with the performances from both sides, but the time-wasting (particularly in extra-time) was top class. A new level was reached yesterday.

I have a feeling that we'll get a much better game today.

Fierce_LiNk · July 3, 2016

Some pathetic penalties. What was Pelle doing? He could have put them on the brink of winning it but just dragged it wide. I don't know why they don't always just smash it.

And I don't think the game was as bad as you were making out Flink, the second half was really good and it was a shame that extra time was so scrappy but its to be expected when there is so much at stake.

I hope whoever wins tomorrow night can put Germany out in the semi final though. Fingers firmly crossed for a Wales v Iceland final.

The first half was pretty dull. The only interesting period of the game was maybe the middle third of that second half, but the rest of the game was dire...including the penalty shootouts.

Considering who these countries are and which players were on the pitch, I think the game was a complete letdown. I was disappointed with the performances from both sides, but the time-wasting (particularly in extra-time) was top class. A new level was reached yesterday.

I have a feeling that we'll get a much better game today.

drahkon · July 3, 2016

Am I the only one who thought it was a decent match? It was very tactical from both teams. Italy tried to play as they did against Spain but we nullified almost all of their offensive attempts.

And since they defended with 9-10 people it's obviously difficult to create chances for the opposing team. I think we did it well. Of course, we didn't want to play too risky, resulting in quite long passages of passing but eventually we did create some chances and also scored a goal.

If Boateng didn't move like a fucking fairy in that aerial duel we would've won in normal time.

And that extra time...what did you expect? So much at stake and nobody wanted to make a mistake. Italy much less than Germany (just like during the whole match).

Yes, it could've been a great match if you just looked at the names, but I honestly don't think anybody should've expected more than what we've seen, especially if you saw Italy's previous games in the Euro.

And to add my two cents to the penalty shootout: I don't understand the criticism.

Have you every played football in your youth and had to walk to the penalty spot in order to possibly screw up or win the game? Every bit of professionalism and all the experience say goodbye. And for professional players in a tournament at this stage that feeling is probably unimaginable for us.

Edit: Forgot to mention. Just watched Zaza's penalty again. What a moron.

Gets subbed in just to shoot the penalty and then he does this. That's what arrogance gets you (and I'm pretty sure that run-up wasn't something other than arrogance).

Edit2: Just to clarify, I agree that there are better ways to shoot penalties and that was not the best display of several players in a shootout, but I think the criticism I've read on the internet is way too harsh.

Anyway, we'll probably see a "better" game today because with all due respect Iceland don't have the defensive quality that Italy has, so France will likely create a lot of chances.

They match could, however, turn out to be a drag, though if France get so scared to really put enough effort into attacking.

Edited July 3, 2016 by drahkon

drahkon · July 3, 2016