Recent content by Nielsa

I guess Sky subscribers can expect price hikes?

Rest day, what, no, Czech R. - Greece are in halftime now (2-0) and Poland-Russia are playing later.

So what did people think of Italy and no-striker Spain? Surely Italy can't leave out Di Natale for their next game. IMO Torres made Spain much more dangerous when he entered the pitch. They don't need six midfielders to play tiki-taki... Maybe del Bosque is too proud to play a player who...

Spain playing without strikers. Arbeloa, Ramos, Piqué, Alba, Alonso, Busquets, Silva, Xavi, Iniesta, Fàbregas. We've seen teams play like this on a high level and still score plenty goals with their attacking midfielders. (Roma a few years ago.) But I think this will be a tight game. We'll...

Ah, tense and dramatic games today, Portugal and Holland were so close to equalising. Onwards! Yeah, both teams were being very careful, took few risks for the first hour or so. Maybe typical for a first game in these tournaments.

Wow, dramatic game! Good start to the championship imo :D. (Don't care about the quality of play. Even the Brazilians played distinctly non-samba control football in 2010.)

What the hell, Federer? Just got swept 0-3 against Djokovic. Novak is terrific but this should normally have been an exciting, tight game...

It's the right decision, it's the quarters or semis of the French Open. Dauphiné doesn't come anywhere close in general popularity.

I guess then both EHF and NHV have failed! EHF should check this stuff earlier than six months before. Why? Crowds?

Nice catch, elapid! -- "There's a special rung in hell reserved for people who waste good scotch." - Lt. Archie Hicox, 1945. (Well, ok, Quentin Tarantino, 2009.)

Holland were supposed to host the European Championships in women's handball. Six months before the whole thing, they pull out and the EHF needs to find a new host. What the **** :rolleyes:

Yes the Djokivic-Seppi match is interesting. I'm sort of relieved Azarenka is out. Her moaning is parodical.

Why not, to separate the Euro chat from silly season/mercato chat.

I think I remember reading something like that. BTW. If Manchester Utd buy Kagawa, I hope it's because they want to use him in the team, not just for selling shirts. Anyone remember Inamoto in Arsenal? He barely played for them, but Arsenal sold enough shirts in Japan to cover his transfer...

Waiting for the quarters too. If you like and watch too many sports, you can get picky about what level of competition you want to see. BTW can I say, in general, not just for tennis; thank the Gods for Eurosport! In many countries they are the only free channel broadcasting snooker, tennis...