The Real Football Thread

[BullsFan22]

It doesn’t help Belgium that Lukaku does a Higuain almost every major tournament

 

[Tim Cahill]

Joseph's attempt to reinvent himself as a racist grifter doesn't appear to be going too well.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803026022910026075

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Joseph's attempt to reinvent himself as a racist grifter doesn't appear to be going too well.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803026022910026075

Just when you don't think of it, Barton finds a way to do something truly *** up. Some things don't change.

 

[Tim Cahill]

True football fans and Balkan enthusiasts worldwide hoping for Serbia and Albania to go through and meet each other in the knockouts, just to see what would happen. It's a bit of a shame Kosovo didn't qualify too.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Jorginho is the only Italian who can actually read the game/his teammates movenments and play a good long pass. Pretty mediocre overall level when it comes to the ability to play decent passes on that Italian team....

 

[Red Rick]

Watch 10s of Spain game, see Spanish defender kicking Albanian in the shins only for the Albanian to get a yellow for simulation.

That's the refereeing I'm used to

 

[Netserk]

No stress.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Horrible last 20 minutes from Italy. They almost cost me money after they forgot how to gain corners, but it worked out for both them and me in the end.

 

[BullsFan22]

8 minutes of stoppage time…

 

[Mayomaniac]

Watch 10s of Spain game, see Spanish defender kicking Albanian in the shins only for the Albanian to get a yellow for simulation.

That's the refereeing I'm used to

The refereeing at this EC shows a certain pattern...

 

[Red Rick]

We haven't defended this poorly against Austrians since 1940

 

[Mayomaniac]

We haven't defended this poorly against Austria since 1940

Should be "against Austrians" and you're correct.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

English Football fans must be absolutely emotionless at this point, what is Gareth Gerrans’ plan?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

English Football fans must be absolutely emotionless at this point, what is Gareth Gerrans’ plan?

To kill his haters by boring them to death?

But the real tournament starts after the group stage, and just like in cycling, you don't want to peak too early.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I was tempted to be annoyed with our performance but there's something absolutely hilarious about us playing Brexitball with a particularly talented set of players like this. If you want boring watch us play the Dutch in the next round. A meeting of minds....

 

[Netserk]

Looks like the Netherlands will have the easiest path to the final despite finishing third in their group.

I'm quite happy with this; there's a high chance that one of the Netherlands, Austria and Italy will reach the final.

 

[Red Rick]

Never seen this many yellow cards for dives when there is actual contact in my life.

 

[snipeheem]

Looks like the Netherlands will have the easiest path to the final despite finishing third in their group.

I'm quite happy with this; there's a high chance that one of the Netherlands, Austria and Italy will reach the final.

Austria plays incredible in this Euro, Rangnick is a magician

 

[Tim Cahill]

Looking at our draw I'm actually pleased, Italy and The Dutch are equally as crap as us, Switzerland looked alright against Germany, it's a toss up. Austria are the team I'd be worried about playing.

I was sceptical about this weird 24 teams qualifying thing but it's actually been a great tournament, teams like Georgia, Turkey, Romania have stepped up and had a proper crack.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Italy will have their hands full with Switzerland. Honestly, a semifinal between Austria and Switzerland wouldn't even be a huge surprise at this point.

 

[BullsFan22]

Italy was literally seconds away from elimination. Croatia choked away 2 games. I guess all the close games they’ve won over the years (with the penalties) finally caught up to them.

I think Italy will beat Switzerland. They’re a team that tends to up their level in the knockout phases of big tournaments.

I think Romania could beat the Netherlands.

Turkey can certainly beat Austria.

I haven’t been impressed with either France or Belgium. The French are favorites, but Belgium has the talent and they took things for granted in the group.

For me, Spain look as the favorites, but I’d like to see underdogs go far.

 

[Rob5091]

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Italy was literally seconds away from elimination.

No, they weren‘t. They would‘ve finished 3rd and would have advanced.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No, they weren‘t. They would‘ve finished 3rd and would have advanced.

Wouldn't they have lost out to Slovenia due to a negative goal difference?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Oh, right, I had a brainfart.