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UEFA EURO 2024

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Excellent game so far - Romania will be gutted to fall behind after their fast start
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    From the original group stage draw:

    England’s half contains England, a pot 4 team, a pot 3 team and three pot 2 teams.

    The other half of the draw contains four pot 1 teams.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,833
    you cant moan the other half is tough, when half those 'tough' teams are there because they were shit.

    we are in exactly the place in the draw we were meant to be in.

  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,145
    edited July 2024
    Algarve, Portugal won the penalty shoot out so no comparison but good sentiments and agree the two keepers were excellent.
    Costa doesn't just relax and smell the coffee when he is waiting to face a penalty, he has a record of 35% success rate (100% last night) in his international career which is not too shabby.

    Edited: Just seen that Costa has saved 10 out of 24 penalties in his Pro career which puts him at 40+ %
    Blimey that is pure Ambrosia; or you can call it a Latte.
    Perhaps what I was getting at didn't come across. It was nothing to do with the penalties per-se, it was about the positive attitude of the fans towards winning and progressing. Portugal were poor, they were very lucky to take it to a shoot out, they have already lost to Georgia and their hero was a liability, but my friend (not untypical) is full of positivity about the team because they have done the job. No moaning that they have only played shit teams so far, and that they will lose to the first decent team they come across. We have not lost a game, we won without a shoot out and apparently according to many, Southgate (only the second man to take England to a major final) must go... 

    My post was purely about the attitude of the fans, nothing else, Sam.       
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    MrOneLung said:
    you cant moan the other half is tough, when half those 'tough' teams are there because they were shit.

    we are in exactly the place in the draw we were meant to be in.

    Yeah by right we should have had France and Belgium in our half of the draw, along with facing Italy on Saturday.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    How on earth are Netherlands winning 1-0, after that miss?
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,943
    Missed the first few minutes, what is on Hagi's head?!

    Is he an orange, or is he ribbed for your pleasure?
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,312
    Good game this 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    What does Murphy mean... "He thinks he's offside'

    There is bloody daylight between Gakpo and the Defender
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Another clean offside check there and the right decision made
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Another clean offside check there and the right decision made
    Much closer than it looked at first glance, makes the speed even more impressive


  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    MUCH better Dutch performance, but they can't get the second goal to kill the game off.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Ref has completely bottled that - no wonder Romanians are apoplectic
  • Didn't see the first half but the Dutch have absolutely dominated this second half. 

    Interesting as well that Koeman seems to have left out a couple of more in-form players to go with ones who he thinks suit the team better. Take note Gareth!
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,844
    Very poor goal to concede that, put your foot through it 
  • Braziliance
    Braziliance Posts: 8,352
    Holland look really good this game, probably the best RO16 display I've seen. I did miss the Spain game however so can't compare to that. 

    Holland do have a very decent squad so it's not too surprising.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    edited July 2024
    Dutch look okay Romania are shit tho, not tested the Dutch defensively after 15 mins.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    Thats a beautiful goal
  • Indianaaddick
    Indianaaddick Posts: 2,965
    You learn something every day,I had no idea that Alex Baldwin was the coach of Romania.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    What on earth are those loose shoes doing in the penalty area!
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  • Dutch look okay Romania are shit tho, not tested the Dutch defensively after 15 mins.
    They barely had a kick second half because the Dutch were relentless and kept on attacking. 
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    First 7 games have probably all gone to form. All the talk is for Austria but i have a sneaking feeling that Turkey might upset the odds tonight.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    philcafc said:
    First 7 games have probably all gone to form. All the talk is for Austria but i have a sneaking feeling that Turkey might upset the odds tonight.
    You were saying...
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    What a start. Why can't these 2 teams just pass the ball around the back for 30 minutes.
  • moutuakilla
    moutuakilla Posts: 7,567
    Why are they running with the ball? 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    Goalie had his hands stung with that pat out 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Love watching Turkey in these tournaments. Predictable chaos
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Could work out very well for the Dutch if whoever wins tonight has a few players suspended for the QF.
  • This is a decent game this. Very open and Turkey not even thinking about parking the bus and looking to get forward at every chance. 
  • tom_k
    tom_k Posts: 1,207
    This is a decent game this. Very open and Turkey not even thinking about parking the bus and looking to get forward at every chance. 
    Let’s hope Southgate is taking notes!