euro 2008

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:32 am

goodluck against russia guys

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:46 am

Shit, that was some drama - it must be a record equalizer, scored within 45 seconds in the only minute of stoppage time. Awesome.

Croats lost their bottle on the penalties - that was a shambles.

Fantastic finale to a fairly cagey match!

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:06 am

jpj wrote:goodluck against russia guys

Thanks man, we´ll need it!

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Whatever the score: I hope it´ll be a feast for the public in any case though.

Michaelm · Post by **Michaelm** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:25 pm

I always said it's just a stupid game

Russia were surely the better team.
No surprise really as they have a Dutch coach...

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:26 pm

hu? what was wrong with the dutch tonite? bad food? a curse?

but congrats to the young russian team - imo they totally deserved to win this game!

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:34 pm

lewisit wrote:hu? what was wrong with the dutch tonite? bad food? a curse?

No excuses. We just sucked really hard today.

but congrats to the young russian team - imo they totally deserved to win this game!

Yup. And I hope they win the tourney now as well.......

bakaichi · Post by **bakaichi** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:22 am

Michaelm wrote: No surprise really as they have a Dutch coach...

lol

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:38 am

England will win!

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:46 am

russia vs turkey in the European cup finals

bet no-one would have seen thatone coming...

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:54 pm

If Italy goes through after this match..... I'll be damned.

Spain is way superior.

Damn,I love the beautiful game.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:00 pm

shame about the orange

i really have no clue who will win now!

SpooN · Post by **SpooN** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:09 pm

God Italy has to loose this, I couldn't bear to watch another game like this (or even the finals -.-) and the referee sucks.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:22 pm

well done to spain.

mind you, i hope we don't have so many 0-0 FT matches from here on

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:50 am

Germany vs Turkey and Spain vs Russia.

I must say it they do sound like interesting fixtures to me (and no that is not meant sarcastically!).

Just being a little chauvinistic after all I'll support the Russians (Hiddink being a great export product for our little country- well that and I like playing style these days

).

predictions:

Germany - Turkey 2:1
Spain - Russia 1:3

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:06 am

Super Laydock wrote:predictions:

Germany - Turkey 2:1
Spain - Russia 1:3

when it comes to spain - russia i am with you

but (and i'm surely not a german-team-fanboy: actually i pressed my thumbs for the imho best-football-playing team of the tournament: the netherlands - as we all know that didn't help much...) germany - turkey i totally disagree:

imho it's either 5:0 (when things go "normal" - considering the recent strengh of the german team and the b-team the turks are forced to set up because of injuries & card-bans) or it's 0:1 (if another of these miracles happens for the turkish team like so often in this em)

we'll c

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:09 pm

i predict germany 4-0 up after the first half, and turkey to go 4-4 in full time, followed by a last minute of extra time goal to clinch it 5-4

spain vs russia = russia all the way

seattlexc · Post by **seattlexc** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:54 pm

I'm not sure who will win the Spain-Russia game, but I bet whoever does will go on to beat Germany/Turkey (probably Germany) in the finals.

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:17 pm

hu? what's wrong with the german team tonite? bad food? a curse?

whatever... this game sucks balls big time (1:1 after 72 min btw) - the turkish team plays sh*t, but the germans even sh*ttier...

I HATE IT !!!

[edit] germany won 3:2 - it was a disgrace nevertheless...

*way to go in the final russia*

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:32 pm

i felt really bad for turkey. have to disagree with you dude, i thought turkey played very purposefully, despite all the injuries/suspensions, and was gutted they lost. and what the flying fuck with that electrical storm

well... let's see what happens tomorrow...!

SpooN · Post by **SpooN** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:42 pm

The reason Germany delivers good games is because we have a strong attack combined with a disoriented defense leading to overall goal inflation.

Oh the irony, Turkey somehow wins matches they should have lost with late goals and loses a game they could have won in the same manner, karma I suppose.

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:43 pm

@jpj

a different opinion is of cause always very welcome!

maybe i was just a little bit too emotionally involved in this game...

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:07 pm

if Russia win, it will be epic battle in the end XD

Frederik · Post by **Frederik** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:15 pm

Yeah, that was a nervewrecking game, even though I normally don´t care for soccer. And the broadcasting troubles were brutal. When the regular broadcast pulled the plug and they switched to the swiss images after a couple of minutes there was a noticable lag in the commenting. On one of the later goals you could hear the commenter scream "Goal!" while the players were still struggling onscreen

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:54 pm

Just got back from partying here in Kreuzberg, Berlin—the most heavily Turkish neighborhood in Germany. Generally the mood was very good, and a lot of Turks were celebrating too. Some people had German flags, with the Turkish crescent moon in the red stripe. Pretty cool!

That was a really tough game, and Turkey could have won it just as well. They really have the fighting spirit, but I guess Lehmann is a better goalkeeper overall. He definitely saved Germany's ass more than once. The defense was terrible.

I say the final will be Germany vs. Russia. Who knows what will happen though. Finals are always so unpredictable.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:32 am

CIT wrote:That was a really tough game, and Turkey could have won it just as well. They really have the fighting spirit, but I guess Lehmann is a better goalkeeper overall. He definitely saved Germany's ass more than once. The defense was terrible.

Lehman was as lousy and indecisive as the defense. Of course, Germany will be champions now.

Some people say this has been a great tournament with an emphasis on attacking play but what they fail to mention is the lousy defensive play that is exposed in every game. This has allowed a really mediocre German team (as German teams go) to reach the final. Look for Podolsky, Klose and Schweinsteiger to do it for Germany against a happily attacking Russia that is to weak in defense. Especially on free-kicks and corner-kicks the Russian defense is really hit and miss.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:32 pm

who's the clever git who put in a vote for spain...!?

good match. final on sunday

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:09 pm

Though I hope Spain will win by marvelous play (like they did so far), I think Germany will win.

Come on Spain: prove me wrong.

*Laydock is watching this game in a pub full of German fans tonight.... hopes he doesn't get hurt when cheering for Spain*

ps. if Germany plays good football I won't mind them winning too....

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:33 pm

So who do you favour tonight?

*about to go off to the bar to secure seating*

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:41 pm

Germany.
Cuz Spania is AAARRRGGHH

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:50 pm

Well, that was boring