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Dark Scipio wrote:

TiB wrote:Are you fething kidding me...

Do you mean the last post or the outcome of Netherlands-Denmark, which (I guess) nobody expected?

even the danish didn't expect that

That Germany line up looks proper tasty apart from the striker, Gomez is gak, i'd have stuck Muller or Podolski up front and brought in Gotze.

Look at my flag

van Persie not remembering which side of the goalposts he was supposed to place the ball and a denied penalty mean the Netherlands face an uphill battle to even make it past the first round.

Gomez is a great player, he just never seems to be able to deliver on the big stage.

I am more worried about our Coach not wearing his signature sweater.

d-usa wrote:Gomez is a great player, he just never seems to be able to deliver on the big stage.

My issue with Gomez is that it seems to take him a too many attempts for every goal scored. Also I'd like to shoehorn in the guy that pretty much runs the team that won the league for the last two years.

dæl wrote:

d-usa wrote:Gomez is a great player, he just never seems to be able to deliver on the big stage.

My issue with Gomez is that it seems to take him a too many attempts for every goal scored. Also I'd like to shoehorn in the guy that pretty much runs the team that won the league for the last two years.

True, and by now he plays with a chip on his shoulder.

Would love to see Klose put into the game.


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The referees in these games so far...

Gomez looks to me like a thin Frank Mir. Don't understand why the ref didn't play an advantage to see what Germany could do for that foul.

Azza007 wrote:Gomez looks to me like a thin Frank Mir. Don't understand why the ref didn't play an advantage to see what Germany could do for that foul.

Gomez got the pass and he had a clear shot to the goal. So he probably would still have missed .

But really, he should have let Gomez miss the shot before blowing the whistle.

d-usa wrote:

Azza007 wrote:Gomez looks to me like a thin Frank Mir. Don't understand why the ref didn't play an advantage to see what Germany could do for that foul.

Gomez got the pass and he had a clear shot to the goal. So he probably would still have missed .

But really, he should have let Gomez miss the shot before blowing the whistle.

It would have got rid of one of his mandatory misses.

This Portugal team look really hard to break down, so many players behind the ball even when they attack.

Gomez doesn't seem t be doing too bad in this game.

What is with Germany just hanging around outside the penalty box instead of going in for the attack most of the time. Bit boring.

Germany seems to be doing the same thing that they were doing during the last Euro and World Cup.

When they attack they have this fancy game plan that was probably all drawn out and practiced over and over again, needing everybody to be in the exact precise spot for it to work. When it doesn't work they just pass back and forth until the next exact formation shows up that they have planned before.

There seems to be no improvisation, no communication, and no "just hit the ball towards the goal" from our team.

Guy is pressured in the middle so he passes towards the flank because the middle if full of defenders. So what does the guy on the flank do? He runs back towards the middle. Passes to people that just walk away from where the pass is headed, defenders that watch people walk by.

Lets get our head in the game here.

They're threatening to abandon the match because of the stuff that keeps on getting thrown onto the pitch.

People need to quit being idiots.



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Another mandatory Gomez miss.

How about that? a Gomez goal, you would have thought that, not d-usa...

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Azza007 wrote:How about that? a Gomez goal, you would have thought that, not d-usa...

He missed it often enough, he was due for one.

Azza007 wrote:How about that? a Gomez goal, you would have thought that, not d-usa...

Nor Mr Löw, he was about to sub him.

Neuer is earning his keep today.

That Neuer is a bit good.

ninja'd

The ref has made some good calls when it has come to shirt pulls today. Neuer has been playing well, without a doubt. That should have been a goal nut great save.

Our offense has been so-so, missed some good opportunities.

But our defense is making it happen today though.

Well Germany seem a bit less scary after watching this game, the Dutch as well.

Been putting bodies on the line to block the shots, mind you the Portuguese had played well defensively I think, holding off Bayern Munich for so long.The Portuguese did have more chances on the offense as well though. Agree with the comments they played negatively.

Azza007 wrote:Been putting bodies on the line to block the shots, mind you the Portuguese had played well defensively I think, holding off Bayern Munich for so long.The Portuguese did have more chances on the offense as well though. Agree with the comments they played negatively.

More chances? Germany had much, much more chances, Portugal just had the much better (and the game from 80min mark on) chances.

d-usa wrote: Gomez is a great player, he just never seems to be able to deliver on the big stage.

Would you like some fries and coke to go with that humble pie

To be fair, Gomez was awful in the CL final against Chelsea.

dæl wrote:
Well Germany seem a bit less scary after watching this game, the Dutch as well.

Germany beat a decent side and they weren't playing that well. That is never a good sign.

Anyway, Danish bacon was sizzling yesterday. and the Dutch? what happened to the clogs of war?

As for today's games, Spain Vs Italy is a match where you wished both sides could lose. There will be lots of rolling around.
Ireland/Croatia has 0-0 stamped all over it, but will probably end up 6-3 or something!!

Finally, how bad is ITV's coverage. Has anybody looked at Adrian Chiles and Southgate and thought: I could do better than that for 1 million a year!!

Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:

d-usa wrote: Gomez is a great player, he just never seems to be able to deliver on the big stage.

Would you like some fries and coke to go with that humble pie

To be fair, Gomez was awful in the CL final against Chelsea.

Heck, even coach was ready to call it quits and was preparing to pull him from the game. Gomez is just not consistent in my opinion, he didn't do that well in 2010 or 2012 and had the same issue in the Champions League final. He gets the goals from time to time, but he has to take a buttload of shots to get there. I just think Klose is a more consistent player.

I will have some fine German beer with my humble pie though

There are two things about Germany that puzzle me
1) Where is the lucky jersey?

2) What's up with Muller? He always looks dangerous, more so than Gomez, but yet, Muller is always shunted out wide. Strange.

And yeah, Klose is a center forward's forward.

Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:There are two things about Germany that puzzle me
1) Where is the lucky jersey?

1) Loew without his sweater is just weird.

Expected more from us and was wrong... if they keep at this performance, lots of 1:0 or draws to come.

next attempt:
Spain vs Italy 2 : 1
Ireland vs Croatia 0 : 0 ( trappatoni... funny interviews ahead )

1hadhq wrote:Expected more from us and was wrong... if they keep at this performance, lots of 1:0 or draws to come.

next attempt:
Spain vs Italy 2 : 1
Ireland vs Croatia 0 : 0 ( trappatoni... funny interviews ahead )

Are you Mehmet? Or Basler? Or are you Strunz?

Gomez doesn't score often in tournaments but does in qualifying, which is something that always left me wondering about him. He did get a peach of a header last night though. But can a German team that's played like that challenge the Spanish or even the French?

Hopefully there's a draw between Spain and Italy tonight and we sqeeze past Croatia: I'm looking forward to the battle between Dunne and Modric and hopefully the former will do enough to keep the little fella from scoring. I'd take 1-0 any day of the week.

Do_I_Not_Like_That wrote:

d-usa wrote: Gomez is a great player, he just never seems to be able to deliver on the big stage.

Would you like some fries and coke to go with that humble pie

To be fair, Gomez was awful in the CL final against Chelsea.

dæl wrote:
Well Germany seem a bit less scary after watching this game, the Dutch as well.

Germany beat a decent side and they weren't playing that well. That is never a good sign.

Anyway, Danish bacon was sizzling yesterday. and the Dutch? what happened to the clogs of war?

As for today's games, Spain Vs Italy is a match where you wished both sides could lose. There will be lots of rolling around.
Ireland/Croatia has 0-0 stamped all over it, but will probably end up 6-3 or something!!

Finally, how bad is ITV's coverage. Has anybody looked at Adrian Chiles and Southgate and thought: I could do better than that for 1 million a year!!

Nikica Jelavic is quality, there's a strong chance of him getting on the score sheet if he starts for Croatia.