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Post by Panda on Jun 10, 2012 3:26:36 GMT 1
paybak time vill zdan ever calld playing No, he retired in 2006.
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Post by Tom on Jun 10, 2012 14:16:00 GMT 1
This post may be interesting given the comments that have already been made in the thread... I don't mind mark bright. Good game really enjoyed it, I just said Poland need another goal as Greece equalised! Glad the pen was saved, what a hero he will be for that. Hope the next game gets an early goal as well. No I've never minded Mark Bright either. Although the comments on here don't surprise me as I was reading an old thread on DS a while ago from 2006-7 and he got continual slating on there. Have seen all games so far except Russia-Czech Rep and will skip Spain-Italy today and only see 2nd half of Ireland-Croatia because of the F1. Not sure if i'm going to be particularly fussed if I miss the 5pm games either, except the England game tomorrow of course, may well just listen to the radio commentary. Anyway, i digress! As for the opening game, found myself rooting for Poland based on the way they played and with them being co-hosts, so was a bit disappointed they didn't win. They are my dark horses and whilst its far from over yet I did feel that they had to win their first game. holland were terrible, they left out star players like huntelaar and van der vaart (i guess they couldn't fit them all in) but still looked so unbalanced and incohesive going forward and weak at the back as usual, you can't play two cdms against denmark when you have players like that on the bench van persie choked again, i havent seen him have one good game in a major tournament, van bommel was his usual self kicking everything that moved, overall a deserved win for denmark with germany and portugal to come its not looking good for holland I thought Holland weren't too bad, thought they'd get a win, but thought it may be close, and i thought they deserved it on the balance of play. Robben's shot that hit the post was unlucky and they had an almost ridiculous number of chances, the Danish keeper (who i thought intially was Mikkel Andersen the Reading keeper when i saw Andersen on the teamsheet!) made a few good saves too. They looked better than Germany, who if they can win whilst playing poorly and get out of the toughest Group of Death there's ever been I was told, in any tournament, based on Fifa rankings, well it could be their year. Just shows how two people can have a different opinion having watched the same game I thought they were both poor to be fair, lacked a cutting edge. It makes Portugal v Denmark and Holland v Germany far more interesting now though! Agree about Germany, but was really impressed by Portugal, although that may be based on what I had predicted beforehand, that being a narrow German win! Thought they were the better side, even if it did take them until Germany scored to give it a go. The lack of a striker who can finish may well come back to haunt them though.
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Post by Maximo Mark on Jun 10, 2012 15:12:14 GMT 1
I think every co-commentator (as well as some pundits, commentators and of course, Adrian Chiles) has trended on Twitter so far with barely anything positive being said. The standard has been woeful so far, when Jim Beglin has been the most insightful and least annoying you know it's bad. Lawro criticising someone born in Poland for playing for a different country, Mark Bright claiming the two teams he was watching were definitely the worst in the tournament before 14 of them had even played a game. He's not SO bad here, he's worst when doing football league matches, where his complete shock that players playing for teams in the bottom half of the Championship aren't doing the same as world class players is wrong on so many levels.
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Post by Panda on Jun 10, 2012 15:56:54 GMT 1
Some rather bad planning on the part of BBC and ITV becoming apparent today.
BBC didn't select the Canadian Grand Prix for live F1 coverage this season because it clashed with Euro 2012 yet BBC doesn't have a live game today.
Meanwhile, ITV1 is currently showing the French Open final, which is about to be bumped to ITV4, so it can show Spain v Italy...
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Post by Tom on Jun 10, 2012 16:04:03 GMT 1
Meanwhile, ITV1 is currently showing the French Open final, which is about to be bumped to ITV4, so it can show Spain v Italy... I saw this possible clash brought up the other day. It was probably obvious that the tennis would have to be moved as I believe that Euro 2012 matches have to be on BBC1/ITV1 for the first two rounds of group matches.
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Post by Panda on Jun 10, 2012 16:37:54 GMT 1
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jun 10, 2012 16:38:14 GMT 1
van persie looked like a pub player and every decision robben made was wrong, he passed when he should shoot and shot when he should of passed, van der vaart and huntelaar came on to late, afelley did nothing except keep one of them two out the team. the team was set up wrong to play denmark with 2 holding midfielders, only sneijder came away with any credit really, then the last 20 minutes nobody could pass the ball 5 yards. yeah holland wern't to bad but thats because they have 4 or 5 of the best players in the world, they were so far off the pace i don't think they deresved anything from the game although you would expect an easy win with the number of chances they created
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Post by Panda on Jun 10, 2012 21:50:31 GMT 1
Ireland were a bit rubbish.
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Post by Mart!n on Jun 10, 2012 22:12:28 GMT 1
Ireland were a bit rubbish. You won't get an agrument from me there.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jun 10, 2012 23:53:28 GMT 1
well their cb did flop at leicester last season, not enough quality im afraid, their lb got relegated and rb had a mare at sunderland, their cm of whelan and andrews isn't much better, on the other hand croatia were pretty good, they have a good chance of getting out the group now
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jun 11, 2012 3:54:22 GMT 1
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Post by Paddy on Jun 11, 2012 4:00:38 GMT 1
Keith Andrews is amazing! DO NOT DIS! He gets my support from his loan spell!
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jun 11, 2012 5:01:59 GMT 1
Keith Andrews is amazing! DO NOT DIS! He gets my support from his loan spell! WHO RUFFYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS keith andrews yooo hoooooo nmoo wuffyyyyyyy ruffyyyyyyyyyyyyy vuzuppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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Post by o on Jun 11, 2012 9:56:08 GMT 1
Keith Andrews had a lot of chances, they just weren't on target! To be fair to Ireland if one of those chances had gone in to make it 2-3, Croatia might have wobbled...
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jun 11, 2012 11:56:08 GMT 1
For me spain, portugal, germany and holland were disappointing. italy played well but i have a feeling croatia might qualify ahead of them. if england and france disappoint tonight it could be the worst start to a euros that i can remember, the only 2 good games were with teams so poor the game had no choice but to be open with ireland and czech republic
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jun 11, 2012 15:44:12 GMT 1
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Post by Paddy on Jun 11, 2012 15:50:22 GMT 1
So oxlaide is on in front of Walcott. Glad to see.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jun 11, 2012 16:13:16 GMT 1
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jun 11, 2012 17:02:56 GMT 1
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jun 11, 2012 17:09:32 GMT 1
So oxlaide is on in front of Walcott. Glad to see. seems milner is in for walcott and ox is in for downing
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