Huckleberry Posted June 30, 2016 Report Posted June 30, 2016 it we are screwed. Vertonghen is out , won't play any more, Vermaelen suspended. That is our entire left defense out. They'll go with Jordan Lukaku who is horribly on defense :( .
That Aud Smell Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 Iceland is not going to beat England and Wales is not going to beat Belgium. 2-1 in favour of Iceland in the 79th minute. Holy funking shite. Iceland beats England. Wales beating Belgium 2-1 in the 77th minute. Eleven, man. Holy shnikes. Wales now up 3-1 in the 85th minute.
Eleven Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 Sorry, Huck. Everyone else: Don't bet upon my soccer picks. I'll stick to beating GED's bot in the hockey bracket.
That Aud Smell Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 It's madness is what it is, though. Leicester. Iceland. Wales.
BagBoy Posted July 1, 2016 Report Posted July 1, 2016 No way does Wales beat Portugal. You just keep doubling down, don't you. LOL. After this last year of Trump, Sanders, Leicester City, Iceland, Coastal Carolina winning the College World Series, and now Wales..."no way" is not a term I'm comfortable using.
GoPre Posted July 2, 2016 Report Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) Germany vs. Italy Score 1 - 1 Shootout score 1 -1 after 2 shots for each team Ok - Possibly the worst shootout I've ever watched. A lot of shanks. And Germany wins!!!! Edited July 2, 2016 by GoPre
Huckleberry Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 Sorry, Huck. Everyone else: Don't bet upon my soccer picks. I'll stick to beating GED's bot in the hockey bracket. Yeah well our entire Defense was out that game, and when Denayer and jordan lukaku proved the have the combined football intellect of a raisin. And they played like pussies ffs, didn't deserve a win, but like Courtois said, we'll never get a shot like this again.
Eleven Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 Germany vs. Italy Score 1 - 1 Shootout score 1 -1 after 2 shots for each team Ok - Possibly the worst shootout I've ever watched. A lot of shanks. And Germany wins!!!! One of the worst games I've ever watched.
Huckleberry Posted July 4, 2016 Report Posted July 4, 2016 One of the worst games I've ever watched. Its one of the worst european championships I ever watched.
Sabres Fan in NS Posted July 7, 2016 Author Report Posted July 7, 2016 Why do I think that if he were anyone other than a world class footballer he would be locked up ... http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/messi-tax-fraud-sentencing-1.3666545
Sabel79 Posted July 7, 2016 Report Posted July 7, 2016 Why do I think that if he were anyone other than a world class footballer he would be locked up ... http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/messi-tax-fraud-sentencing-1.3666545 I've read that it's common practice in Spain to suspend any prison sentence under two years for a first offense. Still, shady.
Huckleberry Posted July 7, 2016 Report Posted July 7, 2016 Why do I think that if he were anyone other than a world class footballer he would be locked up ... http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/messi-tax-fraud-sentencing-1.3666545 This is bad, but what De Gea did is much much worse. The Patrick kane allegations looked bad, but this is a whole other level.
Huckleberry Posted July 11, 2016 Report Posted July 11, 2016 This was one weak and boring final, well the entire Euro championship was like this. Have to say though, never really liked ronaldo , but he probably is one of best athletes in football and deserved it. He is still a crybaby though :p
That Aud Smell Posted July 11, 2016 Report Posted July 11, 2016 This was one weak and boring final, well the entire Euro championship was like this. Have to say though, never really liked ronaldo , but he probably is one of best athletes in football and deserved it. He is still a ###### crybaby though :p Agreed, agreed. What a snoozer that hame was yesterday! At least it had a surprising, holy sh1t! ending.
Huckleberry Posted July 11, 2016 Report Posted July 11, 2016 the whole tournament was boring , a couple of teams had some good games. Germany, france, Belgium, but overall the Quality sucked. The fans were awesome though, they were the real winners after the Russians and English started out so bad.
chileanseabass Posted July 11, 2016 Report Posted July 11, 2016 As a whole, pretty much with the exception of Iceland beating England, the Euros were awful.
Eleven Posted July 11, 2016 Report Posted July 11, 2016 As a whole, pretty much with the exception of Iceland beating England, the Euros were awful. It was the equivalent of watching a team go 0-0-82 and then win the Stanley Cup.
chileanseabass Posted July 11, 2016 Report Posted July 11, 2016 It was the equivalent of watching a team go 0-0-82 and then win the Stanley Cup. Pretty much. For all the talk about how the Euros are so much better than Copa America, if you sat down and watched a random game from each tournament, the Copa was much more entertaining.
MattPie Posted July 11, 2016 Report Posted July 11, 2016 Pretty much. For all the talk about how the Euros are so much better than Copa America, if you sat down and watched a random game from each tournament, the Copa was much more entertaining. Seems like there are quite a few sports that aren't very entertaining unless the participants do something wrong, though. NASCAR (and auto racing in general) is kinda dull unless people are crashing; soccer unless teams are giving up tons of chances; golf unless drives are into the gallery, etc.
chileanseabass Posted July 11, 2016 Report Posted July 11, 2016 Seems like there are quite a few sports that aren't very entertaining unless the participants do something wrong, though. NASCAR (and auto racing in general) is kinda dull unless people are crashing; soccer unless teams are giving up tons of chances; golf unless drives are into the gallery, etc. It's not just based on shoddy defence or mistakes though... The game was played at a quicker, more attack-oriented pace. Even the games in the Copa where one team just parked the bus and faced an onslaught were entertaining. Too many games in the Euros seemed like both teams were parking the bus, waiting for the other team to gift wrap an opportunity. The Chile/Argentina final (horrible officiating and all) was far more entertaining than France/Portugal... no bias! :P
That Aud Smell Posted July 11, 2016 Report Posted July 11, 2016 Seems like there are quite a few sports that aren't very entertaining unless the participants do something wrong, though. NASCAR (and auto racing in general) is kinda dull unless people are crashing; soccer unless teams are giving up tons of chances; golf unless drives are into the gallery, etc. I disagree that soccer needs mistakes in order to be exciting. What plagued the Euros is more akin to when NHL fans complain about heavy reliance on a neutral zone trap.
MattPie Posted July 11, 2016 Report Posted July 11, 2016 I disagree that soccer needs mistakes in order to be exciting. What plagued the Euros is more akin to when NHL fans complain about heavy reliance on a neutral zone trap. I thought about it later, and you're right; I don't find soccer to be boring. Crazy games where the teams are trading goals is more entertaining than the parking the bus that someone mentioned upthread, however.
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