Euro 2016 - hype, anticipation and general excitement

yeah well look lads if anyone had thought to ask a Villa fan what happens when you let Ciaran Clark join in we could've told you

frankly amazed that anyone was brave enough to select a Villa player for this tournament at all, low confidence doesn't quite do it justice

Now weve a game plan again

Totally bizarre

Keano in

Keane looks wrecked time to sub him

Composure of mcgeady badly needed now

At this point it feels Ireland should cherish a point, but they really should've nicked this.

Nah i think we're more likely to score and have been clearly better apart from every second of our lead.

No doubt youse been better.

Taking off houlihan while leaving the booked and useless whelan mccarthy combo was a strange one but wes hasnt got ninety minute legs tbf

Clark well out of his depth alright. But weve nursed worse centre halves through tournaments before

Whelan you stupid fuck

Bad point from a good performancd

Feeling for u Eire.

Otoh 100% predictor score today ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Enjoyed this, v positive performance from Ireland.

Unlucky lads, I'll take me 40 points tho

When did ye ever not profit from our lack of defence

Lot of good football there tho, better than I thought

Most parodiable description of ones goal ive heard in manys the year

xp yeah brady, houlihan, coleman, long all decent footballers awaiting a framework.

Trap a cunt obv

At one time I was nearly cheering another Irish goal, but forty points is forty points.

lol i am doing terribly at the predictor thing. i have plumped for 0-0 in tonight's game which on current suggests that we're gonna be on for a 7 goal thriller

*current form

Chris Waddle:"Ireland are honest and genuine".

Imagine being Belgium and still playing Fellaini.

Also how shit do your fullbacks need to be for you to consider breaking up the Alderweireld-Vertonghen partnership, especially with Kompany out.

yeah that does seem an odd one but then otoh i guess all of Italy's problem players are gonna be in the wide areas so mebbe you'd prefer to have your best defenders out wide? idk clutching at straws here really, i agree with you, toby/jan/thibaut promises to be a defensive combo unmatched by any except Italy and possibly Spain in this comp., would be daft not to play them together

Alternative Belgium left-back is Lukaku's younger brother iirc. I'd be more worried about the guy playing for Montreal who's starting tbh.

If Lukaku is still in the form he finished the season with, and the alternative is Benteke, they might struggle. Would be good to see Batshuayi, Dembele and Carrasco at some point.

by "all of Italy's problem players" i apparently meant Candreva, seeing as Insigne isn't in the team tonight and Darmian is on the right. And fuckin Fellaini in the hole for Belgium. this game could be total dogshit

Imagine being Belgium and still playing Fellaini.
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Imagine being Ireland and still playing Glen Whelan

awww i thought big Glenn fronted up to Zlatan admirably

Eder is really unconvincing. Pelle has been the only real goal threat in the last couple of matches i've seen.

Again, lots of options on the bench with El Shaarawy, Insigne, Bernadeschi, Zaza, etc.

Feel like given we're all expecting this to be poor it's primed to throw up surprises

xp yeah, i was living in Rome for a few months after Xmas this year following the team quite closely and it was very cool seeing El Shaarawy come back into form at last, I hope he gets some time in these Euros.

Giaccherini is shite

O god Clattenburg

Italian anthem is my fav at the Euros (honourable mention to Russia and France)

Gigi Buffon probs best singer of an anthem amongst all the competing squads

Nobody has ever accused him of lacking national pride.

i'm still rewinding rio making his own butter out of olive oil and salt

Pelle is a p good target man and tactically sound its no shame on him that hes no shane long

Lads on RTE discussing whether Fellainis new do is ginger or blonde

The Belgian midfield is looking pretty Bowser Castle right now.

great goal

Absolutely. Terrific pass.

exorbitantly talented tho flaky Belgians getting turned over by underrated pragmatic Italians, who saw this coming

(tho i shd note that i plumped for 0-0 on the BBC predictor so clearly i did not see this coming)

Belgium no great shakes

Horrible gutless nothing pass when belgium had a counter on there fuck 2016 football

complete shambles this lot