Portugal totally beatable as well, this is thrilling
― Windsor Davies, Friday, 1 July 2016 20:53 (eight years ago) link
Oh God yes.
― They could have been Stackridge. (Tom D.), Friday, 1 July 2016 20:54 (eight years ago) link
Wilmots will have to be sacked after this, shocking tactics and substitutions, hitting aimless high balls for over 30 mins with that talent
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Friday, 1 July 2016 20:56 (eight years ago) link
Fab
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Friday, 1 July 2016 20:56 (eight years ago) link
Ehr Portugal way more difficult to beat for Wales than Belgium tbh. But of course it can be done.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 1 July 2016 20:57 (eight years ago) link
Yeah this is exit Wilmots
Taff, our 92 year old neighbour, is doing his nut on the phone
― coygbiv (NickB), Friday, 1 July 2016 20:58 (eight years ago) link
Wow racist
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Friday, 1 July 2016 20:59 (eight years ago) link
Don't think ref fucked them too much. Lukaku one was a foul but he can't complain after that header early in 2nd half. Nainggolan was a dive
― Blandford Forum, Friday, 1 July 2016 20:59 (eight years ago) link
Both cards for Ramsey and Davies came after sloppy Welsh passes. Must be pretty devastating for them to miss out on the semi.
Assume it's going to be billed as Bale v Ronaldo.
― groovypanda, Friday, 1 July 2016 21:00 (eight years ago) link
Lukaku was a foul but davies didnt rly step egregiously into his path so you could see it not being given
Nainggolan was a lazy dive rly
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Friday, 1 July 2016 21:03 (eight years ago) link
Chelsea's new 33m man made some great angry faces after he came on, looking forward to those next season
― Blandford Forum, Friday, 1 July 2016 21:06 (eight years ago) link
Prerequisite for a Prem player.
― They could have been Stackridge. (Tom D.), Friday, 1 July 2016 21:07 (eight years ago) link
That robson-kanu goal is got to be goal of the tournament. It was sublime. He was so calm with the cryuff turn to take out three players.
― plums (a hoy hoy), Friday, 1 July 2016 21:14 (eight years ago) link
Courtois saying he's done with Wilmots basically.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 1 July 2016 21:16 (eight years ago) link
https://vine.co/v/5BApbKjXi3B
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 1 July 2016 21:20 (eight years ago) link
For me the control during Hal's goal is the single greatest bit of control (maybe vs Ronaldo backheel vs Croatia) in the entire tournament therefore your arguments are invalid.
― suffeeciant attreebution (aldo), Friday, 1 July 2016 23:42 (eight years ago) link
Can we acknowledge the tekkers in that fucking vokes header btw
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Friday, 1 July 2016 23:44 (eight years ago) link
(ps I am drunkded)
And yes, Votes header great.
― suffeeciant attreebution (aldo), Friday, 1 July 2016 23:47 (eight years ago) link
just woke up and noticed I had started to type a post but had only written a single letter t
wonder what I was going to say
"two thousand and sixteen is a fucken strange ass time to live in Wales" perhaps
― Pat Umunna Glass (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 2 July 2016 06:56 (eight years ago) link
Yeah the quality of both goals is some serious cometh the hour shit. The run and header and the cross, brilliant.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Saturday, 2 July 2016 07:48 (eight years ago) link
he will probably never head a ball that well again in his life whatever the occasion
― Pat Umunna Glass (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 2 July 2016 09:02 (eight years ago) link
I've watched that second Wales goal at least 20 times and still don't understand how he suddenly became completely open
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 July 2016 09:34 (eight years ago) link
How does this happen? You get a collection of average to slightly-above-average Premiership players, one very good Premiership player and one world class superstar (who doesn't end up doing much), a manager who has done very little of note in his career, and something like that happens. The last two goals were so great, just this sense of everything just clicking into place at exactly the right time. Robson-Kanu is a Championship free agent ffs.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 2 July 2016 10:34 (eight years ago) link
amazing what you can do with players who can take tactical instruction and execute it as a collective. story of half the tournament.
― taking straight talking honest politics a little too literally (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 July 2016 10:38 (eight years ago) link
tbf to the English lads there's a not a lot of evidence of them receiving coherent tactical instruction
― taking straight talking honest politics a little too literally (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 July 2016 10:39 (eight years ago) link
No amount of tactical instruction gives you goals like that HRK one.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 2 July 2016 10:49 (eight years ago) link
I told him to do it
― Number None, Saturday, 2 July 2016 10:51 (eight years ago) link
no but we're talking about why teams can punch above their nominal weight across a bunch of matches, not individual moments within a game
― taking straight talking honest politics a little too literally (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 July 2016 10:53 (eight years ago) link
maybe trusting the system and your team-mates gives you confidence to do things like that, defending was still a bit shit tbh
― taking straight talking honest politics a little too literally (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 July 2016 10:55 (eight years ago) link
u simply cannot underestimate the effect of the terrifying brain-eating mould identified by profs shearer & giggs as washbag culture
― r|t|c, Saturday, 2 July 2016 10:58 (eight years ago) link
tbf, HRK has gone for that move quite a bit in this tournament. It's just usually not in the penalty area
― Number None, Saturday, 2 July 2016 10:59 (eight years ago) link
xp we mustn't overlook the pioneering work of Dr Danny Baker in this field
― taking straight talking honest politics a little too literally (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:02 (eight years ago) link
Is Robson-Kanu still unattached? pretty choice free transfer there for some club.
― calzino, Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:05 (eight years ago) link
is there a passable HRK/HRC confusion display name up for grabs no probably not
― imago, Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:05 (eight years ago) link
lad i know who's a Hull fan already doing that hilariously imperious "should we sign Robson Kanu?" thing on Facebook
― taking straight talking honest politics a little too literally (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:06 (eight years ago) link
i go on villatalk for a hearty lol occasionally and there's two blokes on there now arguing about whether they should get hrk or resign benteke
― r|t|c, Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:17 (eight years ago) link
always think the tone of those conversations is risible enough when it comes from lol big club fans but in the Champo it takes it to another level
― taking straight talking honest politics a little too literally (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:19 (eight years ago) link
bosko balaban was also worth a few hrk in his time amirite
― r|t|c, Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:21 (eight years ago) link
HRK was part of my 2014 treble winning squad on fm 2008, I feel like he owes me something.
― calzino, Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:24 (eight years ago) link
I love those virtual attachments cant believe vieirinha is actually tearing it up in 2016
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:25 (eight years ago) link
Kari Arnason has been bringing me joy precisely cos of my FM love of him
― taking straight talking honest politics a little too literally (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:31 (eight years ago) link
Yeah I mean Iceland's performance in the tournament makes perfect sense as a display of the value of proper organisation and coaching. Individual moments from yesterday were next level though.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 2 July 2016 11:44 (eight years ago) link
you only really need one or two good players and perhaps a decent defence to do quite well in this kind of tournament. the champions league used to be a bit like this too but the big clubs are significantly more consolidated powers now.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Saturday, 2 July 2016 12:34 (eight years ago) link
i mean assuming you've got a world class coach like chris coleman
So what's it gonna be tonight?
Will be interesting to see if Italy can disrupt Germany enough. I'll give 'em a chance and a half, also because this is the tournament of the aforementioned team effort etc.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 2 July 2016 18:36 (eight years ago) link
Cant call it
Think it will be clear early on either way tho
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Saturday, 2 July 2016 18:43 (eight years ago) link
i'm backing italy to win 7-1 idk abt u
― r|t|c, Saturday, 2 July 2016 18:46 (eight years ago) link
Germany after extra time, want Italy tho obv
― taking straight talking honest politics a little too literally (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 July 2016 18:49 (eight years ago) link
Thought I just heard announcer say "One step beyond!"
― Frankie Teardrop Explodes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 July 2016 18:56 (eight years ago) link