Euro 2016 - hype, anticipation and general excitement

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.

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.

Cant call it

Think it will be clear early on either way tho

i'm backing italy to win 7-1 idk abt u

Germany after extra time, want Italy tho obv

Thought I just heard announcer say "One step beyond!"

Yeah I really don't know about this one, Germany can be punished with their seemingly shakey defence lately but I didn't watch much of any of the Italy games so I just can't call a winner.

My heart wants Germany to win though.

My heart wants Italy to win.

And for the euro's to stop with these arbitrary one minute applauses. Well meent perhaps, but c'mon.

http://www.fbw-filmbewertung.com/uploads/fbwdb_film/poster/66b5f8d863f22702bc99f01a06b4786f6e7261c2.jpg

^^ Movie posters with German titles, that would be a thread

Hoping for a good game really rathee than a "defensive masterclass"

Indeed

So nervous.

Forza Azzurri!

defensive masterclass(es) or no there have been several poetically good tackles this tournament, Parolo (I think?) just then being the latest

affection for italy completely evaporated after shot of cunt with moustache glasses

Haha otm

Oioioioi

Helluva run. Shame about his first touch

Missed cunt with glasses, still rooting for Italy and defending

Yay defending

Next level defending

gomez going down like he's just been disembowelled can we just yellow card this shit now

Nonsense

lemme guess when you're caught full speed by studs it feels like half your body has just been amputated, necessitating the grand roll of despair

sorry harping on a very dull theme here forgive me lads

talk about your defensive masterclass!

Italy at England levels of rattled ineptitude rn. albeit playing the World Cup winners rather than Iceland

buffon save even more brilliant on the replay

oh maaaan

affection for italy restored after most dignified fan-on-jumbotron reaction ever

Game on!

yesssss

dangit

Cunty penalty ref should order retake

Nah that was boneheaded putting yr arms up like that

cunty pens all excused if taken by cb

glad someone (albeit accidentally) punished for exaggerated-arms-up-in-innocence-after-foul bollocks

he meant the run-up. keepers don't get called on twatting about so tough shit

what is the rule about taking a PK exactly because it looked like the italy dude almost stopped

"hurburdurs" cracks me up every time idk

xp it's... an underregulated grey area

that wasnt nearly a bad example tbf, feint always in movement

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmYznOIWcAANRKw.jpg:small

40 points on the Predictor, boom

OptaPaolo @OptaPaolo
1 - This was the 1st penalty taken by Leonardo Bonucci in his professional career (excluding shootouts). Personality. #GERITA

Muller messing with Il Dottore lol

LOL

Chiellini and Muller are a good double act

not sure his cheerful acceptance of being owned would've gone down well had Germany scored from the free kick