not so much of a problem for Bale to be dropping deep if he can waltz through a permeable Portuguese defence whenever he chooses to put his foot down xp
― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 19:21 (seven years ago) link
I thought he was kind of isolated in the Belgium game. Didn't have much influence at all
― Number None, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 19:23 (seven years ago) link
i buy the michael cox line that bale was drifting to alternately terrorize the fullbacks and stop them pushing up
― ogmor, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 19:24 (seven years ago) link
well ya but this isn't the Belgium game, twice in the last five minutes he's picked the ball up on the halfway line and rushed past defenders to get off a shot cross xp
― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
shot OR cross that should be
― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 19:26 (seven years ago) link
I was agreeing with you
― Number None, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 19:27 (seven years ago) link
it might not be much to hang your hat on but Portugal aren't exactly big scorers so one goal could be enough, Pepe and Carvalho aren't there so Portugal are far more pregnable (lol is there such a word?) than usual, one spilled cross/shot by Rui Patricio and then we're really at the races
i am hoping rather than believing perhaps
xp lol sorry misread that
― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 19:28 (seven years ago) link
so what time does this start?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 19:47 (seven years ago) link
I think these kits have an enervating effect
― ogmor, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:02 (seven years ago) link
Well that's that then
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:06 (seven years ago) link
Fuck.
― They could have been Stackridge. (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:06 (seven years ago) link
Imperious stuff from Cron though.
He should do a heart sign just to troll everyone.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:07 (seven years ago) link
he is definitely a guy who would enjoy wearing a cape
― ogmor, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:08 (seven years ago) link
that hang-time was some air jordan shit
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:08 (seven years ago) link
yeah, ridiculous
― Number None, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:08 (seven years ago) link
You're going home.
― They could have been Stackridge. (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:09 (seven years ago) link
oh man
― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:09 (seven years ago) link
at least no pen tedium
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:10 (seven years ago) link
Germany are gonna gobble this Portugal side right up
― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:10 (seven years ago) link
Or France
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:11 (seven years ago) link
or not
― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:11 (seven years ago) link
Portugal the worst team in a final since Greece surely
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:12 (seven years ago) link
Can't overrate muddling through - I mean isn't that what most of us do in lyfe huh?
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:13 (seven years ago) link
but this is an insult to Greece.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
Rachel McCormack @R_McCormack 2m2 minutes ago
"JOSE SARAMAGO!!! Yer Nobel Prize was a fix!!!"
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:16 (seven years ago) link
I'm mostly watching this in the hope that Ronaldo picks up an utterly undeserved second yellow and misses the final.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:30 (seven years ago) link
portugal are a huge void, an abyss which gazes into the opposition
― ogmor, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:41 (seven years ago) link
particularly entropic sense of calm without pepe
― ogmor, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
Been optimistic all the way through, but this really is the worst Euros I've seen in my lifetime.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:52 (seven years ago) link
In fairness to Portugal they gave Wales nothing
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:53 (seven years ago) link
And have given the watching millions nothing too.
― They could have been Stackridge. (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:56 (seven years ago) link
Portugal are a little country too
― Number None, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:58 (seven years ago) link
lol, Keane praising Nani through gritted teeth
― Number None, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 20:59 (seven years ago) link
Well that was shit
― plums (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 21:05 (seven years ago) link
portugal has 3x as many ppl as wales, tho
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Wednesday, 6 July 2016 22:26 (seven years ago) link
I'm aware of that
― Number None, Wednesday, 6 July 2016 22:34 (seven years ago) link
Yellows are wiped after the quarterfinals so there was no chance of Cron picking one up that would ban him.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 7 July 2016 04:39 (seven years ago) link
he had already been booked in the game
― Pat Umunna Glass (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 7 July 2016 05:56 (seven years ago) link
this means they'll win...
if only Croatia etc.
― Ludo, Thursday, 7 July 2016 06:49 (seven years ago) link
Apparently Palace had more players in the semis than anyone else except Bayern?
― Matt DC, Thursday, 7 July 2016 09:20 (seven years ago) link
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― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Thursday, 7 July 2016 09:25 (seven years ago) link
Anyone told Louis yet?
― They could have been Stackridge. (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 July 2016 09:36 (seven years ago) link
Portugal kind of remind me of Germany at WC 2002. Really not good enough to be going as far as they did, sneaking wins over Paraguay, USA and S Korea. And they were finally beaten, so there's hope.
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 7 July 2016 09:58 (seven years ago) link
There were only 3/4 players in that side who were anywhere near memorable. Oliver Kahn and Ballack were the driving force behind that team, except Ballack was suspended for the final and Ronaldo will be there.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 7 July 2016 10:05 (seven years ago) link
I was really hoping for a second yellow and a dismissal for CR last night.
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 7 July 2016 10:07 (seven years ago) link
France look confident
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Thursday, 7 July 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
Germany look confidenter!
― Pat Umunna Glass (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 7 July 2016 19:18 (seven years ago) link
good craic so far, needs at least one goal before they figure each other out
― Pat Umunna Glass (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 7 July 2016 19:19 (seven years ago) link
"france has hardly smelled the ball in the past 5 minutes"
Top löw reference
― ^ 諷刺 (ken c), Thursday, 7 July 2016 19:22 (seven years ago) link