Euro 2016 - hype, anticipation and general excitement

ronaldo shirt off is his full kit wanker

xxpost!

Want France to win, but in true fashion this will be a terrible final with Ornlado's tears of joy drowning millions of moths won't it?

― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, July 10, 2016 8:47 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he's full kit now

Big up to SymSym, Predictor winner extraordinaire

it doesn't actually count if he played in the match lads...

Why wouldn't he we wearing his kit?
xpost

Nani one-ups Ronaldo by removing his shorts

Beglin fuck off

Did ron say papa as he lifted the trophy?

wtf ending to a wtf tournament

http://youtu.be/S5P5vkegmvU

He said vamos

Lol at YouTube.

wtf ending to a wtf tournament

perversely satisfying, but very satisfying

^

B-b-but we were deprived of one last penalty kerfuffle!

Big up to SymSym, Predictor winner extraordinaire

― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, July 10, 2016 2:37 PM (50 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Thanks LBI! I made 68 out of 381,059 players overall. Proof that ignorance never stopped anyone from getting far in life (or predictor leagues)

Cronaldo putting the captains armband on with his kit was the weirdest bit imo.

And congrats on the Predictor, I knew before the semis started it was over.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnCYAHiWYAAXN9S.jpg

:)

Extremely sad for the result today, felt like winning was the only good thing happening to France in the past 14 months, but this team is going to be good for years to come and I'm very optimistic.

otm

yup.

I you had asked me beforehand which teams I really didn't want to get to the final I would have answered France and Portugal. So that was the worst possible final for me. I didn't even watch it. But I guess I'm happy for Portugal, a small country that had never won anything before. And I won't have to suffer the arrogance of the French media and I won't have to see Griezmann's rejoiced face. So yeah, it's the best possible outcome for this terrible final.

Wow, a lot of chips falling off shoulders since last night. Obvioulsy gutted, but France didnt really look like a Europen champion (Portugal even less but whatever). Griezmann has always struck me as good guy - surprised to see the amount of schadenfreude directed at him (and the rest of the French squad - who apart from Evra and Pogba - was a pretty humble side by french standards).

Portugal deserved to win last night. France weren't good enough. Aren't good enough. What was Pogba doing last night? He was like Ray Wilkins reincarnated. Why was Giroud left on the pitch for 80 minutes to trundle about ineffectively? Why are Evra and Sagna still playing? Etcetera.

Pogba playing out of position but also largely over-rated fundamentally. Evra and Sagna still playing because of lack of younger and better options - they are definitely the weak links and wingbacks have been a weak spot for France for nearly 10 years.

If you can't beat a worse side, you deserve to lose. It's probably better for France not to be allowed to pretend Deschamps is doing a good job.

any team that made Sissoko look like your MOTM can't have been a good team

Griezmann has always struck me as good guy - surprised to see the amount of schadenfreude directed at him

It was the shit dance that he did to celebrate his goals

bit bemused by all the guardian hacks giving robson-kanu goal of the tournament. shaqiri's was way better imo.

better technically but less satisfying than 3 defenders getting foxed with one move.

final was irritatingly dull (i could have gone to the cinema instead) until extra time. i didnt see every single match this year but did seem like most matches had this air of semi-lifeless and playing it safe.

I know he had that bad performance against whoever in the group, but Deschamps preferring Gignac over Martial all tournament was weird. Surely when Giroud isn't working you go for something different, rather than an even shitter version of the same thing

Martial has been consistently hopeless with the national team - he's had his chance during the pre-tournament friendlies

final was irritatingly dull (i could have gone to the cinema instead) until extra time. i didnt see every single match this year but did seem like most matches had this air of semi-lifeless and playing it safe.

― StillAdvance, Monday, 11 July 2016 12:18 (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Tournament finals are ususally crap though.

The group games were the worst bit, how do you get motivated to win a game if you know not losing 3 games is almost definitely good enough to get you through?

Really? Didn't see the directly pre-tournament games but it seemed like he did well in his first few games. Picked up a few assists iirc

It was the shit dance that he did to celebrate his goals

Yup. That and his nazi haircut.

We turned over for about 10 mins, saw the change ends after the first ex-tim period, then the goal. Match looked quite good.

I take it the rest of the match wasn't.

Still, what's all this about Poland 'shouldn't have won' business? what do you want, another ballot? Um, I mean, a replay?

jamie jackson the worst guardian writer?

What now for England? Forget the Sam Allardyce or Gareth Southgate route. Find an absolute managerial wizard and ask his price. Sit back and watch England become the world and European champions.

lol

well, we do have to admit: anybody can become European champions, and the new booooring 24 teams seemingly further increased this, with Wales reaching the semis.

now world champion, that's a totally different story.

they simply need to "find an absolute managerial wizard"

what do people think of the 24-team format anyway? i think it's highlighted how poor the supposed big teams really are.

I like the 24 format, but think the group stage should be arranged differently. Eight groups of three, first two to progress, group winners play a number two from a different group, third place goes home. No shenanigans like 'best number three' to go through or whatever.

24 team format execrable - lack of clarity and drama during teh first round, overall too many games also penalising forceful attacking play. Next edition without an organising country should be even worse

next three tournaments will probably kill international football - russia, everywhere, qatar

^^ otm

what do people think of the 24-team format anyway? i think it's highlighted how poor the supposed big teams really are.

The 'big teams' are especially weak at the moment.

A lot of seemed to come down to poor management imo

verall too many games also penalising forceful attacking play

this. i mean Northern-Ireland was 1-0 down against Germany, and didn't attack so they would advance, and could play another dreadful game. Imagine when they hád to attack and try to equalize, and Germany scoring 3 more beautiful goals. Maybe even Muller would have scored in this scenario. Ok probably not. :P