Euro 2012 - Official Discussion Thread

[GMantis]

Yes, the Danes can at least walk out with their heads held high. Unlike some other teams...

[I left.]

Happy with the end result, still say it was a poor German performance, though.

[Lief]

Yeah, I keep thinking none of these German performances are that great, but on the other hand they have beaten three teams that are either very strong on paper (Holland) or have been among the best performers in the tournament (Portugal, Denmark).

[I left.]

Yeah, I keep thinking none of these German performances are that great, but on the other hand they have beaten three teams that are either very strong on paper (Holland) or have been among the best performers in the tournament (Portugal, Denmark).

That's the old German way. Smuggle your way through somehow without playing very well. Think we got too used to 2010 style German football.

[Keystone Phil]

Today just isn't meant to be. You know what today is the tenth anniversary of?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2waODO-kvc

[Јas]

Today just isn't meant to be. You know what today is the tenth anniversary of?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2waODO-kvc

There's also the fact that Ireland have played Italy on 18 June before.

It is, unfortunately, nearly impossible to see how we could produce anything similar again tonight.

[Keystone Phil]

Today just isn't meant to be. You know what today is the tenth anniversary of?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2waODO-kvc

There's also the fact that Ireland have played Italy on 18 June before.

It is, unfortunately, nearly impossible to see how we could produce anything similar again tonight.

Yeah, I knew that.

[GMantis]

An interesting coincidence:
Yesterday, a Spanish referee greatly helped the German team by not giving a deserved penalty which if converted would have left Germany a goal down with 15 minutes to go.
Today, the decisive Spanish match is being refereed by a German referee...

[Vasall des Midas]

Prophetic post, Mantis!

That ought to have been an obvious penalty just now.

[Keystone Phil]

It's over the line!

[argentarius]

We are such a stupid football team.

[Vasall des Midas]

As of right now, Italy are on top of the group, right?

[Keystone Phil]

As of right now, Italy are on top of the group, right?

I'm not answering this. Nope. Not touching it.

[Vasall des Midas]

I think it's time to admit that this game won't end 2-2.

[GMantis]

I think it's time to admit that this game won't end 2-2.

There is still a chance of a 1-1. Which would also eliminate Italy (under the current score)
Incidentally, I don't the Croatians are still playing defense. Even if they concede a goal, they could still advance if they score just once.

[Vasall des Midas]

I think it's time to admit that this game won't end 2-2.

There is still a chance of a 1-1. Which would also eliminate Italy (under the current score).

Right. True.

[argentarius]

The referee has been a disaster for the Ireland-Italy game. Fall down and you receive a free kick, every time. Not to mention the wall antics.

[bore]

That is a spectacular goal.

[Keystone Phil]

Finally from Balotelli.

[argentarius]

That's it, pool over. What was the second yellow for Andrews for?

[GMantis]

That is a spectacular goal.

Though offside.

[bore]

That is a spectacular goal.

Though offside.

Ah well, you can't have everything.

[GMantis]

So if Spain had not been awarded this off-side goal, they would have finished second and if they had reached the semifinal, they would have likely faced Germany. Again, "interesting" decision by the referee...

[Keystone Phil]

I can finally breath again. 

[Vasall des Midas]

Ah, I was just wondering "Balotelli was offside? I've really seen it from just one angle, so it's possible, but it's different to imagine how." But he meant Spain. That "passive offside" stuff contains certain gray areas that won't ever go away, and this was slap bang in the middle of it really. (It was also on the very borders of handgame by Iniesta. Not to mention the clear-as-day penalty and a mild-but-constant pro-Spanish bias in the refereeing throughout. But that's what you get with the DFB's best-rated refs, to a man.)