Wiki 1558 Posted July 3, 2016 So long Iceland. Congrats for the nice work during the competition! Half-time, 4-0. Giroud, Pogba, Payet and Griezmann. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted July 3, 2016 France wins 5-2 vs Iceland. Portugal vs Wales and France vs Germany. IMO, France vs Portugal in final Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonci87 163 Posted July 3, 2016 Portugal is actually quite a bad team. I think Wales might be able to beat them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted July 3, 2016 Portugal is actually quite a bad team. I think Wales might be able to beat them. No way. They so lucky since the beginning... I think they're gonna get lucky one more time against Wales - though I hope Wales win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProfTournesol 956 Posted July 4, 2016 Kudos to the Iceland team and supporters, that was nice to watch them. It'll be a tough job against Germany of course, which is obviously the favourite of the tournament,, but well, we never know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papanowel 120 Posted July 4, 2016 Portugal is actually quite a bad team. I think Wales might be able to beat them. Ramsey is off (too many yellow cards), they lost their key player. Pepe is doing a great Euro so it will be tough for the forward. Beside Allen, Ramsey and Bale, Wales has no player capable of doing amazing things alone. My bet goes to Portugal. France will face Germany at the best time. Khedira is injured and Hummels is off. French really have their chances but defensively they are not good enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted July 4, 2016 Khedira, Hummels, Gomez out and Schweinsteiger is maybe out. Good for France. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProfTournesol 956 Posted July 7, 2016 Let's hope France will defeat the statistics tonite :unsure: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
negah 26 Posted July 7, 2016 Congratulations France, your team played really well! Best wishes for the Finale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted July 7, 2016 Thanks. Even though , IMO, Germany was better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProfTournesol 956 Posted July 7, 2016 Thanks. Even though , IMO, Germany was better. True yes, Germany is a better team, but the French team wanted it more, and was more lucky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted July 7, 2016 Griezmann, the new French leader :D :D :D Want him so bad in PSG for many years! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bad benson 1733 Posted July 8, 2016 True yes, Germany is a better team, but the French team wanted it more, and was more lucky. spot on! yes germany had great possession and a lot of chances. but what good is it, if you don't score AT ALL. this really showed amazingly well what is wrong with this team. no one is there to simply score. no killer instinct. just half assed at best lucky stuff. sure the referee seemed biased as fuck and there even was a clear penalty when Schweinsteiger was pushed to the ground. but again. with such a team it doesn't matter, if you score yourself. reminds you that with all this tactical "dominance" the game is still just about goals after all. very disappointed but after what i saw, i can't say that France didn't deserve it. you simply can't win without scoring. also to all who watched it on german television. amazing analysis by Oliver Kahn. glad to hear someone point out the obvious problem after those weird player interviews. i was already seeing it coming after the Poland game and pretty much every game except for the Slowakia game. there simply is not enough will or determination to score. Gomez is the only one but ofc he was missing and Müller turned out to be useless, trying to break his curse of not being able to score instead of passing to people in a better position. good luck to France in the final. there is a good chance with this offensive quality against a team like Portugal who don't entirely focus on holding the ball and defending. after the last two games i see Griezmann being on fire in that game. what a great player. basically embodies everything the german team is missing. but what the fuck do i know...i'm just drunk and disappointed :lol: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papanowel 120 Posted July 8, 2016 Want him so bad in PSG for many years! I hope he stays in Spain, he has more to win there than in France (beside the PSG, there is nothing anymore). Congrats to the French even if the referee did not his job in the first half (Germany could get at least 2 dangerous free kick). On paper you have a better team than Portugal, you should win your final. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonci87 163 Posted July 9, 2016 I hope he stays in Spain, he has more to win there than in France (beside the PSG, there is nothing anymore). Congrats to the French even if the referee did not his job in the first half (Germany could get at least 2 dangerous free kick). On paper you have a better team than Portugal, you should win your final. Well, the thing is that so far everybody had, on paper, a better team than Portugal. They still won. Luckiest team of the whole tournament.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProfTournesol 956 Posted July 9, 2016 The best teams are probably not in the final, but both teams are here for a good reason. The Portuguese team wants to finally win a trophee, and the French one wants to give a positive collective experience to the French people that really, really needs it. Both teams were quite lucky during the championship, but they also have a soul that pushes their luck a bit. Another key point is that there's a huge Portuguese community in France, a lot of people with dual citizenship so both teams will be playing at home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted July 9, 2016 France wins 5-2 vs Iceland. Portugal vs Wales and France vs Germany. IMO, France vs Portugal in final I was right ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonci87 163 Posted July 10, 2016 No fucking way, they actually won this..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papanowel 120 Posted July 10, 2016 Well done Portugal. Rui Patricio + Pepe and a bit of of luck are the men behind the success. France lost his game once Ronaldo was out and the Portuguese coach changes his tactic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonci87 163 Posted July 10, 2016 A bit of luck? They had more luck than anybody could have asked for.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miroslaw Kowalski 54 Posted July 10, 2016 Well, I guess they had as much luck as France had for getting into the final 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProfTournesol 956 Posted July 10, 2016 Luck is obviously part of the game, congratulations to Portugal, it was a tense and tough game (i watched it in a fanzone and that was something...), but the Portuguese defense was great. They finally won a cup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
negah 26 Posted July 11, 2016 Portuguese goalkeeper was man of the match IMO yesterday. And Portugal proved they can win even without Ronaldo :) Congratulations! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiki 1558 Posted July 11, 2016 They won only 1 game out of 7. The most awful team of the tournament won it... 1 victory out of 7 matchs... so disgusting... And FFS, the hand of Eder ---》 yellow card to Koscielny??? Gosh, the referee was blind... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pedeathtrian 99 Posted July 11, 2016 They won only 1 game out of 7. The most awful team of the tournament won it... 1 victory out of 7 matchs... so disgusting... What 1 game? They won 4 games in playoff, what makes them champions. I might have different stats. Football is about scoring, not about making impression. Something similar I felt in 2010 when Spain got their world cup winning all playoff matches with 1:0. I was not impressed even though they did actually win 6 of 7 games. And FFS, the hand of Eder ---》 yellow card to Koscielny??? Gosh, the referee was blind... Agreed. Luckily, following free kick had not lead to a goal, otherwise there could be a scandal. From the other side, this is part of football too: referees don't have all these replays at hand. Anyway, you score to win, you score much more to win if referee is blind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
