Colossus 2 Posted June 15, 2004 HAHA! I won on my second bet too  500 NOK for me  *Back to reality Oh damn! WHY WHY WHY GERMANY?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyDonkey 0 Posted June 15, 2004 What do you think about the swedish referee's job in the game? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pukko 0 Posted June 15, 2004 Hello everyone! Long time no post (again  )  I just feel so good. Maybe because I just came home after watching a match with some energy - Germany-Netherlands did have its charm! But probably most because the Swedish team has played the greatest art of football so far - now that everyone has played - IMO  And I'm not the slightest surprised over the Swedes performance, rather relieved to see that they really are as good as I thought (after a mediocre first 10-15 minutes). I would indeed be very surprised if we don't see any more of that in this wonder of the (my) world - Euro 2004!  Underbart, härligt, WOW - swap swap!!!!! And probably also since that bloody *********** Woolnough from the Brittish tabloid paper Daily Star got to eat some of his shit   Here is a link to the first encounter between SVT commentator (and former IFK Göteborg goalie) Thomas Wernerson and him (in swedish) - and if you search for 'Woolnough' on this page you can see movie clips from their encounters (in english). But I'm not really a Swedish patriot (and don't bet on results  - its hard enough trying to objectively enjoy all the wonderful football without it - football is not about results, its about beauty and joy IMO), and if the Swedish team,after all, manage to play bad and boring football, then they can piss off!  May the ones who play the most beautiful and happy football win!!!  But GO FOR IT Henke, Zlatan, Kimpa, Ljungberg, Chippen, Svensson, Isaksson, Jakobsson........   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyDonkey 0 Posted June 15, 2004 hehe yeah Woolnough that ... um.. squirrel... Â Edit: Not that any one cares but i made some changes to my "dream team" (I was allowed to make 3 changes) Before: Christian Vieri/IT Dado Prso/KR ---------------- Pavel Nedved/TJ Patrick Vieira/FR Christian Wilhelmsson/SE Cristiano Ronaldo/PO ---------------- Igor Tudor/KR Jorge Andrade/PO Christian Panucci/IT Andreas Jakobsson/SE ---------------- Fabien Barthez/FR ____ Now: Henrik Larsson/SE Zlatan Ibrahimovic/SE ---------------- Pavel Nedved/TJ Patrick Vieira/FR Christian Wilhelmsson/SE Cristiano Ronaldo/PO ---------------- Fabio Cannavaro/IT Jorge Andrade/PO Christian Panucci/IT Andreas Jakobsson/SE ---------------- Fabien Barthez/FR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
denoir 0 Posted June 16, 2004 There was one quite talented German in today's game, the one who replaced Schneider .... Bastian Schweinsteiger (Would that not mean something like "Pig climber" translated? ) Anyway, regardless of his name, I thought he was quite good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B-2-0 0 Posted June 16, 2004 He did look promising indeed....i think it was his first full international....he is only 18. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted June 16, 2004 Yeah, both teams suck IMO. Anyway, I get to keep my 50% prediction rate wait till sweden faces a real opponent. The players that holland had sitting on the bench doing nothing are actually each earning more than the entire swedish squad! Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoCares 0 Posted June 16, 2004 There was one quite talented German in today's game, the one who replaced Schneider .... Bastian Schweinsteiger (Would that not mean something like "Pig climber" translated? )Anyway, regardless of his name, I thought he was quite good. He had his good moments on the offensive, but on the defensive side he (together with Arne Friedrich) left to much room for Overmaas. Due to this Friedrich had often to clear the situation at the cost of a corner. I think Phillip Lahm did an outstanding job on the left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postduifje 0 Posted June 16, 2004 I think Phillip Lahm did an outstanding job on the left. But then again his direct opponent, van der Meijde, played really poor. He had only one good moment, or Lahm had one bad moment, just before the equaliser by van Nistelrooij Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-33ker 0 Posted June 16, 2004 He did look promising indeed....i think it was his first full international....he is only 18. He played crap! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoCares 0 Posted June 16, 2004 But then again his direct opponent, van der Meijde, played really poor. He had only one good moment, or Lahm had one bad moment, just before the equaliser by van Nistelrooij It wasn't Lahm but Fabian Ernst (just substituted Thorsten Frings), who lost the ball to v. d. Meijde. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postduifje 0 Posted June 16, 2004 It wasn't Lahm but Fabian Ernst (just substituted Thorsten Frings), who lost the ball to v. d. Meijde. oh, sorry about that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted June 16, 2004 There was one quite talented German in today's game, the one who replaced Schneider .... Bastian Schweinsteiger (Would that not mean something like "Pig climber" translated? ) "Steig" means "to rise". So I would assume the name comes from someone who had an occupation of raising pigs - a hog farmer. As for the game, I couldn't care less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postduifje 0 Posted June 16, 2004 Greece just got its second vote France is getting nearer to England, and germany and the netherlands are doing both better, even after their poor performance yesterday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted June 16, 2004 Greece just got its second vote France is getting nearer to England, and germany and the netherlands are doing both better, even after their poor performance yesterday Jesus... what bad performance are you talking about. Just because the dutch were lucky to get through doesnt mean germany were performing badly as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postduifje 0 Posted June 16, 2004 Jesus... what bad performance are you talking about. Just because the dutch were lucky to get through doesnt mean germany were performing badly as well I said "poor", by which I meant slightly better then "bad". You've got to be honest, Germany was playing crap aswell. The outcome was just, noone was "lucky", you could see that by the happines of the german players after the final whissle. Either way, at this level both teams, including germany, are not good enough to win this kind of tournament. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
igor drukov 0 Posted June 16, 2004 I think Germany showed great potential yesterday, with their multiple changes in pace and quick transversal passes. Too few attackers most of the time, though, and Schweinsteiger impressed noone with his outdated tricks, he should have passed the ball faster in quite a number of cases IMHO. I must admit I had (and still have) a hard time figuring out what exactly the Dutch game is made of. Still, van Nistelrooij's goal is fully deserved IMHO, as I find Wörms' way of defending (by grasping strikers' arms and waists and preventing them from moving) purely and simply outrageous : Brisk should have at least yellowed him, they're playing football, not rugby FFS  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colossus 2 Posted June 16, 2004 I bet that Portugal and Spain wins, 250 NOK (36$, 30€, 20Å) on each of them. What do you think about the swedish referee's job in the game? Don't tell me this is a real match  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted June 16, 2004 Jesus... what bad performance are you talking about. Just because the dutch were lucky to get through doesnt mean germany were performing badly as well I said "poor", by which I meant slightly better then "bad". You've got to be honest, Germany was playing crap aswell. The outcome was just, noone was "lucky", you could see that by the happines of the german players after the final whissle. Either way, at this level both teams, including germany, are not good enough to win this kind of tournament. You seem to forget something. This wasnt just an ordinary match, this was high quality dutch strikers (some of the finest in the world) against a famous german defense (known to be iron-like in competitions). What did you expect, a nice beautiful game with lots of brasilian dancing. Sorry but this match was too important for that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Postduifje 0 Posted June 16, 2004 You seem to forget something. This wasnt just an ordinary match, this was high quality dutch strikers (some of the finest in the world) against a famous german defense (known to be iron-like in competitions). What did you expect, a nice beautiful game with lots of brasilian dancing. Sorry but this match was too important for that I knew it wasn't going to be pretty. I expected 2 teams who tried to attack but got stuck on tight defenses, with the Netherlands having most of the field and the germans having the best in defence. But it wasn't like that. Let me put it this way: We played absolutely terrible. We were falling over the ball, couldn't make descent passes and hardly got further than 3/4 of the field with a setup attack. If in the end the score is a just 1:1, the only conclusion I can draw is that germany wasn't playing very well either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted June 16, 2004 true true...but maybe both teams did their homework well and knew how to confuse the opponent and to prevent him from building up a strategy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyDonkey 0 Posted June 16, 2004 I just found an old version of FIFA and played it. (Both me and fifa sucks at football  ) Anyway, i collected some video footage of the game Sweden -  Denmark (~10mb) The Quality is quite poor, and movie maker crated some strange lag at two or three places. This is also my prediction for that game. (Next Tuesday) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Screw 0 Posted June 16, 2004 hihihi i'm french and we have the best team with Zidane, Henry, Thuram, Barthez etc..... England go home ahahaha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted June 16, 2004 Let me give you a german lesson "hochmut kommt kurz vor dem Fall" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
