Euro 2016 thread

Well deserved win for France. Germany have been poor all tournament, never looked like the sum of their talent and totally lacking a plan B. Deschamp had their number and swatted them away with relative ease. Never understood why the commentators were so commited to saying Germany were dominating in the first half, France kept them at arms length for most of the match. Perhaps if Schweinstieger didn't decide to keep the ball at arms length they might've kept it level though

 

Germany dominated possession, had plenty of midfielders comfortable on the ball and passing it about, but too little directness and nobody to put the ball in the net.

Ozil must have thought he was still playing in a red and white shirt.

 

Ozil wasn't even on the pitch! Or at least that's what if felt like...

 

No doubt over on the Goon board they're saying he was the best player on the pitch. They've been saying the same about Ramsey all tournament, even though in every single game he appeared to be playing in a completely different match to his teammates.

 

Why bring club bitterness into it? Ramsey clearly had a good tournament to anyone with eyes

 

Things that Ramsey was guilty of in every match he was involved in:
* Wasting good attacking play by dribbling into blind alleys rather than pass to his teammates (especially against Slovakia and Northern Ireland)
* Regularly venturing too high up the pitch and inviting more pressure onto Ledley and Allen when the opponents countered
* Failing to close down on the edge of the area (most obviously for Naingollan's goal)
* Having a fine pass completion rate...for the other team (especially against Belgium and Northern Ireland)

If someone dyed Ryan Mason's hair blonde and had him play, I doubt anyone would've noticed the difference.

 

A couple of dozen of those per game and we'll be doing alright!

 

Well, PNP I accidentally gave you a like for this comment (as opposed to the like on your previous comment, which was intentional). I’d intended to reply, but have decided on reflection that I have nothing worth saying.

I know, I know. What took me so long?

 

I've done that a load of times!
I'll go to reply to a comment and then realise that I'm just echoing what's already been said and delete it quickly.
That or thinking better of something utterly dense, generally. Not always though, unfortunately.

 

Russia's manager didn't take their exit well, apparently:

 

Proof, if any were needed, that there's no justice in the world.
Mark ****ing Clattenburg has been given the final.

 

An action that you would hope would have been echoed in the England camp as well - although you know in your heart it probably didn't happen!!

 

Wish I could find the parody of The Streets "Fit but you know it" that some Irish lads did
for Englands' Euro 2004 campaign.

 

So a friend of mine just got into a Twitter spat with Piers Moron...

 

Piers Morgan's twa*tishness knows no bounds

What a tw*t

No surprise ITV employ him

 

I always disliked him....then I found out he was a Gooner too!....

 

You'd think a Gooner would celebrate a team finishing in the top four but never coming close to winning, wouldn't you?

 

The last time I saw this many moths, one of my mates had opened his wallet at the pub.

 

Ronaldo carried off in tears.

Nurse! HBIC needs attention. Nurse!!

 

Well that was rubbish, wasn't it?