how the fuck is this good for merkel in the polls?
ihateitvsofuckingmuch
― Smothered, Covered and Chunked!!! (a hoy hoy), Friday, 22 June 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
wouldn't have got that at 1-1
― reflexing cozen stail (cozen), Friday, 22 June 2012 20:34 (eleven years ago) link
Greece involved in tourney's highest scoring game!
― pandemic, Friday, 22 June 2012 20:35 (eleven years ago) link
WTF at this "deserve to be in this match, your continent and your currency" I seriously fucking hate ITV.
― onimo, Friday, 22 June 2012 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
Not so sure England will stick 2 goals in vs Germany if they get past Italy.
― pandemic, Friday, 22 June 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
Alan Green just said the Greek performance made him "want to throw up". I've obviously judged Greece too harshly, that's made me like them now.
― pandemic, Friday, 22 June 2012 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
Dunphy: German team full of ordinary players, Ozil goes missing in big games, saw Kroos play once for Bayern he's rubbish
― Number None, Friday, 22 June 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
robbie savage pronounces it ~shurl~
the churl
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Friday, 22 June 2012 22:57 (eleven years ago) link
this whole 'england are like italy' thing that seems to be uttered by everyone from 400lb, £400kpa martin samuel to pseudo hard cunt danielle de rossi
is so fucking stupid
this england team are nothing like any previous italian national side or major serie a side ever
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Saturday, 23 June 2012 00:05 (eleven years ago) link
It's sad Greece's keeper wasn't a keeper
― HO WBEAUTIFUL IS THE GENTLYFALLINGBLOOD? (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 23 June 2012 00:50 (eleven years ago) link
xp
i think it's code for "will sit back". as far as de rossi is concerned, it's code for "playing down our chances in order to get that underdog vibe working"
― democracy defends capital (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 23 June 2012 00:59 (eleven years ago) link
still think England have a 50/50 shout against Italy. should they sneak through, Germany will destroy them tho
― democracy defends capital (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 23 June 2012 01:00 (eleven years ago) link
30/70
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Saturday, 23 June 2012 01:01 (eleven years ago) link
england have never beaten a major nation in a knockout game outside of wembley
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Saturday, 23 June 2012 01:02 (eleven years ago) link
they nicked the 1-0 against Argentina that time
― democracy defends capital (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 23 June 2012 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
that was a group game
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Saturday, 23 June 2012 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
oops sorry was in pub surrounded by angry greeks
― democracy defends capital (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 23 June 2012 01:06 (eleven years ago) link
actually tbh it was not-that-bothered englishes who enjoy a kebab
― democracy defends capital (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 23 June 2012 01:07 (eleven years ago) link
so much pseudy tactical pablum abt brave scotty and steve subduing pirlo, if england do manage a win it will be with <40% possession and either a fullback being skinned or an aimless 30 yard chipped pass that barzagli fails to clear
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Saturday, 23 June 2012 01:18 (eleven years ago) link
I for one welcome it!
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 23 June 2012 12:46 (eleven years ago) link
Although I prefer a John Terry handball à la Suarez...real evil racist cheating.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 23 June 2012 12:54 (eleven years ago) link
This "England are like Italy" thing is code for "boring, will try and win 1-0", but virtually every Italy team, even the shit ones, have been able to keep the ball better than any England team in years.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 23 June 2012 13:25 (eleven years ago) link
It's because no one wants to say "England are like Greece".
That's the current Greek team...because the one from '04 can keep the ball better than the current England lot.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 23 June 2012 13:28 (eleven years ago) link
"England are like Utd on a bad day"
― Smothered, Covered and Chunked!!! (a hoy hoy), Saturday, 23 June 2012 13:50 (eleven years ago) link
No strikers again. Nor no Nasri neither.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
Ooh Malouda has knifed Nasri over the last couple of days.
A France and Italy win will give us the same SF's as Germany '06 I think.
― pandemic, Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:35 (eleven years ago) link
Malouda is so lucky to get a start imo.
This game could feature zero shots from inside the area, would that be a record?
― pandemic, Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:37 (eleven years ago) link
Is Debuchy playing in MF?
― pandemic, Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
That's strange about the same semis, that cant've ever happened before?
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:43 (eleven years ago) link
Yup, paired with Che Guevara to a disco beat.
― Nessun Biscotto (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
haha
― pandemic, Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
Re: repeating semis - who was the fourth team in the 82 semis (I know we had France, W Germany and Italy)?
― Nessun Biscotto (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
Surely that's a penalty?
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
xp Poland?
― Temporarily Famous In The Czech Republic (ShariVari), Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:53 (eleven years ago) link
Poland.I had to look it up tbf
― pandemic, Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:53 (eleven years ago) link
lxy on laurent blanc: "that guy looks like an ilxor."
― toandos, Saturday, 23 June 2012 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
Hahah I can see it.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:00 (eleven years ago) link
Nicely done.
― Temporarily Famous In The Czech Republic (ShariVari), Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
Lovely Xabi my son!
― pandemic, Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
xabi alonso :D
― Smothered, Covered and Chunked!!! (a hoy hoy), Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
Like clockwork.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
Great from Jordi Alba.
― pandemic, Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
this game has been so sloppy so far. france need to get their act together, look less french stereotype and more awesome spirit of zizou
― Smothered, Covered and Chunked!!! (a hoy hoy), Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
Ooh, beautiful header.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
"shit, now what do we do?"
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:05 (eleven years ago) link
expected him to fist it
― irrational angst that makes me innocuously thingy (darraghmac), Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:06 (eleven years ago) link
should have settled for the corner
― pandemic, Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
I don't think I've ever seen a crowd Ole-ing after 20 minutes, at 1-0. That is crazy arrogance, esp. against a team w/ Benzema and Ribery in it.
― Smothered, Covered and Chunked!!! (a hoy hoy), Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
good job on naming flaky non-effective players there tbh
― irrational angst that makes me innocuously thingy (darraghmac), Saturday, 23 June 2012 19:13 (eleven years ago) link