cant believe this guy is so good at soccer
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__A72yyd5Nfw/THfg0CicWrI/AAAAAAAAArM/_eeVs8dp01E/s1600/mario_batali.jpg
― lag∞n, Thursday, 28 June 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
oh dear Keown wheeling out the "German arrogance" cliche
― Arvo Pärt Chimp (Neil S), Thursday, 28 June 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
Keown! Nearly every word is wrong.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 28 June 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
Keown "German arrogance" Fuck Off.
A hoy tipped Italy at the start of the tourney I think. I wrote off Italy when they were wretched against Russia pre-tourney.
― pandemic, Thursday, 28 June 2012 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
Keown is actually the worst of the BBC lot just in terms of ignorance
― Number None, Thursday, 28 June 2012 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
wasn't the keown-dixon pairing A Breath of Fresh Air when it first arrived? Has the BBC just sucked everything interesting out of them?
― Merdeyeux, Thursday, 28 June 2012 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
nah, Keown was just coasting off Dixon and the fact that he sounds a bit posh
― Number None, Thursday, 28 June 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
^^^This.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 28 June 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
Speaking very slowly and sounding thoughtful helped as well.
He speaks slowly cos he's a yokel
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 28 June 2012 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
group game was a cracker
It was interesting tactically but I look forward to a game that one side or the other has to win.
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:01 (eleven years ago) link
Not entirely sure you're going to get it, Del Bosque seems pretty content with 0-0s and Italy might lose their nerve, Cassano might not replicate his great performance tonight, etc.
― boxall, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
hot as hell here, ppl have put their tvs out on the pavement with extension cables. v sad people on our street.
― caek, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
Torres prolly won't get the call - I remember him being off form in the group game against Italy
― Love Max Ophüls of us all (Michael White), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:06 (eleven years ago) link
he had a nightmare when he came on, yeah
― Ну, там твое место, там сабе будь! (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
v pleased to see italy completely outplay a v overhyped & sloppy germany. so many great interceptions, italian positioning was fantastic.
― ogmor, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
torres is not on great form, but the italians do often play p high so spain need runners
― ogmor, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
disagree that germany were/are overhyped. But yes Italy were v good.xp
― pandemic, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
shoulda stuck with the quarter-final team though
― Number None, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
totes
― pandemic, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
just glad to see over-rated EPL failure Balotelli found out at last
― ENPBGIW (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
FOUND OUT
― boxall, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
german defence has never been v smart even though they are excellent on the ball
― ogmor, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link
eh he scored an unmarked header (gk might have done better) and cunted one in, hardly definitive.
The desperation for him to be hailed as a current great makes me want to ronan the shit out of ye tbh
― Ну, там твое место, там сабе будь! (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
just sayin'
― ENPBGIW (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
Save it til next February, Andy will have his 20 by then I'm sure and we'll be more receptive to your iconoclastic methods of evaluating strikers.
― boxall, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
did we ever agree that the ilf fantasy league winner got final say for the year or anythin
― Ну, там твое место, там сабе будь! (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:25 (eleven years ago) link
2nd sentence in and McNulty's described Mario as "enigmatic" in his match report.
― pandemic, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
Fair enough; I'll stand down. xp
― boxall, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
i just need some closure!
― Ну, там твое место, там сабе будь! (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
oh yeah, i completely forgot about the euro 2012 fantasy league.
thanks for yer 7 points today, ozil, now i'm only bottom of one of the two leagues i'm taking part in.
― Merdeyeux, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
anyway, i'm p sure i won the boxall memorial premier league.
Ita was very fkning classy - only thing is there was no way they were losing from 2-0 down but still good (as was much of the 1st SF).
Germany haven't been Germany sine Euro '96, have they? Something sad about that. Their back line was totally exposed.
Cassano and (hate saying this) Mario were awesome...but still Mario has to do it in the final, and he's just as likely to lose his rag and get sent off.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:35 (eleven years ago) link
Bosque to drop Silva for the final.
Navas and Llorente to come on at some point.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:36 (eleven years ago) link
Jesus Navas coming on at some point is a bold prediction.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
lol yes yes ok.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:39 (eleven years ago) link
Silva's not been great
― ENPBGIW (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
Silva/Negredo out, Pedro/Cesc in.
― pandemic, Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
pirlo vs the best midfield in the world is pretty delicious
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:48 (eleven years ago) link
like cristiano ronaldo, i don't want that responsibility.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Thursday, 28 June 2012 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
lol... that said let's not forget how many chances he completely fucked up in the england game. he's still a cartoon character, so far away from ruthless.
really hope italy can do it now, spain have taken on a really grim feeling. never hated cesc at arsenal but he has this gurning, whinging, ref-baiting face these days that makes me despise him.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Thursday, 28 June 2012 23:35 (eleven years ago) link
he's turned into an ugly man, i think?
― Ну, там твое место, там сабе будь! (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 June 2012 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
i'm missing the reference unless that's simply a direct slur.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Thursday, 28 June 2012 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
he used to be such a looker thoughhttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CBrg2cTGKFU/Rw_AKNLq1CI/AAAAAAAAAM8/fFDvudb11YU/s400/Fabregas.JPG
― Number None, Thursday, 28 June 2012 23:44 (eleven years ago) link
no, you have me rightly
― Ну, там твое место, там сабе будь! (darraghmac), Thursday, 28 June 2012 23:44 (eleven years ago) link
it is weird how he has come to represent the cuntish face of that brutally arrogant team. i think pique spitting on the official's head as they were supposed to be celebrating a world cup was a grim watershed. cesc is like the new ronaldo in terms of smug fuck ref whining though. that smiling face and constant shake of the head is horrendous, someone needs to have a word.
― Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Thursday, 28 June 2012 23:53 (eleven years ago) link
Phil Brown tried to warn us...
― Number None, Thursday, 28 June 2012 23:54 (eleven years ago) link
Say what you like about Fabregas, but at least he wasn't too homophobic to play in England.
― Nessun Biscotto (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 29 June 2012 07:22 (eleven years ago) link
But...the manner in which he was dressed!
― pandemic, Friday, 29 June 2012 07:28 (eleven years ago) link
Germany were disappointing last night, their lack of experience was sorely evident. There were three (I think? Cassano, Pirlo, Buffon) World Cup winners in the Italy team and it showed, they played the game exactly right, and bashed Germany on the counter-attack. Schweinsteiger was totally off-key, when on his day he's an amazingly effectively strings-puller. They didn't seem to know what they were doing. Kind of gutted, as I've really enjoyed watching them pull teams apart.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 29 June 2012 08:18 (eleven years ago) link