XD
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 20:45 (eight years ago) link
Robin Ivan Perisic
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 20:47 (eight years ago) link
So that's Italy, Spain, Germany, France and England in the same half of the draw
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 20:52 (eight years ago) link
Croatia deserved that solely because of their great anthem.
(Have we polled the anthems?)
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 20:59 (eight years ago) link
this is wild and gives croatia a great chance of winning
― ogmor, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 21:27 (eight years ago) link
they're down to 7/1
― Number None, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 21:33 (eight years ago) link
as a bleu stan, i'm way more scared at Croatia than England.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 21:37 (eight years ago) link
this thing is awesome btw
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/18/upshot/euro-2016-how-republic-of-ireland-can-advance-to-the-next-round.html
― Number None, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 21:38 (eight years ago) link
this team compares reasonably well to the 1998 one
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 21:39 (eight years ago) link
yah but it boils down to 'they need to win'
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 21:41 (eight years ago) link
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, June 21, 2016 5:39 PM (48 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i'll take it
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 21:41 (eight years ago) link
this team is surely superior to the 1998 one, davor suker or no davor suker
prosinecki, boban, asanovic...
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:01 (eight years ago) link
The 'big names' used to be a hindrance to Croatia in the past. This year it seems they are actually a team. I can see them going to the final rather comfortably.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:04 (eight years ago) link
suker pretty obviously better than mandzukic, jarni a comparable threat to perisic, defences probably equal.....there's not a lot in it
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:04 (eight years ago) link
we're rather hastily writing off belgium here, no? yeah wilmots is shit but look at their team
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:06 (eight years ago) link
Mandzukic, their big name, wasn't in the starting eleven tonight, he was on the bench. Modric was absent. Croatia ain't about big ego's anymore, and rightfully so, as it's what made them highly annoying in the past. Player to player comparisons are silly when the whole squad has a different approach.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:07 (eight years ago) link
if belgium-croatia happens it will probably end up being the football hipster's choice for best international match of the modern era or something
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:07 (eight years ago) link
what the fuck is all of this shit
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:09 (eight years ago) link
Belgium are flying high for no real reason tbh. So they won 3-0 to Ireland, big fucking deal. They seem so convinced they are in the final already, it's almost as if they adopted our arrogance and confidence based on nowt, with Holland absent.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:10 (eight years ago) link
we're rather hastily writing off belgium here, no?
#sarcasm
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:14 (eight years ago) link
difficult to look beyond the
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:15 (eight years ago) link
in with a considerable shout
luka modric >>>> david silva >>> lee rigby >>>>> kevin de bruyne
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 22:16 (eight years ago) link
On current form sure
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Tuesday, 21 June 2016 23:04 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnkIjzDUq6Q
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 10:33 (eight years ago) link
portugal should be p comfortable here.
we have a wesley clarkson true crime book called 'gangs of britain' in our shop and i'm p sure CRon is on the cover
https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51mXUVN06fL._SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_.jpg
― pandemic, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:09 (eight years ago) link
what sort of people buy those books
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:14 (eight years ago) link
don't get me started.. it's a p small shop so we only have about a metre of true crime, approximately a third of which is various kray books
WOAH GOAL
― pandemic, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:19 (eight years ago) link
lovely half volley
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3c34ca2b3e23280dbeaeaa26b126175abf06c197/0_36_3256_2124/master/3256.jpg?w=780&q=20&auto=format&usm=12&fit=max&dpr=2&s=6f1cae3c41e1bd43a94a5223f67e9d6b
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:21 (eight years ago) link
also to be clear cos i know darragh likes the actual facts..hungary 1-0 zoltan gera. iceland 1 nil up also.
― pandemic, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:22 (eight years ago) link
<3 Gera
― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:22 (eight years ago) link
Portugal don't work properly to regain possession. Obv they're good on the ball and create chances and with CRon you eventually expect goals - but out of possession they seem to hope the other team will give it back.
― a goon shaped fule (onimo), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:23 (eight years ago) link
they have a pretty good set of defensive midfielders in william carvalho, renato sanches and danilo
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:26 (eight years ago) link
don't let's be beastly to the HUN
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:28 (eight years ago) link
There were a couple of periods in the few minutes leading up the the corner and the goal where there was no pressure whatsoever on the ball - some half-hearted runs into areas but no urgency and no-one getting close enough to hurry the man in possession. Like they felt Hungary would make a mistake rather than be forced into it.
― a goon shaped fule (onimo), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:30 (eight years ago) link
Austria miss another penalty...off the same post as the last time too
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:37 (eight years ago) link
tidy finish from nani i thought although keown blames the keeper
― pandemic, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:42 (eight years ago) link
Austria have a been a big disappointment in this tournament
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:44 (eight years ago) link
that is the best ronaldo pass i can remember
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:51 (eight years ago) link
adam driver hanging out behind cron on that true crime book
― lazy rascals, spending their substance, and more, in riotous living (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:54 (eight years ago) link
a shame really, until the goal i was thoroughly enjoying the dynamic of Nani heading down blind alleys while somewhere in the background Ronaldo bellows in rage
― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:55 (eight years ago) link
that clip of him throwing the microphone is exquisite too
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:56 (eight years ago) link
the first time he plays an exquisitely weighted throughball and makes valuable extracurricular content, both happening on the same day a mere 14 years into his professional career
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link
apparently the journalist is from a scummy tabloid that he has had issues with previously but it still seems like evidence of a certain degree of derangement
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:58 (eight years ago) link
They're showing highlights of the first half of the Iceland Austria game and they showed two different attempts at goal 9 times in a row from every fucking possible angle.
― Jibe, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 16:59 (eight years ago) link
ha, david runciman wrote a bit about that (semifacetiously)
http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2016/06/15/david-runciman/if-i-were-a-eurosceptic/
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 17:00 (eight years ago) link
Classic or Dszudszak?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 17:05 (eight years ago) link
god schadenfreude at the expense of this Portugal team just doesn't get old
― Windsor Davies, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 17:05 (eight years ago) link