Carlton Palmer was the proto Patrick Vieira.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 2 July 2012 11:18 (eleven years ago) link
england players!
― snoopsheepysheep (darraghmac), Monday, 2 July 2012 11:19 (eleven years ago) link
when he went out, carlton palmer kept a shirt in his boot to change into if there was a fight.
― caek, Monday, 2 July 2012 11:19 (eleven years ago) link
Spot the odd one out
Euro 2012 team of the tournament: Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Ita), Iker Casillas (Spa), Manuel Neuer (Ger)Defenders: Gerard Pique (Spa), Fabio Coentrao (Por), Philipp Lahm (Ger), Pepe (Por), Sergio Ramos (Spa), Jordi Alba (Spa)Midfielders: Daniele De Rossi (Ita), Steven Gerrard (Eng), Xavi (Spa), Andres Iniesta (Spa), Sami Khedira (Ger), Sergio Busquets (Spa), Mesut Ozil (Ger), Andrea Pirlo (Ita), Xabi Alonso (Spa)Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Ita), Cesc Fabregas (Spa), Cristiano Ronaldo (Por), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Swe), David Silva (Spa)
― Number None, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:02 (eleven years ago) link
Gerrard ahead of Mountinho? Crooksy is that you?
― pandemic, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:11 (eleven years ago) link
Gerrard and Ibrahimovic both failed to get to the semis. Zlatan didn't even get out of the group stages.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 2 July 2012 12:11 (eleven years ago) link
you've seen teams of the tournament before? you know they're not just based on how the team that player played in did?
― caek, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:17 (eleven years ago) link
e.g. gerard hit over 3 good crosses in nearly 400 mins of football so he clearly deserves his spot
and they were both standouts in fairly crap teams tbf. Gerrard got three assists in four games which i'm sure is up there
― Number None, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:18 (eleven years ago) link
Iniesta got player of the tournament btw
― Number None, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:19 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i don't think either inclusion is ludicrous tbh. it's a big (and wholly imaginary) squad.
― caek, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:19 (eleven years ago) link
Lol at both the Golden Boot winner and the dude he narrowly edged out both failing to make the squad.
― Matt DC, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:26 (eleven years ago) link
I would say the inclusion of Balotelli is somewhat debatable. Though i'm not sure who you would put in his place
― Number None, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:28 (eleven years ago) link
Samaras, clearly.
― pandemic, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:29 (eleven years ago) link
Actually Greek right sided frwd who came on as sub in first game, scored and who set up Samaras goal vs Germany? Was also good vs Russia iirc.
Or Madzukic.
― pandemic, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:30 (eleven years ago) link
I was just spotting the odd ones out.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 2 July 2012 12:31 (eleven years ago) link
Gerrard's probably the only one who can only speak one language.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 2 July 2012 12:32 (eleven years ago) link
they have filled 3 of the 5 spots with non-strikers
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Monday, 2 July 2012 12:32 (eleven years ago) link
(re forwards)
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Monday, 2 July 2012 12:33 (eleven years ago) link
which is appropriate really
― Number None, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:34 (eleven years ago) link
nice blog apart from the 'boring' bit. no-one's calling what they did last night boring. i understand zonal marking and net spend. i understand resting with the ball. there are 14 triangles and 4 diamonds in a 4123 formation. spain are probably the greatest team of all time, they're usually lovely to watch. but that spain-france match was fucking tedious.
― Chris, Monday, 2 July 2012 12:35 (eleven years ago) link
the best national side, maybe, certainly not the best side
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Monday, 2 July 2012 12:40 (eleven years ago) link
they nicked everything from cole-yorke
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Monday, 2 July 2012 12:42 (eleven years ago) link
"Striker" denotes 'pure' goalscoring, whereas "forward" (or "attacker") denotes something slightly different. Balotelli as striker, Cassano as forward.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 2 July 2012 12:42 (eleven years ago) link
But yeah, I was careful to put 'international team' in the body text, and not talk about Milan or Real Madrid or Barcelona or Ajax etc etc.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 2 July 2012 12:45 (eleven years ago) link
i'd like to see brazil 2k2 vs this spain team, hopefully someone will arrange it
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Monday, 2 July 2012 12:55 (eleven years ago) link
PES 2012COM vs COM
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 2 July 2012 14:55 (eleven years ago) link
brazil classic vs spain?
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Monday, 2 July 2012 14:59 (eleven years ago) link
That Brazil front three is probably pretty lardy right now, I wouldn't like their chances.
― Matt DC, Monday, 2 July 2012 15:01 (eleven years ago) link
where is kleberson these days
― dis civilization and its contents (nakhchivan), Monday, 2 July 2012 15:02 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGF_ZfH_kOE
don't think about shakira don't think about shakira don't think about shakira DOH
― r|t|c, Monday, 2 July 2012 15:12 (eleven years ago) link
lol!
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Monday, 2 July 2012 15:14 (eleven years ago) link
the HUNGER and the DESIRE from these guys
― r|t|c, Monday, 2 July 2012 15:20 (eleven years ago) link
the brazil front three
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Monday, 2 July 2012 15:26 (eleven years ago) link
wrt hunger
love this shot of the airport workers
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/02/article-2167715-13E4FE37000005DC-843_634x441.jpg
― mizzell, Monday, 2 July 2012 15:50 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/wv4CL.gif
― killer camel beej (cozen), Tuesday, 3 July 2012 06:44 (eleven years ago) link
Is this really such a great gesture?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvg5DxMR0EA
― Number None, Tuesday, 3 July 2012 12:55 (eleven years ago) link
idgi
― snoopsheepysheep (darraghmac), Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:11 (eleven years ago) link
Casillas tells little ref behind the goal to stop the game "out of respect". Whistle goes a few seconds later. Everyone calls Iker a true sporting gentleman etc.
― Number None, Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
shortening a contest because you're battering a team wouldn't be very respectful imo
― snoopsheepysheep (darraghmac), Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
yeah they could've just respectfully stopped scoring
― coopflaggypost (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:18 (eleven years ago) link
It's a suspiciously American way of thinking to my mind. Plus what's dude behind the goal supposed to do anyway?
― Number None, Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:18 (eleven years ago) link
FINISH HIM
― coopflaggypost (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
xpost how is that american?
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
isn't it frowned upon to run up scores in some American sports
― Number None, Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:23 (eleven years ago) link
slam dunks are considered bad form in some Ivy League b-ball teams
― coopflaggypost (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:30 (eleven years ago) link
maybe at like recreational or high school level xp
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
aren't quarterbacks expected to kneel in the last minutes of games instead of scoring another touchdown etc. iirc belichick and the patriots got some flak at some point because they kept scoring against helpless teams and people thought that wasn't nice or something ?
― Jibe, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 03:53 (eleven years ago) link
In Italian football teams generally don't go beyond 4 goals.they'll just be a tacit agreement to pass the ball around and run down the clock.
― tell it to my arse (jim in glasgow), Wednesday, 4 July 2012 04:55 (eleven years ago) link