EURO 2012 Thread

I hope Spain and Croatia win today.

Trent wrote:Will Petric be playing up front for Croatia? If he is than ROI defenders will have to be on their toes. He is an exceptional player.

Don't think so. Either Eduardo or Mandžukić is likely to start alongside Jelavić.

I don't think the England team is as bad as people are making out. We have a solid defence, a young, energetic midfield mixed with experience and a reasonably good attack. Quite solid all round, imo. Rooney will be an extra boost if we make it past the group stage.

ScottyBoy_1989 wrote:I don't think the England team is as bad as people are making out. We have a solid defence, a young, energetic midfield mixed with experience and a reasonably good attack. Quite solid all round, imo. Rooney will be an extra boost if we make it past the group stage.

I can see Joe Hart keeping us in a few games though with some excellent saves.

Yeah, Joe Hart is going to be one of the biggest differences. Our GKs always seem to fuck up, but for some reason, you just can't see that happening with Hart.

I think we have every chance if our defence plays as we have done in the last two games. Denmark-esque preformance tomorrow and I'll be more than happy.

Harrold wrote:I think we have every chance if our defence plays as we have done in the last two games. Denmark-esque preformance tomorrow and I'll be more than happy.

Same. We should defend deeply and use Ashley Young's pace on the counter attack. Rami and Mexas aren't the best against tall strikers so if we play Caroll up front and pump crosses into him than we should do well.

Jordo wrote:

That's been posted already but it never hurts to see it twice

Trent wrote:

Harrold wrote:I think we have every chance if our defence plays as we have done in the last two games. Denmark-esque preformance tomorrow and I'll be more than happy.

Same. We should defend deeply and use Ashley Young's pace on the counter attack. Rami and Mexas aren't the best against tall strikers so if we play Caroll up front and pump crosses into him than we should do well.

If I rush in from college and see Welbeck on the bench.

Spain XI vs. Italy: Casillas; Arbeloa, Piqué, Ramos, Alba; Alonso, Busquets, Xavi; Iniesta, Silva, Fábregas

no strier, thought it might be like that. Italy will get a draw, spain have 0 width.

Jordo wrote:Spain XI vs. Italy: Casillas; Arbeloa, Piqué, Ramos, Alba; Alonso, Busquets, Xavi; Iniesta, Silva, Fábregas

Who are they playing upfront than?

Jordo wrote:Spain XI vs. Italy: Casillas; Arbeloa, Piqué, Ramos, Alba; Alonso, Busquets, Xavi; Iniesta, Silva, Fábregas

That looks so one dimensional.

Midfielders. Midfielders everywhere.

Trent wrote:

Jordo wrote:Spain XI vs. Italy: Casillas; Arbeloa, Piqué, Ramos, Alba; Alonso, Busquets, Xavi; Iniesta, Silva, Fábregas

Who are they playing upfront than?

Looks like they're playing without a striker.

Cesc as a false nine?

No Torres, lol.

Iniesta, Xavi, Silva and Fabregas will probably all just drift about up front wherever they feel like.

Why isn't Lorente playing? I thought he'd do well.

That sounds... terrible. But it just might be so confusing to Italy's CBs that it opens up tons of space.

Spain would rather play without a striker than use Torres.

What a great moment.

They used that in their second qualifier against Scotland. Silva seemed to be the most attacking one.

Suprised Negredo didn't start

Cesc will probably play as a false 9 then, Barca used that tactic in the start of the season and it worked quite well.

I like how the ITV studio is just a cafe.

They spent all their money on that awful opening thing with the clay men.

I liked the balcony they were on last time

Emiliano from Milano

That was really weird.

Those biscuits look nice.