Euro 2012

[SS4]

Adrian Chiles wasn't too bad when he was with the BBC doing MOTD2 and especially 2 good, 2 bad

 

[Zoe]

England and Italy at least in recent years have tended to play quite defensively so there's a good chance this match could end up going to penalties but I don't think either team are going to want this. England have been involved in 6 penalty shoootouts in major competitions and lost 5 of them, Italy have been involved in 7 and lost 5 so combined that's just 3 wins out of 13 penalty shootouts.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Ah, but the Italians have Buffon, one of the best penalty savers in world football - remember the AC v Juve CL Final or when he saved Mutu's penalty in the World Cup?

 

[Zoe]

Ah, but the Italians have Buffon, one of the best penalty savers in world football - remember the AC v Juve CL Final or when he saved Mutu's penalty in the World Cup?

It was Euro 2008 rather than the World Cup but Buffon didn't save Zidane's penalty in the final or any of the penalties in the penalty shootout at the end of that match, Italy were lucky that Trezeguet hit the crossbar. Buffon also only saved one of the penalties against Spain in the 2008 shootout and Italy still ended up losing as Cassillas saved two penalties.

 

[YorkshireRider]

Adrian Chiles wasn't too bad when he was with the BBC doing MOTD2 and especially 2 good, 2 bad

No he wasnt, but i think ITV is like a virus. Everything it touches turns to sh*t. They should be ban from showing live football.

 

[Butts]

No he wasnt, but i think ITV is like a virus. Everything it touches turns to sh*t. They should be ban from showing live football.

Agreed....BBC "you make it what it is"

 

[Scotrail84]

Adrian Chiles wasn't too bad when he was with the BBC doing MOTD2 and especially 2 good, 2 bad

It helps that's it was scripted for him and edited before broadcasting it.

 

[Scotrail84]

Ingerland must be playing tonight as that's all that itv mob have talked about. :-/

 

[richw]

Ingerland must be playing tonight as that's all that itv mob have talked about. :-/

However they are not! Tomorow. We would have been playing tonight if france didnt f**k up so badly against sweden!

 

[Donny Dave]

France are playing extra defenders to counter the Spanish attack, yet Spain are not playing any strikers. Do either team want to win tonight?

 

[SS4]

There's the first Spanish dive of the match (that I've seen)
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Great, looks like the divers are going to win.

Can anyone tell me just what is so exciting about making 28 passes and getting absolutely nowhere?
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There is the second Spanish dive. OK, that one was a free kick but no need to go down like you'd been kicked in the bollocks

 

[Ivo]

Spain are giving us a top-level performance in terms of winning free kicks that shouldn't be free kicks, whereas France - Real Madrid player Benzema aside - are trying to play the game with honour. Just this once, come on France.

 

[SS4]

Surprised Spain didn't appeal for a penalty just then when Lloris handled the ball in the French penalty area :roll:

The refs need to get their cards out and clamp down on these unsporting attempts to get penalties, free kicks, possession or to get the opposition booked/sent off. If they don't there will be a farce - not unlike the WC final (where Spain got nearly all the Dutch players booked for fouls which did not deserve them)

 

[Ivo]

Has Benzema been bribed by Spain to fail or something?

 

[SS4]

Not really, he seems to have picked up where he left off against Sweden
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I see Fernando "Offside" Torres is playing
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Contact sport my left testicle.

 

[Ivo]

Torres: Good at being offside, bad at everything else.

 

[Scotrail84]

Torres: Good at being offside, bad at everything else.

You'd take him in your team though eh.

 

[Ivo]

You'd take him in your team though eh.

No chance Ex-Liverpool scum have no place at Goodison (with a very limited number of exceptions). And England are too slow at build-ups for him to fit in.
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What's the difference between a lemming and Mario Balotelli?

Answer: A lemming can stay on its feet.

 

[Scotrail84]

No chance Ex-Liverpool scum have no place at Goodison (with a very limited number of exceptions). And England are too slow at build-ups for him to fit in.
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What's the difference between a lemming and Mario Balotelli?

Answer: A lemming can stay on its feet.

John terry would well to do the same...............

 

[SS4]

There's going to be obscene amounts of injury time here. Just hoping it stays 0-0 for the sake of the prediction league
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Three minutes. I was expecting more tbf but England look on the ropes so their best bet is likely to try and hold out for extra time

 

[Lampshade]

We all know what happens now

 

[Scotrail84]

We all know what happens now

Yeah balotelli rams in the winner and gives it the GIRUY celebration

 

[Lampshade]

As a Liverpool supporter, this is horribly familiar - they're doing what Liverpool did all last season - just blindly hoofing it upfield hoping Carroll can get near it. It didn't work for us then and it's not going to work for us now

 

[SS4]

Spot kick time. Who'll be better from 12 yards?

also where is Buffon going?

 

[Ivo]

That was too close >.<

Gary Lineker seems to think the omens are in England's favour. That would be a first!

As a Liverpool supporter, this is horribly familiar - they're doing what Liverpool did all last season - just blindly hoofing it upfield hoping Carroll can get near it. It didn't work for us then and it's not going to work for us now

You have to admit that he's defended well though

 

[sonic2009]

I cant watch!!

 

[SS4]

That was one cheeky penalty. Surprised Cashley didn't dive
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With penalties like those last two England deserve to be knocked out!

 

[Lampshade]

Who is honestly surprised?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

That is all.

 

[Ivo]

Whose idea was it to let Cashley take a penalty? He shouldn't have been allowed to take one any earlier than #11...

With penalties like those last two England deserve to be knocked out!

Aye

Oh well. Never mind. The side that deserved to win did so. And Pirlo was outstanding the whole match - his penalty capped a tremendous match for him.

Whoever should win between Germany and Italy, I hope you destroy the Iberians in the Final.