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Official Euro 2008 thread.; Everything and anything about the Euros!
Topic Started: May 16 2008, 10:32 PM (5,435 Views)
Drizinha
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A part of me wanted Italy to win. But since my boys Andrea and Genaro were not playing I had a huge reason to support Spain and that reason was called : Cesc :D He's fantastic. And he should NOT be in the bench anymore!

Go Spain!
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Edited by Drizinha, Jun 22 2008, 11:29 PM.
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ADRI :D

Did anyone see Arsene sitting next to Zidane? :wub:
That, aside from the penalties, was the highlight of a very boring match for me, haha! I'll try to find a picture. Yum.

I can't wait for the semi's! I think Germany are going to win theirs and I really really really want Spain to beat Russia again. It's not going to be 4-1, definitely, especially since Arshavin is playing.
Aragones is mental if he doesn't start Cesc.
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Jenna
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Yeah! I saw that :lol: I thought, zidane to sign for arsenal? :blink: :o

Turkey are so dipleted its unreal, nihat got sent home aswell, as arda and a few others being suspended so its hard to see germany not going to the final.

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I saw Zidane next to Wenger!!! :lol: :lol:

Turkey are missing a lot of players. I heard that their 3rd goalkeeper could come in as a striker if it's needed. And with missing players like Nihat i can't see how Germany would get kicked out! A final between Russia and Turkey would be so fun though!! Although i'm rooting for Spain now :D

I heard a guy yesterday who explained really well why Aragones doesn't play Cesc. (I'll try to explain it well in english) He said that he uses Senna as a defensive midfielder and then he has Silva and Iniesta on the wings and they both likes to hold the ball and go forward, Cesc is also a player who likes to hold the ball and go forward so if he would play it'd be too offensive so with 3 very offensive midfielder it kind of opens it up at the back. That's why he plays Xavi who passes the ball up to the wingers and strikers, he uses Xavi as the playmaker. And that's probably why he waits until the 2nd half to bring in Cesc so they can put a lot of energy forward and score a goal.

I hope you understood what i was saying. The guy who explained this was Henok Goitom who played for Real Murcia last season.
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:lol: It just makes me more worried that Turkey have so many players missing, surely Germany will go through as they are better than a full strength Turkey team, but I still have a bad feeling. :wacko:

God hope it's not a Germany V Spain final.
I think what you said is right Petra, that's what I told my brother. Xavi is very good anyway, but especially against a older team like Italy it's wise to bring on a player like Fabregas.
Aragones is mental anyway though ;)
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:lol: Someone in my class today complained to his friend about how the commentators were saying everything wrong and i overheard them and so then i joined in and had another good rant about the BBC commentators...having big rants at time is very good i was able to get everything off my chest again :lol:
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That was soo annoying!

Motson: geezer, vila, capdevila, casi ass, shaaaaaaavi. Did you hear him about aragones, it was ET i think, & he goes, he should be in bed at this time :lol: No spring chicken yourself john!

Turkey definatly have a never say die attitude so who knows maybe they could get to pens or sth.

Edited by Jenna, Jun 23 2008, 04:48 PM.
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Yeah if it's one thing i've learned this summer it's to never underestimate Turkey!!







.......and Russia
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Mark Lawrenson and John Motson really annoyed me too!! <_<
Capdevilia?? Shaavi?? and yeah he kept saying Geezer too :rolleyes: arghh lol


Turkey to beat Germany in Semi Final?? it could happen lol then it will be Spain vs Turkey final and Spain go on to win :D
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I think Germany should be in the final, Turkey may have the 'never give up' attitude but it's not going to take them all the way. 3 matches is enough!! :lol:

:lol: haha, that is one of the things I hate!! I can understand normal people getting the odd name wrong, but that's there job and they really aren't that hard!!
It annoys me who the cameramen keep focussing on the women in the crowd as well, I'm like can we watch the football instead of observing this womens chest please? <_<

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Yeah and Mark Lawrenson kept calling Silva, Villa and Villa, Silva. He kept getting them mixed up. :blink2: Idiot. I can't stand that man.
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Yes! Lep! They always went to these random people in the crowd, & even if the fans team were losing they were like OMFG! *point to screen and smile like maniacs and go mental* <_<

& the camera people must be looking to do hollywood movies, some of the slow mo replays :blink2:

At one point motty said "and torres gets the ball in the box" *2mins later *oh no that was silva, now villa* Really? Mixing torres and silva up :blink2:

In pens I think you can tell if the pen taker is confident, its easier to tell who's very unconfident though :lol:
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I don't know about you guys, maybe the commentators were wrong, but i still reckon the English are good at commentating, well, lets just say the accent suits football. However, I don't mind wrong pronunciation, because that happens in life (and it happens a lot to my name), but maybe those commentators need to do some research, but at least they didn't get big things wrong. There was this time during the World Cup, where the camera focused on Michael Schumacher during a Germany game, one of the ESPN commentator called him the German Coach and that was just so o.O, they called him Jurgen and they sounded serious didn't even correct themselves.
Edited by lilcookie, Jun 24 2008, 01:18 AM.
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i hate commentators like that!! who just sits there talking without even knowing what they're on about!! There is one channel here in Sweden who shows the CL matches and the commentators there just bugs the crap out of me!! They keep saying Sendeeeeeeros and Schleb!! and they thought Henry Lansbury was a goalie!! I really can't stand them!! There is one guy though who has been commentating now during Euro and he is very accurate(?) with pronouncing the names right. And i really enjoy listening to him he really loves the sport he's very passionate about it. Hen can scream at the top of his lungs!! and he really gets the emiotions to us viewers. So 2 thumbs up for him ;)
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Jun 23 2008, 07:36 PM
Yeah and Mark Lawrenson kept calling Silva, Villa and Villa, Silva. He kept getting them mixed up. :blink2: Idiot. I can't stand that man.
John Motson has been awful, he kept getting people confused as well. He should have given up years ago :rolleyes: I hate Mark Lawrenson as well <_< I don't like half the people doing the stuff on BBC apart from Marcel Desailly :wub: and Martin O'Neill.
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