daylight Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 AahahahhaAnd it goes on! even after Portugal crowned as champions. Every single team would smash Portugal. Incredible! ahahahahahaha I'm not dogging Portugal here, France were not great tonight, I think everyone can admit that. If a team like Germany were playing then I think they would have won easily, I don't think that is unfair to say that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daylight Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 It's just the usual English bitterness. Yeah I'm not English thank you very much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggaeBwoy Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Have not been impressed in the tournament as a whole with Joao Mario but he was excellent tonight. Guerriero very impressive too. Dortmund have a very good LB there. Can't wait to see how Sanchez fits in at Bayern this season. I wonder after all these years if a big team finally comes in for Carvalho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearcey_90 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Germany struggled to break down Poland though who are set up in a similar way what Portugal are. Portugal in knock out stages were just strong defensively and as a unit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I'm not dogging Portugal here, France were not great tonight, I think everyone can admit that.If a team like Germany were playing then I think they would have won easily, I don't think that is unfair to say that. Germany struggled to make their dominance pay all tournament & there's nothing to suggest that would have been any different against Portugal.Yeah I'm not English thank you very much!Thought you were an exile living overseas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Chuffed for Portugal and I won £105 off my pre-tournamrnt bet. Wonder if people on here still think they're a poor side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid1984 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I'm not dogging Portugal here, France were not great tonight, I think everyone can admit that.If a team like Germany were playing then I think they would have won easily, I don't think that is unfair to say that. Germany got battered by the exact French team 3 days ago. Portugal were superior to all the opponents put in front of them in the knockout stages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
av3ry Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Jose Fonte has won both the Johnstones Paint Trophy and the European Championship Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I'm not dogging Portugal here, France were not great tonight, I think everyone can admit that.If a team like Germany were playing then I think they would have won easily, I don't think that is unfair to say that. Not a single team have been great against Portugal. Wonder why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I'm not dogging Portugal here, France were not great tonight, I think everyone can admit that.If a team like Germany were playing then I think they would have won easily, I don't think that is unfair to say that. Of course it's unfair to say that. The reason Germany weren't in the final is because they couldn't score against a well organised massed defence... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I liked the bit with the moths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Portugal are really going to have a problem when their ageing defenders retire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebs Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Chuffed for Portugal and I won £105 off my pre-tournamrnt bet. Wonder if people on here still think they're a poor side Not a poor side, but they aren't a great side, I don't even think they're a very good side...maybe a good side...if that makes sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid1984 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Portugal suck the life out of the opposition team. This is one of the most important skills to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggressive minor Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Lol so much Ronaldo hate! Guy is an idiot sometimes, but he's quite brilliant as well. Deserves this. Can't win though, doesn't celebrate with his team mates, then criticised for celebrating too much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Pacalypse Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 It just had to happen. You can't call a national team "disgusting" and have a bunch of random people trying to put us down and not expect karma to strike back. PORTUGAL, CARALHO!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Have not been impressed in the tournament as a whole with Joao Mario but he was excellent tonight. Guerriero very impressive too. Dortmund have a very good LB there. Can't wait to see how Sanchez fits in at Bayern this season.I wonder after all these years if a big team finally comes in for Carvalho. Yeah, William Carvalho was very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid1984 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Not a poor side, but they aren't a great side, I don't even think they're a very good side...maybe a good side...if that makes sense. They had the opportunity to be great tonight and they took it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggressive minor Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Portugal suck the life out of the opposition team. This is one of the most important skills to have. Hi Sid! Serena won, so must have been a great weekend for you son. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Lol so much Ronaldo hate!Guy is an idiot sometimes, but he's quite brilliant as well. Deserves this. Can't win though, doesn't celebrate with his team mates, then criticised for celebrating too much. He's also not that really nice Messi lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daylight Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Can't believe I am getting hounded by saying Germany were the best team in the tournament, of course they were. They should have beaten France and have played the best football. I love it that Portugal won, I really do, I just don't think they could have won against Germany. It doesn't matter though, Portugal beat who they had to and won and fair play to them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynal Seven Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Portugal suck the life out of the opposition team. This is one of the most important skills to have. Bit like your posting style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Loads of great moments in this BBC montage, not sure why everyone has the grump on about this tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid1984 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 He's also not that really nice Messi lad. Ronaldo would never commit tax fraud or throw tantrums in retiring from international football because of a bad result. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Can't believe I am getting hounded by saying Germany were the best team in the tournament, of course they were.They should have beaten France and have played the best football. I love it that Portugal won, I really do, I just don't think they could have won against Germany. When your main failing is an inability to score goals due to clear tactical & player deficiencies they can't be the best team in the tournament because they fail at the only aim of the game.btw I'm a Germany fan by virtue of having grown up out there so I'd have loved to see them win, I'd love it more if Scotland could win but that's a whole other world of hurt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Moores Mum Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Only beat who's in front of you and all that, but Portugal rode the luck to win it. They benefited hugely from the unbalanced format. Hell, they were going out against Hungary at one point and were seconds away from going into the tough side of the draw *insert England joke here* I would like it to go back to the top 2 only qualifying, but that's not going to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 farce format. team wins 1 game in 90- minutes.. really Albania won 1 game in the groups and didn't go through Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zvonimir Boban Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 "That's what happens when you leave the best 9 in the world at home. Congrats Portugal! Congrats Cronaldo/Pepe" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 farce format.team wins 1 game in 90- minutes.. really Albania won 1 game in the groups and didn't go through Does that mean we can write-off England almost reaching the final of Italia 90? The only team they beat in 90 minutes was Egypt & they were awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 what a waste of money [video=youtube;tVrmNDWM7DY] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wallin Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Can't believe I am getting hounded by saying Germany were the best team in the tournament, of course they were.They should have beaten France and have played the best football. I love it that Portugal won, I really do, I just don't think they could have won against Germany. When they had an actual striker in the team they were but without that I'm not at all sure they would have beaten Portugal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Does that mean we can write-off England almost reaching the final of Italia 90? The only team they beat in 90 minutes was Egypt & they were awful. they topped the group though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungoth Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Bit like your posting style. made my day... I mean night Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
av3ry Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Gignac looked a bit off the pace the couple of times I've seen him come off the bench during this tournament. Was Alexandre Lacazette injured? Surely he would have been a better player call up if he was fit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebs Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 "That's what happens when you leave the best 9 in the world at home. Congrats Portugal! Congrats Cronaldo/Pepe" Does he mean Benzema...no one is really thinking they'd have been better if he was playing surely? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wallin Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Loads of great moments in this BBC montage' date=' not sure why everyone has the grump on about this tournament.[/quote']agreed, sometimes it feels like this forum has warped and become an early 90's US forum tbh. Maybe I should start suggesting that people stick to basketball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 they topped the group though. You never mentioned group place finish, just onely 1 win in 90 minutes. Plus that was the worst group in the history of tournament football, 5 draws & a 1-0 win. All four nations should have been eliminated on style points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Does he mean Benzema...no one is really thinking they'd have been better if he was playing surely?France with Benzema would've cruised the tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zvonimir Boban Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Does he mean Benzema...no one is really thinking they'd have been better if he was playing surely? Well, he's better than Giroud and Gignac but that atmosphere in the dressing room would have been something else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Haha. So happy for you guys. I believed! Me, Astaf and Pandora knew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid1984 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 All this 1 win in 90 mins is ridiculously bitter. It's not about winning in 90 mins. None of portugal's opponents were better than them and Portugal played better then all their knockout opponents and beat them. That is good enough. I don't see how they are lucky having their best player injured after 20 mins of the final, that is rotten luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista_8 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Closing montages were both disappointing for me btw Not up to the usual standards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coulthard's Jaw Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 All this 1 win in 90 mins is ridiculously bitter. It's not about winning in 90 mins. None of portugal's opponents were better than them and Portugal played better then all their knockout opponents and beat them. That is good enough. I don't see how they are lucky having their best player injured after 20 mins of the final, that is rotten luck. I do agree with you on this Sid, its all about playing hard, tournament winning football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zvonimir Boban Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 All this 1 win in 90 mins is ridiculously bitter. It's not about winning in 90 mins. None of portugal's opponents were better than them and Portugal played better then all their knockout opponents and beat them. That is good enough. I don't see how they are lucky having their best player injured after 20 mins of the final, that is rotten luck. Pepe played 100 minutes with an injury? Just when I thought I couldn't be any more impressed with his tournament... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astafjevs Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 France with Benzema would've cruised the tournament. Whose scoring record for France is now worse than Giroud's. Benzema for Real Madrid and Benzema for France are different players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methos Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Is it just me or did Portugal played a hell lot better without Ronaldo? Portugal was bad with Ronaldo in, and with sachez and nani changing positions, quaresma being better, and whole squad playing without the ill-influence of looking to pass to their superstar helped them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandoraBox Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Is it just me or did Portugal player a hell lot better without Ronaldo?Portugal was bad with Ronaldo in, and with sachez and nani changing positions, quaresma being better, and whole squad playing without the ill-influence of looking to pass to their superstar helped them. not surpring because most attacking minded players were out of positions. Nani is a winger not a striker João Mario and Renato are center midfielders not wingers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunmaN1905 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Whose scoring record for France is now worse than Giroud's. Benzema for Real Madrid and Benzema for France are different players Yea, but he basically didn't play together with Payet at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methos Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 PandoraBox, Fernando Santos, is extremely famous and loved here in Greece. Especially tonight after that triumph. How is he regarded in Portugal? How is he regarded compared to other coaches like Jose Murinho? Finally what are the chances that a potential future defeat will turn the reception against him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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