Euro 2008

[Afonso I of Portugal]

If Van Basten does the same this Tuesday he's going to be pelted with eggs and tomatoes, tarred, feathered and hung out to dry on the Matterhorn (south flank).

Are you serious? If Van Basten puts the B-Team he's a target? well, tomorrow morning you should go shopping, because unless he changes his mind while sleeping (bad dreams about the fans...) thats what is going to happen, but don't hit your tv set...

Regarding Croatia, they played without 9! starting elevens. It's true they played better than us but Poland also played worst than the Swiss...furthermore Croatia didn't saw a clean goal cancelled neither a clear penalty not given. The rest was the same...

About quarter-finals, i think Germany is an issue as they are favourites against us, but let's wait and see...

[Afonso I of Portugal]

Match Day 11 Predictions

Italy 1 - 1 France
Netherlands 1 - 2 Romania

[Dutch_guy]

About quarter-finals, i think Germany is an issue as they are favourites against us, but let's wait and see...

Nah, don't think they are actually. The Portugese have been playing quite well thus far, better than the Germans I'd say.

[Adrian II]

Are you serious? If Van Basten puts the B-Team he's a target?

No, if he brings the B-team and loses.

Frags is right, the Dutch team is fragile awesomeness/awesome fragility, and it will not easily shrug off such a loss.

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

Predictions:

France 1 - 1 Italy

Holland 2 - 1 Romania

[Decker]

Match Day 11

Italy 2-1 France

Holland 3-0 Romania

[LittleGrizzly]

Match Day 11

Italy 1-1 France

Holland 1-1 Romania

Romania to go through!

[Adrian II]

This morning I have read the entrails of a hamster. The signs are good for small nations, though Romania will make a very explosive start in an attempt to unhinge the Dutch machine.

Day 11
Final prediction

Italy 1:1 France

Netherlands 3:1 Romania

[Tamur]

The signs are good for small nations

That's because you read the entrails of a hamster. If you read the entrails of an ageing hippopotamus then Italy would definitely get the nod.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Things are not looking good!

Coupet (keeper) openly admits that he feels insecure at goal. (Then say so before the tournament, eh? )
Toulalan has been nowhere so far. Thuram's aging legs were hopelessly exposed by the speed of Robben. Sagnol hasn't played at Bayern all year, and has been showing just why that was during this tournament. Anelka is being his usual sulky self. Henry is sulking too.

And to think the great hope - the best defender from the Seria A, Mexès, was left out because of his divisive character. As was David '20 goals this season' Trezeguet.

Yet, all we hear is internal strife and division. The Blacks and the Beurs are not getting along. The youngsters claim the oldies are arrogant, the oldies acuse the youngstes of insubordination. The press and the public are ever more questioning the decision to leave Mexès, Trezeguet and Flamini out. And Vieira still can't play tonight, looks like Domenech brought a seriously injured player to the tournament just because of his starsign or whatever. Domenech is not being taken seriously by his players anymore. He wasn't last tournament either, when the older players took over as well. But back then they delivered.

Gah! Gah! Gah!

And to think that only a French win will suffice, whereas the macaronis only need a draw. This all depending on the Dutch result in the first place of course.
I say Nasri, Benzema and Diarra should play, together with those players who did well against the Dutch and have shown the past few days that they, in fact, are still willing to put up a fight.

[/whinging and sulking Louis, on the verge of panic]

[InsaneApache]

Cheer up Louis, look at it this way, when France goes out you can join all us nouveaux dutchys supporting the satsumas.

Italy 1-1 France

Holland 2-0 Romania

[atheotes]

all or nothing!!!

Italy 2-1 France surebet

Holland 2-1 Romania surebet

[cegorach]

Things are not looking good!

[/whinging and sulking Louis, on the verge of panic]

Anyone seen Louis ?

I can only fear what is happening in Paris - I hope we won't see any new riots starting tonight, especially involving Italian cars.

[Adrian II]

Anyone seen Louis ?

I can only fear what is happening in Paris - I hope we won't see any new riots starting tonight, especially involving Italian cars.

Louis is probably out rioting..

That was a textbook penalty in every sense. Tough luck.

Oh, and besides Ballack I now have a second favourite hate object. That insufferable twit of a Buffon deserves to be hung by the neck from the Zugspitze until he is dead, dead, dead.

[Afonso I of Portugal]

Poor Romania, Holland is a far better side but it seemed that Romania was already dead when the game started ... they never believed they could win...thinking about that missed penalty kick against Italy....

[atheotes]

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Match Day 12 Prediction

Spain 1 - 0 Greece surebet

Sweden 2 - 1 Russia surebet

[naut]

Predictions:

France 1 - 0 Italy

France can probably pip this one.

Holland 2 - 0 Romania

Holland's "B" team is still amazing! They'll win, easily.

[Mediolanicus]

Match Day 11

Italy 1-1 France

Holland 2-2 Romania

Let's hope Romania goes through...

Maych Day 12

Greece 0-2 Spain

Russia 0-2 Sweden

[Scurvy]

Day 11

Italy 1 - 3 France

I thought France actually played okay against Holland, and think they have enough to beat Italy, who really have never got going...

Holland 1 - 2 Romania

More hope than judgment....


Day 12

Greece 0 - 2 Spain

Greece have been awful so far...

Russia 1 - 2 Sweden

Not sure about this one, but Sweden impressed me against Spain, Russia didn't.

[Ferret]

Match Day 11

Italy 1-2 France

Holland 2-0 Romania