Euro 2004! Yeah baby!

Nisse · Post by **Nisse** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:59 pm

I almost dont believe it! Greece killed France!

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Nisse · Post by **Nisse** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:59 pm

Damn double post_________________

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Nisse · Post by **Nisse** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:59 pm

Damn double post

rodos1979 · Post by **rodos1979** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:45 pm

On 2004-06-25 16:59, Nisse wrote:
I almost dont believe it! Greece killed France!

Nahhh!...We just WON them!

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:11 pm

I really dunno why the French mimicked our team, I just dunno...

but thumbs up for Greece, 'strength and honour !' - as pronounced in Gladiator

cheers, Tom

Post by **hubird** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:35 pm

rodos1979 · Post by **rodos1979** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:11 pm

Congratulations to our magnificent coach, Mr. Otto Rehangel (I hope I spell it right)!

Some German discipline and some Greek talent, may work wonders!

Nisse · Post by **Nisse** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:02 pm

Gaaaah! Less than two hours left untill the Sweden - Holland game.
And Im so nervous already!

The danes nearly kicked our asses last match so Im not so cocky about the swedish team´s chances anymore.

*shakes fist at Petal*

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 3:03 pm

OK i promise to get over this and let it lie. However in the meantime i thoughtthis was quite amusing.

Mr A

PS Well done Greece!!!!

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 5:58 pm

even with the lack of 'regular' goals Sweden-Holland was a good match to watch.
strangely I predicted that Ibrahimovic and Cocu would miss and v.d.Saar would catch one...
though I have to admit my support was more on the Swedish side, congrats to Oranje

cheers, Tom

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 5:59 pm

Also I must comment that since I have been sort of following this tournament it seems that too many games end with a penalty shoot out. To me this seems a very dismal way to win or lose - a much "softer" ending thasn most other games trying to avoid a tie.

Apologies if this is a tiresome subject for footballers.

Post by **hubird** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 6:15 pm

siberiansun · Post by **siberiansun** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 6:21 pm

yeah this was a heavy loss for us swedes.
i bet a bunch of dutches will claim it was a fair result but... nah, either team was worth winning after a game like tonite.

too bad zlatan h a d to pull some kind of stunt, call me stupid but a football player with a €30 000 a month salary should NOT miss a friggin 7x2 meter target!

i'm an underpayed musician and a swear i've never missed a string even under preassure..

Post by **hubird** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 6:28 pm

no Sib, I say 'we' had just one single bite more luck than had Sweden...
you can be pride of the team, one had to win, this time luck was on our side.
Watch us getting kicked out by Portugal wednesday...

siberiansun · Post by **siberiansun** » Sat Jun 26, 2004 6:38 pm

On 2004-06-26 19:28, hubird wrote:
no Sib, I say 'we' had just one single bite more luck than had Sweden...
you can be pride of the team, one had to win, this time luck was on our side.
Watch us getting kicked out by Portugal wednesday...

nah you'll be fine.

Nisse · Post by **Nisse** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 4:44 am

Ack, this was a heavy loss for us swedes.

I´m not going to say we "deserved to win" or we "should have won", because as far as I´m concerned there is no "deserve" or "should have" in football. If you dont score, you dont win, its as simple as that. But still, it was very frustrating for us to watch this game. In the pre match interviews the dutch players were very sure about their victory, and the dutch were described as the real favourites. But in the match the teams looked very even, and the dutch weren´t superior at all. It would have been soooo nice to shut them up, hehe

Both teams had great opportunities to score, and Sweden even had two (!) shots in the goal posts during extra time. Gaaah!

Ah well, I guess its Hollands turn to finally win something on penalt shootouts I guess

Sweden still producede the biggest bang in the Euro 2004 so far with their 5-0 win against Bulgaria, and I think for such a small country we did pretty good.

Post by **hubird** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:42 am

On 2004-06-27 05:44, Nisse wrote:
Ah well, I guess its Hollands turn to finally win something on penalt shootouts I guess

they say, now that we missed just one penalty, our national trauma has ended (the 'calimero syndrome').
I don't believe it, we just were lucky

You can't change a trauma of about 20 years in one evening...

Michu · Post by **Michu** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:42 am

Spirit,
in Sweden-Holland game
both sides scored so many pole and bar hits
it is almost improssible to happen
So, their 0-0 tie must have been planned in a greater scheme of things

King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:06 am

I thought the game was rather boring to watch for most of the time. Neither team was playing very good, even though there were some "near misses". It's good to see our team winning with penalties for a change though

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:47 am

imho Sweden played a tactical masterpiece against Holland's ball artists.
They needed a strong and somehow destructive defense, otherwise once the oranje train would have caught pace Sweden wouldn't have had a glimpse of a chance.
If Davids leaves early that's a clear symptom

But since Sweden didn't rely on destruction only and played the optimum forward (considering their resources), they have my full respect.
I found the game rather dramatic, though the England versus Portugal style is more entertaining - no question.

cheers, Tom