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Mans posted:Vitor Baia, Couto , Petit, Figo, Pauleta, Rui Costa, Abel Xavier and Nuno Gomes were fuckin' boss. imagine if Darren Anderton had played for Portugal, you'd have built the fucker a statue
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Kurtofan posted:Is it? feels like it's harder to get eliminated with this format than to be qualified. 36 fixtures to eliminate 8/24 teams
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I'm really annoyed there's only one game today, at 8pm. I need more football.
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EvilHawk posted:I'm really annoyed there's only one game today, at 8pm. I need more football. There are 2 matches today, at the same time
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Kwagga posted:There are 2 matches today, at the same time That's even worse! I blame Germany and Austria.
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Alexeythegreat posted:It is. Poland and Germany both have 4 points, and N.Ireland will be above Ukraine based on their head-to-head if both end the group stage with 3 points He was asking if it really was interesting
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I woke up today feeling bad and then I remembered the Ronaldo penalty. #blessed
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dex_sda posted:He was asking if it really was interesting Oh In that case the answer is no
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france have made a few changes. cabaye/sissoko/gignac/jallet are all starting
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http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12023/10317710/euro-2016-format-has-taken-the-excitement-away-says-germany-boss-joachim-low Agree with him tbh. 3rd place finish has really taken the excitement out And the worst thing is UEFA want to add more teams Should go back to 16
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dex_sda posted:With 32 you'd not have the 3rd going through though so that does solve the problem True but why have even more garbage teams parking the bus. UEFA will eventually do it I'm sure because it means more viewers and more €, but it won't make it a better or more exciting tournament unless you enjoy rooting for even more teams that somehow lucked their way in.
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Reminder that a lot of the "garbage" teams in this tournament would have qualified under the old 16 team rules anyway.
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excuse me lady posted:Reminder that a lot of the "garbage" teams in this tournament would have qualified under the old 16 team rules anyway.
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Like Portugal
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the jizz taxi posted:unless you enjoy rooting for even more teams that somehow lucked their way in. Like Finland, who would probably TRY to park the bus but gently caress it up comically and end up losing 0-4 in all their games. So at least that would be entertaining for all!
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Xherdan Shaqiri posted:“I hope Puma does not produce condoms.”   https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/20/xherdan-shaqiri-switzerland-shirts-puma-produce-condoms
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I like this bit: quote:In a statement, Adidas said: “We are looking into what happened. Incidents of this nature are extremely rare. The reason for the tear has not yet been identified but Beau Jeu has been widely praised by respected experts for its contribution to the exciting start to the tournament.” Adidas can't even tell what exciting football looks like anymore.
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vyelkin posted:I like this bit: Excitement aside, I'm glad that the ball has not been a talking point up until this, it means it's good and doesn't do crazy poo poo like the South African World Cup ball.
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TwoDogs1Cup posted:http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12023/10317710/euro-2016-format-has-taken-the-excitement-away-says-germany-boss-joachim-low "This is a different situation and a return to the old system is obviously not possible anymore. So we have to accept that." - says Low. Why wouldn't it be possible?
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Doctor Malaver posted:"This is a different situation and a return to the old system is obviously not possible anymore. So we have to accept that." - says Low. because all the main guys were hanged or imprisoned
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The Jabulani and the vuvuzela made the south african world cup the worst since the US
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corpuscollossus posted:The Jabulani and the vuvuzela made the south african world cup the worst since the US The 1994 World Cup was great for the same reason Euro 2008 was great.
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corpuscollossus posted:The Jabulani and the vuvuzela made the south african world cup the worst since the US I remember the first match and everyone was wtf is that noise
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Shrapnig posted:The 1994 World Cup was great for the same reason Euro 2008 was great. The 1994 World Cup is the first one I have actual memories of watching on television. I faintly remember it being rather boring, but experts have assured me 1990 was an even more turgid affair.
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Doctor Malaver posted:"This is a different situation and a return to the old system is obviously not possible anymore. So we have to accept that." - says Low. Because it showed how much more money is available having 24 teams. The only realistic fix is to move to 32, which isn't too bad if you look at who the highest rated 32 UEFA countries are.
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jyrka posted:Because it showed how much more money is available having 24 teams. The only realistic fix is to move to 32, which isn't too bad if you look at who the highest rated 32 UEFA countries are. Even with 32 teams Scotland still wont qualify.
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vyelkin posted:I like this bit: It's just marketing. They're obviously not going to say that the tournament is boring.
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If people don't like there being more teams then why don't they just start watching when the knockout stage begins? Is it because their teams are poo poo and won't qualify?
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jyrka posted:Because it showed how much more money is available having 24 teams. The only realistic fix is to move to 32, which isn't too bad if you look at who the highest rated 32 UEFA countries are. Why not make a two month tournament with all the teams then? And get rid of qualifiers. ukle posted:Even with 32 teams Scotland still wont qualify. But Netherlands probably would.
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Doctor Malaver posted:But Netherlands probably would. They would under most normal circumstances if their team isn't poo poo. I realise that boring matches can't be wholly eliminated and that on a good day, even shoddy teams like Bulgaria could eke out a win against tier two teams like Sweden or Austria, but to make matches more exciting, I don't think the solution is to restrict the number of teams that can play the big league - the solution is to change the rules a bit to reward attacking football. Don't get me wrong, a well-constructed defence is still nice to see in action, but teams just parking the bus is frustratingly boring.
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jyrka posted:Because it showed how much more money is available having 24 teams. The only realistic fix is to move to 32, which isn't too bad if you look at who the highest rated 32 UEFA countries are. you just want latvia to qualify
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Kurtofan posted:you just want latvia to qualify Estonia!!!! Know your posters!!!!
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corpuscollossus posted:The Jabulani and the vuvuzela made the south african world cup the worst since the US jubalani owned, vuvuzelas owned
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can we confirm that all the tards who want to unironically change the rules of football to create more goal are American?
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Gigi Galli posted:Estonia!!!! Know your posters!!!! That's why it's easier to just say "Glorious Soviet Union", then you don't have to specify and be embarrassed.
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RideTheSpiral posted:because all the main guys were hanged or imprisoned 
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RideTheSpiral posted:can we confirm that all the tards who want to unironically change the rules of football to create more goal are American? Yeah. Loving Africa Chaps posted:jubalani owned, vuvuzelas owned This is a joke, right
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I have a vuvuzela and use it to wake people up. Violently.
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