Euro 2004 Football discussion

[AGGEMAM]

3 games. I'm not gonna even start to defend Totti and I think that's too little a punishment, but report the facts correctly.

That explains your view on the match. I dissent. By the way, it's Trapattoni.

Written before the actual punishment was agreed so ...

More Italian players are probably going be investigated for the same behaviour.

Again, that's not true.

Actually that is true. They (the danish tv) are enhancing pictures that shows Del Piero, Nesta, and Panucci doing excately the same thing. If it is not clear on those of course they wont be submitted.

 

[AGGEMAM]

You might be dissapointed and as for Italy being the easiest game. Come On. I guess the Danish newspaper are as cocky as the british.

There is really not a lot of Danish in Montreal so I can't really say, but from your post you seem all excited about the results.

The word are the danish coaches own, not the newspapers, and I agree with his position for three reasons, 1) Denmark has at least as good players as Italy, 2) Denmark has better team spirit, and 3) There wasn't the pressure on the team to beat Italy as there are on them beating Bulgaria and Sweden.

And just to get it straight. No. Not many people here are satisfied with the draw but under the circumstances it's agreeable.

 

[MonsterMash]

I'm glad Totti got the ban because the unsportsmanlike conduct does need to be dealt with severely so that players will think twice about spitting, etc.

I don't think that using a diamond midfield formation is a good idea for England, but then again Svennis is paid to make those decisions not me. Switzerland are a decent team and nobody that's made it to these finals should be underestimated, this isn't like getting San Marino or Luxembourg in the qualifiers who really are an easy game.

 

[AGGEMAM]

Switzerland are a decent team and nobody that's made it to these finals should be underestimated, this isn't like getting San Marino or Luxembourg in the qualifiers who really are an easy game.

That's very true. IIRC, Switzerland came top of their qualifing group which sported Russia and Ireland only conceeding one loss.

 

[Lichtenhart]

Again I'm not defending anyone, but following a single player with a camera for a whole match with the only purpose to denounce him two days later when you had the time to look through it frame by frame doesn't seem very sportsmanlike to me either. We don't know if the danish or english or french or every other nation's players did something like that, because they weren't under such observation. I thought these were the European Championships, not the Big Brother.

 

[DarkMaster]

Not looking good for England, could Swiss cause a big upset?

 

[johnsemlak]

Tallern, you say you occasionally have a disagreement with AGGEMAM regarding football matters?

Well, Rooney got his goal, though I would give much of the credit there to Owen.

EDIT: Rooney scores again. Wow, that was a fine shot.

 

[MonsterMash]

Well a win for England, not a classic game, but the result we needed. Got to admit I don't know why Haas was sent off for nothing much of a challenge and that Rooney's second goal was lucky, but that is football for you.

 

[LizardWizard]

Hey, Rooney is the youngest player in history to score in Euro final round!!!

 

[johnsemlak]

And Croatia goes up over France. Kakaya sensatsiya!!!!

France's defensive line is showing problems. Thhat's the second penalty Silvestre has given up in the tournament.

EDIT: France have just equalized. 2-2