Euro 2016 tournament thread - General Discussion - FM24

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11 Jun 2016 22:14:50

Welsh game was really good between two teams who looked promising. England really should've won, and looked promising, then fucked it up again.

Makes Thursday even more interesting. Despite the fact everyone's gonna be at work.

By SpinSwimScream | On 11 June 2016 - 23:01 PM BST

Football!

Yeah... its a fucking shame.

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By Carroll. | On 11 June 2016 - 22:28 PM BST

Lallana wasn't bad.

I said he was pointless, not bad. Admittedly, calling Lallana pointless is a little like saying water is wet. But I didn't select him.

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By Franck | On 11 June 2016 - 22:56 PM BST

Apparently fights going on in Nice between Northern Irish and Polish fans as well.

BREAKING: Northern Ireland and Poland fans were partying TOGETHER when a group of 20 Nice fans attacked them and started a huge fight.
— UEFA Euro 2016 (@TheEuro2016) June 11, 2016

Sam

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12 Jun 2016 07:07:39

Sterling really was shit. He gets into good areas, but when he gets there he has absolutely no idea what to do. Lallana is alright, but that's as far as I'd go.

Baffling subs from Hodgson playing for a 1-0 against an awful Russia side. Being a United fan I've been used to baffling subs under LvG, although ironically Rooney was subbed off.

.verse

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12 Jun 2016 09:00:54

Sterling has pace and that's where it ends. His control, decision making and execution is woeful at times. England would be better off simply playing Keane and Vardy upfront together.

Also the English commentary that was on the feed I watched was so full of entitlement it was beyond a joke.

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By Ninja | On 11 June 2016 - 23:36 PM BST

I said he was pointless, not bad. Admittedly, calling Lallana pointless is a little like saying water is wet. But I didn't select him.

He wasn't though? Russia played so deep that hardly anyone offered anything going forward, Rose and Walker were probably our best players. Lallana did a lot of dirty chasing and pressing work but should have come off at the end as he was tiring. We needed to do a lot more quick 1-2's etc as we was just trying to Man United our way in and Russia were happy to sit there.

Not the worst game though, although Sterling should just get sent home and not played again. Baffling why Roy didn't put Vardy or Sturridge on at 1-0.

One Night In Grimsby

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We are top of the league! Say we are top of the league!

#CymruAmByth

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By Carroll. | On 12 June 2016 - 10:57 AM BST

He wasn't though? Russia played so deep that hardly anyone offered anything going forward, Rose and Walker were probably our best players. Lallana did a lot of dirty chasing and pressing work but should have come off at the end as he was tiring. We needed to do a lot more quick 1-2's etc as we was just trying to Man United our way in and Russia were happy to sit there.

Not the worst game though, although Sterling should just get sent home and not played again. Baffling why Roy didn't put Vardy or Sturridge on at 1-0.

Actually, yeah, you're right. Lallana missed 2, maybe 3, chances that we can't afford players to be missing. So I guess he wasn't completely pointless.

My biggest problem with Lallana isn't actually with Lallana though, its with Roy. If we're going to play 4-3-3 (which I actually much prefer as a system than the diamond) then why the fuck have we only taken 1 winger (a shite one at that) and are forced to play Lallana out wide? Admittedly the cupboard is bare, but still.

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12 Jun 2016 12:11:42

Thinking about it, a lot of the attacking players for England are through the middle, and only Sterling - whose form has fallen off a cliff - is a natural wideman. So someone has to be shoehorned into that role. I thought Lallana was the obvious option, and he wasn't terrible, but his finishing was. Milner is too defensive now, Rooney, Vardy, Sturridge and Alli all look more comfortable in the middle, and Henderson and Wilshere feels like an experiment too far.

I don't know what the obvious fix is, really. Ordinarily I'd say its changing the formation, but the players look better suited to something like a 4-3-3.

Also, this goes without saying, but Kane on corners? Really?

By K3VO | On 10 June 2016 - 08:42 AM BST

Not underwhelmed, but I guess being older and having more 'responsibility' as an adult I've maybe not got caught up in the buzz surrounding a big tournament. I've also just started a new job on Tuesday, so I won't be able to watch as many games as I could have before.

Ireland to win it though

I kinda get that, but not out of being older as I was pretty excited for the World Cup, even despite all the bollocks before it.

Certainly, England v Wales at 2pm... fuck's sake. That's the game I was hoping to see, if only as I have been saying for months I think someone shit like Simon Church will score a winner for Wales in that game.

Its not been helped by how bizarrely violent its been. Hopefully UEFA will do more than fine the Russians for last night's behaviour.

By .verse | On 12 June 2016 - 10:00 AM BST

Also the English commentary that was on the feed I watched was so full of entitlement it was beyond a joke.

If that was ITV then that's par for the course. They have such appalling commentators.

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By Number 1 | On 12 June 2016 - 13:11 PM BST

Thinking about it, a lot of the attacking players for England are through the middle, and only Sterling - whose form has fallen off a cliff - is a natural wideman. So someone has to be shoehorned into that role. I thought Lallana was the obvious option, and he wasn't terrible, but his finishing was. Milner is too defensive now, Rooney, Vardy, Sturridge and Alli all look more comfortable in the middle, and Henderson and Wilshere feels like an experiment too far.

I don't know what the obvious fix is, really. Ordinarily I'd say its changing the formation, but the players look better suited to something like a 4-3-3.

It's not really an excuse when we had a winger in the squad (regardless of what you think of Townsend) and didn't take him so we could take 4 players to play in one position. In hindsight the Welbeck injury's fucked us a bit, but I'd rather see Vardy or Sturridge play out wide (even if they're better centrally) than rely on Kane as literally our only goal threat again - especially if he's as poor as he was last night again.

On the whole it was a remotely encouraging performance, but judging based on the Wales game earlier Russia are the weakest side in the group, I think those missed chances are going to really cost us.

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12 Jun 2016 12:52:59

Andros Townsend from what I've seen for Newcastle and England is a far better player than most.

Anecdotal evidence but Wales' Neil Taylor and Ben Davies have both been absolutely unable to get anywhere near him, never mind tackle him within the last 3 months. But still I'd rather have Ross Barkley.

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12 Jun 2016 12:57:09

Looking forward to this game, can see Croatia going a long way in the tournament.

Grimnir

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12 Jun 2016 13:16:26

Why are the French groundsmen watering all the pitches so heavily? Every game you see players slipping all over. I can see a Gerrard esque moment happening.

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12 Jun 2016 13:47:29

I must say I'm shocked that Turkey aren't starting Emre Mor, considering he's clearly better than Leo Messi.

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By Shedender | On 12 June 2016 - 08:06 AM BST

BREAKING: Northern Ireland and Poland fans were partying TOGETHER when a group of 20 Nice fans attacked them and started a huge fight.
— UEFA Euro 2016 (@TheEuro2016) June 11, 2016

Well at least they were nice fans

Based Jorge

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12 Jun 2016 14:30:13

Messi's on for Turkey

K3V0

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12 Jun 2016 15:01:51

Croatia looked really impressive.

Could see them reaching the last four.

Franck

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12 Jun 2016 17:17:18

Games today haven't been as good as yesterday's.

Shedender

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12 Jun 2016 18:27:06

Suppose I should be satisfied with only losing that game 1-0.

Played a lot better when Conor Washington came on in the second half and the formation changed.

Franck

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12 Jun 2016 19:09:23

Great save by Neuer.

Franck

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12 Jun 2016 19:28:44

With a lesser goalkeeper Germany would be 2-1 down here.

Carroll.

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12 Jun 2016 19:40:33

Boateng recovering from that Messi goal a year ago

Dan

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12 Jun 2016 20:41:43

Poland battered northern Ireland stats wise, ended 1-0 simply Because they couldn't hit the target with the majority of their chances!

Germany games been boring too! Ukraine have had their chances but Neur has kept them at bay. And Boateng off the lime. Sensational clearance

Franck

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12 Jun 2016 20:46:22

Well that would have been an embarrassing own goal.

BR.

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12 Jun 2016 20:50:36

Good counter from Germany at the end, 2-0 it ends.

Dan

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12 Jun 2016 20:53:45

Counter attacking football at its best

Carroll.

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12 Jun 2016 20:59:12

Typical Germany performance and typical German goal. Ukraine could have nicked something from that game.

Shola

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12 Jun 2016 21:02:51

Germany really lacking some diversity in their team imo.

Ozil for example showed how magnificent he is in the final minute when given a bit of space. But him Gotze, Draxler, Muller, Draxler, Kroos all a bit similar.