Shedender
17 years ago
1 month ago
13,751
This hasn't been a great final.
Dan
12 years ago
4 months ago
16,964
Buzzing for this to start, it'll be a good tournament...god I've missed football!

I Take this pre tournament comment back, what a shambles this year's tournament has been!

The third place rule ruined the final group games, too many teams set up defensively to get a draw, that's not football.

Portugal in the final and have won one game in six within ninety minutes!?
Shedender
17 years ago
1 month ago
13,751


Great goal from Eder, Portugal lead 1-0.
bmg033
10 years ago
4 months ago
2,268
What a goal that was!
SirTAVARES
11 years ago
2 years ago
23,854
Banned
I Take this pre tournament comment back, what a shambles this year's tournament has been!

The third place rule ruined the final group games, too many teams set up defensively to get a draw, that's not football.

Portugal in the final and have won one game in six within ninety minutes!?


someone is mad
Sam
17 years ago
1 year ago
5,092
Loving Ronaldo.

Portugal are doing a Greece.
Dan
12 years ago
4 months ago
16,964

Eh? I've no reason to be mad, I'm English I couldn't care which of these won, just think it's been a poor tournament etc and I'm sure a fair few would agree
SirTAVARES
11 years ago
2 years ago
23,854
Banned
Eh? I've no reason to be mad, I'm English I couldn't care which of these won, just think it's been a poor tournament etc and I'm sure a fair few would agree


poor tournament by all favourite teams, this is modern football.
we got lucky getting 3rd, just that
Sam
17 years ago
1 year ago
5,092
One win in 90 minutes this whole tournament for Portugal, ridiculous.
SirTAVARES
11 years ago
2 years ago
23,854
Banned
ronaldo totally deserves that. true leader

edit: he pays taxes ahahah
Rick87
14 years ago
6 days ago
3,084
Anybody else willing Ronaldo to drop the trophy off that balcony?
Franck
17 years ago
3 days ago
4,255
This Portuguese team are worse than Greece in 2004. Awful fucking tournament. UEFA better bin this format for 2020.

Rui Patricio was the only player who started the match that actually played well.
Number 1
16 years ago
10 months ago
3,650
What a bizarre ending to the tournament. Feels a bit anticlimactic, really.
Baring 15 goal bonanza in extra time can anyone remember a worse tournament than this?

I've enjoyed this one more than Euro 2012. But its probably one of the worst finals in years.
Sam
17 years ago
1 year ago
5,092
BBC voting Hal Robson-Kanu's goal as the goal of the tournament pretty much sums up the tournament.
Franck
17 years ago
3 days ago
4,255
Poe
17 years ago
2 weeks ago
3,675
People need to stop whinging. Portugal won this tournament because they deserved too.

Ronaldo
Shedender
17 years ago
1 month ago
13,751
Didn't think it was possible, this tournament was worse than the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
SpinSwimScream
14 years ago
14 hours ago
1,598
Didn't think it was possible, this tournament was worse than the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.


The Portugal-Hungary game alone was better than all of 2010
bmg033
10 years ago
4 months ago
2,268
The amount of people moaning about Portugal is hilarious. They won 1 game in 90 minutes, so what? They didn't lose any either. They won the tournament because they never gave up and wanted it the most when it really mattered. If England had played like Portugal and won it, everyone would be going mad talking about how good it was. Well done to them.
Grimnir
16 years ago
2 months ago
2,727
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/17FBB/production/_90353289_getimage.png

Surprised no Bale, and the inclusion of Pepe seems at odds too. Don't think he had a great tournament, but on the winning team so guess that helps! Probably would have had Bonucci instead, or a couple of others.
Shola
15 years ago
5 years ago
2,708
I enjoyed this tournament.

People complaining about the final - have you ever seen a final before? they're pretty much always like this.



Getting more frustrated with the 'elite journos' of the world - complain about the PL and the ridiculous excess of money and vanity involved. Then complain about International football that teams have weaknesses and can't just buy better players.
Number 1
16 years ago
10 months ago
3,650
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/17FBB/production/_90353289_getimage.png

Surprised no Bale, and the inclusion of Pepe seems at odds too. Don't think he had a great tournament, but on the winning team so guess that helps! Probably would have had Bonucci instead, or a couple of others.

I'd say that's a fair team - Bale was on fire in the groups but then faded.
The Platypus
13 years ago
1 year ago
1,784
Not a single italian player, but Joe Allen makes the team. Nonsense.
King Luis
17 years ago
1 month ago
3,111
Not a single italian player, but Joe Allen makes the team. Nonsense.


None of the Italian midfielders were particularly impressive, you'd have a case for one of their defenders but you can't exactly put a defender in Allen's place
The Platypus
13 years ago
1 year ago
1,784
Bonucci over Pepe, and I'd argue Giaccherini did more than Joe Allen.
Ninja
14 years ago
6 years ago
5,341
I'd say that's a fair team - Bale was on fire in the groups but then faded.


Could make much the same argument for Payet in fairness.
Number 1
16 years ago
10 months ago
3,650
Could make much the same argument for Payet in fairness.

Hmmmm... true.

Alright. Make it a toss up between those two.
BR.
17 years ago
2 years ago
1,896
Don't like Pepe but he was very good in the QF and final, that probably sealed his place in the team. I'd have him in there with Bonucci. Not much between those two and Boateng though in all fairness during the tournament.
K3V0
15 years ago
1 year ago
5,966
Honestly I watched nearly every match of the tournament and thought it wasn't anywhere near as bad as 2010.

Actually felt it wasn't bad.

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