Greece v Czech Rep

Originally Posted by signed dc

RIC will be loving this, hopefully if Greece get tonked he'll finally be able to move on from what happened 8 years ago

Excellent for the Czechs.

Said the other night that despite getting @#%&!ted by Russia they looked far better than either Greece or Poland.

Sage.

Originally Posted by John Blazini

Excellent for the Czechs.

Said the other night that despite getting @#%&!ted by Russia they looked far better than either Greece or Poland.

Sage.

Jiracek was their best player that game too.Shouldve stuck him in my team.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Chalkias in net for the Greeks again. Great name for a goalkeeper

Greece relied very heavily in the old days on Nikopolidis, who was very good coming for crosses and a reliable shot stopper.

To say there has been a drop-off since he retired is an understatement.

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

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roll on germany v holland ffs

yeah, because germany and holland were involved in such riveting first matches

the best games so far have been in group a

My £30 on russia looking good. They made the Checks look like right bloody twerps and here the Checks are bagging two against the Grecian 2000's in 6 minutes...the G-2000's hadn't conceded more than 1 all qualifying.

Yes I know they're missing central defenders.

wouldn't be surprised to see greece come back into this, not over yet

Sifakis on for Chialkis, who looked less than incapacitated when he went off. Did he just say "£#%&! this"?

I have to say that I am enjoying this tournament more than I thought I would. To qualify that, there have no been truly great games as such or exceptional performances but most teams have had a go and the football has been more open that recent international tournaments.

Acceptable mediocrity rather than dull drivel, which considering how poor the European club season was is a pleasant surprise.

Karagounis FFS Please let there be blood. Classic Drogba fit.

Originally Posted by borsuk

wouldn't be surprised to see greece come back into this, not over yet

Yep if they pull a goal back, there's only one in it. Long way to go.

Originally Posted by Grimson

Sifakis on for Chialkis, who looked less than incapacitated when he went off. Did he just say "£#%&! this"?

Who do you have as co commentators this tournament?Wasnt it efan ekoku last time?

Originally Posted by Sloppy

Who do you have as co commentators this tournament?Wasnt it efan ekoku last time?

Haha yeah, not anymore. I loved him. He was measured, intelligent, well spoken, and dropped one huge clanger per game.

Got all the usual dicks now - Robbie Mustoe for this game, McManaman, Kasey Keller (who is terrible).

Originally Posted by borsuk

yeah, because germany and holland were involved in such riveting first matches

your sarcasm wounds me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxAvy32wXY0&feature=related

Originally Posted by Grimson

Greece relied very heavily in the old days on Nikopolidis, who was very good coming for crosses and a reliable shot stopper.

To say there has been a drop-off since he retired is an understatement.

Forgot about him, always seemed a decent 'keeper.

Out of interest, Grimmers, what do you think of Lloris these days? Seems to still be very highly rated within France, but doesn't convince often when I watch him.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Forgot about him, always seemed a decent 'keeper.

Out of interest, Grimmers, what do you think of Lloris these days? Seems to still be very highly rated within France, but doesn't convince often when I watch him.

He's a lot like De Gea - exceptionally athletic and agile shot stopper, very good with his feet, could use a little more muscle. The one difference is that Dave will deal with crosses dumped right into his six-yard-box - maybe not always convincingly, but he doesn't shrink fro them. Lloris is hesitant to do even that much. It's supposedly why Fergie cooled his interest in him.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

I have to say that I am enjoying this tournament more than I thought I would. To qualify that, there have no been truly great games as such or exceptional performances but most teams have had a go and the football has been more open that recent international tournaments.

Acceptable mediocrity rather than dull drivel, which considering how poor the European club season was is a pleasant surprise.

it's already better than world cup 2010 which will go down as the worst international tournament i've seen in my lifetime. Utterly £#%&!ing awful.

Originally Posted by Grimson

He's a lot like De Gea - exceptionally athletic and agile shot stopper, very good with his feet, could use a little more muscle. The one difference is that Dave will deal with crosses dumped right into his six-yard-box - maybe not always convincingly, but he doesn't shrink fro them. Lloris is hesitant to do even that much. It's supposedly why Fergie cooled his interest in him.

Interesting. Yesterday being a good example of that, I guess.

Did you catch his own goal against Nice last month? Puts Nice 3-2 up. Won't have done his confidence in that area much good

http://rutube.ru/tracks/5638354.html

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Interesting. Yesterday being a good example of that, I guess.

Did you catch his own goal against Nice last month? Puts Nice 3-2 up. Won't have done his confidence in that area much good

http://rutube.ru/tracks/5638354.html

How's he managed to do that?