Euro: The Official 2024 Euro Germany Thread

[S E P H]

He's very good but a late bloomer and can be a bit conflictive with coaches. Happy for him anyway, rags to riches story, guy had a Charles Dickens like childhood, orphaned, dirt poor, the whole story.

Oh damn, I wanted Arsenal to get him more so than Lunin but I also found that Nita is also 36 years old.

 

[luiginb]

Oh damn, I wanted Arsenal to get him more so than Lunin but I also found that Nita is also 36 years old.

He only first started for the NT at 30, but that had more to do with Tatarusanu's longevity, who's still playing in Saudi.

However Nita at 24 was still in the second Romanian division, so I'd stick with Lunin

You could also splurge for Mamardashvili I guess but he's not good at playing from the back.

 

[Evilo]

Trivia time :
Who's leading the competition in xG?

 

[cgf]

Trivia time :
Who's leading the competition in xG?

Easy, Croatia

 

[KJS14]

Trivia time :
Who's leading the competition in xG?

Saw Mbappe had more xG himself than the whole England team

 

[Evilo]

Yes it's France.

 

[al secord]

He's very good but a late bloomer and can be a bit conflictive with coaches. Happy for him anyway, rags to riches story, guy had a Charles Dickens like childhood, orphaned, dirt poor, the whole story.

Now he has great expectations?

 

[cgf]

Yes it's France.

And croatia...thus my joke...you're both on 5.7

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

All 4 are favored in the round of 16, it's not like I picked Georgia.

They all have played just as well as Georgia tbh. I’d be shocked if England makes it that far. My jaw would drop if Netherlands make it that far.

 

[cgf]

They all have played just as well as Georgia tbh. I’d be shocked if England makes it that far. My jaw would drop if Netherlands make it that far.

The italians & dutch will s*** their pants, but England will secure another silver medal against the first top team they face.

 

[les Habs]

Trivia time :
Who's leading the competition in xG?

“x” whatever is a stat worth some consideration, but still think it’s a bit overstated. Saw a list of the top six xA players in the tournament, all with an xA over 1, and they had a combined total of assists of… 1.

 

[les Habs]

Having been spotted studying in a hotel lobby, Lamine Yamal has now passed his exams whilst at the Euros. This is in addition to the work he’s doing in training working on the signing of Nico Williams. Rumor is his braces are getting removed at halftime during the Final against Slovakia.

 

[NyQuil]

166 yellow cards to 98 last tournament.

36 games played. That seems absurd.

Tougher action on tactical fouls by Euro 2024 referees drives spike in yellow cards shown - TSN.ca

Referees taking stricter action on tactical fouls drove a spike in yellow cards shown at the European Championship, UEFA’s head of match officials said Friday.

www.tsn.ca

 

[Power Man]

 

[Evilo]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807335454305349647

 

[McGarnagle]

Anyone ever watch and wonder what would happen if the Habsburg Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary wasn't broken up after WWII? They'd clean up. I think Lloyd George and Clemenceau had 21st century soccer in mind when they pushed national determinism at the Paris Peace Conference.

 

[cgf]

Anyone ever watch and wonder what would happen if the Habsburg Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary wasn't broken up after WWII? They'd clean up. I think Lloyd George and Clemenceau had 21st century soccer in mind when they pushed national determinism at the Paris Peace Conference.

Nah. Read about how well the Yugoslav national team got along.

 

[luiginb]

 

[Luigi Habs]

Long time I haven’t posted here.

The Euros used to be one of my favourite competitions, it had so much good games and drama, but this Euro has been so dreadful. Really disappointing.

Anyway, cheering for Spain or France, or any underdog.

 

[Live in the Now]

Long time I haven’t posted here.

The Euros used to be one of my favourite competitions, it had so much good games and drama, but this Euro has been so dreadful. Really disappointing.

Anyway, cheering for Spain or France, or any underdog.

Yeah honestly I usually don't comment about certain things as it's going, but the goalscoring here is so poor. It's even worse than 2010 which was a completely shit tournament.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Won't happen, but I ended up with Spain/France and Netherlands/England in the semis

Still looking like a decent chance

 

[Apex Predator]

Still looking like a decent chance

Which team scares you the most going into the quarters that might screw up your prediction?

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Which team scares you the most going into the quarters that might screw up your prediction?

Netherlands

 

[NyQuil]

We can call this tourney “gesture gate”.

Belllingham investigated, the Turkish player who scored their 2nd goal….

Who are these gesture detectives who have to decipher and attribute celebratory gestures?

I’m imagining Robert Langdon being called in.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

There's nothing to decipher in Demiral's, it's a very famous symbol