McDonalds UEFA.com game - Euro 2016 (chit chat thread)

[Pirlo's Beard]

If Sissoko put in even a tenth of this effort playing for his club it would have been nice. Hopefully his pricetag is rising by the second on this out of character tournament performance.

Had a feeling he'd put in a performance like this tonight. *cough* shop window *cough* mercenary *cough cough*

[From4corners]

I think Payet knew what he was doing. Nothing wrong with the initial challenge, but the follow through was diliberate. You see it too much in today's game, the first challenge takes the ball, but the trailing leg is left in to take out the man

More unfortunate than anything, really. Has hardly anything to do with any follow through.

[Stemania]

If Sissoko put in even a tenth of this effort playing for his club it would have been nice. Hopefully his pricetag is rising by the second on this out of character tournament performance.

Had a feeling he'd put in a performance like this tonight. *cough* shop window *cough* mercenary *cough cough*

This sums him up...ah the cameras.

[abuhaneefah]

Yellow cards galore

[Stemania]

Eder goal!!! what?

[Pirlo's Beard]

Knew I should have picked Éder. Just knew it.

[Mo Bot]

Nobody fancy a Portugal upset then?

*cough*

I didn't either.

[abuhaneefah]

Darn it.
1 goal in ET just cost me 17 points !

[Owsler]

Hindsight again. Rui Patricio with 8 pts sitting on the bench. Swayed by Loris.

[Pirlo's Beard]

If Portugal win this I think they'll be the worst team ever to win a major tournament.

Greece in 2004 had a squad of limited players and so can be excused to some degree, but Portugal have a squad of genuine talent and are still absolutely awful.

[Mo Bot]

Darn it.
1 goal in ET just cost me 17 points !

22 for me.

[abuhaneefah]

4-4
In yellow cards at least

[abuhaneefah]

That's another -1 for a yellow.

[Stemania]

Amazing.

[liquidfootball2]

My man of the match :- the Portuguese manager Ronaldo.

[Mo Bot]

One win in 90 minutes in the whole tournament.

France were pretty lacklustre and probably more affected by Ronaldo going off than Portugal were.

[Pirlo's Beard]

My top scorer tonight was Rui Patrício, stuck on my bench with 8. A very flat end to what's been a reasonably fun summer diversion from the real business of fantasy football.

Congratulations to Portugal. I know I said they're the worst team ever to win a major tournament, (and I stand by that - they've been largely dreadful to watch), but they worked hard and won it fair and square. Seeing Pepe and Ronaldo emerge victorious is very difficult to stomach though.

[Tacalabala]

Joao Mario has impressed me, hadn't heard of him but was always in the mix. They have been clever when required and this is the clearly the result of building on what they've learned over recent years.

[abuhaneefah]

Of you didn't do too well tonight just spare a thought for this poor guy:

[liquidfootball2]

Joao Mario has impressed me, hadn't heard of him but was always in the mix. They have been clever when required and this is the clearly the result of building on what they've learned over recent years.

So near to going out in their draw against Hungary - I think it's much more about getting the luck to qualify in third and by so doing getting by far the easier side of the draw. They did show their durability in the final after an early body blow, even if riding their luck a little in the last minute of the 90.

Tbh they deserved to win on the night as much as France but avoiding Italy, Spain and Germany also crucial.

Possibly the weakest side to win it since Greece.

[Tacalabala]

Joao Mario has impressed me, hadn't heard of him but was always in the mix. They have been clever when required and this is the clearly the result of building on what they've learned over recent years.

So near to going out in their draw against Hungary - I think it's much more about getting the luck to qualify in third and by so doing getting by far the easier side of the draw. They did show their durability in the final after an early body blow, even if riding their luck a little in the last minute of the 90.

Tbh they deserved to win on the night as much as France but avoiding Italy, Spain and Germany also crucial.

Yes, it may not have been planned but Portugal did have the benefit of knowing the lopsidedness of the draw by the time they came to play their third game.

Should they do what they do in the rugby and rank them 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15...?

As for third place problem, UEFA have several options:

1) Stay with this format

2) Winners and 2 best runners up go into quarters

3) Winners straight through, 4 best runners up play-off for last 2 places

4) 32 teams

5) 16 teams

5) Everyone qualifies and you have two group phases!

[MoSe]

Eder goal!!! what?

Italy won???

[Stemania]

Eder goal!!! what?

Italy won???

Before kickoff tonight I'd have been just as confident in your Eder scoring in the final than the Swansea one..

[Carlos Kickaball]

Was this the most boring international tourney ever? :/

[From4corners]

Portugal... won it fair and square.

How? They ended up 3rd in their fricking group?!

[Pirlo's Beard]

Portugal... won it fair and square.

How? They ended up 3rd in their fricking group?!

Yes, and proceeded to the next round in accordance with the rules.

I never said the rules weren't stupid.

[cesc408]

Tourney òver. Bring on FPL

[DAREEL]

Was this the most boring international tourney ever? :/

Easily the worse I seen. 92 was bad too

[Carlos Kickaball]

Portugal... won it fair and square.

How? They ended up 3rd in their fricking group?!

Yes, and proceeded to the next round in accordance with the rules.

I never said the rules weren't stupid.

Congratulations to Portugal on having one win in normal time in the whole tournament.

[DAREEL]

Portugal... won it fair and square.

How? They ended up 3rd in their fricking group?!

Yes, and proceeded to the next round in accordance with the rules.

I never said the rules weren't stupid.

Congratulations to Portugal on having one win in normal time in the whole tournament.

Defensively sound. Don't think you can take it away from them. They been good the last two games. France were lucky at stages too. Italy best team in it but that's the way it goes