Dr_Pangloss Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 34 minutes ago, av1 said: Bold statement, but Spain look like a shower to me, can't see them winning it. On the other hand, and i didn't think I'd be saying this before the tournament, Italy look very strong. My favourites for the tournament. Look a level above England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 41 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: Typical Johnny Foreigners hey! Like watching el Classico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 14 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Look a level above England. Since the first they seem to have settled right into this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Tony P is right about Turkey's desire. They look like they don't want to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted June 17, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2016 This is so dull I'm giving up on it. I've never seen such a boring 3-0 performance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 As soon as they second went in you could tell Turkey couldn't care less, wouldn't read too much into anything more that happens here imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Morata made hard work of the finish for the third Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 3 hours ago, Chindie said: Spain are like a virtuoso guitarist. The skill is impressive but it doesn't entertain me. The accuracy of this statement is absolutely staggering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 11 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Lol absolute legend, love Italian centre halves, nothing like them in football give me Lescott and Richards any day of the week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 9 hours ago, penguin said: Saw a lot of talk pre-tournament of Austria being the 'Dark Horse' but it's gotta be Croatia. Got some quality players and play well as a team. they have 2 top class midfielders and a pretty good striker. wouldnt even call them a dark horse but a top contender pity their fans are dicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 6 hours ago, Zatman said: they have 2 top class midfielders and a pretty good striker. wouldnt even call them a dark horse but a top contender pity their fans are dicks I really really do not rate Manduzukic, I think he's an absolute shit house, he's slow witted, ponderous and not a particularly good finisher. It's a shame they don't have a Davor Suker up top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Iniesta has been the best midfielder in this tournament by a mile so far, another brilliant assist so far. That's why I ask for perspective when people are hyping up Rooney's performances levels in midfield so far. He's done fine but Iniesta has been insane level first two games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 (edited) Best midfield players in the tournament either play for Barcelona or Real Madrid. To me Walker and Rose make Rooney look good because all his has is that floated diagional ball. Iniesta has far more dimensions to his game. Edited June 18, 2016 by PaulC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Yep Iniesta, Modric and possibly Rakitic have controlled their games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I don't really think it's fair to criticize Rooney for not being as good as Iniesta. Not many midfielders in the history of the game will look anywhere near as good as him. I think the England midfield is looking really good, certainly better than the days when it was Lampard, Gerrard, Carrick and whoever else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Spain looked superb and for me, easily the best team in the tournament so far. However, it does seem the in thing to call them boring despite the fact they have been more enetertaining than Italy or Germany 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 1 hour ago, useless said: I don't really think it's fair to criticize Rooney for not being as good as Iniesta. Not many midfielders in the history of the game will look anywhere near as good as him. I think the England midfield is looking really good, certainly better than the days when it was Lampard, Gerrard, Carrick and whoever else. I really do not understand the whole anti-England English thing? We play well "Well, Spain were better". We win "Yeah, but Spain looked more dominant". Rooney has a great game "Iniesta has been better than Rooney". So? Why are we seemingly not allowed to enjoy anything even remotely positive without it being belittled by it not being the absolute best. @Xela It's definitely the opposite in my experience. I find them intensely boring, they play like pre-Suarez/Neymar Barca. At least Germany and Italy play a bit quicker and a little more direct. But basically everyone I know loves how Spain play. They've been the best so far, but I just can't really get my head around how so many people find it interesting to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 2 hours ago, useless said: I don't really think it's fair to criticize Rooney for not being as good as Iniesta. Not many midfielders in the history of the game will look anywhere near as good as him. I think the England midfield is looking really good, certainly better than the days when it was Lampard, Gerrard, Carrick and whoever else. Quite true, we are controlling games far better than we did when Gerrard, Lampard and Beckham played for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted June 18, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2016 (edited) 23rd min, chuckle bro first big error, Shame can't put bet on this sort of thing Edited June 18, 2016 by kwoktolai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Belgium will be shit again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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