Euro Cup 2012 - Poland/Ukraine

[Mike]

Well....Day One certainly brought a suprise, and it wasn't the stunning result that Russia claimed over the Czech Republic. Mark my words....Russia is the Cindarella team in this tourney and they'll go far.

The surprise was Greece squandering 3-points by missing a Penalty kick. Giorgos Karagounis' attempt to lift Greece by a goal was lame at best. Opportunity wasted and the end result was a a draw.

Actually there was another suprise. By issueing 2 Red Cards the officials are making it clear they control the game and will do so. If i were a coach I'd tell my players to double-up on controlling their emotions as a message was just sent.

I missed today's games. I'll make up for it this weekend.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I missed today's games. I'll make up for it this weekend.

I only caught bits and pieces of yesterday's games as well, since I was working. Today however is a different matter.

The Netherlands - Denmark
Germany - Portugal!

I'll be at the Pub for both!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I cannot believe no one registered a vote in the poll for Germany!

 

[andromedaaudio]

Holland - denmark 3-1


Here a vid of the final in 2010 , the flower drop on the watching supporters.
There will be a big screen again on the museum square from the quarterfinals up if we make it off course .
Amsterdam at ist best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srd3od4ovHc&feature=related

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Holland - denmark 3-1


Here a vid of the final in 2010 , the flower drop on the watching supporters.
There will be a big screen again on the museum square from the quarterfinals up if we make it off course .
Amsterdam at ist best



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srd3od4ovHc&feature=related

That was so cool to see! An ORANJE flower drop!

And I like your prediction!

 

[andi]

Hi,

as a German I voted for the Netherlands.

Today we will know more about the 4 teams in this group.
In my opinion the german team ist too tired for this Euro cup.

Andreas

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Hi,

as a German I voted for the Netherlands.

Today we will know more about the 4 teams in this group.
In my opinion the german team ist too tired for this Euro cup.

Andreas

Hi Andreas!

As a Dutchman I voted for The Netherlands, but I still think Germany has what it takes to win this.

Why do you think they are too tired? They have a very young team, no?

 

[andi]

Hi John,

yes they are young. I have seen them in two games against Switzerland and Israel. Ooooh, it was boring.

Especially the players of Borussia Dortmund. I loved their play during the league. They won nearly every game. But they played very energy sapping. Nobody in the league did more miles per game than they did.
Three of the Dortmund guys played yesterday in the polish offense. They were a shadow of themselves.
Hopefully (for me) I am not right.

Only 6.5 hours. Then the game Netherlands vs Denmark will start.

Andreas

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Hi John,

yes they are young. I have seen them in two games against Switzerland and Israel. Ooooh, it was boring.

Especially the players of Borussia Dortmund. I loved their play during the league. They won nearly every game. But they play a very energy sapping. Nobody in the league did more miles per game than they did.
Three of the Dortmund guys played yesterday in the polish offense. They were a shadow of themselves.
Hopefully (for me) I am not right.

Only 6.5 hours. Then the game Netherlands vs Denmark will start.

Andreas

I'm really looking forward to both games today.....should be most entertaining.

Good luck in the Tournament Andreas!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Only 2 hours left before kick-off! I've ordered the full tournament PPV package from TSN for $20. Now I can watch all of the games, rewatch them if I want, all of the interviews, pre-game and post-game analysis and a bunch more stuff!

It's going to be a fun-filled 3 weeks!

 

[andromedaaudio]

You can watch it here via internet ,also

http://www.kijktvonline.nl/ek.php

have fun

 

[Mike]

I'll be at the Pub for both!

My predicitions: Netherlands 2 Denmark 0
Germany 2 Porugal 0

Ronaldo to throw a hissy fit.

 

[Mike]

My predicitions: Netherlands 2 Denmark 0
Germany 2 Porugal 0

Ronaldo to throw a hissy fit.

Can I change that to Netherlands 2 Denmark 1?

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Can I change that to Netherlands 2 Denmark 1?

Yes you can.

Slow start as it took a bit to get settled, but it picked up. Nice goal by Denmark and at least they found the back of the net. Hopefully we'll find it a few times in 2nd Half.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

My predicitions: Netherlands 2 Denmark 0
Germany 2 Porugal 0

Ronaldo to throw a hissy fit.

Or one of them classic dives!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I never expected this! Wonderfully played by Denmark and the Dutch simply couldn't find the net.

Two things for the Dutch - 1) Bench Arjen Robben next game. Far too many selfish attempts at goal. 2) Stop the long shots from outside the box. It was ridiculous.

 

[Mike]

Or one of them classic dives!

I forgot about the dives!

Sorry, John. Netherlands are a talented team, but they just couldn't get it right today.

 

[Mike]

I never expected this! Wonderfully played by Denmark and the Dutch simply couldn't find the net.

Two things for the Dutch - 1) Bench Arjen Robben next game. Far too many selfish attempts at goal. 2) Stop the long shots from outside the box. It was ridiculous.

I hope that they don't bench Robben. He's such an exciting player to watch. Maybe the team is just warming up and getting used to playing together.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I hope that they don't bench Robben. He's such an exciting player to watch. Maybe the team is just warming up and getting used to playing together.

Yeah he is exciting and very talented, but has a severe selfish streak that cost them today. Also, van Persie couldn't find his legs today. He kept slipping and sliding and losing balance. It's gonna be tough to advance now.

 

[andromedaaudio]

They should bench the whole team , the fighting spirit got lost far to quickly by a lot.
I think the big screen wont be put up , they are much to overconfident this time it looks