The Round Ball Game

[EdgeleyRob]

Too easy for Germany,talk about one-sided
I give up, what does Samaras do ?

[teamsaint]

Too easy for Germany,talk about one-sided
I give up, what does Samaras do ?

Samaras....slightly more than the even worse subs .... is my best guess.
he isn't too great......but I can see him getting on the end of a cross in the second half !!

[EdgeleyRob]

I give up, what does Samaras do ?

See it worked

[EdgeleyRob]

Samaras....slightly more than the even worse subs .... is my best guess.
he isn't too great......but I can see him getting on the end of a cross in the second half !!

[teamsaint]

[EdgeleyRob]

I give up,what does Gekas do ?

[teamsaint]

I give up,what does Gekas do ?

dunno, but now he needs to do a lot of it ............and fast !!

[EdgeleyRob]

The German fans think it's all over,they are singing that Bruckner song.

[teamsaint]

The German fans think it's all over,they are singing that Bruckner song.

it will certainly keep them occupied through extra time and pens.(and probably well beyond) in the unlikely event...

four goals..four movements...

[scottycelt]

The German fans think it's all over,they are singing that Bruckner song.

They know the stuff of inspiration, those German fans, and they know it's all over ...

[scottycelt]

Too easy for Germany,talk about one-sided
I give up, what does Samaras do ?

Big Sammy is on his hols, he's had a hard season with Celtic.

This guy has to be in the mood, and, if he is, he can virtually win a game on his own in any company ... trouble is, as Celtic fans know only too well, he's rarely in the mood.

[Lateralthinking1]

Big Sammy is on his hols, he's had a hard season with Celtic.

This guy has to be in the mood, and, if he is, he can virtually win a game on his own in any company ... trouble is, as Celtic fans know only too well, he's rarely in the mood.

Portugal (Ronaldo) and Germany (11 plus players who are preparing effectively for 2014) are through. The good teams are winning. Not one in this competition is brilliant, enjoyable though it is.

It seems daft to take on the entire media tonight. That doesn't necessarily stop me. We heard that in the first half the Greeks were too defensive - they will have to go forward eg Samaras - and disorganised in defence. Meanwhile Germany were fantastic throughout that half, as eventually proven by the goal.

Well, we got to see in the second half why the Greeks had been so cautious. It made sense. And they couldn't have been that chronic for 40 minutes unless the Germans had not been fantastic but rather poor at the final shot on goal. Which they were.



This is not to deny the chasm between the two sides in terms of quality. That became obvious when the Greeks equalised and then failed to defend as in the first half or, preferably, better. But as the brilliance of Ozil was commented on for the fifth time in ten minutes - I counted - and it was collectively concluded in summary that the German team was 'frightening'.

.....I can see the point but I'm not going with it with completely. I doubt that the Germans would cave in ahead of a match that might not actually take place, even in a television studio.

[JohnSkelton]

It's claimed some German supporters chanted at the Greek supporters 'we paid for your tickets' (presumably in German: it's also claimed the TV companies were told to keep crowd levels as low as possible so any booing of Merkel wouldn't come across). The chanting perhaps a 'humorous' Bild inspired initiative ....

If it would only stop raining I'd concentrate on cricket & ignore this parochial little tournament.

[BBMmk2]

Well we have Italy next!! Bring it on!!

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

Spain v France first ....the current view is that ticky tacky Spain are boring ...after the German performance last night inclined to agree that they are the most attractive so far ....