Second Round Day 1 - SWI-POL, WAL-NIR, CRO-POR

[LSUY]

How has football got to the state where Jason Lee's pineapple looks like a normal hairstyle?

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

Croatia's kit is a beaut

Would not be disappointed if we did a 3rd kit like that in blue and white.

 

[Marty]

I jinxed the Wales game and this one in the OP....

 

[hughy]

Worst half of football in the tournament so far IMO. This has been absolutely awful.

 

[hughy]

Tactical approach and technical ability? Fuck off, it's been utter shite.

 

[heelspurs]

this ref performance is awful. Not going to his pocket on all these cynical fouls has made this game choppy and he will lose control in the 2nd half. Crap game.

 

[LSUY]

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Croatia vs. Portugal time! This one should be excellent. Game of the tournament potential. Get to ESPN.

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[Bus-Conductor]

Good half of football, very few goalmouth thrills and spills, but a tight tactical tussle between two teams very good technically, like the footballing stalemate yang to the huff and puff shit kick stalemate ying of the Wales/NIreland game.

Croatia are the better "team" but you know Portugal have the individual attacking talent to score cause problems regardless of the pattern of play.

 

[tiger666]

Pundits on ITV do my head in. It's like listening to the next table in a pub full of blokes. All talking over each other. Awful.

 

[hughy]

How can anyone go with Payet's goal over Shaqiri's? You'd see 3 or 4 of the goal that Payer scored per season. You certainly don't see 3 or 4 scissor kicks from outside the box each season! Easily the goal of the tournament so far for me, and I'd be surprised if it's beaten.

 

[Mr.D]

Can we fast forward an hour and go straight to penalties please. This is awful.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Modric seems to be playing too deep, almost in the deep holding, drop between the CB role at times, certainly in that first half.

 

[LSUY]

If this is the quality of French football coverage thank god I don't follow Ligue 1.

 

[hughy]

The funniest thing about this match is that ITV missed the best chance of the match so far.


Typical shoddy broadcasting.

 

[tobi]

Modric seems to be playing too deep, almost in the deep holding, drop between the CB role at times, certainly in that first half.

He's injured and it's affecting him a lot, also Portugal are setup well against him.

Nani needs to man up, it was so obvious what he was trying to there that the ref already made his mind up and missed a blatant foul.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Croatia need to drop Rakatic back into a cm3, get hold of the game again.

 

[Chris12]

Renato Sanches has been impressive since coming on. Clearly talented. Dunno if worth all that money BM paid though.

 

[Sandros Shiny Head]

How can anyone go with Payet's goal over Shaqiri's? You'd see 3 or 4 of the goal that Payer scored per season. You certainly don't see 3 or 4 scissor kicks from outside the box each season! Easily the goal of the tournament so far for me, and I'd be surprised if it's beaten.

I don't get their importance argument either, Shaqiri's was an equaliser late in a knock out game, while Payet's was the first group game

 

[Marty]

How was it possible for a match like this, which promised to be a proper belter, to be this shit?

 

[Cheltenham Spur]

Would someone please wake me up for the penalty shootout.