Euro 20/21

Started by rodney trotter, May 19, 2021, 08:11:03 PM

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Tony Baloney

Quote from: weareros on June 19, 2021, 05:17:13 PM
Speed of Ronaldo on that counter attack... defies age.
Wasn't even flat out as had to time it with a moving offside line. Some athlete.

quit yo jibbajabba

Wile man for lookin at heself on the big screen

Captain Obvious

Germany looking good to top that group, A draw in the France Portugal game sends all three through right?

shark

Quote from: Captain Obvious on June 19, 2021, 08:15:52 PM
Germany looking good to top that group, A draw in the France Portugal game sends all three through right?

If Germany don't lose, in which case Hungary will go through.

BennyCake

They should get rid of the Round of 16, and go straight to QFs. There is 36 matches played to eliminate only 8 teams ffs. This 3 teams from most groups going through removes the do or die nature of the competition

Imagine the excitement if only one team went through (plus the two highest 2nd placed teams). Two big hitters from France's Group could go out early instead of all 3 going through.

Boycey

Less than 30 years there were only 8 teams starting the tournament. 

Captain Obvious

Quote from: BennyCake on June 19, 2021, 08:55:30 PM
They should get rid of the Round of 16, and go straight to QFs. There is 36 matches played to eliminate only 8 teams ffs. This 3 teams from most groups going through removes the do or die nature of the competition

Imagine the excitement if only one team went through (plus the two highest 2nd placed teams). Two big hitters from France's Group could go out early instead of all 3 going through.

Probably be left a number of dead rubber matches in the final round of group games if that was the format.

Nanderson

Quote from: Captain Obvious on June 19, 2021, 09:07:33 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on June 19, 2021, 08:55:30 PM
They should get rid of the Round of 16, and go straight to QFs. There is 36 matches played to eliminate only 8 teams ffs. This 3 teams from most groups going through removes the do or die nature of the competition

Imagine the excitement if only one team went through (plus the two highest 2nd placed teams). Two big hitters from France's Group could go out early instead of all 3 going through.

Probably be left a number of dead rubber matches in the final round of group games if that was the format.
Think that was the main reason they added in best placed 3rd place teams into knockouts to give every game a bit of meaning

BennyCake

Quote from: Captain Obvious on June 19, 2021, 09:07:33 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on June 19, 2021, 08:55:30 PM
They should get rid of the Round of 16, and go straight to QFs. There is 36 matches played to eliminate only 8 teams ffs. This 3 teams from most groups going through removes the do or die nature of the competition

Imagine the excitement if only one team went through (plus the two highest 2nd placed teams). Two big hitters from France's Group could go out early instead of all 3 going through.

Probably be left a number of dead rubber matches in the final round of group games if that was the format.

There's always dead rubbers. Belgium Italy and Netherlands could take it easy last game as they're already through (Italy did that in 2016 v Ireland). Plus you might get another 1982 Germany Austria situation playing out a 0-0 as they're both through. There's always anomalies no matter the format.

rodney trotter

Quarter finals worked previously when it was a 16 team tournament.  They wanted to expand it probably for financial reasons, and to give smaller nations a chance of qualifying .

As bad as Ireland are they know finishing 3rd in next Euro qualifying guarantees a play-off

Captain Obvious

Quote from: BennyCake on June 19, 2021, 09:26:21 PM
Quote from: Captain Obvious on June 19, 2021, 09:07:33 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on June 19, 2021, 08:55:30 PM
They should get rid of the Round of 16, and go straight to QFs. There is 36 matches played to eliminate only 8 teams ffs. This 3 teams from most groups going through removes the do or die nature of the competition

Imagine the excitement if only one team went through (plus the two highest 2nd placed teams). Two big hitters from France's Group could go out early instead of all 3 going through.

Probably be left a number of dead rubber matches in the final round of group games if that was the format.

There's always dead rubbers. Belgium Italy and Netherlands could take it easy last game as they're already through (Italy did that in 2016 v Ireland). Plus you might get another 1982 Germany Austria situation playing out a 0-0 as they're both through. There's always anomalies no matter the format.

A few is better than a lot of dead rubbers.

rodney trotter

England V Spain might happen after all in next round

BennyCake

Spain back to their usual position of also rans.

They won't go too far.

StPatsAbu

Scotland have shown us, just like every international competition in past 55 years, that England allegedly having the players primed to win a big one,  is 100% based on brit media hype

Armagh18

Quote from: StPatsAbu on June 19, 2021, 10:01:10 PM
Scotland have shown us, just like every international competition in past 55 years, that England allegedly having the players primed to win a big one,  is 100% based on brit media hype
They've an awful lot of seriously good footballers but never gel. Usual story and you absolutely love to see it.