Euro 2020 (2021)

[Newcomer]

Belgium kinda set themselves up :

https://twitter.com/Vivo_Azzurro/status/1411066299652919298?s=19

 

[messi2140]

Two strong and dirty opponents till the title (Italy and England), the current Spain probably won't survive it.

Jokes aside , honestly dude how are Italy "strong and dirty opponents" ? They literally have a midfield who consists of 3 school/choir boys as you would say and upfront they have 3 midgets.

 

[BBZ8800]

BBZ will make out was right all along if Spain dont win despite his three 'mens men' favuorites that suit his ideals all going out in last 16.

Spain most likely wont win it as they lack quality.

My three choices were France, Germany, Portugal.

And I said who surely won't win it: Spain and Belgium.

If my teams don't win, and if Spain and Belgium don't win, isn't it something like 1:1 then?

On the other hand, if Italy or England win it, how many guys (if any) predicted it before Euros?

 

[DonAK]

Sky Italy reporting Spinazzola tore his achilles.

 

[JamDav1982]

My three choices were France, Germany, Portugal.

And I said who surely won't win it: Spain and Belgium.

If my teams don't win, and if Spain and Belgium don't win, isn't it something like 1:1 then?

On the other hand, if Italy or England win it, how many guys (if any) predicted it before Euros?

Nah you chose three teams who suit your ideals and essays... and ALL THREE went out in last 16.

That is as bad as saying Germany were the team last time round due to the teams you write essays on.... out as bottom of group.

Horrendous.

 

[JamDav1982]

Sky Italy reporting Spinazzola tore his achilles.

Said to my dog it looked like that.

Played with a few folk it happened to. Fair snap and usually think someone just clattered into back of them.

 

[BBZ8800]

Did you see Immobile tonight? thought of your rants. Here's the link. In case somebody missed it.

Italians are also cheaters like Spain.
They are inventors of cheating.

I just dislike Spain due to my classical hate towards Pep's football and in which direction Pep's, Spanish and Barca's football went in the last 10 years due to success in 2008-2012.

My problem with Spain is: if they somehow win it, then they'll get a new bag of credits/coins for the next 10 years and we'll have to listen: you see, this type of football is still working.

Which means that we'll have to watch the current Spanish snoozefest copied and continued at Barca for the next 10 years, which will probably get heavily 0:4 beating on a CL level against any semidecent opponent.

It's 2021, and we still have to listen how it worked 10 years ago.
If Spain wins it, prepare yourself for 1000s of Barcas fans dying in upcoming 10 years while watching Barca's matches out of boredom while watching 80% of possession, 2 shots per match and the ball going from left to right flank (shortpassing style) repeteadly for 882 times during a match.

So, let's hope that Spain won't win it, if we ever want to evolve, move on and win a CL again.

 

[JamDav1982]

Italians are also cheaters like Spain.
They are inventors of cheating.

I just dislike Spain due to my classical hate towards Pep's football and in which direction Pep's, Spanish and Barca's football went in the last 10 years due to success in 2008-2012.

My problem with Spain is: if they somehow win it, then they'll get a new bag of credits/coins for the next 10 years and we'll have to listen: you see, this type of football is still working.

Which means that we'll have to watch the current Spanish snoozefest copied and continued at Barca for the next 10 years, which will probably get heavily 0:4 beating on a CL level against any semidecent opponent.

It's 2021, and we still have to listen how it worked 10 years ago.
If Spain wins it, prepare yourself for 1000s of Barcas fans dying in upcoming 10 while watching Barca's matches out of boredom while watching 80% of possession, 2 shots per match and the ball going from left to right flank repeteadly for 882 times during a match.

So, let's hope that Spain won't win it, if we ever want to evolve, move on and win a CL again.

You made same ridiculous claim about Netherlands as if outdated Barca approach...when they played 352 and chose as may big/fast cunts as possible.

Just make shit up to suit some pre determined idea.

 

[Porque]

If Spain wins it, it means it works now too. Duh.

 

[te amo barca]

Italians are also cheaters like Spain.
They are inventors of cheating.

I just dislike Spain due to my classical hate towards Pep's football and in which direction Pep's, Spanish and Barca's football went in the last 10 years due to success in 2008-2012.

My problem with Spain is: if they somehow win it, then they'll get a new bag of credits/coins for the next 10 years and we'll have to listen: you see, this type of football is still working.

Which means that we'll have to watch the current Spanish snoozefest copied and continued at Barca for the next 10 years, which will probably get heavily 0:4 beating on a CL level against any semidecent opponent.

It's 2021, and we still have to listen how it worked 10 years ago.
If Spain wins it, prepare yourself for 1000s of Barcas fans dying in upcoming 10 years while watching Barca's matches out of boredom while watching 80% of possession, 2 shots per match and the ball going from left to right flank (shortpassing style) repeteadly for 882 times during a match.

So, let's hope that Spain won't win it, if we ever want to evolve, move on and win a CL again.

Pretty sure Spain created the most chances and had the most number of shots. What are you on about with 2 shots per match?

 

[DonAK]

I think Spinazzola's injury changes a lot for Italy. That left side with him and Insigne seemed nearly unstoppable at times this tournament.

 

[mc_lovin]

I will never understand how our style gets dismissed as boring when that comes primarily down to the forwards we have:
Ronaldinho-Etoo-Messi + technical midfield --> entertaining as fuck.
Griezmann-Messi-Dembele + technical midfield --> sterile as fuck.
Sarabia-Morata-Torres + technical midfield --> sterile as fuck.

It's fucking bold to assume that we strive for sterile frontlines given our history of world class forwards.

 

[El Gato]

I think Spinazzola's injury changes a lot for Italy. That left side with him and Insigne seemed nearly unstoppable at times this tournament.

Gotta root for Denmark. Or that Sheva pulls some miracle.

 

[BBZ8800]

Jokes aside , honestly dude how are Italy "strong and dirty opponents" ? They literally have a midfield who consists of 3 school/choir boys as you would say and upfront they have 3 midgets.

Historically, Italians play with dirty tricks snd tactics to get results.

About choir boys, Puig is a choir boy, Iniesta also.
But not every shorter midfielder is a choirboy.
The more I learn about Spain/Barca over years, the more it seems like a cultural thing.
Spanish and especially Barca people seem to be in general very nice, polite, friendly and not too combative or aggressive.
And if I could pick a team/geographical place with the nicest/the most polite peope, it would probably be Barca (and Japan).

I don't want to sound racist, but here is an analogy: imagine a few players from a very rich, white American neighborhood, who grew up happily, in extreme wealth, in fine schools learning about culture and art.
And imagine a few poor black kids who lived in slums/on the street and grew up with problems, criminals, drugs around them.
No school, no college, no art, just a knowledge learned on the street (how to survive).
Now, pair those two teams in a football match.
Which one is more likely to be consisted of players with more combative spirit, ability to react and come back in tough moments and which one is more likely to get psychologically bullied during matches by the opponent?

That's how I see Spain/Barca.
They are just overal very nice, polite, friendly, not mean, not being jerks (except Ramos and a guy here and there).

Italians are a different story.
I don't see them as nice as Spanish people.
Again, sorry if this post sounds racist but I hope you'll understand some of my views and theories.

So, since the 90s, while watching Italian teams, I never thought about them as being choirboys. Or nice/too friendly in any way.
Impressions with them were always: strong defense, catanaccio football, lots of fouling, tactical fouls, a lot of faking and cheating, tons of 1:0 wins and winning titles in extremely weird ways (tons of drwas, extra times etc).

In general, without looking at player's names, physical teams are:
Germany, France, England, somewhat Italians
Technical teams are: Spain, Dutch, to some extent Balkan teams.
Cheating teams: usually Italians as No1
The most unpredictable teams who can win/lose against anyone: Balkan teams (especially Croatia).

Outside of Europe: South America is also filled with antics and cheating.
Historically, Brasil is always leaning towards the most beautiful football while Argentina is for some reason always leaning towards slightly more beautiful version of Italian football (due to attacker's individual talent).
Uruguay and Chile are also some sort of Italians for poor paired with South American hot blood/flair.

Mexico is always the team who runs the most.
African teams are usually way behind tactically wise and are still very naive and can lose 1:0 or 2:0 advantage easily.

Deep down, teams have these same traits for the last 50-70 years.

So, no. Italians are not choir boys like Spain.

 

[khaled_a_d]

I think Spinazzola's injury changes a lot for Italy. That left side with him and Insigne seemed nearly unstoppable at times this tournament.

Read it might be Achilles, gutted for that young man. His career might be over and not just his tournament