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MyHeartIsYours
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Not really - a team can be great for 89 minutes of the match, but let their guard down for a few seconds and it's too late. In Portugal's case with draws, a lot of the weaker teams play very defensively and make it almost impossible for the more well-rounded team to get to the goal.
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Not necessarily. For example against Austria, Portugal dominated the game completely and was constantly attacking. Portugal had 23 shots agains Austria's 3. And it's not like Austria's defence made an out of this world job, we just weren't able to score.
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http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/statistics/index.html
And of course, Portugal is the team with the most shots in the tournament so far. 50 shots and only 1 goal, it really shows that what our team needs is a good striker!
This week one of our parody newspapers made an article sayng that the International Board changed the rules and the winner of the match is not going to be who scores the most goals but instead who has the biggest number of attempts. The title was "Portugal is finally going to win the Euro!"
We're also the 3rd team with the highest ball posession, 62% and with the 3rd highest percentage of completed passes.
Hopefully starting with the match agaisnt Hungary, our results will express the good statistics we have!
And of course, Portugal is the team with the most shots in the tournament so far. 50 shots and only 1 goal, it really shows that what our team needs is a good striker!
This week one of our parody newspapers made an article sayng that the International Board changed the rules and the winner of the match is not going to be who scores the most goals but instead who has the biggest number of attempts. The title was "Portugal is finally going to win the Euro!"
We're also the 3rd team with the highest ball posession, 62% and with the 3rd highest percentage of completed passes.
Hopefully starting with the match agaisnt Hungary, our results will express the good statistics we have!
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Speak for yourself...
Although I don't hate him, ( I just think his attitude is annoying)I could say that Finland would suck anyway even with Ronaldo and his ego in the squad. Football is a team sport, something that Ronaldo and his fans seem to forget.
lucian-crusher
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- 2 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1And this is how we end a shamefull tournament
I wouldn't categorize it as shameful. Pundits and commentators around here had nothing but nice things to say about . Last night was the exception even though the team did not play that badly. Albania was just very moralized from their e
bition vs. France. I don't think (and also hope not) that they'll get one of the 4 best placed 3rd teams slots. Romania had to face that game as a final and not doing that was the problem. Otherwise you would still be in. It is true that Albania has more of a team...as in, no matter how dirty and unlikeable their players are, they do know to play as a unit. This sort of union I did not see in Romania unfortunately. Individually there were a handful of interesting players...but you really need a team for this sort of competition.
I watch as many matches as I can but I do not have much time to follow the news pre and post-matches, so I don't know if some players were limited physically or if Iordanescu just went for different options last night. But some players would have really made more of a difference on the field last night than the ones that have played. Rat (if only for being experienced and the captain), Pintilii, Chipciu and Keseru. All of them should have played. Was good to see Hoban on the starting 11, don't understand how he was benched before - very intense player with a fighting spirit. Torje should have started as well perhaps. Popa displayed pretty weak football throughout the tournament so I would have benched him. As for Sanmartean going in...not the best choice there, perhaps for Romanians watching the moment he got in was when the nation realized that the team was quitting on the match. Probably this was Iordanescu's way of giving a prize to a player who won't be a player for much longer...but Romania needed more fire up front instead. I sighed so badly when Andone sent that ball hitting the cross bar That was when I realized to myself that was it...sad to see my beloved underdog being the first nation going out.
Things could have been different though...had that illegal Giroud goal not having counted I'm sure the moral within the team would have been another from the get go. Had the team beaten the hosts at the opening match...I'm certain that'd put the morale of the squad sky high and the Switzerland match would have been something else. And Albania last night would have been a formality. So I think Romanians can complain of having fallen victims of bad refereeing. Also of bad luck with the woodwork (Sapunaru vs. Switzerland, Andone last night...and I could be forgetting another moments)
And sure, bias aside I think that they would have not won the tournament by far (although Greece in 2004 will be inside everyone's mind for long) but just passing this group would have already tasted like victory. Now just hope that the upcoming generation of players is more promising, like that great 90's generation and I'll be rooting to see Romania in Russia in 2 years although a WC qualification is always more complicated than an Euro one by default. But who knows...
. Last night was the exception even though the team did not play that badly. Albania was just very moralized from their ebition vs. France. I don't think (and also hope not) that they'll get one of the 4 best placed 3rd teams slots. Romania had to face that game as a final and not doing that was the problem. Otherwise you would still be in. It is true that Albania has more of a team...as in, no matter how dirty and unlikeable their players are, they do know to play as a unit. This sort of union I did not see in Romania unfortunately. Individually there were a handful of interesting players...but you really need a team for this sort of competition.I watch as many matches as I can but I do not have much time to follow the news pre and post-matches, so I don't know if some players were limited physically or if Iordanescu just went for different options last night. But some players would have really made more of a difference on the field last night than the ones that have played. Rat (if only for being experienced and the captain), Pintilii, Chipciu and Keseru. All of them should have played. Was good to see Hoban on the starting 11, don't understand how he was benched before - very intense player with a fighting spirit. Torje should have started as well perhaps. Popa displayed pretty weak football throughout the tournament so I would have benched him. As for Sanmartean going in...not the best choice there, perhaps for Romanians watching the moment he got in was when the nation realized that the team was quitting on the match. Probably this was Iordanescu's way of giving a prize to a player who won't be a player for much longer...but Romania needed more fire up front instead. I sighed so badly when Andone sent that ball hitting the cross bar
That was when I realized to myself that was it...sad to see my beloved underdog being the first nation going out.Things could have been different though...had that illegal Giroud goal not having counted I'm sure the moral within the team would have been another from the get go. Had the team beaten the hosts at the opening match...I'm certain that'd put the morale of the squad sky high and the Switzerland match would have been something else. And Albania last night would have been a formality. So I think Romanians can complain of having fallen victims of bad refereeing. Also of bad luck with the woodwork (Sapunaru vs. Switzerland, Andone last night...and I could be forgetting another moments)
And sure, bias aside I think that they would have not won the tournament by far (although Greece in 2004 will be inside everyone's mind for long) but just passing this group would have already tasted like victory. Now just hope that the upcoming generation of players is more promising, like that great 90's generation and I'll be rooting to see Romania in Russia in 2 years although a WC qualification is always more complicated than an Euro one by default. But who knows...
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And this is how we end a shamefull tournament
You don't have to feel ashamed, as [MENTION=13185]Edward[/MENTION] writes, many think you played pretty well, especially against France and Switzerland IMO. In an another group, things might turn out differently.
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Have you guys noticed the match hashtags? Hopefully both Sweden and Denmark qualify for the next World Cup or Euro, and hopefully both end up in the same group so the match hashtag is #SWEDEN
ShoeFlo
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Match hashtags can be funny but let's hope there will never be a match between Niger and Germany 
lavieenrose
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Match hashtags can be funny but let's hope there will never be a match between Niger and Germany
For the love of Christ can we get a movement going to have the German code be DEU?
JamieBrown
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I thought NIG is the code for Nigeria. A match against Germany is more likely to happen. #ThinkAboutASolutionSoon
ShoeFlo
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I thought England played amazing tbh
Just the goals were missing
Just the goals were missing
JamieBrown
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Not surprised by the results today. If England would've scored then Slovakia would've tried more, since the 4 points they have are rather promising to advance to the next round. This says not that the match would've end with a draw, but I saw that possibility more than any other.
And Russia just has not the best squad nowadays, just a bit luck against England, which also proves that it's not ready for a title this year imo. But I see the group win of Wales is not in question here.
And Russia just has not the best squad nowadays, just a bit luck against England, which also proves that it's not ready for a title this year imo. But I see the group win of Wales is not in question here.
