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[El Rojo]

Bale is enabling Wales to play in cheat mode. Chris Coleman is an extremely lucky general.

[Grinch]

Too many teams qualifying for the Euros now.  The old format was fine, 16 teams, most of them able to hold their own.  Used to prefer the Euros to the world cup for this reason.  Now we've got shite like Northern Ireland and Wales simply making up the numbers in a bloated tournament.  Same as the world cup.

[Barrington Womble]

Too many teams qualifying for the Euros now. The old format was fine, 16 teams, most of them able to hold their own. Used to prefer the Euros to the world cup for this reason. Now we've got shite like Northern Ireland and Wales simply making up the numbers in a bloated tournament. Same as the world cup.

Yeah spot on. Euros has been my favourite since it went 16 teams. Cracking competition, just the right balance of number and quality of teams.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

I think we might get a freak winner of the next Euro's.

 

Germany and Spain aren't at the level they were. The Dutch might not even qualify. Italy have got good results but, on paper, their first XI is relatively poor, compared to past Italy teams.

 

I wouldn't rule out France or Belgium. Or even England. Might even get another Greece, one of the less favoured, but defensively tighter, teams like Iceland or Austria surprising a few people.

 

I think it's a wide open tournament.

[Faustus]

To be fair to Wales and N. Ireland- Iceland, too- they probably would even have qualified under the old format. All three of those teams are in the top two of their respective groups and all have a shot of winning it in the last round of matches. It's not as if they've scraped in as play-off winners having finished third. They've all done fantastically well and more than deserve their spot at the finals next year.

[Jairzinho]

I think we might get a freak winner of the next Euro's.

 

Germany and Spain aren't at the level they were. The Dutch might not even qualify. Italy have got good results but, on paper, their first XI is relatively poor, compared to past Italy teams.

 

I wouldn't rule out France or Belgium. Or even England. Might even get another Greece, one of the less favoured, but defensively tighter, teams like Iceland or Austria surprising a few people.

 

I think it's a wide open tournament.

 

France are second favourites. They wouldn't be a surprise winner at all, in my opinion. I'd be very surprised if Germany or France didn't win it. No other side has got strength all over the pitch. Spain won't score enough goals (they've been shite in qualifying against the mediocre sides - as opposed to the really fucking shit sides).

[Jairzinho]

Exeter City v Stevenage from League two on telly. The standard, especially the goals, has been no worse than most Premier League games.

[Boss]

[lebron]

Lewandowski with another goal today. Think he's got 15 goals in his last 6 apps for club and country... Messiesque.

[Dr. J]

Question: How do you captain your country in a must win game?

 

Answer: Robert Lewandowski.

 

Immense.

[Megadrive Man]

The thought of  Woy leading England to victory at the Euro's is just unbearable!  

 

They really have made the whole thing too easy!

 

Of the 24 teams that qualify, 16 will go through to the knockout stages, so third place in the group will be enough in 4 of the 6 groups, its fucking ridiculous! 

[El Rojo]

Lewandowski's great, but he's also a snide, diving twat. Would love to see him get a slap that actually merits his constant overreactions.

[RazorBack]

Lewandowski's great, but he's also a snide, diving twat. Would love to see him get a slap that actually merits his constant overreactions.

 

He's a striker, what'd you expect.

 

 

Of the 24 teams that qualify, 16 will go through to the knockout stages, so third place in the group will be enough in 4 of the 6 groups, its fucking ridiculous! 

 

Well, looking at the qualies, you see that teams like Iceland, Austria, N. Ireland are top of their groups and teams like Spain, Germany, Netherlands are not as good as they were. It's still a year till the EUROs so a lot can change but nowadays a lot of EU countries can play good footie. Favorites for me are France, Germany and Belgium. Spain as well if they tweak their style of play, but it doesn't look like it - more to what they played at EURO08. Even Germany is going down the "Spain road"... To much possesion, not enough agression.

[A_S]

I think the Rugby World Cup has it spot on for format- 4 groups of 5 teams instead of 4 teams means 10 matches per group and a minimum of 4 for each participant. This is opposed to only 6 total matches and a minimum of 3 for each participant. The top 2 from each group still qualify for the quarter finals, yet it still gives teams a chance to recover from a poor start or unlucky refereeing (ie Croatia v Brazil last year)

[Original202]

I think the Rugby World Cup has it spot on for format- 4 groups of 5 teams instead of 4 teams means 10 matches per group and a minimum of 4 for each participant. This is opposed to only 6 total matches and a minimum of 3 for each participant. The top 2 from each group still qualify for the quarter finals, yet it still gives teams a chance to recover from a poor start or unlucky refereeing (ie Croatia v Brazil last year)

3 games never seems enough. Teams can be out after just 2 games in the World Cup and it makes it seem like such a waste them even having travelled, it's over before it's really started.

 

An extra round of games would keep things interesting and be a better test of teams' abilities.

[JagSquared]

Has he come out yet and said that he was yet again overlooked for a top job?

[ben48]

San Jose playing for Spain tonight.Who moved him on from Liverpool I can't remember.

[niallers]

I'm pretty sure he moved when Rafa was still here.

[TheHowieLama]

He left a few weeks before Hodgson was appointed. Pretty sure it was out of Rafas hands at that point

[Section_31]

Leillana doing well for England, be interested to see how he does under Klopp, deffo a player in there.

[magicrat]

Hoddle 

" The players he selects for his starting eleven is still up for grabs in many many ways"

How many ways Glenn you fucking spanner, ? 

Great player, shit manager and utter knobhead commentator.

[ben48]

We'll done lads,yeah he's playing as a holding midfielder in a very young Spanish side.

[Strontium]

Roy Hodgson's England are only the sixth team to ever qualify for the Euro finals with a 100% record.

[Trumo]

Roy Hodgson's England are only the sixth team to ever qualify for the Euro finals with a 100% record.

 

DId any of the others go on to win it?

[Strontium]

Spain in 2012 are the only ones I think.