Can't say I'm impressed with the Netherlands approach to the second half. They're playing scared, try-not-to-lose soccer (sorry, futbol) right now. That's not a good idea against a team like Italy.
Can't say I'm impressed with the Netherlands approach to the second half. They're playing scared, try-not-to-lose soccer (sorry, futbol) right now. That's not a good idea against a team like Italy.
Yep, they look a bit tired in the second half.
But great goal by Van Bronckhorst! 3-0!! Woohooo!
At least they're not subbing Ruud for more defenders. Van Persie is a quality striker.
Also, I see pretty much Italy's entire midfield belongs to AC Milan.
:sad:Quoting Saya (view post)
I'm at work, and must be watching on a delay. It's still 2-0.
This is the most entertaining match in the tournament so far.
Damnit, I hate Italy. :twisted:
"Listen man, it might be hard to understand, but
Don't mourn the dead,
Celebrate the life they gave"
- Kashmir "Seraphina"
Wow, the Russia - Spain match was incredible. The Spanish midfield, David Villa and Fernando Torres pwned all.
"Listen man, it might be hard to understand, but
Don't mourn the dead,
Celebrate the life they gave"
- Kashmir "Seraphina"
Liverpool obviously needs to buy David Villa asap.
Russia played better than I expected. They had some bad luck though. Villa was fantastic!
Greece was the definition of anti-football. It was so embarrassing to watch. They should have their football license taken away. Just horrible. Luckily Sweden scored twice! Ibrahimovich' goal was really sweet.
Germany - Croatia (1-2) was a fun match. Croatia played much better than their previous match against Austria and really deserved the win. The German defense sucked and Lehmann didn't look very confident. Also, the red card was totally justified.
Austria - Poland (0-1 at the moment). Also an entertaining match although the quality of the plays could be a bit better. At least Austria shows a lot of commitment and will to win, too bad that they have some trouble scoring since they had like 4/5 huge opportunities.
I didn't see any of today's matches, but it doesn't sound like I missed out.
"Listen man, it might be hard to understand, but
Don't mourn the dead,
Celebrate the life they gave"
- Kashmir "Seraphina"
dammit...Germany better play better than they did today so my confident prediction comes to fruition.
In Front of Your Face (Hong Sang-soo, 2021) - 6
Introduction (Hong Sang-soo, 2021) - 6
True Mothers (Naomi Kawase, 2020) - 8
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021) - 7
Wife of a Spy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2020) - 7
The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, 2021) - 9
Don't Look Up - (Adam McKay, 2021) - 4
The Matrix Resurrections (Lana Wachowski, 2021) - 4.5
Benedetta (Paul Verhoeven, 2021) - 7
mubi
Today's matches should be good. First there is Italy - Romania and later Netherlands - France.
The Dutchies are ready and have invaded Bern!
Wow. Italy looks really strong right now.
Yep, they are playing way better. Their coach Donadoni changed half their team from last match against Holland. Something had to change I guess. It's definitely for the better though.
But Romania doesn't look bad either. They already has some pretty big chances to score, especially that free kick that hit the post!
Wow, that collision between the two Romanian players looked nasty.
Ivica Vastic earned himself a lifetime supply of free beer with yesterday's goal v Poland. Well done, sir.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...544984&cc=5901
Yeah, I was all "Ouch! That's gotta hurt" until the third Romanian tripped and fell over these two, at which point I burst out laughing.:lol:Quoting Saya (view post)
A great game, overall. Strong pace and plenty of action. This is what football is all about.
Very entertaining match, but the referee was all over the place and made some bad decisions. Italy was robbed from a legit goal, but hey that's football and it happens sometimes.
Let's hope the next match will be fun! Just 45 minutes!
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Holy crap France scored 2-1 but Netherlands scored again not a minute later 3-1 now! ritch:ritch:
ESPN's site isn't working! How are you watching it? Online? If so, what site? I'm dying here.Quoting Saya (view post)