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Post by alexeh on Jul 8, 2016 22:28:02 GMT 1
Maybe some will say that I'm saying "hop", before I've jumped, but... Congratulations alexeh with your victory in this contest!  please don't jinx it before the final  but thanks for now  |
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Post by Dylan on Jul 8, 2016 23:13:28 GMT 1
Sent! Both teams have a chance though. Allez les bleus!   |
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Post by Blandine on Jul 10, 2016 10:20:14 GMT 1
REMINDER Send your predictions to me by PM !
Deadline : Tonight at 20:59 CET
Predictions sent after the deadline will (obviously) not be accepted. FINAL
 Portugal -  France
The system of points is still the same:
3 points if you predict the right winner
5 points if you predict the right goal difference
7 points if you predict the exact result
If there are extensions, only the final score will matter.
You just have to specify the winner if you predict a win on penalties. |
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Post by Phil on Jul 10, 2016 22:44:21 GMT 1
Disappointment level: +100000
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Post by πππππππ on Jul 10, 2016 22:50:29 GMT 1
the moment when noone will get points now cause everyone was predicting France to win So congrats alexeh |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 23:09:38 GMT 1
This is an outrage. Bad EURO, and a very bad EURO winner. France was the best team, then Germany, then Belgium, then Iceland, then Italy. I believe that the only mention-worthy player from portugal was  Rui Patricio. Good goalkeeping. I'll give them that. But in all, this final is an outrage. Portugal 2016 = Greece 2004. The taste of revenge is very, very sour. |
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Post by Nutzername92a on Jul 11, 2016 0:28:45 GMT 1
Congratulations to Portugal. I'm happy for the people in the country that they can feel joy and happiness. Enjoy this moment!  That being said, I'm not really happy about this Euro Cup. You know, when  Spain won 2008+2010+2012, we all knew: Yeah, they won because they play awesome combination football with amazing players like Casillas, Iniesta, Xavi, Torres, Villa, Silva, Fabregas, Puyol, Alonso, Pique, etc. When  Germany won in 2014, we all knew: Yeah, they won because they play dominant possession football and have world-class players on every position, plus goalkeeper Manuel Neuer legendarily revolutionized the job of a goalkeeper. And this year, we could say about  Italy: They had a really good defense, played good counter-attack football and had their iconic Gianluigi Buffon. About  Iceland we could say that they had an extremely harmonious squad, fantastic team spirit and brilliant long throw-ins. About  Belgium we could say that they had great talented players and a joyful playing strategy. About France we could say that they played awesome heavy offense with players like Griezmann, Pogba and Giroud. And then there is Portugal. I can't think of any sportive thing that I will remember from Portugal. All I was thinking was: What are they doing? Why are they even there? Why do they get the easiest opponents possible? How did they even survive the group stage? I remember how Spain in 2010 became the world champion by winning every game only 1:0. I didn't like this minimalistic way of winning. Can you imagine how I feel now about Portugal?  Apart from  Wales, they didn't win a single game after 90 minutes. They were not even minimalistic. They were lucky. More facts: β’ Portugal was the 18th country in this Euro Cup to win a game; that means only 6 countries were worse in this regard. β’ 9 countries won more games than Portugal; among this is for example Iceland. β’ Antoine Griezmann (6) alone scored almost as many goals as the entire Portuguese team (7) in regular time. |
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Post by Phil on Jul 11, 2016 1:00:04 GMT 1
Once again I fully agree with this ; yet tonight, even without Ronaldo, Portugal played really well ; they were able to maintain their energy and kept on attacking until the end. Their dominance became clearer after 90 minutes and the goal they scored is deserved. I'm still mad about one or two things like  Gignac's fail at 90+2 (so close...), but anyway I wouldn't feel legit saying Portugal stole his victory.
However this may only apply for the final match. I agree that they were really disappointing in the group phase and that they met the "easiest" opponents before tonight. But well, they won, for the first time (and had their revenge after 2004...) so we have to deal with it.
Congratulations Portugal. |
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Post by Aless on Jul 11, 2016 1:26:23 GMT 1
Now, at least people can say that Portugal can still win without Cristiano. |
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Post by Lα΄κ° on Jul 11, 2016 1:56:23 GMT 1
This is an outrage. Bad EURO, and a very bad EURO winner. France was the best team, then Germany, then Belgium, then Iceland, then Italy. I believe that the only mention-worthy player from portugal was Rui Patricio. Good goalkeeping. I'll give them that. But in all, this final is an outrage. Portugal 2016 = Greece 2004. The taste of revenge is very, very sour. ofc someone had to bitch about it  and the comparison with  Greece was needless |
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