06-19-2021, 03:45 PM
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This is hilarious for Spain.
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06-19-2021, 03:49 PM
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#422
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by agulati
This is hilarious for Spain.
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Why? They have 76% possession so...winning?
Pep thinks so.
In all seriousness, In know they love their possession and passing, but they need a killer. Like Lewandowski. Or Torres, Villa, one guy who will put the damned thing away given the chance.
They make so many chances but they all seem shocked and surprised when the ball comes to them in a dangerous area and they sky it.
It is hilarious though, I'll grant you that.
I mean...they're botching penalties!
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06-19-2021, 03:52 PM
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#423
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Were Asensio & Isco, really that weaker than this Spanish midfield? Final third creativity has been poor.
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06-19-2021, 03:53 PM
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#424
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by cam_wmh
Were Asensio & Isco, really that weaker than this Spanish midfield? Final third creativity has been poor.
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Isco is a gamer. I cant believe they didnt bring him.
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06-19-2021, 04:01 PM
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#425
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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The problem for Spain isn't creating chances. Morata should have at least 4 goals in this competition. Just shocking finishing right now.
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06-19-2021, 04:24 PM
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#426
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Rough day for the Iberian Peninsula.
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06-19-2021, 05:13 PM
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#427
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Not true upsets, but Spain and France both held to draws was fun today.
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06-20-2021, 11:45 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Wales better watch it, The Swiss have made up 3 of the 5 goals they need to pass Wales into 2nd.
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06-20-2021, 12:00 PM
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So channeling my inner SCD again. The Austria match against Ukraine tomorrow will be interesting. A win or draw gets Ukraine 2nd, a win gets Austria 2nd. But 2nd plays Italy. 3rd might play Sweden, or not at all. Devo? do you want to win this game? 
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06-20-2021, 12:20 PM
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#430
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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That was a harsh red…even the Italians seemed shocked
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06-20-2021, 12:37 PM
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#431
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Would be fun now if Italy popped a couple more and Switzerland another one.
Chaos is better than order.
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06-20-2021, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Italy looking really good. This is the most entertaining Italian side since 2006, loving it!
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06-21-2021, 11:24 AM
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#433
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Have to say I'm not really a fan of this whole "top 4 third place teams" qualify thing.
Honestly they should have just brought 8 more teams and done 8 groups of 4 instead, with top two from each group making it.
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06-21-2021, 11:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Have to say I'm not really a fan of this whole "top 4 third place teams" qualify thing.
Honestly they should have just brought 8 more teams and done 8 groups of 4 instead, with top two from each group making it.
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It will get there, although you may need a few more wars. Having 32 teams out of 55 is sort of pointless.
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06-21-2021, 11:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
It will get there, although you may need a few more wars. Having 32 teams out of 55 is sort of pointless.
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Please welcome to the 2032 EURO the national teams of Catalonia, Bayern, Basque, Prussia, Sicily and Chechnya.
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06-21-2021, 11:39 AM
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#436
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Please welcome to the 2032 EURO the national teams of Catalonia, Bayern, Basque, Prussia, Sicily and Chechnya.
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No South Ossetia?
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06-21-2021, 11:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CroFlames
Please welcome to the 2032 EURO the national teams of Catalonia, Bayern, Basque, Prussia, Sicily and Chechnya.
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Ireland still doesn't make it? 
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06-21-2021, 12:00 PM
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#438
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The teams are there. I agree that 32 out of 55 doesn’t make a ton of sense but it’s still half of the field gets eliminated in qualifying.
Iceland, Northern Ireland, Serbia, Georgia were the teams that lost the play in games.
And Ireland, Norway, Greece, Northern Ireland are in the top 50 of fifa world rankings.
I’m not sure adding & teams like that takes away from the overall quality of the tournament, and you’d probably get a better final 16.
That or remove 4 teams and go with 4 groups of 5, and top 2 from each group make it. That would probably make for a really fun group stage with some great matches.
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06-21-2021, 12:08 PM
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Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
The teams are there. I agree that 32 out of 55 doesn’t make a ton of sense but it’s still half of the field gets eliminated in qualifying.
Iceland, Northern Ireland, Serbia, Georgia were the teams that lost the play in games.
And Ireland, Norway, Greece, Northern Ireland are in the top 50 of fifa world rankings.
I’m not sure adding & teams like that takes away from the overall quality of the tournament, and you’d probably get a better final 16.
That or remove 4 teams and go with 4 groups of 5, and top 2 from each group make it. That would probably make for a really fun group stage with some great matches.
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The first time the World Cup went to 24 teams in Spain 1982, they had 6 groups of 4 and the top two advance to 4 groups of 3 and then the winner of those 4 groups went on to the semifinals.
People found that three team groups sucked and that they weren't balanced. Two groups would have two first placed teams, and the other two groups would have two second placed teams.
Ironically the two crappy groups became the powerhouse groups. Brazil, Italy and Argentina. England, West Germany and Spain.
This is the only time in history this format was used.
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06-21-2021, 12:53 PM
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#440
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I think the Dutch are screwed. This group was too easy and they've become really complacent.
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