06-14-2016, 04:01 PM
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#521
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by polak
So what's the deal with Iceland? Are these guys all in line for some big league contracts being thrown their way or is it the coaching?
How is this happening?
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They've thrown a tonne of money into coaching education.
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Part of the real success here is they have very educated coaches starting at five or six years of age.
Currently this nation of 335,000 has around 600 qualified coaches, 400 with Uefa B licences, or one per 825 people. To put this into context, in England this number falls to one per 11,000.
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Jason de Vos mentioned on the pregame that for comparison, Canada has one qualified coach per 58000 people.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...lars-lagerback
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06-14-2016, 04:47 PM
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#522
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God of Hating Twitter
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3% of Iceland is in this one image...
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06-14-2016, 04:57 PM
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#523
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Portugal is the crappiest. Here is a team that has shared a group with America twice and both times the Americans advanced.
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06-14-2016, 05:24 PM
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#524
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Don't know what's sweeter. Iceland's result, or Ronaldo's whining.
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06-15-2016, 12:54 AM
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#525
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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Euro 2016 Thread
I'd probably like Portugal. Then I see Ronaldo. Then he says something and if they were playing a Tottenham XI I'd put on a Spurs jersey.
Last edited by Barnet Flame; 06-15-2016 at 12:57 AM.
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06-15-2016, 04:48 AM
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#526
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Thor
This enormity of us being in this tourney is lost on most of the world. A nation of 330,000 people taking Portugal to a 1-1 is massive.
I hope my Canadian friends make Team Iceland their team, us even being here is crazy, let alone making it past the qualifier round.
Go Iceland!
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Easy for myself. I'm 1/4 Icelandic. 
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06-15-2016, 05:08 AM
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#527
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Speaking of the whiner extraordinaire....
Ed MalyonVerified account
@eaamalyon
Cristiano Ronaldo: "Iceland only tried to defend... they had two chances and then did not try to score."
Ed Malyon @eaamalyon 3m3 minutes ago
More Ronaldo: "They celebrated like they had won the Euro cup or something. That's a small mentality. That's why they'll do nothing." https://twitter.com/eaamalyon/status/742836917046247424 |
Yeah, no team has ever had any success playing against Portugal in a Euro using that strategy.
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06-15-2016, 06:49 AM
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#528
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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people often forget that Greece beat Portugal 1-0 TWICE in that tournament.
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06-15-2016, 07:54 AM
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#529
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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I guess the Russian players don't need the fans to send them home early. Sweet goal for Slovakia
https://twitter.com/Euro16goalz/stat...77929454821376
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06-15-2016, 08:27 AM
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#530
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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Go on Iceland, make us love you more
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“Obviously we’re not going to create as much chances as a fantastic team like Portugal but his comments are the reason why Messi is always going to be one step ahead of him. You wouldn’t expect Messi to say that. It shows we got under his skin. It was lovely to hear that.”
Ronaldo ended the game embroiled in an argument with the referee and, despite his reluctance to shake hands with Iceland’s players, did so with the captain Aron Gunnarsson.
Arnason added: “It makes it even sweeter when he’s a sore loser like that. He can say whatever he wants. He didn’t really get a chance. He got one and he couldn’t put it away. What can I say? Sore loser. Tough ####. What does he expect – for us to play like Barcelona against him? He fannies about and dives around.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/football..._b-gdnfootball
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06-15-2016, 09:55 AM
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#532
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Big win for Slovakia today - puts lots of pressure on England in the match against Wales.
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06-15-2016, 10:10 AM
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#533
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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They've got very clear video of a Russian dude setting off a flare in the stands after their goal. Not sure if that counts as the final straw or marked improvement.
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06-15-2016, 10:26 AM
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#534
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Lifetime Suspension
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The final straw will be a Russian loss to Wales in the next game.
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06-15-2016, 10:28 AM
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#535
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flamenspiel
The final straw will be a Russian loss to Wales in the next game.
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They'll already be eliminated from the Tourney......
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06-15-2016, 10:30 AM
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#536
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Big win for Slovakia today - puts lots of pressure on England in the match against Wales.
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Yeah, I love the Group stages, just nothing but games all day every day! Its like round 1 of the playoffs.
That being said, screw England vs. Wales at 7am tomorrow. Boo-urns to that.
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06-15-2016, 10:30 AM
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#537
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cam_wmh
They'll already be eliminated from the Tourney......
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That's the joke
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06-15-2016, 10:38 AM
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#538
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Yeah, I love the Group stages, just nothing but games all day every day! Its like round 1 of the playoffs.
That being said, screw England vs. Wales at 7am tomorrow. Boo-urns to that.
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They had to put Germany in primetime 
Stancu now top scorer with 2 goals, the only 2 penalties of the tournament so far.
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06-15-2016, 11:01 AM
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#539
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
They had to put Germany in primetime
Stancu now top scorer with 2 goals, the only 2 penalties of the tournament so far. |
The Stank man!
Thanks for small favours! I'll actually be watching the German game live. I havent decided if I'm going to get out of bed for England vs. Wales.
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06-15-2016, 11:15 AM
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#540
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Mckenzie Towne
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Yeah, I love the Group stages, just nothing but games all day every day! Its like round 1 of the playoffs.
That being said, screw England vs. Wales at 7am tomorrow. Boo-urns to that.
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The 7am games are the only ones I can catch a piece of! Morning coffee + first half of footy...amazing.
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