HarryHengst
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Van Persie scores twice and still manages to be shit in the Dutch team. He's a bit like Seedorf, an excellent player who just cant function well in the national team.
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Euro 2012 |OT| of England? You're having Olaff
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Dutch Gronk
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Winnie the Pimp
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nice goal but what kinda keeper let's that thing actually go in? I've rarely seen someone score from that angle!
Phantast2k
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Carnival of avg. to shitty goalkeeping:
And as I am writing this Demirel is catching Ronaldo's penalty. He's still better than the Portuguese keeper.
And as I am writing this Demirel is catching Ronaldo's penalty. He's still better than the Portuguese keeper.
Baconsaurus Rex
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This performance is giving me hope that we can beat the Portuguese.
immortal-joe
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What exactly made you lose hope in the first place?
Northern Ireland did not pose much of a threat (or even resistance) though.
Baconsaurus Rex
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Except for the last to friendlies, the latest matches weren't that good. Add that we're probably not going to beat the Germans and the WC2006 match against Portugal still gives me nightmares. Not very confident on leaving the group stage in one piece.
Correct but I'm watching Portugal - Turkey right now and Portugal does not seem that solid.
LFMartins86
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Even Denmark is going to beat us, this Euro will be a fucking massacre.
Yeah, nu.nl put it something like this:
It was obviously a much better game to watch than the dreadful duels against Bulgaria and Slovakia, but I'm not exactly confident in our chances to make it out of the group stage.
Dutch Gronk
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Y'all a bunch of negative debbie downers.
Afellay will lead us to the promised land.
I WANT TO BELIEVE!
Afellay will lead us to the promised land.
I WANT TO BELIEVE!
Rocket Scientist
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Damn, I was hoping GAF would make me feel better not worse =(
Wow... the negativity about the Dutch team in this thread is overwhelming
I still believe that they will come out 2nd in the group stage and possibly make it all the way to the final. But realistically that group is a minetrap. All four teams could qualify and it all depends on the day.
Meus Renaissance
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"We lost because we had key players missing". Having said that, Cahill is arguably the biggest loss so far. Despite that, England do have Phil Jones and Jolean Lescott who can partner Terry in the central of defence.
I don't really see the point of playing these friendlies just a week or so before the tournament begins.
Funky Papa
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Tonight's Spain-China should be fun.
Cup competitions are our speciality.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Spain-China about to begin.
Vigilant Walrus
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I don't think Denmark has a big chance. It's a bad group to end up against Germany, Portugal and Holland.
I miss some class from the danish players. I don't think they are the great humble heroes they were 10 years ago. nicklas bendtner does some things in poor taste
The 1998/2002 team was like Zen monks. They did really well and played with vigor. I just don't see that in any in the team today.
I miss some class from the danish players. I don't think they are the great humble heroes they were 10 years ago. nicklas bendtner does some things in poor taste
The 1998/2002 team was like Zen monks. They did really well and played with vigor. I just don't see that in any in the team today.
I don't think Denmark has a big chance. It's a bad group to end up against Germany, Portugal and Holland.
I miss some class from the danish players. I don't think they are the great humble heroes they were 10 years ago. nicklas bendtner does some things in poor taste
The 1998/2002 team was like Zen monks. They did really well and played with vigor. I just don't see that in any in the team today.
98 was our best team. Don't have the same quality today (few players excluded). Bendtner was a static joke against Australia. Too bad our replacement strikers are no better. There's a few good players on the team but we'd struggle to get out of any of the four groups. At least now we can blame it on a tough group rather than our inability to perform. No one expects us to make it through the group stage and no one will be disappointed.
It's amazing how seemingly nobody believes in their national team. Really goes to show how tough the Euro's actually are, one small misstep and you are out. I know things look bad for Portugal / Denmark but one upset in the first game and the whole dynamic changes significantly. I have to admit that after the CL Final i'd much rather root for an underdog. But oh well...
Btw. Dont forget to sign up for the Prediction League!
Btw. Dont forget to sign up for the Prediction League!
immortal-joe
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Man you gotta feel for England - already weak, yet still losing the most to injuries.
Phantast2k
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Yeah, about that: so I registered and filled in my first bets, however I often find myself leaving the process/forgetting about it throughout the tournament....so why don't we wager money - say $10 (paypal transfer)?
It's 5 ppl. atm (fuenf, GroteSmurf, Phantast, Tegris, Wilbury) so the first prize would amount to $50.
Arjen
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It's amazing how seemingly nobody believes in their national team. Really goes to show how tough the Euro's actually are, one small misstep and you are out. I know things look bad for Portugal / Denmark but one upset in the first game and the whole dynamic changes significantly. I have to admit that after the CL Final i'd much rather root for an underdog. But oh well...
Btw. Dont forget to sign up for the Prediction League!
Signed up!
Chuckie
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Me too.
I'm not sure, while a little incentive would certainly be nice, i believe that the main GAF League should be free of charge.
If enough people are interested in wagering and someone would set it up, you could do it as a side-pool.
Same.
Phantast2k
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Nah, it's fine. Seems like no one is interested anyways..
Btw. as admin you can insert pics into the title page. How about this?
I dont think i can (at least not with the free version).
Phantast2k
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Arjen
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Sounds good!
immortal-joe
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The worst part about these threads when the games are on is the insane amount of repetition in posts:
"what a shot!"
"nice shot"
"did you see that shot"
"now that's how you take shot"
"best shot ever"
Funny to read through though.
"what a shot!"
"nice shot"
"did you see that shot"
"now that's how you take shot"
"best shot ever"
Funny to read through though.
Arjen
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Nah, that's part of the fun, thread exploding with moments like Suarez his handball are amazing.
I don't GAF and watch football at the same time, so none of that from me. I'll be on the edge of my seat eating bitterballen and drinking beer.
I like this man.
I absolutely HATE Affelay.
Can't stand him and think he's one of the more overrated players in the world.
Even while he played for PSV he couldn't make a difference in the Eredivisie.
immortal-joe
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Gifs and images are the most fun for me.
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