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[Wazzim]

So, how about them anti-EURO 2012 topless protests, huh?

Link to dutch site (nsfw)

They are afraid that Euro 2012 will increase sex-tourism. Can anyone explain that to me, are football fans actively seeking out prostitutes or something?

Yes. They're cheap in Eastern-Europe.

 

[Erimriv]

Come on Italy! destroy the british. A wannabe football loaded with arrogant fans. I truly hate them.

 

[Kinyou]

So, how about them anti-EURO 2012 topless protests, huh?

Link to dutch site (nsfw)

They are afraid that Euro 2012 will increase sex-tourism. Can anyone explain that to me, are football fans actively seeking out prostitutes or something?

Was actually wondering when Femen would show up.

 

[Linius]

So, how about them anti-EURO 2012 topless protests, huh?

Link to dutch site (nsfw)

They are afraid that Euro 2012 will increase sex-tourism. Can anyone explain that to me, are football fans actively seeking out prostitutes or something?

Serious issue. But I doubt these topless actions really make a difference. Though I'd like to see them doing this more often :lol

 

[Arnie]

Come on Italy! destroy the british. A wannabe football loaded with arrogant fans. I truly hate them.

All your hate does is fuel England.

 

[Hackbert]

ah it is good to see neogaf and this thread back online.. just in time for todays hopefully great match. Looking forward to it^^

 

[Spiffy_1st]

Come on Italy! destroy the british. A wannabe football loaded with arrogant fans. I truly hate them.

I suppose you're happy that the majority of Britain didn't even qualify then.

 

[Wilbur]

Come on Italy! destroy the british. A wannabe football loaded with arrogant fans. I truly hate them.

Arrogant haha, we all think we're shit

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

I don't care who wins today, as long as we see an exciting match, c'mon football, redeem yourself after the shit show that was yesterday.

 

[Willkiller]

Come on Italy! destroy the british. A wannabe football loaded with arrogant fans. I truly hate them.

I honestly don't even know what this means

 

[patapuf]

is there any nation whose fans haven't been called arrogant so far? the irish?

 

[w1ck3dn1nj4]

The funny thing is that a lot of people who complains about the spanish playstyle calling it boring, defended the Chelsea strategy against Barça

Double standard, you know. Also know as hate (or envy)

Yup, I find the ones who are usually complaining that Spanish flair and technique is boring are also typically the ones who would go on harping about the brilliance of anti-football, i.e. that of parking the bus and putting 10 men behind the ball, with a hoof and barge mentality of one dimensional football with zero intelligence and footballing ability. Tactics of which typically revolve around a lucky hit and run break with the usual repertoire of running down the flanks and whipping a hopeful cross to the middle with someone big and powerful at the end of it, or rely on some setpiece to cause enough chaos and hopefully get a scrappy reward. Now that’s real shite boring football if you ask me, but to some others this sort of hoof and hope display is breathtaking “world class” football at its finest lol.

TBH this sort of double standard also kinda reminds me of, and draws some parallel to the sort of bias I typically see being exhibited by the British media here when it comes to “foreigners and diving”. When a foreign player is guilty of said crime, more often than not, there’ll be extra spotlight and outcry, but when it’s one of our own, it’s be conveniently forgotten or brushed aside with the retort of “he’s just being clever” lol. Nah, I don’t think being envious quite nails why we’re seeing these sort of snide remarks about boring Spanish football tbh. I think it’s more of a defence mechanism thingy, buried under issues of deep insecurity about how shite the English hoof and barge mentality is, that’s driving this subliminal message in the form of some defiant double standard rants by some folks. But enough of this psychobabble already. Come on England! You can do it! I know you’re shite but who’s to say shite can’t win? Chelsea proved it!

 

[wakajawaka]

You know what I don't understand?

A lot of casual fans like Spain and Barca because they play attractive football, or they are perceived to at least. Now that seems to be the way for a lot of people, and then the fans who follow the sport more herald it as a tactical master class. That's fine, I agree with that.

But when Chelsea pull off a tactical master class, equally as deserving of praise as Spain/Barca, they get slated for it. Despite scoring 3 goals on the counter attack (since when was that negative?), despite making the game a contest between irresistible attacking force and unmovable defensive object. Their game plan let Barca play how they wanted to play and said 'well adapt to these tactics' instead of just doing it the other way around. That to me is far more thrilling than what Spain do.

I cheered for Chelsea in that game, and the tears were delicious, but tactical master class? seriously?

 

[Wilbur]

I cheered for Chelsea in that game, and the tears were delicious, but tactical master class? seriously?

Restrict Barca, score when you can, win. Executed.

 

[Arnie]

I cheered for Chelsea in that game, and the tears were delicious, but tactical master class? seriously?

I'd call it tactical efficiency, rather than a masterclass. Mourinho's Inter was a masterclass in that particular style; Di Matteo's Chelsea felt like a reactionary switch to cagey football as a direct response to the fragility of AVB's system, and it just so happens that they came across a couple of teams who couldn't handle it.

I loved it though, about time somebody forced Barca to try a plan B, to which they failed.

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

Come on Italy! destroy the british. A wannabe football loaded with arrogant fans. I truly hate them.

Arrogant fans? Almost everyone expects us to lose, I don't know about everyone else but most people I know even picked a second team. Germany here.

 

[Linius]

Restrict Barca, score when you can, win. Executed.

If Barca scored an early goal and ended up kicking Chelsea's butt everyone would have said it was a tactical failure.

 

[Wilbur]

If Barca scored an early goal and ended up kicking Chelsea's butt everyone would have said it was a tactical failure.

Obviously. But they didn't.

 

[gutter_trash]

heading over to my Italian friend's house and will root for England

may the most enteraining team win

 

[gurasa]

Come on Italy! destroy the british. A wannabe football loaded with arrogant fans. I truly hate them.

What? The average England fan is actually apathetic.

 

[Verano]

By the end of the day, I wanna eat pasta and chips instead of cod and chips.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Come on Italy! destroy the british. A wannabe football loaded with arrogant fans. I truly hate them.

Say what you like about Britain, but it is most certainly not a football.

And I've not seen much if any arrogance this time around. If anything, its been pessimistic.

 

[Linius]

Obviously. But they didn't.

I just pointed it out to say Chelsea pulled it of trough hard work and efficiency, not so much because of the tactical part. That's something everyone could have come up with.

 

[Arnie]

By the end of the day, I wanna eat pasta and chips instead of cod and chips.

I'm going to have Lancashire hot pot pizza.

 

[wakajawaka]

Restrict Barca, score when you can, win. Executed.

I don't agree with that idea, sorry. Not every plan is good for the mere reason it ends up working.

 

[Regulus Tera]

If Barca scored an early goal and ended up kicking Chelsea's butt everyone would have said it was a tactical failure.

Barcelona scored an early goal in the second game and went on to lead 2-0, what are you talking about?

 

[Wilbur]

I don't agree with that idea, sorry. Not every plan is good for the mere reason it ends up working.

But that plan was good.

 

[Arnie]

I don't agree with that idea, sorry. Not every plan is good for the mere reason it ends up working.

Well, whatever your opinion you can't argue that Barcelona weren't tactically naive. And they paid the price for that.

 

[Linius]

Barcelona scored an early goal in the second game and went on to lead 2-0, what are you talking about?

You're right, I remember. That second game was horrible. Giving away that stupid goal while having one player more on the field. Second half Chelsea parked their bus in front of the goal and Barca never got trough again and ended up playing all or nothing which eventually gave Torres a goal.

 

[Fersis]

So who is the 'Larisa Riquelme' of the Euro 2012?

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Restrict Barca, score when you can, win. Executed.

What Chelsea pulled was straight up horseshoe up its ass luck.

What Inter Milan did in 2010, that was a tactical masterclass.

 

[wakajawaka]

But that plan was good.

Simply good? maybe. Tactical master class? that is different.


Arnie: but that wasn't my point at all.

 

[Celine]

Italy is going to win today.

Germany vs Italy would be legendary as always is.

 

[Regulus Tera]

What Chelsea pulled was straight up horseshoe up its ass luck.

And they did it thrice in a row! Imagine the crazy dough the people who bet on them raked.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

I got a feeling this is the day England breaks through that wall.

 

[Hixx]

Come on Italy! destroy the british. A wannabe football loaded with arrogant fans. I truly hate them.

whee's this clownshoe??

Anyway, Italy will win 2-1.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Posted already? From the FA's twitter:

England line-up v Italy: Hart, Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole, Milner, Parker, Gerrard (c), Young, Rooney, Welbeck. #EC

 

[Phantast2k]

So who is the 'Larisa Riquelme' of the Euro 2012?

Probably this older Polish model (Natalia Siwiec):

Hello, world. Poland's sexy answer to Larissa Riquelme.

http://my.news.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-sports/poland-answer-larissa-riquelme-euro-2012-173520940.html

 

[slaughterking]

I hope we'll see a really strong match today. I don't want our guys to feel too comfortable going into the next match.

 

[bud]

chelsea parking the bus while still giving away loads of chances is quite the opposite of giving a "tactical masterclass."

forza azzurri!

 

[Kurtofan]

Forza Italia!

 

[Linius]

This Polish girl > Polish model or whatever

 

[Broder Salsa]

This Polish girl is clearly superior (even if having no resemblance to Larissa Riquelme)

Edit : Well fuck.

 

[Divius]

Rooting for Italy. 2-1 win! Forza Italia!

 

[Regulus Tera]

chelsea parking the bus while still giving away loads of chances is quite the opposite of giving a "tactical masterclass."

Not all chances are created equally.

 

[Linius]

I request the highest of fives Woodenlung

 

[Phantast2k]

Hey, I'm not saying the Polish woman is the hottest Euro groupie. It's just that she clearly only attends the games (all sorts of games) to show off her tits and is actually a professional model, just like the Riquelme chick.

 

[D4Danger]

I hope we get a drumming so people can stop pretending we have a chance

also hoping that Balotelli nuts Terry.

 

[Hixx]

Hey, I'm not saying the Polish woman is the hottest Euro groupie. It's just that she clearly only attends the games (all sorts of games) to show off her tits and is actually a professional model, just like the Riquelme chick.

My penis and I are absolutely fine with this.

 

[.Shodan]

Come on Italy, let's do this!

I'm excited as hell, England is a worthy opponent.