NFT: Euro Cup - Quarterfinals

That was pretty.

What a strike by Sanches. Beautiful set up.

nice prediction with Sanchez!

Deflected.

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I guess that's what he gets for diving so much.

I only saw the end, so I’ll defer to you.

to this game. Surprised there wasn't a foul called when Ronaldo got hit in the box.

Then again, I wouldn't want him to virtually get a free goal on a PK when the odds that he would have scored had he not been fouled would have been low anyway.

They need to be very fit to keep this up for 90. I think we will see a 2-2 game go into extra time.

I thought for sure it was a six or seven roller from his absolute anguish.

ball is long gone.

Us sucks!!!

In comment 13016107 Nine lives said:

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Us sucks!!!

Kill yourself cuntrag!

Gotta at least try a little harder

Fucking middle schooler with no friends trolling a message board. Nice life you have going for you. Congrats!

In comment 13016107 Nine lives said:

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Us sucks!!!

You know you guys sided with the Nazi's, right?

Play Barbados? Hope they can win.

this time?

you can't show up your teammates and then blow a play like that.

they just try to get to PKs.

gets the yellow. He lost a shit ton of weight.

Portugal has little yoga matts for their precious little flowers to lay on while their shaven legs are tended to.

idiocy never ends.

Are always exciting as hell. I just fucking hate when one of my teams has to take part in them lol

Don't judge all Italian fans because of this jack wagon.

If Ronaldo wants to lead his team, he'll take the first penalty. If he just wants the glory, he will wait for the fifth.

Poland has a strong midfield. Kryckowiak (sp?) is one of the best midfielders in Europe. Real Madrid it's going after Pogba, but this guy is significantly better.

I just hope you're not referring to Poland's midfielder who has seen most of his time on the right wing, timid over the ball and always goes for the safe pass, usually a back pass. I don't think that is Krychowiak though.

Haha. Why? Because he had some ridiculous tattoos on his face? He looks like a fool.

That said, Portugal probably deserved to win.

Playing with house money after their win against the Swiss.

Pepper... No I meant the defensive midfielder.

Poland is punished for playing for penalties.

That Portugal makes the Euro 16 Final. I have no clue how. They really aren't good. Yet here we are. I'd love to see Cristiano win the whole thing, but I doubt it. Who knows though he's do for a hat trick. Just needs to do it at the right time.

According to Marca this morning N'Golo Kante is Real Madrid's top target. What do you think of him fitting in with Madrid?

Zidane wants a new Makelele at the Santiago Bernabéu & feels Kante is the perfect fit. What are your opinions on that? Thanks for any input!

folks fellating Ronaldo for making a PK is hysterical. He was invisible for most of the game and whiffed on his one big scoring chance.

In comment 13016297 Big Rick in FL said:

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According to Marca this morning N'Golo Kante is Real Madrid's top target. What do you think of him fitting in with Madrid? Zidane wants a new Makelele at the Santiago Bernabéu & feels Kante is the perfect fit. What are your opinions on that? Thanks for any input!

I'm not Terps but if Kante is the guy Zidane is aiming for, then that's even better evidence (than the CL run) that he's a smart manager.

He was the guy that pushed for Casemiro to play over Florentino's objection. It's not a sexy position but the positive effect on Kroos and Modric was instant, and that trickled up to the forwards. Real was the best team in Spain from that point forward.

I read the same thing about Kante. Personally I still think Kryckowiak is better, and he has the benefit of being familiar with La Liga having been at Sevilla. Even so Kante is a good fit as Casemiro can be upgraded on.

I'd be worried about them signing Pogba. That would create the same problem they had before unless they move Kroos or Modric, which would be stupid. Typical Florentino, that would be.

Zidane is a star manager in the making. Just get out of the way and let him run the show.

This is about England's catastrophic failure, but it could easily be applied to USMNT. I'd especially note the last paragraph:

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But national teams don't so much need "identity" as they do a clear, continuously implemented system of play, with a coach who picks his players accordingly. Until England find a manager with the authority and know-how to drill the country's elite into playing as a unit at both ends of the pitch -- and players willing to do the same -- they will continue to underperform relative to their considerable ability.

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Before the Euros & I don't want him now. I don't think we sign him. Supposedly Juventus wants at least 120 million & Pogba wants 12 million a year. Madrid isn't willing to go over 100 million & 8 million in wages. I think the money can be spent elsewhere.

I know Zidane likes Pogba though. Fellow Frenchman. We also have to buy players to get us through to January 2018 as we will be banned from the winter & summer 2017 transfer windows.

I just read today that Zidane told James agent to find James a new team. Morata also wants out as he doesn't think he will get much playing time over Benzema. So that should be about 120 million from those new transfers. I also read today that Florentino is going to take a back seat when it comes to transfers & let Zidane handle it. No idea how true that is, but I hope it's true. We need to buy role players/bench players that fit the team. Not just go out & buy the newest Galactico. Zidane seems to want to strengthen the depth of the squad & build a team that actually works together. We have plenty of superstars that can score goals. We need the guys who won't mind alternating depending on the tournament/injuries.

So you think Kante is a better fit/player then Casemiro?

but he may take time to adjust, whereas Casemiro is already familiar with the team.

Another factor is that Casemiro is Brazilian, and thus counts as a foreign non-EU player. That became a bigger deal with Brexit making Bale a non-EU player. Kante obviously is an EU player so that may give him the leg up.

From what I've read though is that not EU stuff won't matter until 2018. Even then I've read they've given James the ok to leave & I can't see how they keep Danilo much longer. He was horrible last season.

My only problem with Casemiro is how bad he is on offense. If they press him in our half he makes a lot of bad decisions. It really hurts him. He will get the ball back & give it right back up. I saw about half of the Leicester games last year & Kante seemed much more comfortable with the ball at his feet.

Apparently they are lobbying for a foreign coach because they "aren't impressed" with the English candidates.

After this performance I'm not sure any of them should represent England again.

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The refs seemed to completely ignore the stutter step edict they made? Literally all but I think one of the Portuguese shooters stuttered.

Soccer refs might be the worst of them all.

Remember that no foul was called.

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The refs seemed to completely ignore the stutter step edict they made? Literally all but I think one of the Portuguese shooters stuttered. Soccer refs might be the worst of them all.

Especially the last goal. He started, stopped and then took the shot. The announcers made a comment about the ref ignoring the rule.

Regarding the Copa America, there have been discussions whether to have the all Americas format of the Copa become permanent in the future.

In addition, there's talk that the winners of the Copa and the Euros may face off in an match in the year in between the Euro/Copa and the Confederations Cup.

They have been playing much better since the Italy loss. They should make the final with the side of the bracket that they are in.

Wow.

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Might have to break out the orange slices and Capri suns before halftime. They're getting worked a bit.

They are playing tough! Can they keep it up?

Now they're controlling play.

Belgium are a bunch of whiny assholes out there.