Euro2020 Knock Out Rounds

[Barnfred 55]

The two are related. You made it so by reacting to my post on the Sterling dive by bringing up the foul by Shaw.

I also highlighted the bit I was responding to. That is, in case you didn't know, the reason why you highlight sections of posts

 

[Papa Shango]

Done worse than Gareth Southgate, for context. With the Fifa #1 ranked team.

Phenomenal.

Fifa rankings are absolutely worthless.

 

[Goat]

Barca have just called him back in from a loan to Leipzig.

They obviously know less than you about football.

On 25 January 2020, Olmo moved to Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, signing a four-year contract

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But yeah, I know nothing about football.

 

[roydo]

The WC outranks the Euros by a factor of 10.

No it doesnt.

There are no poor sides in the Euros. Plenty in a WC. You gleefully pointed out that England had only beaten minows to get a SF last time.

The plaudits of being World Champions? Yeah, that means more than winning the Euros, but the quality, a few countries aside, is way stronger.

 

[Goat]

That and the fact he’s never even played for Barca ever.

He played yoot footy for them for 7 years.

But hes defo not on loan.

 

[roydo]

Fifa rankings are absolutely worthless.

I know. But someone keeps using them to justify the manager of the #1.

 

[MikeH72]

He played yoot footy for them for 7 years.

But hes defo not on loan.

They thought more highly of Sandro Ramirez.

 

[Wizard]

On 25 January 2020, Olmo moved to Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, signing a four-year contract

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But yeah, I know nothing about football.

You must be unaware of the buyback clause after 7 years that only a completely bankrupt team can make

 

[Papa Shango]

No it doesnt.

There are no poor sides in the Euros. Plenty in a WC. You gleefully pointed out that England had only beaten minows to get a SF last time.

The plaudits of being World Champions? Yeah, that means more than winning the Euros, but the quality, a few countries aside, is way stronger.

This was true in the 8 team days, maybe even 16, but there are plenty of poor teams in the current version (though the gap has closed).

North Macedonia and Scotland are fairly poor.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

There are no poor sides in the Euros.

North Macedonia say hello.

Normally, I would agree with you, but this convoluted format means that there were some who shouldn't have been in the finals and too many who got a second chance.

I remember when it was sixteen teams in four groups of four, top two go through A1 v B2, B1 v A2 and so on and was a thing of beauty.

Not saying I didn't enjoy aspects of this tournament, but there was too little peril in the group games and matches I didn't watch (typical Euros work permitting I would catch every game).

 

[MikeH72]

This was true in the 8 team days, maybe even 16, but there are plenty of poor teams in the current version (though the gap has closed).

North Macedonia and Scotland are fairly poor.

Panama were in the last World Cup, I think even Scotland would manage a fairly routine 2-0 against them. North Korea qualified for it once too. There’s deffo never been a team that bad at the Euros.

 

[roydo]

This was true in the 8 team days, maybe even 16, but there are plenty of poor teams in the current version (though the gap has closed).

North Macedonia and Scotland are fairly poor.

True. But they both qualified playing European teams. Which outside of a few other countries, as a collective are stronger.

But the mantel of World Champions does carry more weight than European Champions at the end of the day.

 

[Papa Shango]

Panama were in the last World Cup, I think even Scotland would manage a fairly routine 2-0 against them. North Korea qualified for it once too. There’s deffo never been a team that bad at the Euros.

I didn't say there wasn't poor World Cup teams. Just the old addage of the Euros being a harder thing to win as there are better teams involved isn't quite as accurate as it used to be.

North Korea were boss in 1966!

As for Scotland beating Panama... eh, maybe.

Zaire in 74 and El Salvador in 82 take some beating in terms of poor sides.

 

[roydo]

Oh my. Talksport latest show starts with;

"Is Gareth Southgate the greatest England Manger EVER?"

We dont deserve nice things with that sort of bollox.

He is ok. Fits the team atm, and isnt a bulb.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Oh my. Talksport latest show starts with;

"Is Gareth Southgate the greatest England Manger EVER?"

We dont deserve nice things with that sort of bollox.

He is ok. Fits the team atm, and isnt a bulb.

He's not really that far away. I mean if he wins Sunday he's top 2...