Match mash-up - Euro 1st round reviewlets

Jun 12, 2012 22:34

I've only been able to watch a few games in their entirety, and what follows are my brief and not unbiased thoughts, observations, and predictions.

Group A )

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damigella_314 June 13 2012, 13:27:52 UTC
Group A looks like they really, really wanted to make sure that Poland passed the first round. As for Russia-Poland, I'm just glad it ended without any violence. They have a heavy undigested past between them ( ... )

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flywoman June 13 2012, 20:42:08 UTC
Group A looks like they really, really wanted to make sure that Poland passed the first round.

Ah. Yeah, not surprising.

Group B is crazy in the opposite way. They're all good teams - Portugal would have deserved a tie with Germany, and it's a pity only two from the four will go on.

Just saw Portugal-Denmark (very exciting!) and most of Germany-Netherlands. So Germany will go on for sure, but Portugal still has a chance, depending.

PS The latest Spiegel has an article allegedly about Ronaldo - who ends up being a comparison with Messi, very much in favor of Messi :).

LOL, the comparisons are bound to be even less flattering for poor Ronaldo after today's game...

We could have lost, we could have won: the tie was probably a honest result. Natale did a great job, as did Cassano, but the best was clearly Buffon.

I agree.

I cannot imagine how gay football players (and young men wanting to become such) in Italy must feel now.

I heard about this incident on ontd_football. What an asshat.

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damigella_314 June 13 2012, 21:46:26 UTC
What an asshat.
The comments on the Corriere della Sera website were of three kinds:

20% This is disgusting, he should be rebuked/fined/kicked out of the team.
30% Who cares? His playing count, not his thoughts.
50% Great to see someone who has the courage to say what so many think.

And Germany-Netherlands was great! [And to quote my Hous-y son, Mario Gomez is really good-looking.]

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flywoman June 13 2012, 21:50:59 UTC
50% Great to see someone who has the courage to say what so many think.

Um, yeah. Great.

Mario Gomez is indeed really good looking. I credit his Spanish side ;).

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