EURO 2020

[dmishra]

Gosens and Kimmich have had all the space in the world. They've run this game. Don't know what Portugal have done to counter tactically

 

[aquaman4]

Semedo at fault again and again hopeless right back no wonder Barcelona got rid .

 

[redsar]

Jota 4-2

 

[King Binny]

Gosens have developed well at Atalanta. He cost less than €1m!

Gosens reveals Ronaldo shirt snub that made him 'ashamed'

 

[Athens]

Jota pulls one back

 

[King Binny]

Jota pulls one back

 

[dmishra]

Jota is class

 

[Shadey]

Wolves pull one back 4-2 Our man Jota

 

[dmishra]

Renato Sanches looks a lot better than from his time in England

 

[Hansern]

Emre Can looks terrible

 

[Shadey]

Emre Can looks terrible

That’s what happens when you leave our club you’re always in decline

 

[Athens]

Joachim Löw should be made to wear boxing gloves during the match so we aren't subject to all the scratching and sniffing.

 

[LenPa]

There wasn't much Medieval stuff involved TBH - 1 term's worth of Medieval German in my case. I could have chosen more but didn't find it interesting enough.

My German's OK (the first letter I wrote in 2021 was in German to an old college friend from Bavaria) but not what it was in those days. During my year in Germany LFC beat Moenchengladbach in the two-legged final of what's now the Europa League to win our first European trophy (I wasn't able to get to the game in Germany much to my frustration) and before the first leg I was on a train between Offenbach and Frankfurt when this friendly German guy asked me who I thought would win the game. "Well, I'm a Liverpool fan so I've got to say Liverpool." "How come you chose Liverpool?" "I was born there." "Yeah, but you've got to support a German team." "Actually no, I'm English." "Whaaaaat?" 😀

Ah okay. I can understand that. 😉

Haha, nice story. I mean you chose the right team anyway. But yeah, at least in Germany a lot of people are cheering for the German team in international games.
But cool that you wrote a letter just this year. German is a tough language but nice that you still use it.

 

[Raz]

I'm done with football. That's just a ridiculous decision. Never a pen! This game is gonna be non touch all over the pitch eventually. He misses. Justice done!

 

[Raz]

Joachim Löw should be made to wear boxing gloves during the match so we aren't subject to all the scratching and sniffing.

Was he sniffing his grease again today? Something fucking wrong with that muppet.

 

[Hansern]

Spain are fucking dire to watch

 

[Athens]

Was he sniffing his grease again today? Something fucking wrong with that muppet.

It showed him with his hands up near his face, but to be fair he might only have been biting his fingernails.

 

[Atlas]

He was at it the other day n all..
Showed him with his finger near his nose..
I think they were just too embarrassed to show him with his hands down his trousers a seconds before.

 

[Judge Jules]

Ah okay. I can understand that. 😉

Haha, nice story. I mean you chose the right team anyway. But yeah, at least in Germany a lot of people are cheering for the German team in international games.
But cool that you wrote a letter just this year. German is a tough language but nice that you still use it.

I started French first at the age of 10 and liked it, but when I started German a couple of years later it instantly became my favourite. My mother was born in Hamburg to parents with Austrian passports and spoke only German till around 12 years of age herself, so it's probably something inborn. 🙂

My compliments on your English BTW. Klasse!

 

[Holle]

I started French first at the age of 10 and liked it, but when I started German a couple of years later it instantly became my favourite. My mother was born in Hamburg to parents with Austrian passports and spoke only German till around 12 years of age herself, so it's probably something inborn. 🙂

My compliments on your English BTW. Klasse!

Your grandparents had Austrian passports? I didn't know Austria already existed 500 years sgo.

 

[Judge Jules]

Haha. Herr G.Pinkeln sends his best wishes BTW. 😛

 

[Holle]

Haha. Herr G.Pinkeln sends his best wishes BTW. 😛

Interesting choice of words on your side, though a bit misleading.

You know that Austrian German basically is the mother tongue of swearing? This is one of the main points of misunderstandings between Austrians and Germans.

If I say to you for example something like „Geh scheissen, Oida!“ it means something like „Thanks for your opinion. I can‘t fully agree and therefore would like to explain my point of view.“

In German German normally it‘s exactly the other way round.

So should I feel slightly insulted or would you like me to explain my joke?

 

[Judge Jules]

There are times when this place is an amazing learning experience. 😀 I learned a rich panoply of swear words and expressions in Maltese from my dad, but my mum - though surprisingly capable of agricultural language when she felt the occasion demanded it - would never have taught me such things in German, so no, I had no idea that swearing was so ingrained in Austrian German. My reference to Herr Pinkeln [which for anyone else actually following this discussion is a reference to the German for "piss off"] was one I picked up in that year I spent working in Bonn am Rhein. I may have missed something when I did so, but my intent above was the same as it would have been in English.

Hence my answer to your closing question is "No". 😉

 

[jan]

Renato Sanches looks a lot better than from his time in England

I have no idea what to make of him. Played like a baller when he came on, apparently had a great season for Lille, yet I can't forget those performances at Swansea, when it looked like they just picked a random guy who hasn't kicked a ball in his life. Honestly can't think of a midfielder who was consistently as shit as him in the prem

 

[dmishra]

I have no idea what to make of him. Played like a baller when he came on, apparently had a great season for Lille, yet I can't forget those performances at Swansea, when it looked like they just picked a random guy who hasn't kicked a ball in his life. Honestly can't think of a midfielder who was consistently as shit as him in the prem

True, but he was also very young.

If anything, it's impressive that he's managed to pick himself up and resuscitate his career given the plummet after the early hype.

Salah had a similar trajectory. Generally speaks well as to a player's character and work ethic.

Might be worth a look for that reason alone.

 

[Holle]

I did a quick research and can confirm that this year's England team also has by far the worst generation of WAGs EVER!

Kyle Walker's bird looks like a trannie, FFS.

What the fuck is going on here?

 

[Judge Jules]

A lot of gratitude, I'd imagine, especially in Kyle's own case considering he himself looks like an escaped gargoyle.

 

[moron]

Ruben Dias doesnt look so good when he has to defend, does he?
Not even close to our Big Virg.

Thats the thing with city defenders you dont really know good they really are because the bloody team have the ball over 70% of the time against your WBA trash likes

 

[King Binny]

Unless there's good offer, I think he's still worth keeping.

[article]Vladimir Petkovic lamented how Switzerland “became more passive” after he subbed assist-maker Xherdan Shaqiri in the 1-1 draw with Wales, but insists it was essential.

Shaqiri was the only Liverpool player to feature as Wales came back from a goal down to grab a point in their first game of Euro 2020, with Neco Williams and Harry Wilson both unused.

The 29-year-old, who started as a No. 10 for the Swiss, made his mark by teeing up Breel Embolo for a headed opener with his excellent inswinging corner.

No player created more chances than Shaqiri (four), but Petkovic made the decision to substitute him in the 66th minute in Baku, replacing him with rumoured Reds target Denis Zakaria.

Wales fought back into the game and sealed a 1-1 draw through Kieffer Moore’s header, and after the game both managers highlighted Shaqiri’s withdrawal as the turning point.

However, Petkovic stressed that it was the right decision as he manages Shaqiri’s fitness for the rest of the tournament.

“He showed a good performance but I also thought about the next matches where we need him and I wanted to create more stability in midfield,” he said, as reported by the Guardian.

“We became a little more passive but this is not only our fault because Wales had to risk more and they had to put in a stronger performance.”

For Wales manager Robert Page, it was Shaqiri who was causing all the problems in the opening hour, with his assessment perhaps even food for thought for Jurgen Klopp.

“Shaqiri was causing us a few problems with the counter-movement, where he was going in behind and the centre-forward was dropping in,” he told BBC Sport.

“Which we dealt with, just unfortunately the gaps started to appear second half, and when you play teams like that they exploit the gaps.

“We became a little bit too stretched and ultimately we’ve conceded from a set-piece.”

Though Shaqiri is not a focal figure for his club, he continues to show his worth when called upon and this is magnified when he plays for Switzerland, for which he is arguably still the jewel in the side.

Liverpool are believed to be willing to allow Shaqiri to leave in the summer transfer window, but the question still remains whether it would be the right decision to part ways with such a unique, game-changing talent.[/article]

Unless there's good offer, I think he's still worth keeping. x2

 

[Judge Jules]

Me three. The only reason I'd be looking to sell is if there's been some kind of behind-the-scenes problem (which is admittedly a possibility with the Shaq).