Flops of the tournament.
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Are serious?
Hes been fucking rubbish.
Not in the first game he had loads of chances, to be fair he did score one cracker though in the second game.
I would say Wesley Sneijder, I cannot remember the last time I watched him and thought - wow he is worthy of his reputation
UTD can have him
He's had his moments, yes. Unfortunately they've overshadowed all the good saves he's made. Only for him the scorelines would have been a complete landslide, if they already weren't.
I thought he did exactly as expected.
Lose every game? Fail to alter to meet new circumstances? Naah
Am sure you did like many non Irish, but we usually do much better in tournaments than people expect. Usually we play better than the other home countries, but not this time. All in the past it seems.
To the Irish lads, is this performance down to so many of our players no longer making the top teams in the Premier League? Or down to the fact the coaching is NOT what it should be?
Look at the Irish players who are actually playing regularly in the Premiership:
Given - coming back from injury / past it
Dunne - coming back from injury / past his best
Ireland - not there
Andrews - alright
Coleman - not there
Kelly - not used
Duff - past his best
Gibson - not used
Hoolahan - not there
Whelan - shite
Walters - barely used
Wilson - not there
Delap - not there
O'Shea - played.
McClean - barely used
Long - not given a start
Cox - used incorrectly, not good enough anyway
McCarthy - not there
Ward - played, shite
Hunt - not used
Doyle - played
Foley - not there.
We were never going to do that well, but there were better options left on the bench and left at home than the ones that featured for a lot of the time.
I've been impressed by Benzema, he's played deep for them, but he looks tailor made for the EPL.
Although Given wasn't great, he was let down by the rest of his team as shown by the amount of shots at his goal below. It also didn't help that it was pissing down, awful conditions for a 'keeper.
Shots on target:
Croatia - 5
Spain - 20
Italy - 17
What disappointed me was that of the 9 goals conceded, 6 came from set-pieces or a header. That is dreadful for a team that were solid going into the tournament 14-games unbeaten, including 11 clean sheets.
Like I mentioned back then I would've taken this team, and in hindsight I wouldn't change my mind about any of them.
http://www.sixcrazyminutes.com/index.php?threads/euro-2012.18208/page-4#post-711872
Shots on target:
Croatia - 5
Spain - 20
Italy - 17
What disappointed me was that of the 9 goals conceded, 6 came from set-pieces or a header. That is dreadful for a team that were solid going into the tournament 14-games unbeaten, including 11 clean sheets.
Like I mentioned back then I would've taken this team, and in hindsight I wouldn't change my mind about any of them.
http://www.sixcrazyminutes.com/index.php?threads/euro-2012.18208/page-4#post-711872
It's a bit unfair to say Eriksen has been a flop when the Danes haven't even played him once during the competition.
I was going to post this myself just after I seen him running round the pitch.
Milner
For sure.
While Di Natale & Balotelli have been in & out ... Cassano has started every game.
Could have easily had more goals this tournament.
TBH I think he's been playing his best football for Italy right now than he ever has.
I thought he did exactly as expected
Came in to say the same. He's been poor. He messed up at the last one too.
Szezchny (sp.?) had a nightmare tournament. If we make a team of flops, I think both Cech and Szezchny get ahead of Given in goal.
Shirokov and Arshavin were very poor in the last 2 games for Russia. Zhirkov was directly culpable for at least 2 goals.
All Netherlands team has been terrible, but I would select Robben, RVP and Affelaay as the biggest flops. Danmark's Eriksen was absolutely invisible. Perisic of Borussia Dortmund had a poor tournament for Croatia, lost his starting place as the tournament progressed, came on as a sub against Spain and did nothing.
Shirokov and Arshavin were very poor in the last 2 games for Russia. Zhirkov was directly culpable for at least 2 goals.
All Netherlands team has been terrible, but I would select Robben, RVP and Affelaay as the biggest flops. Danmark's Eriksen was absolutely invisible. Perisic of Borussia Dortmund had a poor tournament for Croatia, lost his starting place as the tournament progressed, came on as a sub against Spain and did nothing.
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