Euro 2004 predictions - first round

[DeathByTheSword]

16-06-2004, Group A:
Greece - Spain 0-1
Russia - Portugal 1-3

17-06-2004, Group B:
England - Switzerland 2-1
Croatia - France 1-3

18-06-2004, Group C:
Bulgaria - Denmark 0-2
Italy - Sweden 1-1

19-06-2004, Group D:
Latvia - Germany 0-1
Netherlands - Czech Republic 2-1

[TheArsenal]

Group A:
Greece 0-2 Spain
Russia 0-1 Portugal

Group B:
England 2-1 Switzerland
Croatia 0-2 France

Group C:
Bulgaria 1-1 Denmark
Italy 1-1 Sweden

Group D:
Latvia 0-2 Germany
Netherlands 2-1 Czech Republic

[TheArsenal]

Originally posted by Solver
I liked that young Schweinsteiger guy, too...

Kid looked good didn’t he? Made an impact as soon as he came on the pitch.

[TheArsenal]

Originally posted by CyberShy
Ok, next game just bring van Hooijdonk in from the 1st minute on.
Only when he came into the match we were able to get some grib.
He can actually receive long balls, and since our midfield apparantly isn't capable of bringing the ball to the forwards, the long pass is the only option.

Not really sure what was going on there. I can’t remember the last time I’d seen a Netherlands team so completely outplayed. And a Dutch team resorting to ugly long ball. But the midfield, as you pointed out, was completely missing. I rarely heard Davids name called and it was one of the most ineffectual performances I think I’ve seen from him. Is he nursing injury? I also agree bringing Hooijdonk on made a difference since they were flinging long balls all game and needed the height (I was surprised though, I would have thought it would have been Kluivert who is also good in the air. He hasn’t been doing well at club level, but internationally is always top shelf). But even so, I think Advocaat will have to fix that since no one believes you can ride through this tournament on the back of long passes.

[Monk]

Zopperoni, why do you even bother watching football if you think it will be that boring?

And how the hell could I be naïve enough to anticipate a tie in this Spain v Greece match, I mean, what kind of weed could I have been smoking at the time and is there any left?

[Bereta_Eder]

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[Micha]

Originally posted by Zopperoni
Netherlands - Czech Republic 0-1

I hope so, Zopperoni, I really hope so!

But I think it will rather be a 2 - 1 or something similar.

[Monk]

Originally posted by paiktis22
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Praying smiley

Keep your head up, paiktis. Don't go into despair and alcoholism before Raul scores that 2-0 goal, but then you probably should.

[Bereta_Eder]

It would be normal that he did. I'm praying for the surprise like with Portugal but it will be very difficult.

[Monk]

Originally posted by paiktis22
It would be normal that he did. I'm praying for the surprise like with Portugal but it will be very difficult.

Can't you just invoke the powers of Zeus or something?

[Bereta_Eder]

We used that in the previous game I think.

[Footie Mad]

Greece have a reasonable chance of beating Russia and going through even if they lose here and it would not surprise me at all if they did.

[Monk]

Originally posted by Footie Mad
Greece have a reasonable chance of beating Russia and going through even if they lose here and it would not surprise me at all if they did.

Good point. The Russians don't look like a major threat to anybody and two wins will in most cases be sufficient for progress to the next round. A lover of underdogs, I'd be happy to see a final between Greece and Latvia

[Bereta_Eder]

1-1 :woooooohooooo

[alva]

Great raction time Paiktis


/me nicks praying smiley..