UEFA Euro Thread.

[asylumseeker]

Should Rashford be included in the England squad?

[soccerman]

Should Rashford be included in the England squad?

I'm not sure if he'll be able to make the team considering he just came on the scene in the BPL. Credit to England they have Kane, Vardy, Welbeck, Walcott, Alli, Sturridge.....I've even heard debates as to if Rooney deserves a starting position or selection for that matter. I'm not sure if Rashford can make it ahead of any of those guys unless the coach Hodgson decides to bring him for the experience same way Erikkson added Walcott to the WC roster when he was 17/18.

[asylumseeker]

Hahaha. The pundits were wrong and I knew they would be on this issue ... typically because they adhered to conventional wisdom ...

At least, all but one of them that I heard on the subject of Rashford's potential inclusion.

They were correct about Delph and Drinkwater, but not Rashford.

[Peong]

How Wilshere make dah squad boy?

[Peong]

Pedro Cesc and David Silva in Saul and Isco out.
I woulda pick the youths over them epl losers.

[Sam]

Ha !!... imagine Jack Wilshere eh play football in over a year and he make England squad.

That coach woulda get fired if was me.

Smalling, Bertrand, Sterling and Barkley is shit.

Terry, Delph, Jagielka, Young, Lingard and Chamberlain shoulda be there.

[asylumseeker]

Shaka's picks plus more:

http://www.espnfc.com/european-championship/74/blog/post/2875984/leroy-sane-dele-alli-kingsley-coman-and-joao-mario-the-euro-ones-to-watch

[palos]

Germany to win it all

My dark horse.....Spain


JUst to clarify....I am NOT a German fan.  Never have been.  Just being pragmatic.  I'd prefer to see France win if I went with sentiment.

But any team with a forward line of Gignac, Griezmann, Coman, and Martial unlikely to win a tournament.

Above all else...I want to see positive, attractive, technical football.   

[Jumbie]

With the best team in Europe taking ah break    I'm backing Belgium. Always had a soft spot for France though. Germany and Spain are my choice for dark horses.

[palos]

With the best team in Europe taking ah break

Yeah boy....too bad about Serbia eh?

[Peong]

Germany to win it all

My dark horse.....Spain


JUst to clarify....I am NOT a German fan.  Never have been.  Just being pragmatic.  I'd prefer to see France win if I went with sentiment.

But any team with a forward line of Gignac, Griezmann, Coman, and Martial unlikely to win a tournament.

Above all else...I want to see positive, attractive, technical football.   

Gignac is way down the pecking order and Giroud is above him anyway. Griezmann just had a great season scoring against the best clubs in Europe.
Don't forget France have maybe the best central midfielder in the world. Pogba can turn a game.

I goin with Poland to surprise us.

[palos]

Gignac is way down the pecking order and Giroud is above him anyway. Griezmann just had a great season scoring against the best clubs in Europe.
Don't forget France have maybe the best central midfielder in the world. Pogba can turn a game.

I goin with Poland to surprise us.

Yuh realize is Giroud yuh call dey eh?  Further strengthening my point 

As for Pogba...and best central midfielder in the world...I think Ivan Rakitic will have something to say about that.

Pogba has plenty potential for sure.....he not there IMO.  Not ahead of players like Vidal, James Rodriguez, or Toni Kroos IMO

[asylumseeker]

Germany to win it all

My dark horse.....Spain


JUst to clarify....I am NOT a German fan.  Never have been.  Just being pragmatic.  I'd prefer to see France win if I went with sentiment.

But any team with a forward line of Gignac, Griezmann, Coman, and Martial unlikely to win a tournament.

Above all else...I want to see positive, attractive, technical football.   

Gignac is way down the pecking order and Giroud is above him anyway. Griezmann just had a great season scoring against the best clubs in Europe.
Don't forget France have maybe the best central midfielder in the world. Pogba can turn a game.

I goin with Poland to surprise us.

Gignac is in form. Good form. Nose for goal. Tigres have picked up a lot of French interest in the club since his arrival. He's been deemed the best player in LigaMX. Whatever value or significance we assign that, he's been in decisive form.

With MLS players like Giovinco having been snubbed for selection, it is notable that Gignac has not been omitted. Yeah, we could argue Benzema blah blah blah, but in my view, still noteworthy.

Alternatively, the French are not universally fond of Giroud. And with damn good reason.

[Jumbie]

Yeah boy....too bad about Serbia eh?


dais what ahtellinyuh

worry bout dem samba kids going home 'again' with no silverware

[Peong]

Quaresma like he ready to light this tournament up!
If only he was consistent.

[asylumseeker]

The Gignac Coles notes: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/02/andre-pierre-gignac-france-euro-2016

[asylumseeker]

Well done Romania. Good first 45'. But is there another gear?

[Dynamite Warrior]

Deschamps plays Pogba out of position for Payet, then subs off Pogba and Griezmann his two best players. I hope France loses.

[Dynamite Warrior]

Well Payet just won it so I just Deschamps will keep building the team around him.

[Brownsugar]

Steups!!  I watch the first half....find it was boring when and take a nap get up and realise I missed a bachanal 2nd half.....double steups!!

[Brownsugar]

Netherlands boy jeez.

So all yuh could understand why the tournament was not on my radar this year......*sigh *

[Tallman]

Netherlands boy jeez.

So all yuh could understand why the tournament was not on my radar this year......*sigh *

Like it wasn't on de Netherlands radar either. 

[Mad Scorpion a/k/a Big Bo$$]

Netherlands boy jeez.

So all yuh could understand why the tournament was not on my radar this year......*sigh *

Like it wasn't on de Netherlands radar either. 

[Brownsugar]

Netherlands boy jeez.

So all yuh could understand why the tournament was not on my radar this year......*sigh *

Like it wasn't on de Netherlands radar either. 

yes man.....kick mih while ah down eh.....ah tort all yuh mih fwen?.....

[lefty]

Netherlands boy jeez.

So all yuh could understand why the tournament was not on my radar this year......*sigh *

Like it wasn't on de Netherlands radar either. 

sweet hahahaha

[palos]

Netherlands boy jeez.

So all yuh could understand why the tournament was not on my radar this year......*sigh *

Like it wasn't on de Netherlands radar either. 

 

[asylumseeker]

Abby Wambach commenting on the Euros? Who dreamed that up?

[Bitter]

Abby Wambach commenting on the Euros? Who dreamed that up?

For both tournaments, the studio team has been mostly useless.

[asylumseeker]

Abby Wambach commenting on the Euros? Who dreamed that up?

For both tournaments, the studio team has been mostly useless.

She, in particular, strikes me as woeful. She is unprepared and adds no value. And she says the same thing haltingly in about 50 different ways.

ESPN allyuh fail.

[weary1969]

Abby Wambach commenting on the Euros? Who dreamed that up?

For both tournaments, the studio team has been mostly useless.

She, in particular, strikes me as woeful. She is unprepared and adds no value. And she says the same thing haltingly in about 50 different ways.

ESPN allyuh fail.

Epic fail