maximiliaan
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if they did count it it would be an whole other match
Official Euro 2012 Thread
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a_pla5tic_bag
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yeah i know. but i don't know if they would have made one anyway. but then again, they might have.
too late now. england and italy.
and sweden got another goal too, did the keeper get hit in the face at the end there?
too late now. england and italy.
and sweden got another goal too, did the keeper get hit in the face at the end there?
Rosstafarian
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Yeah, after a second look it was offside. That linesman really blew. Unlucky for Ukraine though, they were the better team.
stoned_sorcerer
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Where do you get those gifs?
Laurent.
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I either make them myself or find them on the web.
How to make them:
1. I search for a proper livestream via Rojadirecte.2. Livestream is usually 30-45 seconds behind my Cable TV, so when I see a goal being scored I start the cap software.
3. Trim the clip in Premiere CS6
4. Export to .gif
5. Upload on http://minus.com.
6. ??????????????????
7. Profit.
It's really no effort at all.
How to make them:
1. I search for a proper livestream via Rojadirecte.2. Livestream is usually 30-45 seconds behind my Cable TV, so when I see a goal being scored I start the cap software.
3. Trim the clip in Premiere CS6
4. Export to .gif
5. Upload on http://minus.com.
6. ??????????????????
7. Profit.
It's really no effort at all.
BChaps1209
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why...?
pastysmasher
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Ha ha
maximiliaan
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because when then have gifs of said goals....
stoned_sorcerer
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Thanks, k plus. Please keep posting those awesome gifs.
1. They're fucking obnoxious style of play. It's called Catenaccio. The whole entire methodology for Italy for playing in these tournaments is to score the first goal (many times by diving for a penalty), and then pass the ball around on the backend, and almost never attack - thus wasting about an hour or so of your life. They pit about 8 guys in the box at all times and just fuck around. They will almost never attack or try and score a 2nd goal in a match unless the other team just can't do anything, or they go on a clear counter attack. Greece uses almost the exact same tactics and that's why they're boring as fuck as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenaccio
It's quite possibly the most uncreative tactic in the game, and it's what makes so many people hate the sport.
2. Watch any game involving anything Italian, and you will see blatant cheating and diving. I would rather watch 10 hours of Barney the Dinosaur's "I love you - you love me" songs being sang than sit through 10 hours of Italian football. Seriously, in Guantanamo, instead of playing 24 hours of hardcore death metal, they should torture inmates with 24 hours of italian football matches from over the years. They'd probably fess up to anything at that point.
Watch an match - particularly any important one - that involves Italy, or an Italian club team, or an Italian player. A good example was the Rome Derby (probably the last serie A that I watched about a year ago). I turned on espn3, i watched for about 20 minutes. I saw about 24 seconds of actual play. 1 Goal kick, 1 header, about 3 passes and then a dive... then about a minute and a half of agonizing bitching and moaning and sitting on the ground like a 4 year old. I had to turn it off. It was fucking RIDICULOUS.
3. ...and then the matchfixing, and money scandals. These go back nearly to the inception of the game in Italy. Players, owners, referees... all paying off refs or players to do stupid shit during matches that just screws up the entire game. You might as well watch Cspan or something, because Italian soccer is about as rigged and corrupt as anything you'll ever see. Teams have been relegated to the 2nd division, others have been banned from the game.. Imagine if Pete Rose and Bounty-gate happened every other year on a MUCH larger scale.. That's Italian football for you.
4. Oh, and lets not disregard the fact that they all look like pretty boy bitches to begin with... I swear some of them must wear makeup to the game... It's like watching the cast of Jersey Shore play football. Seriously...
And that, is why many people who actually like this sport, fucking hate Italy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catenaccio
It's quite possibly the most uncreative tactic in the game, and it's what makes so many people hate the sport.
2. Watch any game involving anything Italian, and you will see blatant cheating and diving. I would rather watch 10 hours of Barney the Dinosaur's "I love you - you love me" songs being sang than sit through 10 hours of Italian football. Seriously, in Guantanamo, instead of playing 24 hours of hardcore death metal, they should torture inmates with 24 hours of italian football matches from over the years. They'd probably fess up to anything at that point.
Watch an match - particularly any important one - that involves Italy, or an Italian club team, or an Italian player. A good example was the Rome Derby (probably the last serie A that I watched about a year ago). I turned on espn3, i watched for about 20 minutes. I saw about 24 seconds of actual play. 1 Goal kick, 1 header, about 3 passes and then a dive... then about a minute and a half of agonizing bitching and moaning and sitting on the ground like a 4 year old. I had to turn it off. It was fucking RIDICULOUS.
3. ...and then the matchfixing, and money scandals. These go back nearly to the inception of the game in Italy. Players, owners, referees... all paying off refs or players to do stupid shit during matches that just screws up the entire game. You might as well watch Cspan or something, because Italian soccer is about as rigged and corrupt as anything you'll ever see. Teams have been relegated to the 2nd division, others have been banned from the game.. Imagine if Pete Rose and Bounty-gate happened every other year on a MUCH larger scale.. That's Italian football for you.
4. Oh, and lets not disregard the fact that they all look like pretty boy bitches to begin with... I swear some of them must wear makeup to the game... It's like watching the cast of Jersey Shore play football. Seriously...
And that, is why many people who actually like this sport, fucking hate Italy.
Yeah, and he's Ghananian and didn't even become italian till 3 years ago.
shibby
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bravo you hit the nail right on the head. agreed with the other guy about Super Mario too, why always me?
actually when Balotelli scored yesterday he seemed to turn towards the bench and have a go at the manager, at least thats what i saw but one of his teammates literally smothered him before i could make anything from it
actually when Balotelli scored yesterday he seemed to turn towards the bench and have a go at the manager, at least thats what i saw but one of his teammates literally smothered him before i could make anything from it
stoned_sorcerer
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Thank you. Also Nocerino, Cassano, Rossi, Motta etc.
feihlination
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i think in this tournament, italy played more interestingly than the years before.
like the game against spain was incredible. obviously defense-minded, but that is not so bad against spain. but they played with passion and (positive) aggressively and also had a few nice scoring chances, and even opened up to win the game and allowed spain some easy counterattacks, which is not what previous teams would have done.
and i dont like italians at all. like for every single one of the reasons dingosean brought up. furthermore (i live like 1 hour or so from the italian border), you cannot watch a game in some italian stadiums without literally fearing for your life. like people are not going to games with their kids anymore, because of hooligans.
like the game against spain was incredible. obviously defense-minded, but that is not so bad against spain. but they played with passion and (positive) aggressively and also had a few nice scoring chances, and even opened up to win the game and allowed spain some easy counterattacks, which is not what previous teams would have done.
and i dont like italians at all. like for every single one of the reasons dingosean brought up. furthermore (i live like 1 hour or so from the italian border), you cannot watch a game in some italian stadiums without literally fearing for your life. like people are not going to games with their kids anymore, because of hooligans.
HolySchimmel
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Germany all the way 
I dont really care that much about soccer anyway, but from the games I have seen, spain definetly plays the most attractive of all the teams involved. Also, I really didnt like to see russia is out, since I think they would have deserved to avance farther in the tournament, but whatever
I dont really care that much about soccer anyway, but from the games I have seen, spain definetly plays the most attractive of all the teams involved. Also, I really didnt like to see russia is out, since I think they would have deserved to avance farther in the tournament, but whatever 
YoungQuinton
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Does anybody know how the semi finals will work out? One of my friends is trying to make a bracket and needs to know what winner will play what winner...for example who will the winner of the Portugal - Czech game play? Would they play the winner of the Germany - Greece game?
YoungQuinton
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yea haha i was asking about semi's...thanks though!
stoned_sorcerer
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*Portugal will play Spain.
Bar_Down
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And to whoever was asking about the bracket, here's the link:
http://games.espn.go.com/euro-bracket-predictor/en_CA/group?groupID=6566&entryID=79577
http://games.espn.go.com/euro-bracket-predictor/en_CA/group?groupID=6566&entryID=79577
Yeah, but a more interestingly played game for the italians is like saying that a PBR is a slightly better beer than Corona Light. They're still fucking shit in comparison to the complex and exciting Imperial IPA's of the Brazillians and the Dark chocolate stouts of the Germans and even the bitter browns of the English. (fuck yes beer comparisons)
If the Italians are playing a really good team all around team like spain, and are not winning, but feel a need to open the game up a bit in order to potentially go ahead or score or whatnot, yeah, they will be slightly more interesting. But for the most part its a fucking snoozer as soon as spain enters the italian half, because they'll end up with 11 guys in the box clearing it out of bounds for 20 minutes. Effective, but it's a boring - non transitional game. Throw in all the cheating and diving and it's like vomit in your mouth.
I suppose a lot of what I hate about Italy is that they are SOO talented, and could probably play as beautiful of a game as the Brazillians or Spanish, or anyone else, but they decide to retardify all of us with boring play that makes people hate the sport.
Case in point? Look at how many world cup and euro games over the years that involved italy and went into penalties at the end. They've had about 33% more nil-nil draws that went into penalties than any other team ever. Hell, I'd say they've had more goals on penalties in tournament play than any other team due to constant diving.
Last two examples I can think of were against Australia and New Zealand in the last 2 world cups. Australia lost because of a blatant dive in 2006, and New Zealand could have gotten out of group play if it wasn't for an awfully given penalty in 2010. (seriously, how does one get a shirt pulled slightly, and the fall the OPPOSITE DIRECTION as if he was prison shanked... fuck man)
Grrrr I just fucking despise the italian style of play. I really wish there was more Zidane headbutts.
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If the Italians are playing a really good team all around team like spain, and are not winning, but feel a need to open the game up a bit in order to potentially go ahead or score or whatnot, yeah, they will be slightly more interesting. But for the most part its a fucking snoozer as soon as spain enters the italian half, because they'll end up with 11 guys in the box clearing it out of bounds for 20 minutes. Effective, but it's a boring - non transitional game. Throw in all the cheating and diving and it's like vomit in your mouth.
I suppose a lot of what I hate about Italy is that they are SOO talented, and could probably play as beautiful of a game as the Brazillians or Spanish, or anyone else, but they decide to retardify all of us with boring play that makes people hate the sport.
Case in point? Look at how many world cup and euro games over the years that involved italy and went into penalties at the end. They've had about 33% more nil-nil draws that went into penalties than any other team ever. Hell, I'd say they've had more goals on penalties in tournament play than any other team due to constant diving.
Last two examples I can think of were against Australia and New Zealand in the last 2 world cups. Australia lost because of a blatant dive in 2006, and New Zealand could have gotten out of group play if it wasn't for an awfully given penalty in 2010. (seriously, how does one get a shirt pulled slightly, and the fall the OPPOSITE DIRECTION as if he was prison shanked... fuck man)
Grrrr I just fucking despise the italian style of play. I really wish there was more Zidane headbutts.
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Haha he soo deserved it though... legit call, but it was the greatest way to get a red card in the history of the sport. I wish there was more chestshots.
Bumblesteeze
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Zidane was the man, France is so different looking ever since he retired. Not the same anymore...
i'll never understand how people can complain about spain being "boring." y'all act like theres only one team on the field. its not spains fault that teams are scared enough of them to keep 9 or 10 guys in and around the box at all times and just try to stop spain from scoring and, maybe, try and get one on the counter if theres a chance to do so. i mean what do you want spain to do when they play against a team that wont press any higher than 30 yards from their own goal? pass the ball to them so they can play with it a little?
that being said, england were unlucky to get italy instead of spain in the qf. spain's refusal to do anything but short pass is much easier for england to park a bus against for 90 minutes than italy, who may try long passes and crosses and the like. it would have been barca vs. chelsea all over again minus messi's cut and thrust, which is where most of barcas chances came from.
that being said, england were unlucky to get italy instead of spain in the qf. spain's refusal to do anything but short pass is much easier for england to park a bus against for 90 minutes than italy, who may try long passes and crosses and the like. it would have been barca vs. chelsea all over again minus messi's cut and thrust, which is where most of barcas chances came from.
Rosstafarian
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Saw this picture of Balotelli at training. Don't know if he's actually being super lazy or if the photographers just caught him at an inopportune moment, but I thought it basically summed up his personality.
fujarome
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yea it sucks the way he got the red, but i mean...he headbutted someone. No way he should ever have ever been allowed to stay on. Matterazzi should have been sent off too if you ask me.
Of course i'm as biased as they come. Can't even watch the final penalty of that match.
After they lost i just laid on the floor for 2 hours, face down. Italy did not deserve that cup.
Of course i'm as biased as they come. Can't even watch the final penalty of that match.
After they lost i just laid on the floor for 2 hours, face down. Italy did not deserve that cup.
EmperorKuzco
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Yea and Henry got subbed mad early cause he got injured or something I forget. But I was soo mad after that game.
EmperorKuzco
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Let's go Czech!
theBearJew
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*Chec
EmperorKuzco
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CECH
