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[7_Kewell]

Strange side out for Spain.  No striker, Ramos at CB.  Alonso I think just got his first touch of the match at the half hour mark.  Italy has had the better chances so far.  If I'm Del Bosque I'd take out one of the 6 midfielders and put Negredo up top, and swap Arbelloa and Ramos.

Speaking as an Irishman, I'm scared sh!tless of playing either of them

 

[The Good Yank]

[Boxscarf]

How the Republic of Ireland went unbeaten for 14 matches I'll never know, but they as it stands they look like the worst team in this competition thus far.

[The Good Yank]

How the Republic of Ireland went unbeaten for 14 matches I'll never know, but they as it stands they look like the worst team in this competition thus far.

The midfield has been awful.  They made one nice play the whole match.  a chipped pass to Keane who was hacked down from behind in the box.  no penalty given.

[Boxscarf]

The Rep of Ireland will more than likely exit the competition with 0 points which would be ashame because I wanted Ireland to do well at this competition. I think their supporters are fantastic and their presence at Euro 2012 is definitely beneficial (despite some of their supporters being arrested).

[Ben Patrick]

Ireland were woeful

The croats will cause problems for both italy and spain and come out of the group but were clearly not good enough.

[Boocity]

I thought balotelli was sh!t last night, see when he was clean through and was so casual Ramos came back and tackled him

[jacdaniel]

We (ireland) got what we deserved from the game... nothing

[Boxscarf]

England 1-1 France.

France were the vastly superior team in the match. Each statistic from possession to shots on goal will favour France, but England's dogged determination not to have their walls breached more than once was just too much for France.

I just knew that when England went 1-0 that they'd sit back, invite the pressure on them, shut up shop and try and contain the French. It's anti-football at its best, but it seems as though that is England's strongest characteristics.

When England went 1-0 up they should have played the way they played prior to the goal, but the midfield dropped too deep and you only have to give someone of Nasri's quality a bit of room to steer a shot in and it was a well taken goal.

England's build up play is quick, but it lacks any penetration, this comes from an overall lack of technical ability and of course a lack of time spent together.

The referee strongly favoured France and Franck Ribery is an absolute disgrace, a typical Frenchman by all accounts, cheating, lying and overdramatising things.

England did okay tonight, if they play like this against Sweden and Ukraine, I'd expect them to scrape a win in each match.

[burjennio]

England 1-1 France.

France were the vastly superior team in the match. Each statistic from possession to shots on goal will favour France, but England's dogged determination not to have their walls breached more than once was just too much for France.

I just knew that when England went 1-0 that they'd sit back, invite the pressure on them, shut up shop and try and contain the French. It's anti-football at its best, but it seems as though that is England's strongest characteristics.

When England went 1-0 up they should have played the way they played prior to the goal, but the midfield dropped too deep and you only have to give someone of Nasri's quality a bit of room to steer a shot in and it was a well taken goal.

England's build up play is quick, but it lacks any penetration, this comes from an overall lack of technical ability and of course a lack of time spent together.

The referee strongly favoured France and Franck Ribery is an absolute disgrace, a typical Frenchman by all accounts, cheating, lying and overdramatising things.

England did okay tonight, if they play like this against Sweden and Ukraine, I'd expect them to scrape a win in each match.

Wise up ffs.

[Boxscarf]

Wise up ffs.

Why? It's true isn't it?

Ribery was just showing all the characteristics of a typical Frenchman.

[7_Kewell]

All things aside, i thought it was a good performance from England. Most had us down to lose today, instead we played some good football and looked solid at the back. Plenty to build on.

[burjennio]

Wise up ffs.

Why? It's true isn't it?

Ribery was just showing all the characteristics of a typical Frenchman.

Yes clearly Ribery is exactly like the other 65,000,000 people that claim French nationality you f*cking hateful simpleton 

[Boxscarf]

Yes clearly Ribery is exactly like the other 65,000,000 people that claim French nationality you f*cking hateful simpleton 

The irony of your post is very clear for all to see.

[Ben Patrick]

I thought England played well.

A draw was definitely the fair result, the french had the better of posession as was expected but England where a threat on the break.

The referee i thought was poor, Cabaye should have been booked for persistent fouling in the first half and the amount of little decisions the referee got consistently wrong was baffling.
The foul on Gerrard on the edge of the box, Johnson and Oxlade Chamberlain being barged over and no free kick, the same thing happens to Ribery and straight away he blows ?

On Ribery he is a top player but one of the most horrible little cheating cnts i have watched.
Did it all season in the champions league and again today.

Gerrard was class today, carried Parker who i dont see what all of the fuss is about.
He is constantly on the floor due to his lack of mobility pace and fitness.
He throws his body in the way of one shot after having an awful game and being fecked after half an hour and gets praised to the hilt.
Id have Milner in the centre with Gerrard and put a proper player out wide personally.

Watching the Sweden Ukraine game now and these dont look great.

England might actually get out of the group if they perform like they did today in the other 2 games.