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Quarter-Final: Wales vs Belgium - (1/7/16) KO 8pm, BBC1/HD & S4C/HD |
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I have no words.
Weeellll, maybe a few. Magnificent. Gareth had a relatively quiet night, but from the back four right through we played as a team and thoroughly deserved the win. Robson-Kanu was my man of the match, but not one person was found wanting. Not one. Am so proud of them and can't quite believe it! What a night. |
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would wales winning the euros be better than leicester winning the PL?
I didn't have money on Leicester. |
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What a brilliant game.
At the start, Belgium looked so dangerous, and Wales went 1-0 down, i was worried it was going to be a one-sided match Wales came back strong, and actually dominated The second goal for Wales, was sensational, he fooled three Belgium defenders who seemed to be away having a cup of tea and slice of cake, and slammed it home Oh, another bet won for me, i seem to be on a winning streak at the moment
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I think winning 3-1 and getting to the semi without Bale scoring will be a big boost to the team.
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Fantastic Welsh performance and well deserved they were outstanding to a man.
Only downside is the yellow cards but with Wales' team spirit you wouldn't discount another terrific performance in the semi - final. |
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Iam really happy for Wales
But i cant help thinking if England played as a team We could be in the semi finals Just like Wales have done |
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Almost as many mentions of England on this thread as there are of Wales.
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See how supportive English people have been of their Welsh neighbours.
Interesting contrast. |
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"Luc Bertrand, Charles V of Habsburg, Johnny Galecki, Jean-claude van Damme..
Hercule Poirot, can you hear me? Hercule Poirot... your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating!" |
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You forgot Audrey Hepburn and Tin Tin
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See how supportive English people have been of their Welsh neighbours.
Interesting contrast. |
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See how supportive English people have been of their Welsh neighbours.
Interesting contrast. |
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Will always be the case when one country is the conquered one and the other the (former) imperial oppressor. Sorry if that comes across wrong or flippant - it's just history.
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This is like some kind of dream come true, I simply can't believe it.
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I have no words.
Weeellll, maybe a few. Magnificent. Gareth had a relatively quiet night, but from the back four right through we played as a team and thoroughly deserved the win. Robson-Kanu was my man of the match, but not one person was found wanting. Not one. Am so proud of them and can't quite believe it! What a night. |
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Hahahaha,
go Wales, go! ![]() ![]()
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I cried when we lost to Russia in the Euro play offs at the Millenium Stadium years ago and thought my chance of seeing us in a major tournament were gone and tonight.....tonight I cry because of how proud I am of our wonderful team.
Tonight we showed we are not just a one man team, everyone played their part and no matter what happens on Wednesday this team will go down in history. |
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I thought Bale was terrific.
Near the end, he got the ball on the right touchline in his own half, made the defender look like a dummy, and very nearly released Ramsey with a long ball. He was a team member in the way Ronaldo wasn't. No wonder Ronaldo is jealous of him. I would love Wales to get to the final. ---- And Robson-Kanu's turn was sublime.
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I cried when we lost to Russia in the Euro play offs at the Millenium Stadium years ago and thought my chance of seeing us in a major tournament were gone and tonight.....tonight I cry because of how proud I am of our wonderful team.
Tonight we showed we are not just a one man team, everyone played their part and no matter what happens on Wednesday this team will go down in history. |
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This was the revelation for me. Three cracking good goals tonight, none of them scored by Bale.
He was quiet tonight but it seems Belgium spent too much time focusing in on him which allowed our other players to grab the reigns and shine, and boy did they shine! |
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Any Welsh person who has followed the national team would know it is not all about Bale, of course he plays a huge role in our success but without the likes of Williams, Ramsey, Allen, Ledley, Kanu et al he would not be able to play as he does, he knows he has a strong enough team around him which enables him to go forward and he knows that the players around him have the ability to pick him out.
He was quiet tonight but it seems Belgium spent too much time focusing in on him which allowed our other players to grab the reigns and shine, and boy did they shine! |
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I think it's a shame that people really feel this way in 2016 as, like you said, it's history.
Btw I wish England were still in. Would be a fab atmosphere nationwide |
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Your team could win this : they look superbly coached and have great team spirit.
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Yes that's true, I was just pointing out the reason. I don't believe people actively think like that, it's just ingrained in the psyche.
Btw I wish England were still in. Would be a fab atmosphere nationwide |
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I am looking no further than the semi on Wednesday, we are without Davies and Ramsey which might prove huge losses for us BUT Portugal haven't really kicked into gear yet so it's not inconceivable that we could get to the final. Germany, Italy, France or Iceland are a difficult ask though, I know some underestimate Iceland but they're much like us, very solid and have an excellent team spirit and know what they are doing.
Iceland have been superb too and there are definite parallels with Wales, another well coached side with brilliant team spirit. |
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