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Old 10-07-2016, 22:38
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French players look shellshocked but they didn't give enough.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:39
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I've got a horrible vision of Portugal 1-0ing it all the way to the trophy, exorcising the nightmare of Greece 12 years ago while Ronaldo then wipes his arse with printouts of people laughing at him missing that penalty in the group stage.
Crystal ball for sale, partly accurate.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:39
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Nice one Portugal. I don't remember a less impressive team winning an international tournament, but I don't give a damn about the hype train that was France!
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:39
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Negativity can win trophies
Winning can win trophies. How that happens is of no concern to the winning team. You do what you can to win. If they could win playing pretty football then maybe they would but the important thing is they won.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:39
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The problem is the structure. Allowing 3 teams to go through promotes negativity. Italia 90 was a dreadful world Cup for goals. Guess what 3 teams could go through.

Changing the format was a mistake.
So when Greece won it was it the format of the competition that meant their brand of boring football won the day??
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:39
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:39
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Crystal ball for sale, partly accurate.
Just need the Ronaldo arse wiping now...
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:39
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I'm sure he should have pushed Pogba more forward , but even in ET he seemed to be staying deep
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:39
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Poor Griezmann, could have won the Champions League final and Euro final on his own but ends up with nothing. Brutal.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:39
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I'd be more than happy if England could do a 'Greece' or a Portugal'.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:40
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Sore few weeks for griezman
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:40
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Is there a player in the Portugal squad who plays for Leicester City
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:40
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Messi's nightmare continues. Lose the Copa America again, then this happens in Ronaldo's favor.
Messi's career doesn't revolve around what Ronaldo achieves. Messi will still be remembered by the majority as a better footballer.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:40
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Well, congratulations to the worst Portugal side in years. You finally won something thanks in no small part to your goalkeeper.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:40
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Pogba, £100 million ? Surely not worth anywhere near that amount. He was a ghost tonight, he did nothing.
He sacrificed his game for the team , he spent all night in the holding role , running back tirelessly ... that all goes unnoticed as you've shown .

His talent was wasted to be honest , in that role .
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:40
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Pogba, £100 million ? Surely not worth anywhere near that amount. He was a ghost tonight, he did nothing.
Did Messi do anything in the WC 2014 final?
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:40
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Well done Portugal. They're due one for consistency.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:41
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So when Greece won it was it the format of the competition that meant their brand of boring football won the day??
No because I'm not taking about one side. I'm not saying Portugal were the problem I'm saying the tournament as a whole was poor with very few goals and it was the format that played a huge part in that.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:41
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Respect for Portugal. I questioned the way they got here but, once here, they did a job on the French, after losing their star player after 20 minutes. If anything that setback made them stronger when they could have imploded.

France ran into a red wall and simply didn't have enough pace or imagination to break through, in front of their own fans. When they did, the woodwork or poor finishing denied them, and lets not forget - Portugal also hit the woodwork and had chances of their own too.

I think Portugal deserved it on the night. If they deserved to win the whole thing is another matter, but in the previous 4 weeks the rest of Europe couldn't break them down.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:41
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Poor Griezmann, could have won the Champions League final and Euro final on his own but ends up with nothing. Brutal.
At least he has won a La Liga and and a Copa Del Rey
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:41
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Despite their insistence on sticking with the 24 team format, surely UEFA will have to make some changes for 2020? A team who won one game in seven in 90 minutes,including finishing third without a single win in the group stage have won the tournament. There's going to be a lot of criticism coming thier way.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:42
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Why thank you

Really !?!?


After what their country have been through in recent times ??
Oh for heaven's sake. like they give a flying fig for the British, much less what I think
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:42
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The Portugal team in Euro 2000 with Figo and Rui Costa were a much more fluid and talented team than this one, but won nothing. Just goes to show.
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:42
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Feel gutted for France but they didn't do enough on the night. Can't believe Portugal have won though, they did hardly anything of note the whole tournament! Disappointing Euros
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Old 10-07-2016, 22:43
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Did Messi do anything in the WC 2014 final?
Pogba has been invisible a few times in this tournament. He's only had 1 or 2 good games.
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