SUBSIM: The Web's #1 resource for all submarine & naval simulations since 1997 |
06-14-24, 03:32 PM | #1 |
Fleet Admiral
|
Sport: UEFA Euro 2024
Here we go once again. We who like football can get more than enough each day the next month forward.
My favorite teams are Germany Holland and Belgium Markus
__________________
My little lovely female cat |
06-14-24, 04:09 PM | #2 |
Dipped Squirrel Operative
|
Was astonished how Scotland let the german team have its way. Will sure not go on like that 🤔
__________________
>^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong. |
06-14-24, 04:19 PM | #3 |
Fleet Admiral
|
I was hoping Germany would win...however I didn't expect a 5-1 win.
Germany have always(almost) having a good offensive play They go after the motto-Fulles kraft voraus Markus
__________________
My little lovely female cat |
06-14-24, 04:34 PM | #4 |
Grey Wolf
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posts: 962
Downloads: 252
Uploads: 0
|
As a Scot, I think you're overestimating how good our national team is. We can do reasonably well against the B or C league teams, but never a hope against the A listers.
We've been out of serious international competition for far too long. The situation isn't helped by two teams, Rangers and Celtic, dominating to the detriment of the entire domestic structure, nor is there enough money in Scottish football to really compete with the big nations. At least they managed to score a goal, which is probably the best that can be expected. Mike.
__________________
"I am the battleship Jean Bart. This name originates from a certain 'respected' privateer... Yes? You want to know what privateers are? Hmph, they are pirates that rob openly under the banner of their country." Jean Bart from the mobile game Azur Lane. |
06-14-24, 04:42 PM | #5 |
Soaring
|
German team has plenty of shame behind it. 2018, 2020, and 2022 were disgraceful, both regarding success and behavior and selfpresentation. A new start is tried with the new coach, and Scotland may have been the right opponent to build up team morale and self confidence, but it hardly was a sports standard to measure against. The final test matches before the tournament were not really encouraging, took plenty of effort and did not convince. Lets see what they make of it during the hot challenge. The match against Scotland certainly whetted the appetite for more and raised hopes. It remains to be seen whether the Germans can fulfill them instead of shamelessly embarrassing themselves as they have done in recent tournaments. Scotland were not of the callibre to provide any answers.
How long ago was it that Germany send home Brazil 7:1...? Ten years. The team back then and the team today still do not compare, not by lightyears. I remain open-minded, and cautiously hopeful. But i refuse to take any positive results for granted. As a German proverb goes: one swallow does not make a summer.
__________________
If you feel nuts, consult an expert.
Last edited by Skybird; 06-14-24 at 04:52 PM. |
06-14-24, 05:54 PM | #6 | |
Fleet Admiral
|
Quote:
Markus
__________________
My little lovely female cat |
|
06-14-24, 06:09 PM | #7 |
Grey Wolf
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posts: 962
Downloads: 252
Uploads: 0
|
I'm not a football fan (I can't stand it, actually), so I declined to waste my time watching the game and so wasn't aware of the nature of the Scottish "goal" at the time I posted.
We should stick to rugby, we're generally better at it. Mike.
__________________
"I am the battleship Jean Bart. This name originates from a certain 'respected' privateer... Yes? You want to know what privateers are? Hmph, they are pirates that rob openly under the banner of their country." Jean Bart from the mobile game Azur Lane. |
06-15-24, 05:49 AM | #8 | |
Chief of the Boat
|
Quote:
__________________
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim) |
|
06-15-24, 03:52 PM | #9 |
Fleet Admiral
|
If you have been watching Italy-Albania from start you have witnessing the fastest goal scored in a Euro tournament, it toke Albania 23 sec. to score.
Markus
__________________
My little lovely female cat |
|
|