Are these upsets making Euro less exciting?
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Has anyone lost a bit of interest in this tournament now croatia and the netherlands are out?
maybe i'm the only one but i would've been much more excited about a germany vs croatia and netherlands vs spain semi finals now that russia and turkey are there i'm not so keen anymore.
russia played well and perhaps might actually produce a decent match against spain, they have a very good chance of beating them aswell but turkey have been horrible and they make a semi final. I wont be getting up early to watch the whole match just get up normal time in the morning which is half time and just watch the second half.
maybe i'm the only one but i would've been much more excited about a germany vs croatia and netherlands vs spain semi finals now that russia and turkey are there i'm not so keen anymore.
russia played well and perhaps might actually produce a decent match against spain, they have a very good chance of beating them aswell but turkey have been horrible and they make a semi final. I wont be getting up early to watch the whole match just get up normal time in the morning which is half time and just watch the second half.
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Sadly i cant help but feel the same way.
Am kind of hoping its a germany vs spain final
Allegedly
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I'm not in the least bit sad to see Croatia go, and although the Netherlands have played some good football Russia outclassed them completely and deserved there semi-final spot.
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Has anyone lost a bit of interest in this tournament now croatia and the netherlands are out?
Nup.
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I'm not in the least bit sad to see Croatia go, and although the Netherlands have played some good football Russia outclassed them completely and deserved there semi-final spot.
Agree entirely.
Ironically, if World Champions Italy had got through - that might have made them less exciting! Very dull to watch.
I know, I know, its serious!
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dont u get more excited when the big names meet each other in the later stages though rather than turkey and russia?
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Are the upsets making it less exciting?
No. They're making it more exciting. I love upsets.
No. They're making it more exciting. I love upsets.
Three for me, and two for them.
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aw hey man didnt i see you at skool today hahaah.
um well i totally agree i was devestated to see portugal knocked owt, yea ts true i have lost a bit of interest ae coz the teams dat made da semis are not the teams i woulda liked to have seen makin this a very average tornament.
from an anonumus guy hu lost intrest
p.s. ill c u tomorow at skool myk
lol
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hopefully in english class
Allegedly
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dont u get more excited when the big names meet each other in the later stages though rather than turkey and russia?
I think you need to look at these things in perspective. Holland weren't a big name (in a World Cup history sense) in 1974 - we could be looking at the start of a new power with the potential of Russia being unleashed. I find that exciting.
I think the fact that the a mix of big traditional name (Germany), big name but perennial underachiever (Spain), potential new superpower (Russia), and straight-out tad-lucky outsider with moments of explosiveness (Turkey) makes it a pretty exciting mix.
Certainly a slightly more interesting mix than France/Italy/Germany/Portugal that made the World Cup in 2008, who would by your assessment be more "exciting".
Having said that, I would rather that Turkey not make the final. But then I would say that given my slightly German heritage! 
I know, I know, its serious!
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dont u get more excited when the big names meet each other in the later stages though rather than turkey and russia?
Not really. It all goes on the team. I honestly can't stand watching Italy play, and Portugal can be difficult to stomach as well.
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I kind of see your point of view a dutch spain sem-final would be mouth-watering but really... Its still the semi-finals and im looking forward to watching.
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I always like seeing the dark horses do well. Frankly, Euro is more exciting for Russia and Turkey going though. Albeit, I would have preferred Croatia over Turkey but hey...
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aw hey man didnt i see you at skool today hahaah.
um well i totally agree i was devestated to see portugal knocked owt, yea ts true i have lost a bit of interest ae coz the teams dat made da semis are not the teams i woulda liked to have seen makin this a very average tornament.
from an anonumus guy hu lost intrest
p.s. ill c u tomorow at skool myk
lol
Judging by your writing and spelling I'd suggest it is you who is not spending enough time at school.
Nix, Leyton Orient and Alloa Athletic supporting schmuck.
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aw hey man didnt i see you at skool today hahaah.
um well i totally agree i was devestated to see portugal knocked owt, yea ts true i have lost a bit of interest ae coz the teams dat made da semis are not the teams i woulda liked to have seen makin this a very average tornament.
from an anonumus guy hu lost intrest
p.s. ill c u tomorow at skool myk
lol
Judging by your writing and spelling I'd suggest it is you who is not spending enough time at school.
I always cringe when i see people brutalise the language like that. And really whats the point, doesn't it actually take more time to deliberately misspell words that way? example "owt" on a standard qwerty keyboard, the "o" "u" & "t" are only 5 keys apart, yet the "w" is all the way over the other side. It just doesn't make sense.
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Apparently it's the "hip" thing to do though?
Three for me, and two for them.
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It's also against the rules of the forum.
Please read the rules or risk being hit with the banstick.
Please read the rules or risk being hit with the banstick.
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back to the topic, I think having Russia and the Turks in the semis makes it even more exciting! The football has been awesome especially from the russians
Queenslander 3x a year.
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dont u get more excited when the big names meet each other in the later stages though rather than turkey and russia?
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I think you need to look at these things in perspective.��Holland weren't a big name (in a World Cup history sense) in 1974 - we could be looking at the start of a new power with the potential of Russia being unleashed. I find that exciting.
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I think the fact that the a mix of big traditional name (Germany), big name but perennial underachiever (Spain), potential new superpower (Russia), and straight-out tad-lucky outsider with moments of explosiveness (Turkey) makes it a pretty exciting mix.�
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Certainly a slightly more interesting mix than France/Italy/Germany/Portugal that made the World Cup in 2008, who would by your assessment be more "exciting".
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Having said that, I would rather that Turkey not make the final.� But then I would say that given my slightly German heritage!
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This is very perceptive. Also saves me time since now I don't have to write anything lengthy.
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Are the upsets making it less exciting?
No. They're making it more exciting. I love upsets.
No. They're making it more exciting. I love upsets.
Agreed, while I would be sad if ALL the big names were eliminated already, the mix of old and new right into the semis and perhaps even the final makes it more interesting not less.
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Turkey v Germany is almost decided before the game kicks off because of all of the injuries so for that match I agree with you. Russia v Spain is going to be fan bloody tastic though (but Netherlands v Spain would've been better :( I can admit that they did outplay us and play good football though.)
a.haak
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dont u get more excited when the big names meet each other in the later stages?
like italy vs spain?
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The tournament has been a superb tournament.
Im pleased that attacking footballing philosophies have won through to the knockout stages of the tournament. Turkey should be an example to all other teams as they have changed their style on numerous occasions to get goals. Everyone should watch their 2nd half vs Czech Republic...pure all out attack...while the Czechs sat back and paid the price. Germany thouroughly deserved to beat Portugal as on the day they played remarkably well....while Portugal defended poorly. The most satisfying result for me was seeing the Spaniards get past the stifling Italians however.
Cant wait for the Semis and I dont mind at all who gets thru.
I would love a Russia v Turkey final though...being from Eastern Europe and all that!!!
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aw hey man didnt i see you at skool today hahaah.
um well i totally agree i was devestated to see portugal knocked owt, yea ts true i have lost a bit of interest ae coz the teams dat made da semis are not the teams i woulda liked to have seen makin this a very average tornament.
from an anonumus guy hu lost intrest
p.s. ill c u tomorow at skool myk
lol
Ban him,no warning.
I love the fact there are a few upsets about and they are doing it with much more entertainment and attacking play than the Greeks 4 years ago. I thought the way the Greeks and alot of the other teams played was hugely negative and was going to mean an end to attacking play at international level.
This Euro has thankfully proved me wrong. Cant wait for the Spain v Russia Semi,game of the tournament?
She wore a yellow ribbon
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come on turkey vs germany is not exciting turkey played horribly against croatia and still won. Reminds me of the greeks last euro and they won the thing!
Lets hope for the good of football turkey get smashed.
by the way my original post says that i agree russia deserved to be there, infact because of the way they're playing and spains history i see them as favourites
Lets hope for the good of football turkey get smashed.
by the way my original post says that i agree russia deserved to be there, infact because of the way they're playing and spains history i see them as favourites
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Does this mornings game squash the idea of this thread or what?! (ignoring the fact that we lost most of the 2nd half coverage)
Not exciting pppffftt
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Would have been much more exciting if we actually got to see the game...
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yea ok that was a great game the bit we got to see anyway. i was wrong sorry guys but i dont think many people picked this as going as well as it did
however i was wrong i admit that and good on turkey for playing great attacking football this morning
however i was wrong i admit that and good on turkey for playing great attacking football this morning
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I was wrong as well for this game. Great stuff by Turkey. Bloody Germans pulled it out of their ass.
a.haak
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