The Football.....

[SpokeyDokey]

Dull final game, dull tournament. Maybe a handful of decent games, generally awful.

Portugal played some of the dullest football of the tournament, I think turgid would be an appropriate word to use.

I think the lasting memories will relate to the "plucky losers" rather than the victors.

Spot on.

Players too tired post season and mentally on their summer holidays.

Still, good for all the people who hate football all year round to suddenly become experts on the subject.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Never mind, I'm off to Easter Road this week to see Hibs thrash Brondby in what I am sure will be a thriller.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Hopefully do better than you did against Malmo. 7-0 wasn't it?

Do Hibs have a team yet? I know you've lost Henderson, Stokes and half a dozen others whilst you've bought in a reserve goalie and a pensioner.

 

[rich p]

Hopefully do better than you did against Malmo. 7-0 wasn't it?

Do Hibs have a team yet? I know you've lost Henderson, Stokes and half a dozen others whilst you've bought in a reserve goalie and a pensioner.

I believe Marmy is taking his boots along, just in case

 

[Ajay]

Portugal excel at their own brand of football - if you don't concede you don't lose. (Man Utd fans should remember this when your games are ending 0-0 next season )
Defence is as valid a skill as attack, if you don't appreciate it you could always try watching basketball!

Força Portugal, outra Super Bock faz favor

 

[swee'pea99]

Dull final game, dull tournament. Maybe a handful of decent games, generally awful.

Portugal played some of the dullest football of the tournament, I think turgid would be an appropriate word to use.

I think the lasting memories will relate to the "plucky losers" rather than the victors.

I agree, apart from the first statement. I thought there were a fair few good games, particularly early on, and the refereeing was clearly designed to keep matches flowing, which was all to the good. It wasn't a perfect tournament, but we've seen worse.

 

[Crackle]

Watching all the European games I couldn't help feeling it was all a bit formulaic and stifling. Turgid tournament, especially when turgid Portugal win.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Question: typically, what sort of percentage of corners get converted? There were a lot of corners in the final and none of them were converted. England won lots of corners but none were converted.

 

[Andrew_P]

Roll on August!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Question: typically, what sort of percentage of corners get converted? There were a lot of corners in the final and none of them were converted. England won lots of corners but none were converted.

Presume you mean goals scored directly related to a corner kick; in which case a very small percentage - OPTA or some other stat's site may help you find an answer.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Portugal excel at their own brand of football - if you don't concede you don't lose. (Man Utd fans should remember this when your games are ending 0-0 next season )
Defence is as valid a skill as attack, if you don't appreciate it you could always try watching basketball!

Força Portugal, outra Super Bock faz favor

Yes, that could be amusing. MUFC, home of free flowing attacking football employs manager who typically sets up a team to score, then fanny about defending a lead until the opposition score, and then kick up a gear to repeat the process all over again whilst players (and fans) fret that there's only a few minutes left on the clock...

Pretty effective though - mostly!

I will enjoy replaying the crap from eg Red Cafe back to my MUFC loving friends that went along the lines of CFC playing 'negative football, 'anti-football', 'dull, boring (insert profanity of choice) football, 'defensive football' etc when the appropriate time comes.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Wasn't there another English team famous for that - their fans had a chant as I recall - "Nil Won to the Arsenil" or something along those lines.

 

[rich p]

Watching all the European games I couldn't help feeling it was all a bit formulaic and stifling. Turgid tournament, especially when turgid Portugal win.

Hmmmm.....

turgid
ˈtəːdʒɪd/
adjective

1. 1.
   swollen and distended or congested.
   "a turgid and fast-moving river"
   synonyms: swollen, congested; More
   
   
   
2. 2.
   (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
   "some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert"
   synonyms: bombastic, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious,grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical,orotund; More

 

[Crackle]

Hmmmm.....

turgid
ˈtəːdʒɪd/
adjective

1. 1.
   swollen and distended or congested.
   "a turgid and fast-moving river"
   synonyms: swollen, congested; More
   
   
   
2. 2.
   (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
   "some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert"
   synonyms: bombastic, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious,grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical,orotund; More

Ok maybe not turgid portugal but 24 teams with quite a few 3rd place qualifiers, definitely overblown.

 

[rich p]

Ok maybe not turgid portugal but 24 teams with quite a few 3rd place qualifiers, definitely overblown.

I listened to some prat on Radio 5 this morning saying what a fabulous tournament it had been. Very few highlights and many lowlights imho. I can't decide whether the players were uninterested or knackered. Or summink else.