BuddieInDundee Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I'd be delighted with that as a final. Would give hope to all shite wee teams - even us!! Neither are shite, unfortunately for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 b*****ds! 18/1 for f**k sake Cashed out after 5 pens, £40 note up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefan27 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Losing De Rossi from what was already a limited squad was an absolute hammer blow for Italy. The fact that a Sturaro-Parolo-Giaccherini midfield took Germany to extra-time is testament to Conte, and to their never-say-die attitude. Properly gutted that Buffon will never get to win the Euros. The best goalkeeper of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Cashed out after 5 pens, £40 note up!Well in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastermind Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 That Zaza pen. Horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 My favourite moment from today's ESPN commentary. As we begin extra time, Stewart Robson makes a pointless and gratuitous reference to how Germany "almost lost" to England via the golden goal rule in 1996 and would have it if hadn't been for Gazza's unfortunate miss. Jon Champion promptly pulls him up with "You know Stewart, you just have to let it go - that was 20 years ago." Almost certainly weeping, Robson responds with "Well, sometimes you just can't." Aye, well then maybe a job as a sports analyst in 2016 isn't for you then, you cock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 I wanted Italy to win - some awful penalties there with a few golden rules broken - Don't stop/start when running up to take the penalty. Don't try play mind games with the keeper telling him you will chip it down the middle. Don't do a silly crab like run up as you will probably blast it over. If you are the keeper who's team are taking the penalty, don't look away! It was telling that some of the best penalties were scored by defenders. Short run, hit it as hard as you can, in the net. No messing about or mind games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoRaj Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 I put money on Italy to win once it got to pens because I thought muller and ozil would miss. Italian bottle merchants shafted me. Muller looked absolutely terrified before his pen, I've never been so sure that someone will miss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Only just catching up on this thread after having no signal watching last night. Was obviously hoping Gli Azurri would do it but de Rossi was a big miss - what Storado was doing for the Germany goal is anyone's guess. Thought Zaza should have came on earlier if he was to be taking a penalty; surely having your first touch a penalty in a big shoot out is too much? Probably would have kept Chialini on too as he'd have just leathered it down the middle. No idea what Pelle was up to though, saying he was going to Panenka it then hitting it miles wide? Oh, and to answer this: A minute's applause for a terrorist attack. Minute's silence not better?A minute's silence has never really been a thing in Italy - I'm sure the stadium PA announced a minute's silence but the Italian fans are used to a minute's applause for any act of remembrance and it looked like they'd started applauding before the referee had even blown his whistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flash Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Germany looked like they won the toss for which goal to shoot into and they chose the one the Italy fans were behind. Also looked like they won the toss for who went first and they let Italy go first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop John B Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Shamelessly stolen off the internet, that Zaza run up is something else https://streamable.com/zia0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Zaza should be stripped of his Italian citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Italy's penalty misses were hilarious. Pelle's was funnier than Zaza though. Trying to psych out Neuer to only then duff it wide was ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Shamelessly stolen off the internet, that Zaza run up is something else https://streamable.com/zia0 😄 the one on YouTube with the Flintstones sound effects is good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milhouse Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Must be Germany's tournament to lose now. Italy would have had a great chance though if they hadn't completely fucked those penalties. Even with half the squad suspended. Current gang not a patch on the 2006 vintage (Buffon, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Pirlo, De Rossi, Totti, Del Piero, Toni) but if Marchisio had been fit and De Rossi not suspended may have been their year. Disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Must be Germany's tournament to lose now. Italy would have had a great chance though if they hadn't completely fucked those penalties. Even with half the squad suspended. Current gang not a patch on the 2006 vintage (Buffon, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Pirlo, De Rossi, Totti, Del Piero, Toni) but if Marchisio had been fit and De Rossi not suspended may have been their year. Disappointing. Germany's to lose? France may have something to say about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 It's been Germany's to lose since before a ball was kicked. I said it on here before the tournament started that the Germany/France semi would effectively be the final. France were the only team on paper going into the tournament, that had a realistic chance of putting Germany out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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