U-21 European Championship

Don't you want to hear more stories of how our Scandinavian brethren are paragons of virtue?

 

To Sweden!

 

If we are not discussing the little French guy, what is the point of keeping this open? Might as well post YouTube clips of 3-yard passes!

 

we could always talk about Verratti's disappointing performance at the 2013 u21 tournament.

 

now that's a nice picture....finally a post of substance if a picture is going to be posted

 

Can't believe I missed the fun

Great read 10/10

 

yeah. it's johnny depp 21 jump street. the gif was so small I thought it looked like Corey Haim was throwing some slow or retarded kid a beatdown and I was like wtf? apparently it was taken from season 1 episode 2 having to do with drugs....lol the scene in the gif happens at around 5:02

 

"Years after the game the Swedish football magazine Offside published a piece about the game and what was said between the players during the 90 minutes at the Bessa Stadium in Porto. They were said in jest – but it was not easy reading for the Italians.

During the warm-up Erik Edman had asked Daniel Jensen "should we go for 2-2?" to which the {cheating} Danish defender smiled and said: "Yes, why not?" Edman then said: "OK, you concede first."

During the game Sweden's Anders Andersson shouted "come on, bloody hell, give us a break now" to Denmark's Thomas Gravesen when Sweden were losing 2-1. "Yes, but then you have to at least go forward," said the {cheating} Danish midfielder, who was dominating the game.

After the final whistle, with the 2-2 result confirmed, the Swedish striker Marcus Allback heard a voice behind him, saying: "Mackan, Mackan." It was Allback's {cheating} Danish team-mate at Aston Villa, Thomas Sorensen, calling him by his nickname before lifting him up in the air. Allback was horrified and shouted: "Let me go, let me go, this is embarrassing."

Looks good... Can't take a pounding

 

It's obvious that they were only joking ... do you really think they would reveal this to the media, if it was not only joke comments ? ... and it proves for sure, that the Danish FA or coach had not been making a deal with the Swedes, otherwise there would be nothing to joke about or make an agreement about during warm-up ... also Denmark were dominating and scored the first goal, not Sweden, which also prove that the comments above were only ment as a joke.

... and as written, Denmark were clearly dominating and headind for a win, while Sweden were in trouble as Thomas Gravesen is joking about in his reply ... obviously it would be to Denmarks advantage if Sweden were to push forward .. and last ... of course Thomas Sorensen would be happy on behalf of his good friend and team-mate after the match, why should he not be ? ... and again, if they really had fixed the result in advance, they would never have revealed this to the media ...

 

If you say so.

 

No... the players did ... otherwise Denmark would have concede first, which they did not.

 

I love your rationalizations.

 

What do I win?

 

You are a zealot!!

Now you may consider yourself quite the patriot because you go on and on about how the Danish system is so pristine and above reproach and because you take such pride in your country. But even when you are presented with incontrovertible evidence to the contrary you still persist with your obstinate and illogical viewpoint.

However, I put to you that you are not in fact the patriot that you think you are. A true patriot constantly tests and questions the integrity of their "leaders'. They don't take for granted the gains that they enjoy which have often been hard won by the blood of others. In fact it is the unquestioning loyalty of 'fools' like you that is fodder for tyrants and is the enemy of truly good and honest government.

 

Couldn't you just have said that his belief in Disneyland is cute?

 

Germany looking pretty average so far. Portugal is up 2-0, making it look too easy. It makes Italy dropping the ball against Sweden even more pathetic.

 

Portugal is now Germany'ing the Germans. Quick counter, beat the offside trap, cross and a pass cut back to the trailing midfielder and a thundering kick into the top corner. Everyone was hyping German youth before the tournament too.

Edit: 4-0 now. Another on the counter created by Bernardo. Deflected goal, but the play by Portugal today and direct attack in contrast to their lackluster display vs Sweden the other day where they couldn't make a proper pass in the final third, is night and day different.

 

Ok i somewhat defended you earlier but now you're being a douche.

 

I like it better when you post as Tottifan. You're much nicer then.

 

Shut the ******** up!!

 

Just joking around totti fan.

 

as was I.

 

we don't care. Sweden are irrelevant on the world stage. Portugal will destroy you in the final. We're still the best u/21 team of all time, and won the 2nd most world cups of all time. Sweden have won jack shit

 

Each time Italy fail there's always this talk about youth, but the youth talent is clearly there. What they need is a psychologist not better fitness or technical training. Maybe to take all the promising youth and the good trainers and get them out of Italy so they're not subjected to this mentality of doing just enough to get by until it matters.

 

Congratulations you didn't play like cowards for once in the tournament.