⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[slaman29]

I'm kinda tempted to play Albania not to lose. France was awful in their last game, they have nothing to play for and it's a team full of lazy 'stars' that will not really care how they play in Albania. That pitch is probably horrible there as well, I will give it a shot.

I don't understand why you make the statement about France team been full of lazy star player but the last time I checked the team still play beautiful which is the reason why they still top their group stage and I guess you expect much from the team is the reason why you're unable to see or understand the team features.

You obviously did not watch the Albania game then. Mbappe is anyway known to be lazy, I won't say the same about Kante who as usual was running up and down and everywhere but Mbappe can be the same lazy guy at 0-0 and when down 1-0, it is like he will never risk losing energy to chase something back.

He is not the only one but he is the example of the lazy star.

[cryptofrka]

I don't understand why you make the statement about France team been full of lazy star player but the last time I checked the team still play beautiful which is the reason why they still top their group stage and I guess you expect much from the team is the reason why you're unable to see or understand the team features.

They have 50 players that can play on world class level yet they do not know what their first 11 is, they do not know what formation they want to play and they do not have a game plan of any sort. They play on their individual quality alone, in the whole world cup they did not truly dominate a single match and somehow they won it.
I truly like some of their players but as a team, I just think they should be playing a lot better than they are right now. Results are going their way, but with them qualified and with high odds on a home team not to lose, I always feel they will give 50% instead of 100%.

[Daniel91]

CR99.
Portugal is at the final stage this was against the odds 2 games ago.
I happy so he can try to win the balon d'or and also try to pass the record of most goal scored on the national team, he is at -9.
LEGEND

I am lucky to watch his matches during my generation, i have not seen some of the old legends live but i was able to see Messi and CR7 in action and the memories they gave are many and he just need 10 more goals to level the all time international goal scorer in football history and it is not a small feet and i doubt we will see players like these in the future, just pure goal scoring machines.

It's just incredible how much Portugal needs Ronaldo, and sometimes I just put it away from the Messi because of the national team. New kids will come who are of the same or better talent, but will they have the psyche and mentality like these two heroes of our time, or will they just be a good couple of years old and not be remembered, that's why the two of them are the best.

Yes,  Messi and Ronaldo are the best players at the moment but not in the history.
We had in the past probably better players like Pele,  Maradona,  Di Stefano,  Eusebio etc but that time was before Internet age and even TV like media just started.
Now is much more money involved here,  we have much more news and info so it's easy to think that Messi and Ronaldo are gods or something like this but in every age we had great players, just they didn't have chance to become popular like Ronaldo and Messi today.
Today everything is about money and I don't like it.

[fantasticromantic]

Well here is a story: I'm one proud Serb but my national football squad sucks. Team full of experienced and talented players but definitely without team chemistry. Those idiots use qualifications to come back to Belgrade and go out every night (clubbing, parties, sex and I won't say drugs). So with billions in their pockets/banks accounts they are not willing to give 100% effort and just waste time and money of their compatriots. So after everything I said here is a bet suggestion for tomorrow:

Serbia vs Ukraine  outcome: draw or Ukraine  odd 1.80

Yes some might think Ukraine don't have to win this one but that squad is way better than Serbia at the moment.

Like a pro   

[Red_Evil]

Tomorrow's match in group D between Ireland vs Denmark will likely be interesting. in Group D the point difference between the top 3 teams is only 1-3 points. any team can still pass the next round, so this will be very interesting. Both teams will likely score goals, let's make a bet for this match!

[swogerino]

I think that the odd for Ireland to win are really good at 3.4 as I think they will do anything in their power to win this game tonight.That is going to be my single bet for today games.Ireland plays very well at home and I don’t think Denmark is a team who can sustain pressure for long so I think Ireland to win.

[2tang]

It's just incredible how much Portugal needs Ronaldo, and sometimes I just put it away from the Messi because of the national team. New kids will come who are of the same or better talent, but will they have the psyche and mentality like these two heroes of our time, or will they just be a good couple of years old and not be remembered, that's why the two of them are the best.

Ronaldo is a Portugal icon if there is no Ronaldo Portugal unable to present interesting game statistics.other stars always appear but their skills cannot rival Ronaldo.I am sure Ronaldo will continue to goal in the next match and Cr7 enters as the top scorer who currently has scored 10 goal.

[Naida_BR]

It's just incredible how much Portugal needs Ronaldo, and sometimes I just put it away from the Messi because of the national team. New kids will come who are of the same or better talent, but will they have the psyche and mentality like these two heroes of our time, or will they just be a good couple of years old and not be remembered, that's why the two of them are the best.

Ronaldo is a Portugal icon if there is no Ronaldo Portugal unable to present interesting game statistics.other stars always appear but their skills cannot rival Ronaldo.I am sure Ronaldo will continue to goal in the next match and Cr7 enters as the top scorer who currently has scored 10 goal.

From the games I have watched on matches that Portugal plays I believe that Ronaldo is the top scorer for the team because he has the most scoring chances.
That is totally normal as he is the most skilled and the best player in the team. But I am not sure if the statistics in general are good. If he manages to score 10 times and he scores 1 goal that doesn't seem efficient.

[big_daddy]

two more days and we are back with our regular leagues... can't wait this weekend to try to make some money

you know why your last bets was victorious last night? (France&Iceland)
Cause I didn't played them 

Good luck with your bets today, I'm skipping

[Pmalek]

We had in the past probably better players like Pele,  Maradona,  Di Stefano,  Eusebio etc but that time was before Internet age and even TV like media just started.

I wouldn't agree for a few reasons. Hats off to Pele but the football that was played before the 1980s is not the same sport in terms of speed and physicality. In Pele's era there was not a Ramos or Chiellini, defensive minded maniacs. Not to mention the likes of Maldini, Nesta or another maniac like Japp Stam. Pele also never proved himself in Europe. He spent his entire career in Santos. Again, no disrespect intended for Brazil or the Brazilian league but it is not really the creme de la creme in terms of league football.

[posi]

I'm kinda tempted to play Albania not to lose. France was awful in their last game, they have nothing to play for and it's a team full of lazy 'stars' that will not really care how they play in Albania. That pitch is probably horrible there as well, I will give it a shot.

I don't understand why you make the statement about France team been full of lazy star player but the last time I checked the team still play beautiful which is the reason why they still top their group stage and I guess you expect much from the team is the reason why you're unable to see or understand the team features.

You obviously did not watch the Albania game then. Mbappe is anyway known to be lazy, I won't say the same about Kante who as usual was running up and down and everywhere but Mbappe can be the same lazy guy at 0-0 and when down 1-0, it is like he will never risk losing energy to chase something back.

He is not the only one but he is the example of the lazy star.

Yes, I don't watch the Albania game cause I'm kind of busy these days but I later check the game result which is good to me which the French are on top of their group. With that been said, you cant actually said Mbappe is lazy cause the last time I checked some of the star players don't play very well for their national team due to some personal reason and I believe Mbappe act maybe because of his future deal.

I don't understand why you make the statement about France team been full of lazy star player but the last time I checked the team still play beautiful which is the reason why they still top their group stage and I guess you expect much from the team is the reason why you're unable to see or understand the team features.

They have 50 players that can play on world class level yet they do not know what their first 11 is, they do not know what formation they want to play and they do not have a game plan of any sort. They play on their individual quality alone, in the whole world cup they did not truly dominate a single match and somehow they won it.
I truly like some of their players but as a team, I just think they should be playing a lot better than they are right now. Results are going their way, but with them qualified and with high odds on a home team not to lose, I always feel they will give 50% instead of 100%.

I don't know maybe this the part of you expecting some much from the France national team due to their performance in the 2018 WorldCup but been lazy or not the team are still winning which is the most important part and I believe they will improve their playing in the next game.

[cryptofrka]

I wouldn't agree for a few reasons. Hats off to Pele but the football that was played before the 1980s is not the same sport in terms of speed and physicality. In Pele's era there was not a Ramos or Chiellini, defensive minded maniacs. Not to mention the likes of Maldini, Nesta or another maniac like Japp Stam. Pele also never proved himself in Europe. He spent his entire career in Santos. Again, no disrespect intended for Brazil or the Brazilian league but it is not really the creme de la creme in terms of league football.

I second this, formations were also different and favored high scoring games. Also, physical endurance was nowhere near today's levels, people played on talent and we can say some of these players were amazingly talented. But today's players are machines, both footed, incredibly technically gifted and all that with seconds on the ball, sometimes even less than a second. In football that Pele and Maradona played players had way more time on the ball, losing posession was not so dangerous as it is now and these players could dribble more with fewer risks.

If you look at the level Messi is at - I do not think it is on the same level with Maradona and Pele. With all respect for these 2.

[leea-1334]

Congrats to everyone who made the bets with favorites once more,,, easy wins as usual, except it you chose Czech republic;)

Anyone watched the match? Maybe they just decided to take it easy after already qualifying. I would take it easy for sure, even if England did not do the same! Happy to see my Kane on the score sheet again;)

[buwaytress]

@big_daddy Is that why I did so well?? Haha.

I actually only won a couple of parlays the entire international break, but they were more than enough to put me in high spirits, I was cheeky enough to also put an England parlay together with Liverpool across Premier League AND next game on Napoli. I generally make my season-long bets pre-season (as in like Liverpool to win Champs League and EPL) but now to make my internationals less "dull" I'm trying a parlay that will take almost 2 weeks to settle!

@Pmalek and cryptofrka yeah I think it's so silly to judge Pele and Maradona or whomever with any player from this or future generations.

Who knows how Pele would have played against van Dijk, or if he even could? Who knows how Messi might have fared against those tough-tackling defenders from 20/30 years ago? We didn't have the dark arts of Ramos then, but we had the literal bone breaking hard men. The Terminator, or the ball-busting (literally!) Vinnie Jones?

Maybe they do better, maybe they do worse. I think that these icons excelled in their generations, is more than enough and we need not bring different yardsticks into play for different times.

[tomahawk9]

you know why your last bets was victorious last night? (France&Iceland)
Cause I didn't played them 

So, since you're not placing any bets tonight, I should finally get my first win in this international break, right? Can't wait haha 

I'm gonna give it one last shot with a multi (Finland ML / Liechtenstein vs Bosnia O2.5) at almost 6/1 odds. I'm totally skipping the games tomorrow, i don't want to extend my losing streak any further lol

[big_daddy]

@big_daddy Is that why I did so well?? Haha.
~

LOL 

So, since you're not placing any bets tonight, I should finally get my first win in this international break, right? Can't wait haha 

I'm gonna give it one last shot with a multi (Finland ML / Liechtenstein vs Bosnia O2.5) at almost 6/1 odds. I'm totally skipping the games tomorrow, i don't want to extend my losing streak any further lol

Good luck, especially with Finland, if I tooked that match, I will do an under goals scored, but let’s hope that will end 0:1, so you’re good, cause Bosnia will be over goals scored for sure

[Coyster]

I would take it easy for sure, even if England did not do the same! Happy to see my Kane on the score sheet again;)

England didn't quite hit top gear in the match, but that's something that should scare other teams, they have so much attacking prowess, one too many attackers, top strikers that do not need the team to be too excellent before they produce something, Gareth Southgate would surely have selection headaches in Euro2020, his attackers are top class in their different clubs.

Congrats to everyone who made the bets with favorites once more,,,

I normally do not fancy international breaks, I usually sit them out and wait till club football returns before I resume betting, but I'm glad I went against my rules, there was not many upsets this International break and it was easy for me to win bets this time around.

[Harkorede]

For tonight I've decided to try my luck on each game playing tonight on single parlay:

Sweden to win at HT @ 1.37

Switzerland vs Gibraltar total corners at HT over 3.5 @ 1.31

Norway to win at HT @ 1.41

Bosnia to win at HT @ 1.51

Spain vs Romania total fouls at HT over 9 @ 1.7

Italy vs Armenia fouls at HT over 10.5 @ 1.67

Denmark vs Ireland total corners over 6.5 @ 1.17

Greece vs Finland total corners over 6.5 @ 1.15

Total Odds: 14.65

[tomahawk9]

Finland ML / Liechtenstein vs Bosnia O2.5 ✘

Can't say i'm surprised 

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Total Odds: 14.65

Did you win? I'm too lazy to check every single game lol Btw, those are the kind of accas that i like to see, just throwing a bunch of games, get around 2-digit odds, and then hope for the best (:

Well, 19 teams have qualified to the next Euro, only one more to go to have the 20 teams from the Qualifiers. That last team will be either Hungary, Wales, or Slovakia. It's worth mentioning that these three NT are guaranteed a spot in the play-offs so two of them will have a second chance to advance to the final tournament.

[swogerino]

I'm kinda tempted to play Albania not to lose. France was awful in their last game, they have nothing to play for and it's a team full of lazy 'stars' that will not really care how they play in Albania. That pitch is probably horrible there as well, I will give it a shot.

I don't understand why you make the statement about France team been full of lazy star player but the last time I checked the team still play beautiful which is the reason why they still top their group stage and I guess you expect much from the team is the reason why you're unable to see or understand the team features.

France was playing real slow against Albania and they were not playing full power yet they won easily.Albania is now focused more on creating a new team for the upcoming World Cup 2022.

France was already qualified and they just did their job against Albania.The pitch was new as the game was played on the new Air Albania Stadium.

Yesterday I think all people made money except me which I play Romania asian +3 goals and still lose.All games ended like they should.