⚽ EURO 2024 TOURNAMENT - Discussion Thread

[Igebotz]

There have not been many consistently outstanding performances in any of the top leagues this season therefore it seems a waste trying to find the best players to make a shortlist from. Having said that, Vinícius Jnr did have an excellent season with Real Madrid but how would it equate to any awards ceremony?

There is no COVID 19 spread  , so there is no excuse to cancel this year's award, and someone undeserving from Real Madrid will undoubtedly receive it. Both Vini and Bellingham were brilliant (though neither deserved the award), but someone have to win, and Bellingham's performance above expectations in his debut season under such pressure will not be overlooked. I feel sorry for Rodri; he's been fantastic for both club and country.

Why haven't you updated the EPL thread - there's a lot of shit and transfer going that needs to be discussed.

[tokeweed]

Man I felt like I was close to winning jeremypwr's contest for Euro 2024 if not for the second goal.  But yeah, I think the first half was decent for both teams.  The second half seemed to me like Spain was a tad more dominant, tho England had their moments.

Did anybody watch Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia?  That one was a good match up too.  Didn't think Colombia had the players to make it a close match...

[virasog]

Did anybody watch Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia?  That one was a good match up too.  Didn't think Colombia had the players to make it a close match...

Yeah, that Copa America final was a treat to watch and Colombia really showed strength against the Strong Argentina side led by Messi.
And before that match we had a bit of drama and mismanagement by the Colombia crowd.

By the way, it was a Super Sunday where we had two big finals and also the Wimbledon Men's single final  
I won both my bets for Euro and Copa America

[Adiljutt156]

I congratulate Spain for having the best performance at this tournament and at the end they picked the trophy. However, I didn't expect England to give such a fight as they have struggled through to the final. It was a final worthy to watch with the come back goal from Cole Palmer giving England some hope to relish in the match but it took the goal from Oyarzabal at 86 minutes to stop England. Congrats to Spanish team for always coming to the party.

Yes. Spain team played very well and match was thrilling and high voltage match . We expected that kind of performance from Spain team , not only Spain team but also England team played very well and saw saw best competition of the tournament. That match is memorable and I expected we will watch the final match of Argentina and Spain but Argentina Football team lose the  semi final match and they could not qualify for final match. Now ,we are impressed by tge performance of England team because that was the best performance of England team ever and they will not play like that in future and luck was also with them but they lose the final match due to some limitations. But they should work hard and they should win next  UEFA EURO Cup.

[virasog]

Now ,we are impressed by tge performance of England team because that was the best performance of England team ever and they will not play like that in future and luck was also with them but they lose the final match due to some limitations. But they should work hard and they should win next  UEFA EURO Cup.

Talking about the luck for the England team, I heard a few articles that they were not given proper extra time as the referee ended the match right after the 4 minutes of extra time and did not give one or two extra minutes for the stoppages.
England fans are saying this as a cheating or some believe it was unlucky for England.

Referee Francois Letexier allowed Spanish players and coaches to milk precious seconds off the clock towards the end of the game, blowing the final whistle at exactly 90+4 minutes, despite injuries and substitutions wasting what seemed like minutes.

However, I believe that even with a little more time, England would still not have got the equalizer.

England fans furious at refereeing decision in Euro 2024 final

[boltz]

Did anybody watch Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia?  That one was a good match up too.  Didn't think Colombia had the players to make it a close match...

Yeah, that Copa America final was a treat to watch and Colombia really showed strength against the Strong Argentina side led by Messi.
And before that match we had a bit of drama and mismanagement by the Colombia crowd.

By the way, it was a Super Sunday where we had two big finals and also the Wimbledon Men's single final  
I won both my bets for Euro and Copa America

I laughed so hard watching the fans climbing into ventilation systems and actually enter the pitch to see the game. I was also impressed that they only took 1 hour extra to start the game which tells us that the organizer knew exactly how to get those fans without a ticket quickly out of the stadium ( even if a lot of them were still actually inside when the game started ).

[JollyGood]

There have not been many consistently outstanding performances in any of the top leagues this season therefore it seems a waste trying to find the best players to make a shortlist from. Having said that, Vinícius Jnr did have an excellent season with Real Madrid but how would it equate to any awards ceremony?

There is no COVID 19 spread  , so there is no excuse to cancel this year's award, and someone undeserving from Real Madrid will undoubtedly receive it. Both Vini and Bellingham were brilliant (though neither deserved the award), but someone have to win, and Bellingham's performance above expectations in his debut season under such pressure will not be overlooked. I feel sorry for Rodri; he's been fantastic for both club and country.

Throughout the year Bellingham did well, so did Vinícius Jnr and Rodri and several others but I am not sure they would be considered for the top accolade if other players had stepped up their game.

To some degree it is sad that just a few players come to mind when thinking of possible names on the shortlist. Maybe that is how far the standards expected have fallen when usually there would be a bunch of names to select from. As Real Madrid were the winners of the Champions League and La Liga, it does seem to be heading to one of their players.

Why haven't you updated the EPL thread - there's a lot of shit and transfer going that needs to be discussed.

Time constraints. There has been Premier League activity therefore I will turn my attention there  

[Igebotz]

Throughout the year Bellingham did well, so did Vinícius Jnr and Rodri and several others but I am not sure they would be considered for the top accolade if other players had stepped up their game.

In terms of individual numbers (G/A), Foden, Kane, Mbappe, and Palmer had a better season than Bellingham and Vini, but none of them won anything in Europe, nor did any of them do anything spectacular in the just concluded Euros. It doesn't make sense that both Vini and Bellingham will likely win the Ballon d'Or before Mbappe. This is what happens when you overthink a decision for too long; it nearly ruined his career at PSG.

To some degree it is sad that just a few players come to mind when thinking of possible names on the shortlist. Maybe that is how far the standards expected have fallen when usually there would be a bunch of names to select from.

Messi and Ronaldo set the bar and Numbers so high that everyone else looks average.

Time constraints. There has been Premier League activity therefore I will turn my attention there 

Yes we're done with this phase, nothing left to discuss.