[GrungeMonkey]

aha! much better today...
things are looking up, klose had better get himself some goals!

[█████████]

i really enjoyed today's victory, the czechs were just defending and waiting for mistakes...

deco did a great game today, clearly the man of the match, not ronaldo.

[pokkeherrie]

Ugh, I won't write anything about my transfer motivations anymore; it will only make me look stupid. I got rid of Deco and within two hours he gets a goal and an assist. Nice one, pokkeherie!

Oh well, luckily o o o transfered him out too...
I Couldn't see the game, but Portugal really seem to be one of the strongest teams in the tournament so far.

[nicfit]

I made some transfers and I looked myself in the mirror and said: "what the hell are you doing?"
the funny thing is that the mirrored image replied "mind your own business, fool!".
Then for a second there I pictured in my mind the image of how I'd look in a mr-t mohawk, then some flashes from the battle between B.Kiddo and the crazy 88.
Must be the fever.

[Bertrand]

These last messages made me picture the Fantasy Coaches in a pub, every one at a specific place, pokkeherrie mumbling to himself, nicfit facing the mirror, not noticing I'm by his side, trying to find a clue in the peanuts bowl, and PAULYBEE dancing in the middle of the room, with everybody turning his back on him not to notice such joy, while GrungeMonkey and his lookalike plot in a dark corner of the pub, enjoying their recent Portugese income. And everyone becoming mesmerized by the TV when the clock hits 18 and 21.

[nicfit]

There's a lack of nice women in that pub !!

[Bertrand]

All we have for affection is a jet-lagged Bulldog.

[pokkeherrie]

So it really is true, Italian men are always checking themselves in the mirror!

Yesterday I went to see High on Fire, the night before that Melt Banana. I think I'll stay in and watch the football tonight.
Tomorrow's the big game though:

 

French fried!
(hopefully...)

[o o o]

Squeezed orange?

 

Hmm... that picture is violent...

[nicfit]

Originally Posted by pokkeherrie

So it really is true, Italian men are always checking themselves in the mirror!

nah, just a couple times a night, just to make sure we're not vampires.

[█████████]

i'm sorry to tell this to the french people, but your team is going home with 1 point.

[o o o]

Originally Posted by o o o

I think I'll go watch the Turkey - Czech Republic game in Kreuzberg, should be fun... Although I did not quite understand what happens if there is a draw: same goal difference, same number of goals, which team qualifies to the quarterfinals? On television, the mentioned penalty kicks, but that sounds like a mistake.

So it looks like there will be indeed penalty kicks in case of a draw.

Shame about Deco, I hesitated a lot before transferring him and had planned to bring him back in the team later on... I hope the new recruit will do even better.

I really need to use my wild card this time, or I will suffer during this second round.

[o o o]

Originally Posted by █████████

i'm sorry to tell this to the french people, but your team is going home with 1 point.

Well, if they keep playing like they did on Monday, yes.

Another possibility would be that they manage to have three 0-0, be eliminated and Domenech to say "We did a very good tournament: we did not lose a game".

Well, I guess we'll soon know about their actual chances of doing something in this tournament. I hope they can come up with something a bit more exciting tomorrow.

[pokkeherrie]

We'll see... If Van Basten's tactics work out well and Domenech' horoscope is looking good then it could go either way.

I'd be satisfied with that 0-0 draw tomorrow, but France are in a less comfortable position right now.

[PAULYBEE2656]

first the italians screw me up and now the germans!!! gah!!! deep thinking about my next 4 substitutions....

cmon the dutch and spanish.......

[█████████]

 

yes, that's their coach.

[pokkeherrie]

That German defence wasn't very impressive today. I didn't see their first game so I don't know if they were really tested there, but the duo Metzelder and Mertesacker didn't look very good in central defence and neither did Lehmann... and Jansen was terrible. They still should qualify for the quarter finals without problems though.

As for the other game: OFFSIDE! That Polish goal was a REAL* offside goal!
I can't believe how Austria managed to miss those 3 chances in a row...









*unlike Van Nistelrooij's, you fools!

[nicfit]

Just to let you all know how good I am at this game, I didnt buy villa coz I decided to keep.... SCHWEINSTEIGER!! (add thunders' sound effect and some light flashing).

[pokkeherrie]

If it's any consolation, I kept Klose as my captain this round... It's good that they showed the starting line-up before the match or else I probably wouldn't even have noticed he was on the pitch!

I thought that red card was a bit harsh. There was a lot of frustration in the German team though.

[nicfit]

Yes, a yellow card would have been much more fair..had he been booked already or was that a "direct red card"? Can't remember. btw, it's obviously a conspiration set up by some of our leaguemates....