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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2018 11:02:11 GMT -5
The early years of the tournament are pretty meaningless due to the format at the time, and how long ago it was.
That being said, Sweden look like the sort of team England would struggle against.
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Post by Lommaren on Jul 3, 2018 11:18:29 GMT -5
Well let's just say Sweden appropriated British football to such a degree that the team became the stereotype of a battling side in the FA Cup...
As for Sweden as a footballing nation, five consecutive Euro qualifications don't lie. The amount of teams participating in all Euros since 2000 stops at:
France
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Sweden
Yes, five nations only. That says it all about Sweden: always very consistent and a tough team to play against. Seems like people are driving around with the horn on around town right now...
Sure Sweden missed out on the World Cup three times in the last 20 years, but only in 1998 was that due to a shameful performance. They went out against Austria and Scotland as the group's top seed. In 2010 and 2014, Sweden came up short to Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, twice.
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Post by Giorbanguly on Jul 3, 2018 11:26:12 GMT -5
Dunno why, but Sweden lowkey scare the shit out of me. They won't put 7 balls past you, but they have a really well organized defense that can frustrate the best teams in the world. Doesn't help that Grandqvist is playing out of his mind
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2018 12:15:33 GMT -5
Sweden are better without Zlatan.
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Post by Lommaren on Jul 3, 2018 12:23:46 GMT -5
Sweden are better without Zlatan. Also much more likeable, also back in 2015 they had a disgraceful PC refugees welcome spectacle against Austria which really turned me against them, especially that twat Kim Källström and his virtue-signalling during press conferences. So long as Källström and Zlatan still played there and they had the embarassing, spineless Erik Hamrén as coach who let that spectacle go on I rooted for Sweden's opponents in Euro 2016. They're still a symbol of the PC politics but at least it's toned down. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2018 13:18:01 GMT -5
I wish that "band" that follows England around would shut the fuck up.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2018 14:21:03 GMT -5
Damn this is feisty.
I hope Colombia lose after trying to sabotage the penalty spot, slimy.
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Post by Ariete on Jul 3, 2018 14:30:50 GMT -5
22 lycra-wearing pooftas on the pitch  |
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Post by Lommaren on Jul 3, 2018 14:53:49 GMT -5
Damn this is feisty. I hope Columbia lose after trying to sabotage the penalty spot, slimy. So many cheating teams against England nowadays that our resident Welshie will end up rooting for them in a final too  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2018 15:54:05 GMT -5
Haha, fuck off you coke-sniffing Colombian thugs!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2018 15:54:48 GMT -5
Damn this is feisty. I hope Columbia lose after trying to sabotage the penalty spot, slimy. So many cheating teams against England nowadays that our resident Welshie will end up rooting for them in a final too I'll probably support Sweden in the next round. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2018 15:58:01 GMT -5
Lol, the English pundits crying in the studio.
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Post by Lommaren on Jul 4, 2018 13:03:09 GMT -5
Predictions of the quarter finals then? I say the semis will look like:
Brazil-France (sadly Belgium seem prone to choking but I hope I'm wrong)
Croatia-England
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Post by Ariete on Jul 5, 2018 17:12:08 GMT -5
Rumour has it that Jussi Jääskeläinen is the new Wrexham goalkeeping coach  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2018 17:20:02 GMT -5
That would be a good catch for the club.
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Post by Giorbanguly on Jul 5, 2018 17:25:55 GMT -5
Russia-Sweden
Brazil-France
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2018 7:47:29 GMT -5
Why holiday abroad when you can stay in sunny England  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2018 10:52:14 GMT -5
FIFA really need to start coming down hard on this play-acting. Players caught doing it need to be given red cards, retrospective if necessary, it'll soon stop. This shit is one of the main things preventing the sport from expanding into the remaining lucrative markets, such as the US.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2018 16:10:35 GMT -5
Inspired by watching Brazil tonight. I threw some scruffy clothes on and became Razzadinho |
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Post by Ariete on Jul 6, 2018 16:35:28 GMT -5
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