Euro 2012

Originally posted by scacchipazzo
Maradona elevated the play of his teammates. Messi plays poorly, everyone plays poorly. Unable to convert against Peter Chech? That says it all! NO big time hardware to show for his talent. Messi gets blown upon by a deender and down Messi goes. It is the Barcelona way. Don't get me wrong. His kills set is unlike anyone's in the world right now, yet he does really poorly on his national side. Give me Ronaldinho in his prime any day!

Messi can't make a difference once he's in Buenos Aires? I can't say you're wrong. Yes, Ronaldinho was more fun to watch. Both points taken.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
your living in a cultural vacuum,

I just love the irony.

Its awesome to be Scottish, you get to support every team that plays against the Angles and gives them a whuppin!

You poor, pathetic lot, do you really have so little sporting prowess to be proud of yourself that you must take your enjoyment from seeing the English beaten? And they're such an easy target, too... no real man would stoop as low as picking on the English.

Richard

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
24th June, 2012th, 700 anniversary of the English defeat at the hands of brave Scots at
the Battle of Bannockburn, when you were sent hame tae think again! Awesome.

Seven centuries ago was your first great victory over the English.
Ten score and one years later was your second great victory over the English.

And your third great victory over the English, in all the five hundred long years since? Never happened. They own you, and they own you for ever.

Even an ostrich doesn't stick its head in the sand that deeply.

Richard

Originally posted by scacchipazzo
Messi fails to impress me as much as he does he world. He's talented to be sure, but he functions as a center forward, not a striker. He just happens to be a high scoring center forward. I don't think I've seen Messi do actual strikes. He finesses his play too much to be a pure striker. I do not take away his supreme talent. I have never seen Messi make a Muller like or Borja like strike. As for Rooney he functions well in either role.

Well, that's the thing: the rest of the world doesn't mind a centre forward. A one-trick pony, such as a pure striker, is all very well, but we prefer our sportsmen to be less one-dimensional than that.

Richard

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
okay, now I am going to support England, its the only way you'll get jinxed out of the
competition! 😛

Pah. It didn't work for the Krauts, did it, you traitor?

Richard

Originally posted by Sake
And a diver.

Of course. That's why he's a folk hero in Scotland!

Richard

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
I just love the irony.

Its awesome to be Scottish, you get to support every team that plays against the Angles and gives them a whuppin!

You poor, pathetic lot, do you really have so little sporting prowess to be proud of yourself that you must take your enjoyment from seeing the English beaten? And they're such an easy target, too... no real man would stoop as low as picking on the English.

Richard

Erm cheers...😞

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
Well, that's the thing: the rest of the world doesn't mind a centre forward. A one-trick pony, such as a pure striker, is all very well, but we prefer our sportsmen to be less one-dimensional than that.

Richard

So the 4-3-3, with a centre forward, the system the Dutch are (were?) famous about is dead?

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
Pah. It didn't work for the Krauts, did it, you traitor?

Richard

it worked for the Ukraine, Sweden and almost worked for the French, no need to be
bitter, you'll see!

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
Fat butt, my man i have lost 3kg's since visiting the gym regularly, i plan to lose
another six then ill be too sexy for this forum! How good were Germany? If i was a
Morris dancing Angle id be quaking in my wifes underwear at the prospect of facing
Germany, thats if Spangleland fluke a win against Italy.

USA 5 Scotland 1 " lest ye nay ferget " or as our cousins over the atlantic would say "gee we sure whooped them there Scots " up the Angles !😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
I just love the irony.

Its awesome to be Scottish, you get to support every team that plays against the Angles and gives them a whuppin!

You poor, pathetic lot, do you really have so little sporting prowess to be proud of yourself that you must take your enjoyment from seeing the English beaten? And they're such an easy target, too... no real man would stoop as low as picking on the English.

Richard

have so little sporting prowess? did we not just whup Australia at rugby, is our tennis
player not the worlds number four, do we not also excel at snooker and elephant polo
my man, you know nothing! England deserve to be mocked, only today, the Scouser,
Gerrard was telling is that the English goalkeeper is the best in the world, i had to laugh!

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
Well, that's the thing: the rest of the world doesn't mind a centre forward. A one-trick pony, such as a pure striker, is all very well, but we prefer our sportsmen to be less one-dimensional than that.

Richard

Perhaps, but a true striker is always a thing of beauty. I certainly see your point as well and therein lays the reason as to why they are a disappearing breed. NO question multidimensional players present greater value since they can feed the ball on off days whereas an off day striker is fairly useless. I also think the greater athleticism of defenders nowadays makes a pure striker less effective.

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