Soccer Thread - Premier League/MLS/La Liga/Serie A...etc

[Night Rider]

N. Ireland beat Denmark 2-1, but we still have to beat Spain and hope other results go our way.

Even so, a couple of years ago we broke the record for most games without scoring a goal, and now we're a game away from qualifying for Euro2008!

What the fuck's that about

[Night Rider]

Tomorrow night...

England V Croatia (England need a point to qualify)

Spain V N. Ireland (we need to win and hope Latvia beat Sweden to qualify)

[blckhaze]

Tomorrow night...

England V Croatia (England need a point to qualify)

Spain V N. Ireland (we need to win and hope Latvia beat Sweden to qualify)

the pressure is off england, even missing their top two strikers. Personally, i think this helps England tactically because if they play the 4-5-1 with lampard, gerrad in the middle, beckham on the right(?) joe cole on the left, and bale playing the holding role, they can set the tempo, and if becks is becks, crouch will have his way in the air. they don have tery which could be problematic, but bale can help cover.

prediction: 1-0 England (in lanpard and gerrard let becks take the FKs :P)

[bob85]

never was a soccer fan growing up
being in the US we dont have much coverage of any soccer, only the World Cup and Champions League, but i must admit that after the 2006 Champions League final between Barcelona and I think it was Arsenal, i was hooked on soccer

i try to stay up with everything online, but it just sucks not being able to watch the games, only seeing the highlights online
but i guess i can give my favorite teams
Serie A Inter Milan
Bundesliga Bayern Munich
English Premiership Chelsea
Espana Primera Valencia

International teams I like are Germany, Spain, and Italy

[Night Rider]

My predictions:


England 2-1 Croatia

Spain 0-1 N. Ireland

k/o in 2 1/2 hours

[Night Rider]

England 2-3 Croatia

Spain 1-0 N. Ireland

Both teams fail to qualify..

[Coroner]

England 2-3 Croatia

Spain 1-0 N. Ireland

Both teams fail to qualify..

I am an Austrian of Croatian ancestry and I tell you: PWNED!

Croatia´s game was incredible and I finally got to see a championship without England in 2008. Tonight you´ve seen what real soccer is.

[Night Rider]

I'm not too bothered about England although my grandad is English. They didn't deserve to win if I'm being honest. Croatia outplayed them and could have been 3 or 4-0 up at one stage. Croatia look a good team and they'll do well at Euro 2008. It's hard to pick a favourite because France, Italy, Holland, Portugal etc have all been playing average football. Germany look the best at this stage but there's a long way to go.

[Coroner]

I'm not too bothered about England although my grandad is English. They didn't deserve to win if I'm being honest. Croatia outplayed them and could have been 3 or 4-0 up at one stage. Croatia look a good team and they'll do well at Euro 2008. It's hard to pick a favourite because France, Italy, Holland, Portugal etc have all been playing average football. Germany look the best at this stage but there's a long way to go.

I was surprised by Northern Ireland during this qualifying run. They became a good team and had good chances to make it to the EURO 2008 but time wasn´t on their side.

[Night Rider]

Yeah I was shocked too.We beat Spain, Sweden, Denmark but lost twice to Iceland and once to Latvia. We had it in our hands with 4 games to go and we blew it.