Euro: Group A: SUI vs. FRA & ROU vs. ALB, 6/19/2016

[Cush]

Albania up 1-0

 

[Just Win]

Albania up 1:0

 

[bluesfan94]

Wow tatarusanu (sp?) played that miserably

 

[Eisen]

Ref played advantage.

I guess so, but I killed the entire momentum of the attack.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Two limited teams, Romania scoring twice is something I can't see happening. Albania in decent shape to progress but probably another goal is needed with their current GD

 

[Shrimper]

Albania will probably need another goal.

But I think they would still need the teams in Group E and D to draw or lose depending on who they're playing really, I think.

 

[Live in the Now]

Swiss goalie is particularly bad.

Is he playing like that in Gladbach usually?

No, not usually. Was great against Albania last weekend as well.

Just so happened to have Sadiku in a DFS lineup

 

[cgf]

If France play in the second half the way they played for most of that first half and the Swiss will win the group.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Albania will probably need another goal.

But I think they would still need the teams in Group E and D to draw or lose depending on who they're playing really, I think.

They need two of the following if they fail to score another goal

- They need Northern Ireland to lose by at least 3 goals to Germany
- Hope Sweden/Ireland fail to win (I see Italy using a lot of subs in their game against Ireland so that's not a given despite Ireland being limited)
- Wales get a result against Russia + England beat Slovakia by 3+ goals
- Turkey-Czech ends in a draw or a one goal Turkey win

Group F is too complicated for now

 

[Evilo]

If France play in the second half the way they played for most of that first half and the Swiss will win the group.

France clearly was the better team IMO.
Switzerland needs to win and I don't see them winning if the second half is the same as the first.

I stand by my draw prediction.

 

[Live in the Now]

They need two of the following if they fail to score another goal

- They need Northern Ireland to lose by at least 3 goals to Germany
- Hope Sweden/Ireland fail to win (I see Italy using a lot of subs in their game against Ireland so that's not a given despite Ireland being limited)
- Turkey-Czech ends in a draw or a one goal Turkey win

I can see all three of these but especially the first two.

 

[Turtleneck Plek]

What's this France kit? Why did they switch it from the blue & red shoulders?

 

[cgf]

France clearly was the better team IMO.
Switzerland needs to win and I don't see them winning if the second half is the same as the first.

I stand by my draw prediction.

For the first ~15 minutes I'd agree. But by the end of the half the swiss where the team controlling the match, while you guys wait for Coman or Pogba to make some magic happen that would decide things.

 

[Evilo]

For the first ~15 minutes I'd agree. But by the end of the half the swiss where the team controlling the match, while you guys wait for Coman or Pogba to make some magic happen that would decide things.

I didn't see Switzerland controlling much of anything.

 

[Shrimper]

The French can't even make a good football.

 

[Evilo]

Evra misses the easiest control ever and then loses the ball.
It's like we're playing at 10 vs 12...

 

[cgf]

Evra misses the easiest control ever and then loses the ball.
It's like we're playing at 10 vs 12...

A match featuring Evra and Djourou is 10 v 10 v 2

 

[Shrimper]

This is going to finish 0-0 isn't it?

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Payet coming on, wooo

 

[cgf]

This is going to finish 0-0 isn't it?

Nah, france is getting enough room on the break to abuse Djourou...even with Schar covering for him.

And if france keep letting the swiss hold onto the ball like this, they'll leak one to.

 

[cgf]

Payet coming on, wooo

How he doesn't start every match for France (alongside HBA), I will never understand.

 

[Evilo]

France has stayed in the lockerroom apparently.

 

[Shrimper]

Christ, what is wrong with this pitch?

 

[cgf]

Payet comes on and france is instantly better. Shocking.

 

[Shrimper]

Yeah, this is finishing 0-0.