Greece has won Euro 2004
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Greece has won Euro 2004
Wow who have tought that they would win Euro 2004 but yeah tis good for them !
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Belisarius
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It is.
And a well deserved victory at that. They beat Portugal twice, and France, and the Czechs, and...
Some say boring 70's style of defensive soccer, but why blame them for the opposing teams' inability to adapt to their play. It's not like they didn't have time to study. Congrats Greece!
Next thing to look forward to: the olympics. and the 2006 WC soccer qualifications..
And a well deserved victory at that. They beat Portugal twice, and France, and the Czechs, and...
Some say boring 70's style of defensive soccer, but why blame them for the opposing teams' inability to adapt to their play. It's not like they didn't have time to study. Congrats Greece!
Next thing to look forward to: the olympics. and the 2006 WC soccer qualifications..
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boring 70's style of defensive soccer,
Well the greek do not just pile 11 man in front of the goal like some other "underdgos" do. They defend in depth. Which is great since they don´tplay destructive football. Then they also seek their chances in attacking.
And who sayed that succesfull soccer must be "modern". Well, maybe this is modern now [;)], since all those fancy multi million Euro modern teams failed big time.
Well done Greece! I´m happy for you guys, party on!
But now it´s time to give us Otto back, hehehehe [:'(]
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Is the olympic stadium built yet? [:D]
Put them to work on it!
Put them to work on it!
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They played like Germans used to in the last century,dull but effective.
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They played like Germans used to in the last century,dull but effective.
True, but that´s still better then playing fancy and ineffective [;)]
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Hi!
They played well as a "team."
And got the result they deserved.
Here's to Greece...
Ray (alias Lava)
They played well as a "team."
And got the result they deserved.
Here's to Greece...
Ray (alias Lava)
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I am sorry, but this just shows how bad European soccer really is.
Take the latins (specially the Brazilians) out of the Spanish, italian and English teams and get ready for the worse soccer match ever.
I really don´t see the point in playing defensive soccer, its just so bad to watch.
Take the latins (specially the Brazilians) out of the Spanish, italian and English teams and get ready for the worse soccer match ever.
I really don´t see the point in playing defensive soccer, its just so bad to watch.
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By the way, I was watching some greeks crying out loud when their team was arriving in Greece with the trophy : "We conquered Europe !! We are the best !! Bring Brazil to us !!"
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Take Ronaldo away from the Brazilian team and they´re no cent better then any European team.
I would like to see how Brazil plays against Greece. They had quite a few problems against the (bad) germans in the finals, remember [;)] ?
I would like to see how Brazil plays against Greece. They had quite a few problems against the (bad) germans in the finals, remember [;)] ?
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What? I would take Ronaldinho in my team over Ronaldo anytime
The best ntl teams in my opinions and right now are Brazil, France. But the victory of Greece in Euro2004 is heralding what will be the WC 2006. It won't be won by a european team nor by Brazil.
The best ntl teams in my opinions and right now are Brazil, France. But the victory of Greece in Euro2004 is heralding what will be the WC 2006. It won't be won by a european team nor by Brazil.
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What! Who is going to win?
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RE: Greece has won Euro 2004
I know someone who predicted this result and won £200. He is also pretty good at predicting personal life and has things to say about the economy which are also coming about.
As for who will win WC2006, I will let you in on it nearer the time.
Didn't Greece's German coach 'know' the referee? 'Not wishing to imply bias. The Greeks played the game as cleanly as the English. Whereas you'd have to admit there were some very questionable decisions made against the English when they played Portugal (who in fact LOST) including a disallowed goal.
Did anyone else notice that the penalty spot was clearly 'farmed' to disadvantage Beckham - the sodding ball was sinking into the ground - absolute farce!
England 2006!
h40
As for who will win WC2006, I will let you in on it nearer the time.
Didn't Greece's German coach 'know' the referee? 'Not wishing to imply bias. The Greeks played the game as cleanly as the English. Whereas you'd have to admit there were some very questionable decisions made against the English when they played Portugal (who in fact LOST) including a disallowed goal.
Did anyone else notice that the penalty spot was clearly 'farmed' to disadvantage Beckham - the sodding ball was sinking into the ground - absolute farce!
England 2006!
h40
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What! Who is going to win?
The Marsians [;)]
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I know someone who predicted this result and won £200. He is also pretty good at predicting personal life and has things to say about the economy which are also coming about.
That´s nothing, you heard about that british that did win 458.000 Euro, by betting on Greece before the championships started. It made the news here.
Didn't Greece's German coach 'know' the referee? 'Not wishing to imply bias. The Greeks played the game as cleanly as the English. Whereas you'd have to admit there were some very questionable decisions made against the English when they played Portugal (who in fact LOST) including a disallowed goal.
Yes, they´re both germans. And of course they "know" each others from various encounters in the german Bundesliga [8|]. Merk actually banned Rehagel quite a few times. They´re not friends or so. They work in the same business, as so many that work in football [;)]. I think they have some local roots. IIRC both or from the Kaiserslautern area. Schwaben.
I´m really fedup with all this "referee" excuse BS. To win a game you have to first score, all teams that really bitched publicaly about the referees had more then enough chances to win their games. I find i pretty pathetic to blame the referes (they´re allways bad, everybody kows that) or NIKE's football shoes (Totti) or to tight socks (Totti) if you fail to win your game.
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... IIRC both or from the Kaiserslautern area. Schwaben.
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Kaiserstautern? Schwaben?
If I have ever seen an insult, this is one!
Kaiserslauterner are Pfälzer!
They have nothing in common with Schwaben!
Stuttgarter are Schwaben! [:)]
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... IIRC both or from the Kaiserslautern area. Schwaben.
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Kaiserstautern? Schwaben?
If I have ever seen an insult, this is one!
Kaiserslauterner are Pfälzer!
They have nothing in common with Schwaben!
Stuttgarter are Schwaben! [:)]
That´s all the same to me ..... both speak a wierd accent [:'(][;)]
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kom blos no schtuargart, na zeig i dr wer n akkzent het! [8D]
RE: Greece has won Euro 2004
hello everybody,
let me tell you my comments ,since i am Greek.
It is obvious of course that everyone in Greece went crazy with what happened.
We are very proud of our team but we still realize our limitations.
Noone thinks that suddenly we became one of the superpowers in football.
Someone mentioned that Greeks were crying "bring Brazil to us!".
It is true that we were singing a song saying something like that.
It is misleading if someone thinks that we actually beleive that we can battle on equal terms with any superpower in football since we are now the European champions.
Fans just improvised and sang funny things .That is all.
We know that we will still be the underdogs in any game against Brazil or France or Spain or Portugal.
Regarding the playing style we adopted during Euro2004 and if this is good or bad for football ,i have to say the following.
I do not beleive that this "defensive" style is going to change football.
This type of style maximizes the chances for an underdog to beat a stronger opponent.
I beleive that if two equal teams compete against each other , they do not have to win anything by letting their opponent the advantage of having more possesion of the ball.
This defensive style did not help Greece in creating more attacking opportunities than the other opponents.
In fact ,it was the other teams that had more chances for achieving a goal since our attacking players weer not risking often to leave the defence and go forward .
Greece rightfully won ,cause it had the ability (and lack) to take advantage of the much fewer opportunities it had.It was a matter of effectiveness.
So, what would be the advantage for any strong team to adopt a style that minimizes the number of opportunities for scoring?
In spite of the above , i feel that this Greek team deserves the respect of everybody.
There are three elements that are essential for football and any other sport.
One is the technical ability and inspiration-creativity , the second is the fighting spirit and the third is the team bond and cooperation.
Brazilians might be masters regarding the first element which is relative also to the entertaiment of the neutral spectator of the match.Still we have to remember that although Brazil had a team with fantastic players like Socrates -Falcao and so on, they were not able to win the world cup.
Personally i beleive that Brazilian team (1982 and 1986) was the most entertaining to watch (i am not old enough to have any experience before 1982).
Still, the truth is that Brazil returned to victories, only after they adopted a more "european-pragmatic approach" in their style.
This did not destroy the beauty of their play although it undermined it,but it was still exciting to see an effective Brazilian team.
Similarily, i have equally enjoyed and admired epic battles of the German football team to reverse a match and win a game that seemed to be lost.They showed perfect examples of the other two elements which are not related directly to entertainment.
On the other hand ,sports is not just to entertain people.
It is also to inspire and educate them.
When someone shows me that nothing is impossible as long as you give 100% of what you have and pursue systematically whatever small chances you have, i equally admire him.
In this Eurocap, it was the Greek team i admired and that is why i feel proud of them.
As a last comment , i have to say that it is good for football to have shocking surprises once every 10 or 20 years.
This makes things much more interesting - unlike basketball where the nature of the game does not help the undedogs to beat favorites.
The Greek win in Euro2004 should not concern anybody regarding the nature of modern football.
It will be a real problem ,only if we see in the near future that the underdog Greece has become suddenly one of the superpowers of world football by playing this "defensive" football.
let me tell you my comments ,since i am Greek.
It is obvious of course that everyone in Greece went crazy with what happened.
We are very proud of our team but we still realize our limitations.
Noone thinks that suddenly we became one of the superpowers in football.
Someone mentioned that Greeks were crying "bring Brazil to us!".
It is true that we were singing a song saying something like that.
It is misleading if someone thinks that we actually beleive that we can battle on equal terms with any superpower in football since we are now the European champions.
Fans just improvised and sang funny things .That is all.
We know that we will still be the underdogs in any game against Brazil or France or Spain or Portugal.
Regarding the playing style we adopted during Euro2004 and if this is good or bad for football ,i have to say the following.
I do not beleive that this "defensive" style is going to change football.
This type of style maximizes the chances for an underdog to beat a stronger opponent.
I beleive that if two equal teams compete against each other , they do not have to win anything by letting their opponent the advantage of having more possesion of the ball.
This defensive style did not help Greece in creating more attacking opportunities than the other opponents.
In fact ,it was the other teams that had more chances for achieving a goal since our attacking players weer not risking often to leave the defence and go forward .
Greece rightfully won ,cause it had the ability (and lack) to take advantage of the much fewer opportunities it had.It was a matter of effectiveness.
So, what would be the advantage for any strong team to adopt a style that minimizes the number of opportunities for scoring?
In spite of the above , i feel that this Greek team deserves the respect of everybody.
There are three elements that are essential for football and any other sport.
One is the technical ability and inspiration-creativity , the second is the fighting spirit and the third is the team bond and cooperation.
Brazilians might be masters regarding the first element which is relative also to the entertaiment of the neutral spectator of the match.Still we have to remember that although Brazil had a team with fantastic players like Socrates -Falcao and so on, they were not able to win the world cup.
Personally i beleive that Brazilian team (1982 and 1986) was the most entertaining to watch (i am not old enough to have any experience before 1982).
Still, the truth is that Brazil returned to victories, only after they adopted a more "european-pragmatic approach" in their style.
This did not destroy the beauty of their play although it undermined it,but it was still exciting to see an effective Brazilian team.
Similarily, i have equally enjoyed and admired epic battles of the German football team to reverse a match and win a game that seemed to be lost.They showed perfect examples of the other two elements which are not related directly to entertainment.
On the other hand ,sports is not just to entertain people.
It is also to inspire and educate them.
When someone shows me that nothing is impossible as long as you give 100% of what you have and pursue systematically whatever small chances you have, i equally admire him.
In this Eurocap, it was the Greek team i admired and that is why i feel proud of them.
As a last comment , i have to say that it is good for football to have shocking surprises once every 10 or 20 years.
This makes things much more interesting - unlike basketball where the nature of the game does not help the undedogs to beat favorites.
The Greek win in Euro2004 should not concern anybody regarding the nature of modern football.
It will be a real problem ,only if we see in the near future that the underdog Greece has become suddenly one of the superpowers of world football by playing this "defensive" football.
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hello everybody,
let me tell you my comments ,since i am Greek.
It is obvious of course that everyone in Greece went crazy with what happened.
We are very proud of our team but we still realize our limitations.
Noone thinks that suddenly we became one of the superpowers in football.
Congrats to Greece! You guys did deserve the championships, I´m very happy for your team and can imagine that the whole of Greece simply went nuts on sunday. Man, all the greeks here in Bonn went completly nuts [;)]. Reminded me of how I went nuts when we made last world chmapionships final round, the european champioships in 1996 or even more when we won the world championships in 1990 [:D]
Now give us Otto back [;)]