Comments on: Euro 2008 open thread

By: theodor

theodor — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:53:40 +0000

I guess it was a fair deal this sunday: poland’s podolski made germany win and germany’s bmw allowed poland’s kubica to win.

By: P O Neill

P O Neill — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:08:31 +0000

Of course the host team struggles a part of it but it would be nice if any match had featured more than one team scoring.

By: Toader

Toader — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:53:56 +0000

Poor Poland. They lost because the Polish-born Podolski scored two goals.

By: Doug Merrill

Doug Merrill — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:53:02 +0000

No goals for the hosts…

By: P O Neill

P O Neill — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:03:13 +0000

Looking at this match in Vienna is a reminder of the downside of using multi-purpose venues for the tournament — crowd is very far from the action, especially at the ends.

By: Guy

Guy — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:41:22 +0000

Not to mention the fact that two of the Slav squads are coached by Dutchmen.

By: P O Neill

P O Neill — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:11:56 +0000

Having the three Polish born players on the German squad makes the geopolitical interpretation a bit more complicated.