Euro 2016 - ESPNFC blogger picks

alka...@hotmail.com

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Jun 7, 2016, 3:21:22 PM6/7/16

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So ESPNFC asked their country blogger of every country at the Euros to pick their winners, biggest disappointment, and biggest surprise.

Aggregate results:

Winner: France (15), Germany (7), Spain, Belgium

Biggest Flop: Italy (9), Belgium (4), Spain (2), England (2), Romania (2), Turkey, Croatia, Czech R, Germany, France, Portugal

Biggest Surprise: Austria (8), Poland (4), Slovakia (3), Wales (3), Portugal, England, Albania, Croatia, Turkey

Full list: http://www.espnfc.us/blog/espn-fc-united-blog/68/post/2876028/france-tipped-to-win-euro-2016-belgium-among-flops-griezmann-top-scorer

Werner Pichler

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Jun 9, 2016, 1:55:49 AM6/9/16

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On Tuesday, 7 June 2016 21:21:22 UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
> So ESPNFC asked their country blogger of every country at the Euros to pick their winners, biggest disappointment, and biggest surprise.
>
> Aggregate results:
>
> Winner: France (15), Germany (7), Spain, Belgium
>
> Biggest Flop: Italy (9), Belgium (4), Spain (2), England (2), Romania (2), Turkey, Croatia, Czech R, Germany, France, Portugal
>
> Biggest Surprise: Austria (8), Poland (4), Slovakia (3), Wales (3), Portugal,
> England, Albania, Croatia, Turkey

Huh. I'm worried now.

Ciao,
Werner

> Full list: http://www.espnfc.us/blog/espn-fc-united-blog/68/post/2876028/france-tipped-to-win-euro-2016-belgium-among-flops-griezmann-top-scorer

anders t

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Jun 9, 2016, 4:30:34 AM6/9/16

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Sweden isn't mentioned at all. Eurocrotoism? Not even Zlatan is mentioned!

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Werner Pichler

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Jun 9, 2016, 7:05:37 AM6/9/16

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Was that the glitch in your SophCon, too?

Ciao,
Werner

alka...@hotmail.com

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Jun 9, 2016, 7:28:14 AM6/9/16

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On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 1:55:49 AM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Tuesday, 7 June 2016 21:21:22 UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > So ESPNFC asked their country blogger of every country at the Euros to pick their winners, biggest disappointment, and biggest surprise.
> >
> > Aggregate results:
> >
> > Winner: France (15), Germany (7), Spain, Belgium
> >
> > Biggest Flop: Italy (9), Belgium (4), Spain (2), England (2), Romania (2), Turkey, Croatia, Czech R, Germany, France, Portugal
> >
> > Biggest Surprise: Austria (8), Poland (4), Slovakia (3), Wales (3), Portugal,
> > England, Albania, Croatia, Turkey
>
> Huh. I'm worried now.

The crushing weight of expectations.

My underdog is Croatia - what a stellar midfield.

anders t

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Jun 9, 2016, 11:38:26 AM6/9/16

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Quoting Werner Pichler in rec.sport.soccer:
>On Thursday, 9 June 2016 10:30:34 UTC+2, anders t wrote:
>> Quoting Werner Pichler in rec.sport.soccer:
>> >On Tuesday, 7 June 2016 21:21:22 UTC+2, alka...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> >> So ESPNFC asked their country blogger of every country at the Euros to
>> >> pick their winners, biggest disappointment, and biggest surprise.
>> >>
>> >> Aggregate results:
>> >>
>> >> Winner: France (15), Germany (7), Spain, Belgium
>> >>
>> >> Biggest Flop: Italy (9), Belgium (4), Spain (2), England (2), Romania (2),
>> >> Turkey, Croatia, Czech R, Germany, France, Portugal
>> >>
>> >> Biggest Surprise: Austria (8), Poland (4), Slovakia (3), Wales (3),
>> >> Portugal, England, Albania, Croatia, Turkey
>> >
>> >Huh. I'm worried now.
>> >
>> >Ciao,
>> >Werner
>> >
>> >> Full list: http://www.espnfc.us/blog/espn-fc-united-blog/68/post/2876028/france-tipped-to-win-euro-2016-belgium-among-flops-griezmann-top-scorer
>>
>>
>> Sweden isn't mentioned at all. Eurocrotoism? Not even Zlatan is mentioned!
>
>Was that the glitch in your SophCon, too?

I shall not reveal my secrets!

Jesper Lauridsen

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Jun 10, 2016, 3:08:04 PM6/10/16

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On 2016-06-07, alka...@hotmail.com <alka...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> So ESPNFC asked their country blogger of every country at the Euros to pick their winners, biggest disappointment, and biggest surprise.
>
> Aggregate results:
>
> Winner: France (15), Germany (7), Spain, Belgium

Germany is surprising given the poor performances since the world cup.

France I agree with, but surely we can't support them now that Cantona
has revealed their racism:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/26/eric-cantona-didier-deschamps-may-left-out-players-racial-grounds

“But Deschamps, he has a really French name. Maybe he is the only one
in France to have a truly French name. Nobody in his family mixed with
anybody, you know. Like the Mormons in America.

“So I’m not surprised he used the situation of Benzema not to take
him. Especially after Valls said he should not play for France. And
Ben Arfa is maybe the best player in France today. But they have some
origins. I am allowed to think about that.”

“Maybe no, but maybe yes. Why not? One thing is for sure – Benzema and
Ben Arfa are two of the best players in France and will not play the
European Championship. And for sure, Benzema and Ben Arfa, their
origins are north African. So, the debate is open.”

These categories are a bit difficult:

> Biggest Flop: Italy (9), Belgium (4), Spain (2), England (2), Romania (2), Turkey, Croatia, Czech R, Germany, France, Portugal

Teams we expect to do well, but we predict they'll be shit.

> Biggest Surprise: Austria (8), Poland (4), Slovakia (3), Wales (3), Portugal, England, Albania, Croatia, Turkey

Teams we expect to be crap, but predict to be good.