The Euro 2012 thread

[kennyrester]

Barozi said:

deathgod33 said:
Germany is going to absolutely demolish Greece. Either them or Spain is winning it this year. Only problem is that Germany has a lot of young players, and they play bad second halves.

True, our second half performances are awful so far.
Against Denmark I think we played our best football in the first half (just didn't use our opportunities) and then a sudden drop in half two.

I don't know about that, I thought you were very good in the second half against the Dutch. In some ways the period after Van Persie's goal was Gerrmany's most impressive of the tournament so far. They took the pace out of the game and totally restricted the Netherlands' time on the ball without a hint of panic. I know a lot has been said about how poor the Dutch were but they created plenty of chances and lots of teams would have crumbled after that goal. Playing with that level of control and maturity when leading is just as important in tournament football as creativity and attacking when drawing or behind. Although I still just about think Spain are  better Germany have impressed me most in the group stage. Given their easier quarter final draw (assuming Spain don't end up playing Ukraine) I would make them my slight favourites to win it.