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Portugal are a decent outside bet IMO. They have a better team now than when they won the Euros

Just saw Spain are second seeds for this. Bit strange

The English fans will shit themselves in front of the Russians again

Jedinak hat trick is a bit weird

All his goals were nice but Eriksen was helped a lot by the fact we played the second half without a midfield

Ander Herrera is a little creep

MON is clueless tactically. Well done to Denmark

MON has lost his marbles with these subs

That's the end of that

Shit

Surprisingly open this. Think we'll score again

Fuck

That's the best passage of play I've ever seen from an Ireland team

Get the fuck in there Duffy

I'd put up with a bit of diving and rolling around if the alternative is a team with little quality defending in their own box for 90 minutes. I realise how shit a style my own national team have and don't blame anyone else for not wanting Ireland there

Every national team is just so well organised these days

Serie A has five teams really challenging for the title this season

I don't get what people mean by this - "as contests?" It's diabolical as a contest the PL. So many teams are happy to keep it tight for 90 minutes. So many teams s*** scared to play football. Beyond the top teams - Watford play a bit of decent football. Bournemouth and Swansea try but don't look like scoring. Southampton? Utterly boring. WBA - boring. NUFC - boring. Brigthon - boring. Stoke - boring. Burnley - boring. It's more about how any one team can beat any team, again as a contest it's quite exciting or fairly open. Take Burnley beating the Champions in their own back yard or bottom side Palace beating them, without a goal or a point prior. Would that happen in La Liga, Italy or in Germany? The quality of player is slightly higher abroad and maybe even the actual football, but nowhere is a game more evenly contested than in the PL, and that's what makes it so special and enjoying. Not to this old cynic, but to a global audience. There is no denying this, hence the huge viewing figures and interest in our game. There is an intensity to the PL that has no rival either. That's down to the rivalry in our game and the physical element. Like it or not, the PL is for more exciting as a contest between two sides than any other league and I'm it's biggest critic, or one of them. The quality is often poor to average and rarely special these days, but when it clicks it's special. Extra special and thing abroad can match that outside of El Classico. Girona beat Real Madrid a few weeks ago, Betis beat Real Madrid a few weeks before that As did Spurs. Real Madrid clearly aren't at their best at the moment, I think HTT's point still stands because it's a regular occurrence in the PL. Personally I think the overall quality in the league this season is much higher than it has been - mainly due to the promoted teams being a lot stronger than the teams that came up last season, as well as Sunderland finally no longer stinking out the league. Aye, Roma beat Chelsea 3-0 as well but HTT didn't bring that up

I don't get what people mean by this - "as contests?" It's diabolical as a contest the PL. So many teams are happy to keep it tight for 90 minutes. So many teams s*** scared to play football. Beyond the top teams - Watford play a bit of decent football. Bournemouth and Swansea try but don't look like scoring. Southampton? Utterly boring. WBA - boring. NUFC - boring. Brigthon - boring. Stoke - boring. Burnley - boring. It's more about how any one team can beat any team, again as a contest it's quite exciting or fairly open. Take Burnley beating the Champions in their own back yard or bottom side Palace beating them, without a goal or a point prior. Would that happen in La Liga, Italy or in Germany? The quality of player is slightly higher abroad and maybe even the actual football, but nowhere is a game more evenly contested than in the PL, and that's what makes it so special and enjoying. Not to this old cynic, but to a global audience. There is no denying this, hence the huge viewing figures and interest in our game. There is an intensity to the PL that has no rival either. That's down to the rivalry in our game and the physical element. Like it or not, the PL is for more exciting as a contest between two sides than any other league and I'm it's biggest critic, or one of them. The quality is often poor to average and rarely special these days, but when it clicks it's special. Extra special and thing abroad can match that outside of El Classico. Girona beat Real Madrid a few weeks ago, Betis beat Real Madrid a few weeks before that

In terms of a spectacle it's dog s*** outside of Man City and Spurs at the moment. Liverpool and Arsenal are ok to watch but their style is hyped up. After that there's there's nothing, and far too many managers are getting credit for being organised and defensive and nothing more, it's the easiest way to play. Name a better league in terms of entertainment? There’s only one decent game in the Spanish league and that’s El Classico. Series A is s***, the Dutch league is s***, the French league is s***, there’s only one game worth watching in the German league. For pure entertainment and unpredictability the PL is the best in the world, hence why it’s watched all over the world. Do you watch Serie A or La Liga? Not any more. I used to watch loads of football but I just find it too slow and boring in comparison. To be fair I only really watch us and the big games in the Premier League now as well. There’s no doubt that players in other leagues are technically superior but for me the leagues aren’t anywhere near as entertaining. In fact I’d rather watch the Championship Serie A especially is really entertaining this season. Real Madrid and Barca aren't just hammering teams every week this season either

In terms of a spectacle it's dog s*** outside of Man City and Spurs at the moment. Liverpool and Arsenal are ok to watch but their style is hyped up. After that there's there's nothing, and far too many managers are getting credit for being organised and defensive and nothing more, it's the easiest way to play. Name a better league in terms of entertainment? There’s only one decent game in the Spanish league and that’s El Classico. Series A is shit, the Dutch league is shit, the French league is shit, there’s only one game worth watching in the German league. For pure entertainment and unpredictability the PL is the best in the world, hence why it’s watched all over the world. Do you watch Serie A or La Liga?

no

That's just the way football is now. Was watching the highlights of the 1986 World Cup Final last week and the space on the pitch was unbelievable to me. The teams looked like they couldn't be arsed defending

I thought it was class personally

Hate Sweden at international tournaments. So boring. Fair play though. Ventura is an idiot