1958 was a long time ago. The team has been brilliant and the fans too. They have waited a long time. Shame they missed the final orgasm but that's sport. Well done you Welsh c****, you did yourselves proud.
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1958 was a long time ago. The team has been brilliant and the fans too. They have waited a long time. Shame they missed the final orgasm but that's sport. Well done you Welsh c****, you did yourselves proud.
- Jul 7, 2003
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Dreadful first half, and Portugal killed it very early in the second. I think it was 80 minutes before Wales had a meaningful shot. For all the hype about Bale, perhaps it's Ramsey who's the real heart of this team, as they've looked poor from start to finish tonight without him.
Bale has played tonight exactly like Ronaldo has been criticised for in other matches: shooting from ridiculous distances, running up blind alleys out of desperation to make something happen, and giving the ball away far too often.
Any team that brings on Simon Church to try and save a European Championship match really is having a laugh. In some respects it's a shame, as Portugal have largely stunk this tournament out. Hopefully Germany or France will stuff them in the final.
Bale has played tonight exactly like Ronaldo has been criticised for in other matches: shooting from ridiculous distances, running up blind alleys out of desperation to make something happen, and giving the ball away far too often.
Any team that brings on Simon Church to try and save a European Championship match really is having a laugh. In some respects it's a shame, as Portugal have largely stunk this tournament out. Hopefully Germany or France will stuff them in the final.
- Apr 5, 2014
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Seasidesage
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Did you brush past Ronaldo
Yeah he rolled around on the floor for 10 mins waving an imaginary yellow card...
tigertim68
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- Sep 3, 2012
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I think this match shows how awful this tournament has been , too many pub teams being over hyped
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Wales ended up playing like England and Bale playing like Rooney
- Jul 7, 2003
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Joniesta having a little teary moment there.
He shouldn't be upset though, as his performances in this tournament are sure to remind the Real Madrid & Barcelona scouts that he's still keen on the big move.
He shouldn't be upset though, as his performances in this tournament are sure to remind the Real Madrid & Barcelona scouts that he's still keen on the big move.
Mackenzie
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Unlucky Wales.
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At last, balance is restored in the football Galaxy ..
Raleigh Chopper
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Not a good idea to make such statements if you are English...
I wanted Wales to win, nothing to do with being English, they deserved it after the Belgium game and Portugal do not, and i detest Ronaldo.
I just saw all those kids at school this morning and all the hype, but i just thought that they would not play well tonight and unfortunately i was right.
I cant lord it up about being English after our shameful performance. Wales are officially better than England at football at the moment.
Cant believe that utter **** Giggs has his opinion when he used to choose which games he wanted to play in and pretended to be injured when he did not fancy it, he thought he was too good to play for Wales.
T soprano
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Another rubbish game in a rubbish tournament
Two average teams making it to the semi finals both playing dull rubbish football tonight
BLOODY RUBBISH!!!!!!!
Two average teams making it to the semi finals both playing dull rubbish football tonight
BLOODY RUBBISH!!!!!!!
Hype? Wales are short on talent, so without Ramsey it was always going to be a tough ask, as it would have been if Bale wasn't playing.
Because he knows the rest of his team aren't great, and that it would be down to him.
- Jul 7, 2003
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Of course. But it really has been Bale Bale Bale in the media, which was always a little unfair on (some of) his team mates, many of whom have made great contributions to the cause. That's all I meant. Ramsey was a huge loss.
Indeed he was. Bale did play pretty well in the tournament though.
Really?
I love Bale and I thought he was very meh.
1 goal that wasn't thrown in by a keeper and all round game was quiet.
HitchinSeagull
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- Aug 9, 2012
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Amazing how people have stated the new format is such a success based soley on the fact that many suppossedly smaller teams have got through to the knockout stages, thats been at the cost of fluid attacking football. England were woeful but at least they tried to attack in every game but played deeply negative teams throughout, Wales got to play teams who came out at them, the Russia Wales played was a very different proposition to the one England played with a stupidly high defensive line, Wales were magnificent against them but it really wasnt as hard a game as people made out. They also got lucky breaks, Belgium should have had both a penalty and a Welsh player sent off that cant continue indefinately, to hear Giggs stating that they were now a European force was the kind of hyperbole and nonsense which led England to the sad state they are in.
- Jul 7, 2003
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I'm still recovering from the shock of seeing Giggs actually turn up for a Wales game. I'd assumed he'd have picked up a knock en route.
- Apr 5, 2014
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Although, to be fair, that's not Bale's issue. He doesn't court it.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I think the hype about Wales has been overblown. They've beaten one decent side in Belgium but lost to a mediocre Portugal and woeful England side.
That said, they look cohesive, there's plenty of fight about them and the manager knows what he's doing.
That said, they look cohesive, there's plenty of fight about them and the manager knows what he's doing.