The EURO 2008 Thread

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killadoob said:
no your resting the full strength team in hope of them losing :)
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Why would you play your key players and risk injuring them if you already know you qualifed for the next round.
Portugal did the correct decission, play your subs get them some game time incase they needed at a later stage and rest your key players so they will be 100% fit for the knockout stages.
 
keep momentum

keep that winning mentality

keep a good team together for an extended period of time

your key players could get injured during training
 
killadoob said:
keep momentum

keep that winning mentality

keep a good team together for an extended period of time

your key players could get injured during training
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how long u been watching football as this concept seems foreign to you, this is normal practice in world football.Every club/country does it, look at liverpool for example you think he does that rotation system for a laugh.
 
i know what your saying but if i was the holland coach i would keep the team together and get another good result

Defeat to Romania at the Stade de Suisse ****dorf would see both 2006 World Cup finalists eliminated and Victor Piturca's team progress to the last eight.

Van Nistelrooy is keen for the Dutch not to show a chink in their armour, however, and continue the momentum they have built up.

seems foreign to Ruud as well
 
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SuPaStA said:
how long u been watching football as this concept seems foreign to you, this is normal practice in world football.Every club/country does it, look at liverpool for example you think he does that rotation system for a laugh.
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But what Portugal did was just not on. You can't make 8 changes at a go.
If Portugal lost that game by 5-0, I'm telling you it would have a negative imapct on the squad for the next game.
 
You people are talking as if they played a crap team, the people on the bench are the best that the country can offer.Its not like a player they got on a free transfer and has never played a full game.

The players on the bench are in the starting lineup for many of the big clubs around europe/world.

Holland would be stupid not to rest their players and if they dont I'm sure sweden are going to be very happy.

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Just checked and:
The Netherlands are likely to leave out Andre Ooijer,Nigel de Jong.
John Heitinga and Demy de Zeeuw are likely to deputise, while Arjen Robben is expected to start his first match after two substitute appearances.
Van Basten is expected to rest at least five of the starting line-up

Like I said they would be stupid not to rest players.
 
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well you could say the same thing about portugal

yet they lost 2-0 to the swiss :) so while they may have good back up players it does not mean they will perform :)

italy france draw i rate tnite :)
 
read my previous post from the bbc:
"Van Basten is expected to rest at least five of the starting line-up"
Like me and kule said its about resting your key players not "throwing" a game.

Its not Holland's job to beat teams for Italy/france, they shouldnt have got themselves in that position.
 
Heita_Hola said:
But what Portugal did was just not on. You can't make 8 changes at a go.
If Portugal lost that game by 5-0, I'm telling you it would have a negative imapct on the squad for the next game.
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Whats not on? Making 8 changes? Croatia made 9 changes for theor last game. 9! Cos they needed to rest players. Portugal did it. Its common practise.

killadoob said:
well you could say the same thing about portugal

yet they lost 2-0 to the swiss :) so while they may have good back up players it does not mean they will perform :)

italy france draw i rate tnite :)
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Its called RESTING players. No team goes playing with the same team from start to finish. No team!
 
They will be in the quarters next. Who rests players in the quarters?? LoL :D

Maybe they gonna rest players in the final as well. :D :D
 
Kule said:
Whats not on? Making 8 changes? Croatia made 9 changes for theor last game. 9! Cos they needed to rest players. Portugal did it. Its common practise.



Its called RESTING players. No team goes playing with the same team from start to finish. No team!
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you said no team goes a whole tournament :)

germany will :)

although not by choice just being facetious :p
 
Why must everything be put in layman's terms when explaing football on this forum, no team BY CHOICE would go through a tournament not resting players.

Any manager takes any chance he has to rest players and it has nothing to do with them not wanting to win.
 
Glad we got that resting players issue sorted :D

France 2 - 1 Italy
 
Ned with rested players will beat Rom 1 - 0.
Italy to beat France 2 - 1!!!:)

I predict the future hehehe, forgot to tell you guys...
 
would be typical of italy to come through, as i said they always start badly and scrap through

then they get stronger :)
 
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