The bad side of summer
Posted 02-07-2008 at 11:44 AM by UsR EXTR3ME
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Euro 2008 was an amazing tournament.
Some say that the reason for this was that England played no role in the competition, so English fans were not spending all of June worrying about their team, and instead sitting back and enjoying the drama - something we had plenty of.
Others say that it was down to the lack of hype before the competition even started. That's true, simply because the tournament looked weeks away, before it was upon us in a flash.
I say it was down to both factors. The hype in England never really existed because England were non-existant in Austria and Switzerland.
We may have felt let down had we all have been buzzing before the first match, because both Switzerland and the Czech's played out a somewhat mediocre performance to open the tournament. Portugal did what they were expected to do against Turkey an hour later, and the tournament was go.
In fact, Euro 2008 never really got going until Holland started playing. I still believe that had they have kept their group-stage form in their game against Russia, they would have easily made it to the Final, and probably against Spain. What a Final that would have been.
But coming away from Euro 2008, it is clear now that the huge disadvantage of these intense summer tournaments, is that it is like a holiday. Holidays are great fun, and provide more enjoyment than your home would, but they always seem to fly by.
Euro 2008 came and went. I have to admit, I was starting to get a little bemused by Group D, particularly since I was meant to keep my Euro 2008 thread alive, by commenting on one of the most boring teams ever known: Greece.
No goals, rubbish defending, boring style. They didn't even have style really.
Coming home from a hectic day and straight onto the computer for hours on end, was getting annoying. And the tournament became so much easier to enjoy once the games were starting at 7:45pm, and not 5pm. I had more time to do other things.
At that time though, the tournament took off. Similarly to a bus: they take ages to accelerate, but then you give it 20 rockets, and it flies away.
And now Euro 2008 has gone for four years. Such excitement has turned to memories - memories that will never be forgotten.
Football has also gone. Watching every match, every day for 20 days may have been getting a little tiresome, but now there is no football at all, and I simply can't wait for the new season.
I may well be attempting to follow other European leagues such as La Liga and Serie A, and perhaps one or two other well known leagues in Europe, but not into as much detail as I do with the UK leagues, and I'm not promising anything yet.
But at the minute, I am sitting here ill, with nothing to do.
Summer = no football. No football = no fun. At the minute anyway. Ah well, 6 weeks to go, over 40 days left...
Some say that the reason for this was that England played no role in the competition, so English fans were not spending all of June worrying about their team, and instead sitting back and enjoying the drama - something we had plenty of.
Others say that it was down to the lack of hype before the competition even started. That's true, simply because the tournament looked weeks away, before it was upon us in a flash.
I say it was down to both factors. The hype in England never really existed because England were non-existant in Austria and Switzerland.
We may have felt let down had we all have been buzzing before the first match, because both Switzerland and the Czech's played out a somewhat mediocre performance to open the tournament. Portugal did what they were expected to do against Turkey an hour later, and the tournament was go.
In fact, Euro 2008 never really got going until Holland started playing. I still believe that had they have kept their group-stage form in their game against Russia, they would have easily made it to the Final, and probably against Spain. What a Final that would have been.
But coming away from Euro 2008, it is clear now that the huge disadvantage of these intense summer tournaments, is that it is like a holiday. Holidays are great fun, and provide more enjoyment than your home would, but they always seem to fly by.
Euro 2008 came and went. I have to admit, I was starting to get a little bemused by Group D, particularly since I was meant to keep my Euro 2008 thread alive, by commenting on one of the most boring teams ever known: Greece.
No goals, rubbish defending, boring style. They didn't even have style really.
Coming home from a hectic day and straight onto the computer for hours on end, was getting annoying. And the tournament became so much easier to enjoy once the games were starting at 7:45pm, and not 5pm. I had more time to do other things.
At that time though, the tournament took off. Similarly to a bus: they take ages to accelerate, but then you give it 20 rockets, and it flies away.
And now Euro 2008 has gone for four years. Such excitement has turned to memories - memories that will never be forgotten.
Football has also gone. Watching every match, every day for 20 days may have been getting a little tiresome, but now there is no football at all, and I simply can't wait for the new season.
I may well be attempting to follow other European leagues such as La Liga and Serie A, and perhaps one or two other well known leagues in Europe, but not into as much detail as I do with the UK leagues, and I'm not promising anything yet.
But at the minute, I am sitting here ill, with nothing to do.
Summer = no football. No football = no fun. At the minute anyway. Ah well, 6 weeks to go, over 40 days left...
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Good, but one crucial mistake- Holland v. Spain would've been a Semi, not a Final...Posted 10-07-2008 at 05:37 PM by Maxen13
