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Question: Who will win the Euro 2012?


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Poland 0 (0.0%) Russia 0 (0.0%) Czech Rep. 0 (0.0%) Netherlands 3 (8.6%) Portugal 1 (2.9%) Germany 11 (31.4%) Spain 6 (17.1%) Italy 3 (8.6%) France 2 (5.7%) England 2 (5.7%) Sweden 1 (2.9%) Ukraine 0 (0.0%) Greece 1 (2.9%) Either Croatia or Ireland 4 (11.4%) Denmark 1 (2.9%) Total votes: 35 « Last Modified by: Smyslov_Fan on: 06/16/12 at 13:38:19 »

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Willempie God Member Offline I love ChessPublishing .com! Posts: 4312 Location: Holland Joined: 01/07/05	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #30 - 06/01/12 at 05:55:47	Post Tools	Print Post
	Well commercially it has started. One of the best commercial ideas so far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8rV4WcqHlI Now that is how you sell german cars

	If nothing else works, a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through.
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Mortal Games God Member Offline Posts: 587 Joined: 07/24/04 Gender:	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #29 - 05/31/12 at 18:12:51	Post Tools	Print Post
	Quote: If there are any surprises I hope they are positive. Seen some news stories lately with news vids from Ukraine of Nazi groups saluting in the stands and attacking people in the audience, while the police stand watching passively, creates an uneasy feeling about the whole championship... Yes I hope too, and that is the kind of problem that Blatter and FIFA seems to never take on account when choosing the countries (only money is on their heads) and the same goes to Russia or Qatar. Maybe they put all the army on the streets, but for african teams it will be complicated. In Qatar I want to see if that lady from latin america who puts the iphone inside her brests will do the same there. I doubt it. Poland is a major concern too and is a paradox because they were the first to be invaded by nazis before the second world war.

	It has been said that chess players are good at two things, Chess and Excuses. It has also been said that Chess is where all excuses fail! In order to win you must dare to fail!
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battleangel Ex Member	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #28 - 05/31/12 at 17:07:37	Post Tools	Print Post
	Hopefully germany , but spain is also a possibility, I'd say it will be one of them, chances are 50:50. For me the dark horse might be France.


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TalJechin God Member Offline There is no secret ingredient. Posts: 2892 Location: Malmö Joined: 08/12/04 Gender:	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #27 - 05/31/12 at 14:24:42	Post Tools	Print Post
	If there are any surprises I hope they are positive. Seen some news stories lately with news vids from Ukraine of Nazi groups saluting in the stands and attacking people in the audience, while the police stand watching passively, creates an uneasy feeling about the whole championship...


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Mortal Games God Member Offline Posts: 587 Joined: 07/24/04 Gender:	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #26 - 05/31/12 at 13:26:02	Post Tools	Print Post
	And what will be the surprise team of the competition? My vote goes to Poland.

	It has been said that chess players are good at two things, Chess and Excuses. It has also been said that Chess is where all excuses fail! In order to win you must dare to fail!
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TalJechin God Member Offline There is no secret ingredient. Posts: 2892 Location: Malmö Joined: 08/12/04 Gender:	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #25 - 05/31/12 at 12:21:51	Post Tools	Print Post
	Any lessons to be drawn from all the friendlies being played to warm up before the tm? Germany losing 3-5 to Switzerland could suggest some defensive weaknesses. France almost losing to Iceland, but eventually reaching 3-2 just like Sweden yesterday though we were at least ahead the whole match through - though the defence left two players unguarded to score with two headers. The first twenty minutes gave cause for some slight Swedish optimism. But I won't be rushing to buy a new TV on the offer of getting it for free if we win the final.


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Dink Heckler God Member Offline Love-Forty Posts: 900 Joined: 02/01/07 Gender:	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #24 - 05/17/12 at 09:22:42	Post Tools	Print Post
	For those of a betting persuasion, surely Zlatan is worth a flutter for top goalscorer at around 60-1...

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TalJechin God Member Offline There is no secret ingredient. Posts: 2892 Location: Malmö Joined: 08/12/04 Gender:	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #23 - 05/17/12 at 07:43:16	Post Tools	Print Post
	[quote]Roy Hodgson, England's manager, isnt' exactly the most innovative manager ever but he has chosen some attacking players who are not run-of-the-mill. Rooney and Carroll will cause headaches for most teams.[/quote] Roy was manager for Malmö FF in the late 80s early 90s. As I remember it they always won the league but still only got two golds since at the time there was a knock-out tournament for the championship following the league... He's a very capable manager with a knack for making the best from limited resources: Fulham, West Bromwich -- England... :) Still surprised that he failed so miserably with Liverpool though.


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Gilchrist is a legend God Member Offline Posts: 1039 Location: Manchester, UK Joined: 03/02/10	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #22 - 05/17/12 at 03:49:01	Post Tools	Print Post
	Why not Lampard as captain? And it is difficult supporting England, since the only team that have that are excelling in any sport currently is the Test cricket squad

	Creo lo que creo no importa lo que creen los demás.
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Smyslov_Fan YaBB Moderator Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #21 - 05/17/12 at 02:29:39	Post Tools	Print Post
	Ferdinand won't be healthy enough to play an entire tournament according to his manager, Ferguson. Terry, as ugly a personality as he has, will be healthy. That's the real reason Terry was chosen and Ferdinand wasn't chosen. I am rooting for Gerrard to be England's captain. Hodgson is very familiar with Gerrard, so it makes sense. However, if Parker is healthy I expect he will be chosen again.


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Smyslov_Fan YaBB Moderator Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #20 - 05/17/12 at 02:24:56	Post Tools	Print Post
	I voted for Spain before I saw the rosters. I really do like England as a dark-horse team. This is probably a bit of home-pride (Even tho I'm living in the US, I consider England my home team).However, nobody expects them to do particularly well this year, even the Limeys! The real reason for picking England as a dark-horse is Joe Hart. Goal tending in short tournaments such as this is greatly underrated, and Joe Hart has had a season for the ages as goalie for Manchester City. England has always been known for its defense and lack of imagination up front. Roy Hodgson, England's manager, isnt' exactly the most innovative manager ever but he has chosen some attacking players who are not run-of-the-mill. Rooney and Carroll will cause headaches for most teams. Again, I did not pick England to win. But again, they make an interesting dark-horse pick. This should be a fun tournament!


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WSS Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 273 Joined: 04/22/11	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #19 - 05/16/12 at 23:51:41	Post Tools	Print Post
	I voted for Spain because I'm going there for a visit and I don't want them mad at me!


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Gilchrist is a legend God Member Offline Posts: 1039 Location: Manchester, UK Joined: 03/02/10	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #18 - 05/16/12 at 20:48:45	Post Tools	Print Post
	To be honest, I have no idea what France were doing in 2010. I was on holiday in Norway during the group stages, and saw France's games on bar televisions wondering what kind of strategy they had to play like that.
	« Last Edit: 05/17/12 at 00:47:58 by Gilchrist is a legend »
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Claus Jensen Junior Member Offline I Love Chess! Posts: 72 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Joined: 08/15/11 Gender:	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #17 - 05/16/12 at 15:27:54	Post Tools	Print Post
	My vote goes to Germany. It's always a good tournament team and now they also have very succesful players playing at the highest levels in Europe. If they qualify from their tough preliminary group with Denmark, Netherlands, Portugal they are hot favourites IMO.

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TalJechin God Member Offline There is no secret ingredient. Posts: 2892 Location: Malmö Joined: 08/12/04 Gender:	Re: Euro 2012 - The Poll Reply #16 - 05/16/12 at 14:19:22	Post Tools	Print Post
	Gilchrist is a legend wrote on 05/15/12 at 19:29:31: Why not many people voting for Spain? Sí sé que España perdió contra Suiza el los grupos primarios del Copa Del Mundo 2010, pero no creo que éso signifique nada malo Et la France, y-furent-ils dans les finales de la Coupe du Monde 2006? Spain is missing some important players and except for Soldado their strikers are out of form - but maybe Torres has finally found some form lately... France didn't impress in 2010 to say the least. They may still be trying to replace the Zidane generation I guess. Just saw that Hodgson has chosen John Terry over Rio Ferdinand (http://svt.se/sport/fotboll/englands-trupp-till-em) - is he really so important in the defence that it's right to keep him although he must be bad for the team morale?


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