Ten Lessons from the preliminary round

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UEFA EURO 2016

Ten Lessons from the preliminary round

Be happy with the Icelanders, wonder about the tournament mode, make brawling Fans – 36 EM-Play, it is time to draw a balance sheet. Our subjective views on the Teachings of the first round.

1. With all due respect, the mode of cheese is

There are three simple questions that reveal the whole botch-up of the tournament mode of this Euro: Who is eliminated? Who is in the second round, and who’s playing against whom? The answers are so complicated that Fans of surrender, and even national coach Joachim Löw makes you wonder, “do I look as not quite”. So, the team from Albania was for three days, supposedly in the second round to think, was allowed to train and the voltage is high, to be then excreted. Keyword: voltage: 36 games are necessary, so that only eight Teams to go home. This first round had more Gähnfaktor as goose bumps moments. And lastly, the Format for a curious further in the tournament: Italy, France, England, Spain and Germany meet on the way to the finals at an early stage to each other. On the other hand, Teams Teams, such as Hungary, Switzerland, Wales or Northern Ireland have a real chance of the final.

2. The clear favorite, anyone?

Who is pointing a Finger, a recognizable form of the curve of this preliminary round has hoped, and was disappointed. None of the supposed favorites was able to completely convince. When hosts France stabbed Newcomer Payet in the eye, otherwise a lot of piece of work, however, remained. Defending Champions Spain played well organized, but left for the deserved defeat against Croatia any passion miss. The German Eleven not completed their homework from game to game neat, awe-inspiring services were, however. In the case of England was, as usual, the hope is greater than the stability on the court. The talent of the ensemble of the Belgians was scoured by ancient Italians. The Squadra Azzurra is completely unpredictable.

3. Oops, look at the Small!

Iceland 2:1-winning goal in the final group game against Austria is one of the most magical moments of this Euro. Also anyone who understands how 99.9 percent of the world’s population is not Icelandic, to look forward to with the Reporter of the EM-exotics.

It was not to be expected that Iceland, progressing undefeated to the round of sixteen.
Complete coincidence it is, even after the strong qualifying, however, by no means. Larger still, the Welsh were able to boast, as you are stealing their big neighbour England short-hand to win the group. 52 years after the last participation in European Championships Hungary is once again in a knockout round, the brave Irish after the 1:0 victory over Italy for the first Time.

4. The main thing is that the rear sealing

Logically, if small, limited Teams to compete against strong teams. Logically also, when it comes to the more to come in a tournament. That may be true for tactics foxes beautiful. For Fans and reporters, the Noise is (up to the 3:3 between Hungary and Portugal) are much too short. As an illustrative example, the
first appearance of the title defender Spain at the 2014 world Cup recommended.

5. Late Goals

This is also a consequence of the Small against the Large. The defense in modern football only works so long as all participate. In technical terms, organised defence associations ball moving well oriented. In plain English, that means: you run most of the time. In this EM shows: If you run out of steam eventually goes out, then the bell rings. Schweinsteiger, Payet or Eder to say thank you!

6. Hardly Any Wrong Decisions

Of course, there were also in the 36 Play a dubious penalty, a yellow worthy Foul and remained unpunished. On the Whole, but what did the referee fit. The one notices simply because that they do not even talk. Good!

7. Inconspicuous Stars

“Cristiano Ronaldo throws the microphone a Report in a lake” – that was almost the biggest headline of the Kicker Gockels in this Euro. Well, after he made two goals. But otherwise it’s pretty quiet around Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and Thomas Muller. The latter did not want to even greet his grandmother.

8. Soccer Fever Fails To Display

A thousand times nail-biting, collective ecstasy – it’s what accounts for lots of the salt in the soup. So far this is not happening.

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Damped EM-mood

There are several reasons for this. As already mentioned, the local soup is the EM-mode is significantly thinner than usual. The defensive Gekicke is not likely to mutate into a rousing spectacle. But also
the around it makes it difficult to celebrate a boisterous football. The safety precautions in France, out of fear of Islamist Terror are strict and many of the celebratory mood pass. Added to this was that there are violent idiots managed to fight in cities, and even in the stadium, despite the large Police posse.

9. Catch Walt, not banned

This is the most frightening finding in this preliminary round: Hooligan violence is out of date. Riots, such as in the city centre of Marseille, like to prevent. The scenes have played out but then in the stadium, not allowed to give it. The moderate output should not deter the hosts France and the UEFA, very critically.

10. Fang sang on a new level

Much more beautiful is it when the Fans sing, to carve instead. In this regard, opened EM up new horizons. Whether the blue wall of the Icelanders whispers, thousands of Northern Ireland with her Fan Hit “Will Grigg’s on Fire”, the stadium, or else a huge Irish voting for a Baby to sleep singing almost doesn’t matter. This is a great fandom!