Turkey - Czech Rep. game thread

[pavyracer]

Turkey starts with 4-3-3 and three forwards. Czechs start with a packed midfield 4-5-1 with giant Koller as the only forward.

[pavyracer]

1-0 Czech. Giant header from Koller. One of the best goals scored so far in tournament.

[pico]

game over. czech advance

[vanman]

This game is far from over at 1-0

[vanman]

It`s over now

[pavyracer]

Yeap 2-0. The 4-5-1 system of Czechs is working to perfection for counter-attacks. They have given space to Turkey and they are just lurking to get a lost ball to counter attack. This is how coaches make their money.

[pavyracer]

3-2 Turkey now!

[pavyracer]

Goalie send off! Turkey has no subs.

[pavyracer]

It's Final now.

Turkey wins 3-2! They deserved it. A heck of a comeback. Nihat the captain was outstanding.

Croatia - Turkey will be your first quarter-final set. I expect to see the odds soon.

[adriano]

Turkey deserved it?!?

[pico]

Turkey deserved it?!?

i tihnk so. any teams gave away 3 goals in a match like this doesn't deserve to advance.

[adriano]

Oh. 2nd goal was a one in 1000 situations mistake by Cech. Third goal was a consequence of 2nd. Turkey didn't deserve anything. They were super lucky. It was a tactically perfectly played game by Czechs.

[pavyracer]

Turkey kept pushing in offense to score goals. I bet you if Cech didn't screw up they would have got the equalizer eventually. Big mistake by Czech coach of keeping giant Koller in the game after they went up 2-0. They needed a speedy forward like Baros to break away on counter-attacks and keep ball possesion.

[adriano]

2nd part of your opinion i agree. If you bet on a team scoring with 2 mins left of regulation time, you'll lose most of the time.

[shifer]

2nd part of your opinion i agree. If you bet on a team scoring with 2 mins left of regulation time, you'll lose most of the time.

what you have to realize Adriano, is that on this forum there are plenty of wannabe football experts. The fact is most of them have no clue and no understanding of football is being played. Its like they compare 2 min of regulation time with 1 inning left in baseball.

[adriano]

I know, I'm trying to help them out.

[blackbart]

what washe thinking leaving koller in, the slowest player ever

[blackbart]

quite a game, will be hard to top

[newyorker]

what you have to realize Adriano, is that on this forum there are plenty of wannabe football experts. The fact is most of them have no clue and no understanding of football is being played. Its like they compare 2 min of regulation time with 1 inning left in baseball.

You are absolutely spot-on. Wannabe soccer experts here are clueless and know nuts about the game of soccer. All they have contributed so far are their empty vessels.