Euro 2012 June 13

Matchday Two – Day Two – Dugout Discussion

Yesterday’s batch of Group A results afforded all four teams the chance of a place in the final eight and, this evening, Holland and Portugal will be hoping to keep their dreams alive after opening day defeats. As always, our Dugout Discussion is up and running ahead of the first of the Group B matches:

Today’s early kick-off sees Denmark take on the Portuguese and, with a win against the Dutch already under their belt, Morten Olsen’s men will be confident of upsetting the odds once again.

The team news is already in and the lineups are as follows:

Portugal XI: Patricio; Pereira, Alves, Pepe, Coentrao; Veloso, Moutinho, Meireles; Nani, Postiga, Ronaldo
Denmark XI:Andersen; Jacobsen, Kjaer, Agger, S Poulsen; Kvist, Zimling, Eriksen; Rommedahl, Bendtner, Krohn-Deli

Unsurprisingly, Morten Olsen keeps the same starting XI that saw off Holland 1-0 last Saturday, with Michael Krohn-Deli looking to notch for the second successive Group B game. Lars Jacobsen can expect a busy time at right-back, as he lines up directly against Cristiano Ronaldo.

Paulo Bento’s side is also unchanged following their narrow defeat to Germany. Helder Postiga keeps his place as the lone forward, though with Hugo Almeida now recovered from flu and the highly-rated youngster Nelson Oliveira pushing for pitch time, Postiga is unlikely to last the 90 minutes unless he considerably ups his game, after a poor performance last time out.

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juvelova
11 years, 10 months ago
even if they lose the dutch can still go through.....
just need to win portugal and denemark to lose .....
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1. Valar(Keith)
  11 years, 10 months ago
  reason why dutch attackers may still be a good punt next week.. will be goin all out for goal difference
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  1. Pratik
    11 years, 10 months ago
    But which is the question? RVP, Robben, Affellay will all be highly doubtful unless the perform today.
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2. Nomar
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Got more faith in Ronaldo in Gameday 3 than this lot.
  
  Portugal will beat us too. They have something to play for still. Dutch probably be too busy fighting with ourselves the rest of this week or some such foolishness.
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mr messi
11 years, 10 months ago
The Dutch are playing the Germans so let's show an interview with Woy. ******* English media.
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Wild Rover
11 years, 10 months ago
Huntelaar and VdV will start the second half, RVP and Afellay will not imo
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1. Pratik
  11 years, 10 months ago
  I don't think they should do that. Time to move from a 4-2-3-1 to a 4-1-3-2
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  1. Wild Rover
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Also an option, but Huntelaar and VdV will def start the second half
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    1. Pratik
      11 years, 10 months ago
      Of course, they will
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KDB > Henderson
11 years, 10 months ago
What do you guys think of this wildcard team
For game week 3:

Buffon
Lescott Gabre-Sellase
Pilar Iniesta Mandzukic Dzagoev Marchisio
Rooney(c) Gomez Arshavin

Thanks
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 10 months ago
  think you are missing 4 players
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2. Dr Ennet
  11 years, 10 months ago
  🙂
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3. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
  11 years, 10 months ago
  2-5-3?
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Holy See
11 years, 10 months ago
Hunty & VDV to save em. I doubt it.
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1. Nomar
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Said to the guys at work that Schweini and Muller would rip our defence apart and Gomez will pick the flesh off bones.
  
  More German goals in this 2nd half I fear.
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  1. Holy See
    11 years, 10 months ago
    If they could somehow nick a goal without conceding, they might gather themselves together. Unlikely, but still possible. Like to see them make a game of it at least.
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Reckoner.
11 years, 10 months ago
Ffs just got in, so close to changing (C) from Dzagoev to Gomez. Ah well never mind it was the logical decision anyway.
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 10 months ago
  you said earlier you were gonna go for it. Why didn't you?
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  1. Reckoner.
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Talked myself out of it, looked at the goals he's scored and against which teams for Germany only scored more than one goal in a game against lesser opposition.
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2. Keane There Dunne That
  11 years, 10 months ago
  u should be happy with dragoev!!!!!
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3. J0E
  11 years, 10 months ago
  You've only list out on 3 pts , so still doing well.
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  1. J0E
    11 years, 10 months ago
    *lost
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  2. JK - Cønt ⭐
    11 years, 10 months ago
    but what a glorious punt it was Jonty, coupled with a cheeky Coentrao assist. Andersen got 5 saves though
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  3. Abominable Snowy84
    11 years, 10 months ago
    6*
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Grounderz
11 years, 10 months ago
PREDICTION ALERT: Forca Inter fancies Ronaldo to explode next game. 🙂
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1. FPL Daniel
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Well he might be right
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2. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 10 months ago
  He does indeed
  
  He has been virtually flawless so far
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joinho
11 years, 10 months ago
Here comes a Huntelaar hat-trick, 3-2
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Mílanista
11 years, 10 months ago
Afellay subbed 🙁
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1. tw
  11 years, 10 months ago
  him and van bommel off yes?
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  1. Mílanista
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Correct
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  2. Mílanista
    11 years, 10 months ago
    How's it going against Sporting & Christina?
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    1. tw
      11 years, 10 months ago
      not bad. i was stupid and waited on my wc. then had my team figured out, hit confirm wildcard but the deadline locked me out.... pratik's having a solid showing so far and christina and sporting seem to have left their teams too so we've got a good chance of winning
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COMH
11 years, 10 months ago
Who are the co-managers who both captained Gomez?
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 10 months ago
  there is a team with double Gomez (c)? At least I know it's not my opponents, they both had CR7
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  1. Evs
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Probably my oppos 😥
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    1. hillbillypete
      11 years, 10 months ago
      not mine or my oppo
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  2. COMH
    11 years, 10 months ago
    I'm they both said good luck to each other with their Gomez(c). Scary if it's true.
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    1. COMH
      11 years, 10 months ago
      *sure
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Abominable Snowy84
11 years, 10 months ago
Huntelaar. Get up you drunk.
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Mull
11 years, 10 months ago
UCL was much better than this crap.
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1. Mílanista
  11 years, 10 months ago
  When are you adding 'looks forward to FPL 2012/13' to your name? 😉
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  1. Mull
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Soon, if this run of bad luck continues.
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2. Wild Rover
  11 years, 10 months ago
  You mean you did better at it.... 😉
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  1. Mull
    11 years, 10 months ago
    My forwards scored 11 goals in one GW. How can you not think that is better 🙂
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    1. Carlos Danger
      11 years, 10 months ago
      I know you're joking but you proved his point not yours haha
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UKG
11 years, 10 months ago
Right, come on RVP just like you have done time and time again in the EPL this season, a goal or two would be dreamy and I need the German cs ruined. Understood? Now go get em!

UKG
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Wild Rover
11 years, 10 months ago
Affelay was a huge bandwagon fail, luckily I jumped off yesterday... 🙂
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1. COMH
  11 years, 10 months ago
  He is the new Drenthe!
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  1. Dr Ennet
    11 years, 10 months ago
    ha ha 🙂
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2. Mílanista
  11 years, 10 months ago
  I seem to have gotten on the wrong bandwagons.
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guinness416
11 years, 10 months ago
Not the most important issue, but seems a bit odd to me that VDV would be captain in Bommel's place.
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1. Mílanista
  11 years, 10 months ago
  I think the commentator said VDV has almost 100 caps so not so odd.
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 10 months ago
Rival has Lahm and Gomez, could do with Dutch goal to remove the CS 🙁
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Gaz Downright
11 years, 10 months ago
"He sold his shares in a multimedia company. He does this for the love, and not the money, the referee."

- BBC commentary

Lawro laughing inanely in the background
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Gigging Order
11 years, 10 months ago
Podolski has lost a lot of his pace, and seems half the player he was two years ago.

Is he just out of form?? Not too promising for Arsenal...
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UKG
11 years, 10 months ago
So does affelay stay on 2 only playing 45? :s I hate how this game adds up all points at the start of the game.
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Dr Ennet
11 years, 10 months ago
hummels looking lethal... 🙂
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1. COMH
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Quality player. Dortmund have some team.
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UKG
11 years, 10 months ago
And who got the second German assist? Not Bastian? 🙂 if so, rival has him
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 10 months ago
  yes Bastian got both I think
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2. Abominable Snowy84
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Bastian.
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3. UKG
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Ignore, looks like mcd game not updating?!
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 10 months ago
Hummels getting giddy, yet another defender I almost bought
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1. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Hm and Ramos looked so good in my team, would have been annoyed if Hummels had scored that
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Damo.
11 years, 10 months ago
http://h11.abload.de/img/untitled-5bamgp.gif
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1. Gaz Downright
  11 years, 10 months ago
  😆
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2. Sleep Talk
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Scumbag Löw... 😛
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3. Epic Fail
  11 years, 10 months ago
  http://www.gifbin.com/984366
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  1. Damo.
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Looked a meaty one too
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Gaz Downright
11 years, 10 months ago
German centre back just strolls through the whole Dutch team 🙄
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1. Holy See
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Don't mention the war.
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 10 months ago
Hummels will be in my team for the knockouts.
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1. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 10 months ago
  of course
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  1. Gigging Order
    11 years, 10 months ago
    +9
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Hello. Yes, This is Dog
11 years, 10 months ago
Holland doing a "France 2010" here
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1. Gaz Downright
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Van Marwijk gagged and tied up in the dressing room?
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  1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
    11 years, 10 months ago
    ha, not yet.. but i'm fully expecting some infighting after tonight
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Ginkapo FPL
11 years, 10 months ago
So Bayern lost in the final of the UCL, so do we reckon they'll lose in the finals of the world cup too?
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1. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 10 months ago
  *Euros
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  1. Grounderz
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Germany vs England - I think England will win it. 😀
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    1. Evs
      11 years, 10 months ago
      Lmao 😀
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2. COMH
  11 years, 10 months ago
  No because they don't have Robben to mess things up.
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Grounderz
11 years, 10 months ago
Come on, Jerome Boateng! Score some effin' goals!
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COMH
11 years, 10 months ago
Muller is no good for FF. Should have upgraded to Gomez.
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 10 months ago
McDonalds site appears to have crashed, still showing Gomez on 1 goal.
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