Euro 2012

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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  1. Manamongst
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Yeaah I'm changing it off Nani for sure...

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  2. Boz
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Varela > Ronaldo

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Bendtner > Ronaldo

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  3. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Andersen on 5 saves

    I fear he will not make 6.

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    1. djman102
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Probably right. With Given in the wings, I'd probably stick if he gets another one.

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    2. RÏɠBY
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      it's definetly been 6 minimum

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    3. Miro
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Welcome to my bench CR7

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  4. riot
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    BONE WELLY OFF

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  5. FORCA INTER
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Daniel you need to chill out cause assist already been added to Coentrao 😉

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    1. Carlos Danger
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      lmao

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      1. FPL Daniel
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        12 years, 4 months ago

        Shhhhhhhh 😛

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  6. FPL Daniel
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Well how on earth Ronaldo can miss both those chances. Disgrace

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  7. FPL Daniel
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Yellow hahahaha

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    1. Carlos Danger
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      that will go nicely with his assist...

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  8. UKG
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    CR7 yellow hehehehe

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  9. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Ronaldo yellow

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  10. FORCA INTER
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Ronaldo yellow 😀 🙂

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  11. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Confirmed on UEFA-
    Dutch- Stekelenburg(GK), Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Willems, Van Bommel(C), N. de Jong, Sneijder, Robben, Van Persie, Afellay

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    1. BONZ
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      as per earlier post via Stan Collymore.

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    2. Manamongst
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Well looks like no change, except maybe telling someone to stop shooting so much...

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  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Ronaldo yellow hahaha

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  13. Wild Rover
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    The final insult... 😀

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  14. QPR Lad 92
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Ronaldo has been a massive fail...

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  15. pontus
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    The Ronaldo change looks awful haha.

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  16. Blando
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Can I have my 7 points back please?

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  17. Piggs Boson
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    £11m wasted. I should have got Gomez.

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  18. djman102
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    and YC to add insult to injury.

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  19. BONZ
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Great day for Ron owners? Cant believe he has been soooo poor after the season he just had.

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    1. Evs
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      That's me 🙁

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  20. Atwood
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    The final blow. Are Ronaldo captainers stuck with him now?

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    1. 7dbeckham23
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      no, only if he gets a red

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  21. 7dbeckham23
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Ronaldo, wowwwwwwwwwwwwww, nice 2 point Captain

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  22. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Germany-
    Neuer(GK), Hummels, Badstuber, Lahm(C), Boateng, Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Özil, T. Müller, Podolski, Gomez

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  23. PL Ball
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Gomez starts

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    1. Mr. Greedy
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      Wish I had chosen Gomez over Ronaldo 🙁

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  24. emperikal
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    F*ck off Ronaldo. Two match day's in a row my 11.0M striker gets me jack shite. Frustrating as hell.

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  25. GoonerByron
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    I'm so angry about Ronaldo, would have won £120 if he put away a chance I could have scored and dropped RVP for him, whos gonna score a hattrick! 🙁

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    1. RÏɠBY
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      i hope you're right about rvp

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  26. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    @Forca

    I started the day on 23 points with the c on Dzagoev. That Coentrao assist leaves me on 23 now. Gomez as (c) can no longer fail in some respects 😀

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    1. FORCA INTER
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      let's do this!Gomez brace i have a good feeeeeling

      glad we didnt WC Cr7 like majory on this site 😀

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        I had CR7 last week and swapped for Gomez 😀

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  27. FORCA INTER
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    JK how manny Coentraos RB?i am not at my PC so i can't check

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    1. BRK
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      He's on 7

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  28. 4vets
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    OK... onto the next. Good luck to Gomez owners from a CR7 owner 🙂

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  29. QPR Lad 92
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Damn Huntelaar not starting

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  30. Damo.
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    If Holland lose are they out?

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      they can lose, beat portugal, and if germany beat denmark, its goal difference between the remaining 3

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      1. Damo.
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        12 years, 4 months ago

        F**k sake. Didn't want that honour falling to us tomorrow

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      2. MUfan
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        12 years, 4 months ago

        No goal difference. If Holland beat Portugal they win. But what if Holland beat Portugal by a margin of 1? All of them will have same gd

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