First of all, this might just be the most utterly pointless argument to have reared its head in football discussion in quite some time. What constitutes being boring is extremely subjective, and it’s not exactly something that can be changed. If something bores you, what do you do to make it interesting? Focus more on…
Slavek and Slavko were two young boys who lived either side of the Ukrainian-Polish border. The boys shared a love of football and would sneak off to each other’s villages to play with one another. When it was announced their countries would host Euro 2012, they were wildly excited and decided to have a celebratory…
All statistics are from InStat Football. 1) Andrea Pirlo ran the game Post-match the focus was on the Juventus man, just as it had been before the game. Pirlo had been singled out as the one England needed to stop and yet they did an appalling job of doing so. Early on, Danny Welbeck and…
In a tense match bereft of quality, the result was decided by Poland’s main flank: the right one. With Poland needing a win it was odd Smuda selected the same team that set out to stop a highly efficient Russia side playing on the counter, starting the match in a 4-1-4-1 with Robert Lewandowski up…
As the battles between fans outside the stadium threatened to steal the headlines, Franciszek Smuda and Dick Advocaat prepared their sides for what looked, and proved to be (so far), the most interesting match of Group A. Russia were unchaged in their 4-3-3 but Smuda looked to solidify his midfield by bringing in Dariusz Dudka…
For their coverage of Euro 2012, Absolute Radio have looked to get some bloggers involved. On the show Rock ‘n’ Roll Football, host Ian Wright will be predicting the outcome of each match and explaining the thoughts behind his choice, as will the bloggers participating. A nice bit of fun, Holding Midfield’s happy to get…
