Yea, I rather enjoyed last night's game. The ref missed a few calls, but there was nothing that was overly revolting other than Austria's poor scoring performance.maef wrote:
Well, at least this time the defeat was deserved.
Of all three games so far, this one annoys me the least. Sure, it was the match that decided it all, but this time the opponent deserved to win. We were playing along fairly well, but honestly, we wouldn't have deserved a victory. We could have gone to the quarter finals after the first two games, but we're simply lacking a reliable scorer.
Seeing as Austria was one of the youngest teams in this tournament, the disappointment could be much worse. We proved we can actually play football at a decent level and I think we'll do fairly well at the World Championships in two years. Of course I'm not gonna say we'll go anywhere near winning the tournament, but I see good times coming towards us.
Shame we're out of the Euro for now, but it can only get better.
Now that we're out, I'm supporting the Netherlands. Not because they did a great job so far, but I've always liked their national team.
I wish everyone great fun and good times for the rest of the tournament.
As long as the fans of the remaining teams come to Austria to celebrate, I'll be having a great time as well.
See you in two years.
(Please excuse any incoherences, I'm fairly drunk by now.)
Comparing Austria's performance to their last game against Germany, Austria has come a long way. Germany has also fallen a bit of a ways in their typical performance, but Austria gave them a hard time quite a few times. I would say Austria has got their defense game down solid, they just need to work on their offense. Unfortunately, Hickersberger won't put a reliable scorer on the pitch because of a personal beef, but I am sure that will change. I expect to see Hickersberger losing his job now and a new trainer to come onto the scene after the Euro.
I'll be supporting the Dutch the rest of the way, too. My friend likes them and the Dutch (like the Austrian team) don't cry like little pussies whenever they get knocked down. They don't roll around and cry. They get back up and get back to work.
