On Saturday starts an European Football Championship playoffs.
Andrey Zygmantovich, champion of the USSR of 1982, participant of the World Cup-1990: — Me remembered devotion of small teams. Let them in a match be not favourites, but try to give battle to recognized grandees — Italy, Spain, Germany. It bribes. In general, win against the national teams which are strong team actions. Croatian national team in a match with Spain to that an example. And I stake on France.
Vladimir Kurnev, football coach: — Yet. As a part of Russian national team for Euro-2016 there arrived three forwards — Kokorin, Having ground and Dzyuba — and did not hammer for three games of any ball! On what counted? In a playoffs I want to see more heads, the dangerous moments, bright game, beautiful combinations. Does not suffice while heat and passions. Good match what looks on one breath. And if during game it is possible to depart to drink a tea, it not soccer.
Sergey Aleynikov, participant of two World Cups (1986 and 1990) and two European championships (1988 and 1992): — While interesting have not enough. I hope that in decisive meetings we will see other game. I — the adherent of attacking technical soccer. It for Euro was a little. To the forefront there was the British style — intensive and powerful. The equipment left on the second plan. Italy, as always, works pragmatically. The main thing that achieves result. With Belgium played competently, aggressively. With Swedes anything especially did not show, but scored a victorious goal. It Italy always differs from other national teams. And Spanish national team in rivals on 1/8 finals in Italy did not frighten anybody. In a playoffs never happens easy rivals. With all it is difficult to play, these are decisive matches. Italy will play in the same way on result. Due to competent tactics will try to pass Spaniards. But it will be hard for Italians to reach the final. It seems to me that in the final Germany will play. And the second team becomes for all a surprise.
Alexander Gleb, former player of German of Stuttgart, London Arsenal, the Spanish Barcelona: — While tournament is rather weak — there is no show. There are no matches from which it is possible to catch a high. All teams quite equal. Unless Italians and Spaniards are allocated. The others all show good soccer — no more no less. From players those who and in the clubs plays the leading roles are allocated. Same Gareth Bale. It — the leader of the national team of Wales. And in general, matches of Wales very fighting, and play of the team quite compact. But nevertheless Italians were pleasant more. They display the rival on shelves. But it is a pity that they should play 1/8 finals with Spain. Such teams could decorate the final. And in general, when you see that the national teams of Hungary and Albania play for Euro, and we there did not break through, the melancholy takes. We mark time. Curiously.
Following the results of the group stage Euro-2016 the grid was play-off divided into two parts. In one half play-off there were Italy, Spain, England, France, Germany — the teams which have won 11 titles of world champions and 9 — champions of Europe. And in other part of a grid there were Poland, Switzerland, Croatia, Wales and there can be national teams which never won for Euro. Thereby already now it is known that in the final of Euro-2016 it will be exact team which else never won on tournament.
The Albanian territory the National team of Albania sensationally won team of Romania and deprived of it the last chance of hit in Euro playoffs. It was historical, namely the first victory of Albania in the European championship. In Tirana sang and danced. But it seemed to some fans of it insufficiently, and they decided to finish the Romanian national team. Hackers from Albania cracked a site of federation of soccer of Romania and placed on it a flag of the country, and also the word from the Albanian song.
d.tk@mail.ru Soviet Belarus No. 118 (25000). Thursday, June 23, 2016