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Jermaine Jenas
Expected France to beat Portugal to win the Euro but not really surprised Portugal won it instead ! Always knew Portugal would have advantage if the match went into extra time. France should have won it in normal time but they didn't look like scoring apart from hitting the post in the last minute. Unlike France, Portugal had the experience of playing in extra time against Croatia and Poland which proved to be their secret weapon. Have to feel sorry for Lloris for losing the Final the way he did. But France have only themselves to blame for not turning up for the Final despite having the home advantage. It seems like they couldn't handle the pressure of the expectations.
Only in Euro, can the average teams like Czechoslovakia 1976, Denmark 1992, Greece 2004 and Portugal 2016 win the trophy ! It seems like every 12-16 years, there will be a new winner in Euro ! But you won't get any of these teams having any chance in the World Cup where the competition is much higher due to the South American and African teams. Ironically, Portugal have had much better teams in the past but they failed to win any trophies while this team of 2016 somehow managed to win it despite not having much quality. Maybe the Football Gods felt football cannot afford to have both Messi and Ronaldo retiring from international football at the same time. Maybe Portugal was destined to win the Euro despite having Ronaldo replaced so early due to injury.
Only in Euro, can the average teams like Czechoslovakia 1976, Denmark 1992, Greece 2004 and Portugal 2016 win the trophy ! It seems like every 12-16 years, there will be a new winner in Euro ! But you won't get any of these teams having any chance in the World Cup where the competition is much higher due to the South American and African teams. Ironically, Portugal have had much better teams in the past but they failed to win any trophies while this team of 2016 somehow managed to win it despite not having much quality. Maybe the Football Gods felt football cannot afford to have both Messi and Ronaldo retiring from international football at the same time. Maybe Portugal was destined to win the Euro despite having Ronaldo replaced so early due to injury.