General Discussion: Sport

[Gawge]

You can't really argue with this:

Very hello,

I have done my rigorous and extensive research on the #Euros and have come up with this report for the vast number of Bookmakers in which employ me. All stats are from UEFA which is a football company. 

I will now show why England are favourites for Euro2012 based on some scientific criteria and stats, and provide relevant odds for the bookmakers.

1.0 Previous Tournament Performance

Euro 2008 performance

Performance at previous tournaments is key in determining how a nation will perform at the current tournament. A lot of emphasis has been put on the importance of having a good defence this year, so I thought I'd take a look at how well the top teams performed defensively at Euro 2008 and use this as a determining factor in setting odds. 


fig 1.11 - Goals conceded at Euro 2008 


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The graph shows the goals conceded by the top 6 Euro2012 teams. As you can clearly see; England have the best defensive record. In fact, England haven’t lost a game at the Euros in almost 8 years. An incredible record. Spain have achieved a similar record but have conceded more goals along the way. France appear to have a poor defensive record at Euro2008, but this is only because they failed to qualify for the knock out stages, meaning they played less games, so they had fewer games to not concede goals in.

1.2 Defensive and goals odds

Here are my proposed odds based on previous tournament goals/defence stats:

>England to progress further than they did at Euro 2008 (2/1)

>England to keep a clean sheet in 1 or more group stage defeats (11/8)

>Germany to win all of their games but fail to win the tournament on goals conceded (13/8)



2.0 - Knockout Stage Performance


Performing well in the knockout stage is key to winning a Euros. The majority of previous winners of the Euros have remained undefeated in the knock out stages and this is no coincidence. It may be a surprise to you though, that England have the joint best knockout stage record this century. 


Fig.2.1 – Total Defeats in knockout stages by tournament

England – Euro2000(1) Euro2004(1) Euro2008 (0)
Spain – Euro2000(1) Euro2004(1) Euro2008(0)

In my opinion these are the best 2 teams in the knockout stages in the last 12 years because not only did they both not lose in the knockout stages at a whole tournament (Euro2008), but both only lost once in the knockout stages in the 2 previous tournaments, a feat not many other nations can boast. This stat is key in determining my knockout stage odds.


2.2 Knockout Stage Odds

>England to lose 2 or more knockout stage matches (10/1)

>The winner of the tournament to lose 1 or more knockout stage matches (9/1)

>England to lose all of their group matches but win their quarter final (4/1)


3.0 Cultural Adaptability 

Playing a tournament in a strange new country can affect the performance of every team. It is key that each team has a leader, a captain, that can blend in seamlessly with the locals and not cause any controversy. The legacy of a tournament is created not only by the fans and locals, but by the winning team. 

Fig 3.1 Legacy by Tournament and Adaptability by Winning Team/Captain
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Tournament - Austria and Switzerland 2008 
Legacy – The Alps and Mountains
Adaptability of Winner – Puyol was a mountain.
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Tournament – Portugal 2004
Legacy – Greasy Portuguese people
Adaptability of Winner – Winners were Grease
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Tournament – Holland and Belgium 2000
Legacy – Legal Drugs
Adaptability of Winner – The French licked toads

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EURO 2012 LEGACY AND WHO WILL ADAPT BEST 

Tournament – Poland and Ukraine 2012
Legacy – Racist People
Predicted winner by adaptability – ENGLAND – John Terry is allegedly definitely racist
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As you can see in figure 3.1, the adaptability to the legacy of the tournament of the winning team/players has been key in their success. I believe Roy Hodgson’s decision to choose John Terry over Rio Ferdinand on grounds that he is a really good racist is going to be the decision that wins England the Euros and give Euro2012 the really racist legacy that it deserves. 

MORE PROPOSED ODDS

John Terry Specials
>John Terry to sleep with Rooney, Milner or Gerrard’s Wife (1/5)
>John Terry to sleep with Welbeck, Defoe or Walcott’s wife (400/1)

Winner/To Lift the Trophy
>Spain/Xavi (4/1)
>Germany/Schweinsomething (5/1)
>Holland/Sneijder (6/1)
>Spain/John Terry (2/1)
>Germany/John Terry (2/1)
>Any other team/John Terry (1/100)

To conclude, England are favourites to win the Euros because they have the best record in the Euros of late, they concede the least goals, perform best in knockout stages and will be able to adapt to the local culture and set the desired legacy of the tournament through some racisting by John Terry.

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Bye.

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[ProjectVRD]

The BBC's coverage of the England team in Euro 2012 has got off to a cringeworthy start. There are providing updates and some of them are really licky, licky, bum, bum!

1057: Wayne Rooney playfully jumps on the back of Andy Carroll as the training session with the strikers comes to an end. The balls are being put back in their bags, and the players seem to be warming down.

1019: Ashley Cole, John Terry and captain Steven Gerrard have gone back inside.

Who the **** cares about this tripe information?

[Gawge]

Cliche Bingo

[Kiez]

Well that match was fun. 2 red cards, 2 goals, and a missed penalty.

[FootieGamerUK]

Enjoyed both games on the first day. Wanted Poland to win (mainly cause I had a bet on Poland, Russia, Holland and Germany all winning their first games)

Dzagoev looked pretty good for the Russians, great goal by Pav too.

[xLegioNx]

That awkward moment when you realise the team you're playing is so strong they don't put any strikers on the pitch...

[xLegioNx]

That awkward moment when you realise you should've put a striker on....

[Tilly-uk]

[ProjectVRD]

10 minutes in and England are playing predictable football... I think France are not going to worry much in this game.

[xLegioNx]

Not if Milner forgets where the goal is after going past the keeper no.