euro 96: england - germany best penalty shoot out ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SmPRRBhMak


when i look at this, never seen penatlys of that quality from both sides,

jesus there was so much pressure on Stefan kuntz, only germans can handle this

Gazza - if only he had been an inch taller

Was indeed a great penalty shoot out. Typical German efficiency when it mattered. And some typical German haircuts to match

reuters penalty was pretty poor, seaman shouldve saved it

Bayern v Valencia in 2001 and Germany v England at Italia 90 were my most important penalty shoot-out experiences. The Euro 96 one was a distant third or possibly fourth behind the Argentina game in 2006.

Has anyone got a video of the '90 shootout? Or indeed that Bayern one?

I have to say I totally agree with Toni, this was as good as it gets with the sheer quality of the penalties on top of the drama. Usually most penalties are scored, some luckily or because the keeper "guesses" the wrong way, and for instance penalties simply blasted down the middle are scored – but here you can't blame either of the keepers.

Reuter's is the weakest – maybe Jens would have saved it. It's rare that both teams have such quality penalty-takers down to No.5.

Ultimate penalty series : Holland vs England


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGRFrDc5JsI

34 penalties or something like it...

This is still my favorite.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ecGBNFxbhnc&feature=related

No gloves Ricardo scores and saves
Postiga doing a "Panenka"

And we won in the end, no contest really

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Rp0ypJTpo&feature=related


Near the end you will hear the entire Mannschaft singing about that football is coming home, while they are holding the cup

Fey wrote:

Near the end you will hear the entire Mannschaft singing about that football is coming home, while they are holding the cup

What is this, gang up on England time?

Confounded c*nts

Fey wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Rp0ypJTpo&feature=related


Near the end you will hear the entire Mannschaft singing about that football is coming home, while they are holding the cup

Still the best footy anthem/video ever made. The bit when they take on the Germans in the Car Park is just genius (all the Germans have big mulletts, taches and "Kuntz" written on the back of their shirts )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QIAv2EoIP0

why did Moller do that celebration? whats it supposed to be?

TRWP...It's always gang up on England time...It's fair enough from decent teams, but we have the Dutch at it now...it's like being insulted by someone from Faroe Islands...

AllezlenezrougedeRodolphe wrote:Has anyone got a video of the '90 shootout? Or indeed that Bayern one?

I have to say I totally agree with Toni, this was as good as it gets with the sheer quality of the penalties on top of the drama. Usually most penalties are scored, some luckily or because the keeper "guesses" the wrong way, and for instance penalties simply blasted down the middle are scored – but here you can't blame either of the keepers.

Reuter's is the weakest – maybe Jens would have saved it. It's rare that both teams have such quality penalty-takers down to No.5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA8EUFEH8yw

BoBo Vieri wrote:why did Moller do that celebration? whats it supposed to be?

I think it was in response to the Gascoigne one, but more dignified and regal.

86 Brazil vs France. Zico misses, after missing a penalty during the match. Platini misses as well IIRC. Socrates does the wait.. Bats does not dive, and the Brazil captain dinks the ball tamely on Bats's arms.

What a match! What a tie-breaker!

Isar Truppe wrote:

BoBo Vieri wrote:why did Moller do that celebration? whats it supposed to be?

I think it was in response to the Gascoigne one, but more dignified and regal.

I don't get why a) Gazza's celebration should need to be copied b) German's seem to take offence to Gazza's celebration.

Anyone who's ever watched Gazza knows his celebrations are always like that.

For Moller to mock him at the time seemed unneccesary.

I still rate that as one of the best games I have ever seen!! Good call.

godof86 wrote:86 Brazil vs France. Zico misses, after missing a penalty during the match. Platini misses as well IIRC. Socrates does the wait.. Bats does not dive, and the Brazil captain dinks the ball tamely on Bats's arms.

What a match! What a tie-breaker!

Isar Truppe wrote:

BoBo Vieri wrote:why did Moller do that celebration? whats it supposed to be?

I think it was in response to the Gascoigne one, but more dignified and regal.

more arrogant..less humorous is a better was of describing it..

dont panic! wrote:

Isar Truppe wrote:

BoBo Vieri wrote:why did Moller do that celebration? whats it supposed to be?

I think it was in response to the Gascoigne one, but more dignified and regal.

more arrogant..less humorous is a better was of describing it..

Maybe in a Judy Dench is better looking than Diane Kruger kind of way.

Protheus wrote:This is still my favorite.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ecGBNFxbhnc&feature=related

No gloves Ricardo scores and saves
Postiga doing a "Panenka"

And we won in the end, no contest really

I love the way that Ricardo dives for all of them as Owen, Lampard and Terry all go down the middle before Hargreaves' little shitty one that goes just out of his reach goes in since he stays in the middle

Toni Kroos wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SmPRRBhMak


when i look at this, never seen penatlys of that quality from both sides,

jesus there was so much pressure on Stefan kuntz, only germans can handle this

You are proud you beat the worst penalty kick taken nation in the world? Even us Dutchies are better in it... Remember last summer we beat England with 13-12 !

it was a shame. normally, if you score all five, you win, but it wasn't to be that day. germany had the edge.

comparing those penalties with say world cup 06 and there's a world of difference in the confidence of the england players. in 96 all looked like they believed, while none of them did in 06 (except hargreaves).

also run-ups seem to have got shorter. most of the ones in 96 were starting well outside the box. strange

Ricardo Jol wrote:

Toni Kroos wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SmPRRBhMak


when i look at this, never seen penatlys of that quality from both sides,

jesus there was so much pressure on Stefan kuntz, only germans can handle this

You are proud you beat the worst penalty kick taken nation in the world? Even us Dutchies are better in it... Remember last summer we beat England with 13-12 !

I think you're missing the point, Ricardo. It's only since then that England have cemented their reputation for being incomparably useless at penalties. This side had just beaten Spain on penalties (missing none) and if you watch the video you'll see that all their five attempts were superb before you get to Southgate.

Whereas even last year, there were plenty of poor efforts amid some seriously improved penalty-taking from both the English and the Dutch youngsters (enough these days to put their respective senior sides to shame, you might think)...

Ricardo Jol wrote:

Toni Kroos wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SmPRRBhMak


when i look at this, never seen penatlys of that quality from both sides,

jesus there was so much pressure on Stefan kuntz, only germans can handle this

You are proud you beat the worst penalty kick taken nation in the world? Even us Dutchies are better in it... Remember last summer we beat England with 13-12 !

Err, I think your country's performance versus Italy in Euro 2000 was by and large the worst display of penalty taking known to mankind. Never seen one side miss so many penalties.

We are bad, but you're really not much better

That 96 team had Shearer, Sheringham, Platt & Gazza. All excellent penalty takers.

Don Fabio wrote:
Err, I think your country's performance versus Italy in Euro 2000 was by and large the worst display of penalty taking known to mankind. Never seen one side miss so many penalties.

It hurts.....but it's true

All in all I'd say the Dutch have done worse in penalty shoot-outs than the English, it's just that our *only* successes have been our most recent shoot-outs.....so we allude ourselves that the beast has been put to sleep

After the Holland - Italia penalty madness of 2000 there was a joke going round : You know how in street football it's impossible to take corners ? We often played with the rule "three corners equals a penalty" when we were kids. Well after the fiasco word got out that the Dutch FA had put in a demand at UEFA that they could do the same with penalties : wouldn't it be possible to exchange three penalties for one corner

Parks lives wrote:That 96 team had Shearer, Sheringham, Platt & Gazza. All excellent penalty takers.

And Pearce and Fowler who were better penalty takers than Gazza!

Don Fabio wrote:

Ricardo Jol wrote:

Toni Kroos wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SmPRRBhMak


when i look at this, never seen penatlys of that quality from both sides,

jesus there was so much pressure on Stefan kuntz, only germans can handle this

You are proud you beat the worst penalty kick taken nation in the world? Even us Dutchies are better in it... Remember last summer we beat England with 13-12 !

Err, I think your country's performance versus Italy in Euro 2000 was by and large the worst display of penalty taking known to mankind. Never seen one side miss so many penalties.

We are bad, but you're really not much better

Second, we also won our last penalty shoot out during Euro 2004 while England is still losing theirs...