A huge thanks to our correspondent Penny for her wonderful updates over the past few weeks. They were a pleasure to read, and seeing as I was stuck on trains and buses for most of the Euro's duration, and trying to steal moments at the laptop in hotels with ludicrously priced Wi-Fi, my contributions were rather thin on the ground. (Excuses, excuses).
So in the 'wrapping up' spirit here at Totally Skill HQ, I now formally submit my awards for the veritable feast of football we have been treated to in Poland and Ukraine. Starting with........
GAME OF THE TOURNAMENT
I was partial to Germany v Greece, purely because the Germans scored a couple of belters, and the Greeks never gave up, even without their insane talisman Karagounis. It was a feisty and open affair, at least until Germany put themselves out of sight towards the end.
Spain v Italy in the first round was pretty tasty too mind you.
PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT
Pirlo. Simple. I don't know what hair product he uses, but his silky skills had all the flow and shine of the best that L'Oreal could hope to offer.
PLANK OF THE TOURNAMENT
Again, I have to agree with Penny on this one.....Nasri was lack of class personified. Threw strops, and generally acted like a spoilt brat, while his team were one of the most underwhelming French teams in living memory. At least in 2010, they had the good grace to bow out with an alarming show of ineptitude and all out mutiny. Here, they barely managed a whimper.
DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE TOURNAMENT
From an Irish point of view, it simply has be the manner in which we collapsed across all three group games. Nothing was really expected, and we were in a hell of a group, but it was the fear with which we took the pitch that grated the most. Our players aren't world beaters, but I'm pretty sure they can muster a better effort all round than this. And Trapp needs to go. It ain't going to get any better........
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