Euro 2012: Day 4: Ukraine v Sweden match thread

[DuDe]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18181299


EURO 2012: UKRAINE V SWEDEN

• Venue: Olympic Stadium, Kiev
• Date: Monday, 11 June
• Kick-off: 19:45 BST

Coverage: BBC One, BBC Radio 5 live, highlights on BBC One and BBC Sport website


Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin says the bout of food poisoning that affected his squad last week has now cleared up.
Andriy Shevchenko looks set to edge out Yevhen Konoplyanka in the support striker role behind Artem Milevskiy.
Sweden striker Johan Elmander returned to full training on Friday, a month after a fracturing a metatarsal.
He is expected to start, but if he is not fully fit then Ola Toivonen could lead the line, while captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play a deeper role.

 

[Polyvore]

Can't wait for this game, if we can't win this then we definitely won't be able to beat england or france and we'll be knocked out...... again.

 

[DuDe]

Hey, Poly - Welcome to SC !!

Who is it that you would like to win? Sweden?

 

[Polyvore]

Thanks , and yeah I'm from there so I support them. It's disappointing though because we never do well

 

[tobi]

I hope the biggest Zlatan hater in the world Martin O'Neil isn't in the studio for this match.

 

[nightgoat]

Don't think the Beeb have got O'Neill for this tournament. Him and Hansen never get on though, so it was probably a Terry/Rio type situation and they brought Lee Dixon along instead.

 

[DuDe]

UK TV: http://tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=125833709

 

[The Watcher]

I hope the biggest Zlatan hater in the world Martin O'Neil isn't in the studio for this match.

He doesn't like variable work rate, that's for sure... Don't understand why many people rate M'On so highly, he spends loads of money and plays boring football.

 

[Polyvore]

Win here and we go to the top! For a few days at least... C'mon Zlatan, I mean Sweden!

 

[DuDe]

Yep, looking forward to this more now, as I'm sure many of us are.

Why? Because we aren't depressed at the English getting Le Spanked.

 

[Polyvore]

Yep, looking forward to this more now, as I'm sure many of us are.

Why? Because we aren't depressed at English getting Le Spanked.

Yeah, well you will on Friday!

 

[DuDe]

Oooh, them be fighting words young lady!

 

[Montasura]

I hope the biggest Zlatan hater in the world Martin O'Neil isn't in the studio for this match.

I'm desperately hoping Zlatan brings his club form with him!

 

[Partizan]

I'm interested in watching the two wide midfielders for Ukraine: Yarmolenko and Konoplyanka.

Also Rasmus Elm for Sweden

 

[DuDe]

Yarmolenko and Konoplyanka.

Scrabble winners right there.

 

[tototoner]

Sweden forward Markus Rosenberg hasn't scored an international goal in 5 years, and he's 29

 

[DuDe]

... Rasmus Elm for Sweden

Is he a 'love-child' of Jimmy Hill?

 

[Misfit]

In honour of our Swedish supporters, I shall be cheering for them tonight. Cue faazends of previously unheard of Ukrainian yids piping up.

 

[DuDe]

I'm edging towards Sweden as well.

A lot depends on the style of play.

 

[DuDe]

Mr Cameraman?

I like you.