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No more fairytales, please!

My Euro hangover lasted longer than most, and not for the obvious reason. Oh sure, there was no shortage of golden hops consumed amid the communal bonhomie of a major tournament. But after a while it became less about the spectacle and more about simply coping with the life-sapping tedium of watching teams sit back, tackle hard and spring the occasional counter. In other words, they were all trying to out-Leicester Leicester.

Granted, Iceland and Wales played with a heroic resilience and unbreakable spirit that stirred the soul, but apart from Hal Robson-Kanu's sick Cruyff turn and the Houdini-like ease with which Aaron Ramsey made Eden Hazard and the rest of Belgian's ballyhooed midfield disappear into his satin back pocket, did Wales really make your nerves jangle?