Orraloon Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 1 hour ago, giblet said: Best game of tournament so far. Agree. Italy looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 2 minutes ago, irnbruman said: No doubt English media will be declaring Clattenburg as man of the match - having said that he was decent. Was he the referee? I'm surprised the commentators never mentioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewolf_1980 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 3 hours ago, Mox said: Apart from the defence, that italian team is honking. Are they now? Terrific performance and really enjoyable game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) I don't think Italy can keep up that tempo for the whole tournament. Not without drugs anyway. But, I suppose that having won tonight they will be able to take it a bit easier against Ireland and Sweden. Two draws will do them fine. It's the Italian way. Edited June 13, 2016 by Orraloon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weekevie04 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Italy were impressive tonight. Surprised really, but much like Germany, we should never write the Tallies off. A fantastic first goal - great ball, brilliant first-touch and an excellent finish. Conte used his substitutions well, and the Italians were clever with their fouling and breaking down of the Belgian build-up play. Thought Vertonghen was excellent for Belgium, Mertens did alright as well although a poor final ball/third, and Hazard had a pretty good game. KDB was a disappointment - how does he get on with Hazard? Could be nothing in it, but didn't look like they were linking up well when in the same area. Saying that, I thought both teams had a good second half. Belgium unlucky not to get a leveler, but is Lukaku, Benteke or Origi good enough to knock the ball in when they need it - today especially. Going by the other game, Belgium and Italy look the two best teams in the group, but there will be a bit of pressure on them in the next match. It'll be interesting to see them again and if they can put teams away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyal Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 An Italian team playing at a high tempo, never thought I would see the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 would have put the mortgage on the Italians score staying one nil normally they just shut the shop after they go ahead but fair play to them they knocked the ball about and had a fair few chances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewelk Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 6 hours ago, weekevie04 said: Italy were impressive tonight. Surprised really, but much like Germany, we should never write the Tallies off. A fantastic first goal - great ball, brilliant first-touch and an excellent finish. Conte used his substitutions well, and the Italians were clever with their fouling and breaking down of the Belgian build-up play. Thought Vertonghen was excellent for Belgium, Mertens did alright as well although a poor final ball/third, and Hazard had a pretty good game. KDB was a disappointment - how does he get on with Hazard? Could be nothing in it, but didn't look like they were linking up well when in the same area. Saying that, I thought both teams had a good second half. Belgium unlucky not to get a leveler, but is Lukaku, Benteke or Origi good enough to knock the ball in when they need it - today especially. Going by the other game, Belgium and Italy look the two best teams in the group, but there will be a bit of pressure on them in the next match. It'll be interesting to see them again and if they can put teams away. Hazard had a good game but after all his little runs there was nothing much on for him. KDB seemed to be constantly switching sides depending on what Hazard was doing and looked out of sorts. I guess hazard is the leader in that relationship. The Belgian fans after the match were pretty much putting it all on Wilmots. They need a manager with a little bit extra and he's been given too many chances now. Considering the players he has to use he should be doing better in tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 12 hours ago, Mox said: Apart from the defence, that italian team is honking. Stick to the computer generated algorithms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 28 minutes ago, Parklife said: Stick to the computer generated algorithms Or statistics as they are called. Very impressed with the Italians tbf, thought they were excellent although they've got no chance of winning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld_Reekie Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Only seen second half, but not convinced Italians were as good as everyone thinks. Italians had to give 100% to beat a pretty flat Belgium team,who actually let them off the hook with at least a couple of shocking misses. Italians also had to resort to at least three professional fouls to stop good Belgium counter-attacks - 4 yellow cards in one game isn't sustainable and is hardly the mark of a top team if you ask me. No doubting Italy were better team but not convinced they were great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Italy were far better in the first half. They started to run out of steam a wee bit in the second half as they had played at such a high tempo. They probably wont need to do that in their next 2 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 1 hour ago, thewelk said: The Belgian fans after the match were pretty much putting it all on Wilmots. They need a manager with a little bit extra and he's been given too many chances now. Considering the players he has to use he should be doing better in tournaments. On paper they have a great side, some real talent. Can see why eyes are turning to the manager for not getting the best from them. Perhaps as others have said, a team of individuals, rather than a good team unit? Feillani isn't a team player in my eyes. Very much a David Luiz type "look at me" player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) Bet the Italians for the tournament. Not based on any in depth knowledge. Just based on the 16/1 price, and their defence and therefore ability to grind out results, which will see them out the group and wins knockout ties.... Will probably look to lay it off if they come up against Germany, France or Spain. Pretty impressed with their performance though, much of the cynical defending we've come to expect, but with a pace and intensity that's a bit of a change. Edited June 14, 2016 by sbcmfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 1 hour ago, sbcmfc said: Bet the Italians for the tournament. Not based on any in depth knowledge. Just based on the 16/1 price, and their defence and therefore ability to grind out results, which will see them out the group and wins knockout ties.... Will probably look to lay it off if they come up against Germany, France or Spain. Pretty impressed with their performance though, much of the cynical defending we've come to expect, but with a pace and intensity that's a bit of a change. I took them on an each way bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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