England V Italy, Quarter Final 2012 (merged)

[AdamoTheGreat]

Mario over England. All. Day. Long. TAKE IT TAKE IT TAKE IT!!!

 

[Marvin]

COME ON BALO

Balotelli scores and the stick he gets next season will double.

I think Italy's best bet is a set-piece. I am not an England fan, but I expect England to win this comfortably, but anything can happen in such an intense game

 

[Chungo]

Ooooooooo Balotelli....

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I watched the Germany - Greece game and Germany didn't launch a single Long Ball toward their striker.
It is just interesting how different english football philosophy is. For example I hear all the time that Carroll is unplayable when he's on his game but when you actually watch the game you see that being unplayable(as pundits are fun of saying about Carroll) has nothing to do with skills or technique, just Brute strength.

Strength is as much a pert of the game as skill.

 

[ghost305]

I watched the Germany - Greece game and Germany didn't launch a single Long Ball toward their striker.
It is just interesting how different english football philosophy is. For example I hear all the time that Carroll is unplayable when he's on his game but when you actually watch the game you see that being unplayable(as pundits are fun of saying about Carroll) has nothing to do with skills or technique, just Brute strength.

Strength is as much a pert of the game as skill.

yes but when strength is more important than skills and technique in some people's view then they have a warped philosophy of what football should be.
Drogba? Strength, skills and technique
Llorente? strength, skills and technique
Zlatan? Strength, skills and technique
Carroll? Strength

 

[afhald]

I watched the Germany - Greece game and Germany didn't launch a single Long Ball toward their striker.
It is just interesting how different english football philosophy is. For example I hear all the time that Carroll is unplayable when he's on his game but when you actually watch the game you see that being unplayable(as pundits are fun of saying about Carroll) has nothing to do with skills or technique, just Brute strength.

Strength is as much a pert of the game as skill.

yes but when strength is more important than skills and technique in some people's view then they have a warped philosophy of what football should be.
Drogba? Strength, skills and technique
Llorente? strength, skills and technique
Zlatan? Strength, skills and technique
Carroll? Strength

Ronaldo? Strength, skills, technique and pace

 

[Rammyblues]

Couldn't give a shit about the result to be fair (Am I the only one?). Of course would like us to win and will be supporting England but I would not pay to watch them, they have been absolutely dreadful in terms of football played and having watched the game last night I would put us on a par with Greece, maybe just a bit better organsised. If we win great, we can look forward to getting knocked out by Germany again, if we lose didn't expect us to progress anyway. (|Waits for knock on door to be arrested for treason).

 

[mancincali]

i predict that this english side will get humiliated by a far superior italian squad, one that has shown the likes of spain what it takes to stop their annoyingly flamboiant football. hahaha. 2 1 to the azzuri, balotelli brace. tin hat firmly in place...

 

[Pam]

Who Wants Italy to Win?

Anyone....?

 

[Feed-The-Goat]

Re: Who Wants Italy to Win?

Not me.

I got a tenner on that Germany will go further than the Italian with a lad at work.