Guest Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Just now, ScoRoss said: Who was claiming he was? A lot of people were impressed by last season and rightfully they should have been. Without his goalscoring, Torino would have been in serious trouble. Anyway, a disaster of a lineup and a horrible performance from Italy so far. Candreva has done nothing and Florenzi is sitting on the bench. There were people on here saying that he was world class and gave me shit for saying he was overrated. I understand the context of it but overall footballing ability is something I question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 800 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Blue said: There were people on here saying that he was world class and gave me shit for saying he was overrated. I understand the context of it but overall footballing ability is something I question. Huge difference between that and using the term 'World Class'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Just now, ScoRoss said: Huge difference between that and using the term 'World Class'. I've seen that term thrown around on Twitter and a few on here. For me, the best Italian striker is Giovinco and he was that even when he was at Juve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoRoss 800 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Blue said: I've seen that term thrown around on Twitter and a few on here. For me, the best Italian striker is Giovinco and he was that even when he was at Juve. I prefer strikers who score goals. Giovinco tended not to be able to do that at Juventus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmore 91 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 another poor game for Italy's national team. If they play like this they don't even deserve going to Russia. All they do is throwing long balls. They can't create shit. I don't know if it's the manager who's worthless or the players but what I know is that Italy doesn't deserve a spot in the world cup if they play like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cannabis Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I can't imagine a World Cup without Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmore 91 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 we have to start thinking about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Brace yourselves for injuries Australia, the Honduras fouls have begun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,102 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I could have cried watching two players misjudge an open net cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,102 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Blue said: Brace yourselves for injuries Australia, the Honduras fouls have begun. Red cards are needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 5,102 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Saw the blood in that Honduran cunt's eyes. He was going to kill Matt Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Australia with the best performance since the Asian Cup - but they were so wasteful. They should have done better with their chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,267 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 12 minutes ago, Teso dos Bichos said: How do you rate a midfielder world class prior to playing his FIRST European game AND losing a final by getting outclassed by elneny and xhaka Oh this should be good, go find where I said Kante and World class in the same sentence. I'l wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,267 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Your view on what constitutes 'world class' is unique. No. Not unique. What's the opposite of that? Oh yeah, retarded, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Rick Campodonico is also a complete midfielder. I guess he's automatically world class too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Lineups are out - Chris Wood is on the bench. I must say, that is a shit format to make a team sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Awful half. Winston Reid the best of the pitch so far. I'd say Christian Cueva has been our best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 I must say that is a gutting result. Credit to New Zealand for perfectly executing their game plan. I am not looking forward to Tuesday. I can't believe how much things have changed. This squad just doesn't have the same confidence anymore. In the last 5 games, we only looked good against Ecuador. I wouldn't take too many risks in the second leg but if we do manage to qualify for the World Cup, changes need to be made or else we won't get far. Away draws are never bad but due to the lack of the away goal, this is a better result for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,378 Posted November 11, 2017 Author Administrator Share Posted November 11, 2017 Can't even beat New Zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalmore 91 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 9 hours ago, Teso dos Bichos said: How do you rate a midfielder world class prior to playing his FIRST European game AND losing a final by getting outclassed by elneny and xhaka I've seen what he's accomplished with Torino. pretty insane things. I have to admit that he needs other players surrounding him to achieve great performances and maybe this is a serious reason not to rate him as a worldclass player. I observed that last night when Italy had a bunch of midfielders (old farts mainly) but none of them was a classic #10. That's why no one could turn him on last night. On the other hand Torino has Ljajic, a creative playmaker who's exactly what Belotti needs. You'll see he's gonna have a great career if he goes to a big club with top playmakers surrounding him. In Squadra Azzurra he has only old farts surrounding him like De Rossi, Parolo, Candreva etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBalon 2,692 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 What's happening to Italy! Seeing as Italy have a massive problem in the sense of pressing teams up field to pressurise and make them feel uneasy and threatened, I can't see this being overturned now. It will be HORRIBLE to have the World Cup without Italy because they're one of the classics in the world's biggest football tournament. This has to be the lowest moment in terms of impotence with Italy that I have ever seen in my lifetime. In previous generations where they've had a lack of natural flamboyant talent to add to their workhorse mentality, they've managed to use tactical knowhow to strangle football matches where competitiveness is in question and in so doing, advance. But this is crap! Lack of natural talent, no major individual as a focal point and nothing tactical of note to bring out the best in what comes natural to the Italian game historically. I really really hope this can be overturned on Monday at the Giuseppe Meazza, but I'm not feeling positive vibes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cannabis Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 #Pray4Italy . Seriously, a World Cup without them wouldn't be worth watching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cannabis Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Stan said: Can't even beat New Zealand But they'd give England a game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,827 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 15 minutes ago, Cannabis said: #Pray4Italy . Seriously, a World Cup without them wouldn't be worth watching! I felt the same when Holland missed out on Euro 2016 but you get over it. If Italy don't make it, it's because they don't deserve to be there unfortunately, no matter how notorious they are with the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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