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[Big-E]

Fucking great way to end it with Pirlo magic. Everyone knew the shot was coming but nothing could be done.

 

[Igo]

Rooney and Wilshere are shit. Keep them off the pitch.

 

[v1lla21]

Called it!!

 

[Pennywise]

ITALIAAAAAAAA.

Great game England. Tough conditions both teams didn't play to what they were capable of. Still think they both make it out the group.

Everyone except Rooney and Paletta.

Marchisio was player of the game for me. And Pirlo of course.

Looking forward to the match against Uruguay and Costa Rica.
That will show what their capable of.

 

[TheOddOne]

That second half was just ughh. First half was straight up fun, fun, fun.

 

[jtb]

missed the Costa Rica - Uruguay game. what happened? fluke or deserved result?

 

[Jinto]

WTF happened to Rooney?

He was great at the first half, and then he turned into utter shit.

Aside from the assist, he was pretty bad in the first half too.

 

[pulsemyne]

Rooney is utter shit. England didn't have a bad game, but Rooney was complete and utter shit all game but one cross. Fucking shite.

He's been shit for ages and yet he MUST be picked because the english press has to have someone to write about.

 

[Jburton]

uruguay vs. england will be a slugfest

Rat face might bite and abuse.

Could score also.

 

[mreddie]

The English Choke Job.

EDIT: I should have trusted myself and put English before British, argh.

 

[SunhiLegend]

 

[Juz]

Pretty entertaining match.

 

[swx]

Has someone a Gerrard tripping over the ref gif?

 

[Toxi]

Happy with the results. Italy dealt with that pressure very well. Goalie was amazing.

 

[Hoo-doo]

The title should reference rooneys inability to take a corner. It's not like he's paid zillions to be gud.

 

[Sundown]

Pirlo is like a masterful artist who just happens to play football.

 

[criesofthepast]

Rooney is so, so shit. Go home your granny fucking fat git.

:lol

 

[D4Danger]

Rooney is a fucking waste of space

 

[LNBL]

http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6603493/ba113b21/leedvermaak_op_zijn_best.html

This video is so brilliant. It's CNN footage from a square in Madrid where they showed the game on a big screen. In the midst of all the Spaniards there are a few Dutchies celebrating our goals :lol

This is too good!

 

[Buzzati]

Sterling is a monster. If England treat him well, he's going to go far. Wayne should have made the tie. What a fucking goof.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Sigh. Seeing Pirlo is always painful as a Milan supporter.

Nah, I have no regrets. He was poor that last season at San Siro and if he stayed with us he'd probably be retired by now because the system we played didn't make the best use of his genius.

It's just a privilege to see the man continuing to do his thing on the biggest stage, goddamn I love him so much

 

[Cess007]

Did anyone made a gif of the shot of Pirlo with the camera from behind? The curve that the ball took was insane!

Edit. Just saw it a couple of post above D:

What a beauty shot <3

 

[Empty]

italy just way too classy. saw us off without really having to play with much verve.

 

[R10Neymarfan]

missed the Costa Rica - Uruguay game. what happened? fluke or deserved result?

Deserved, Uruguay was shit

 

[Fjordson]

Fuck it.

Proud of the likes of Sterling, Sturridge, Barkley... those younger players did their best and deserve credit.

People who should be standing up and showing the kids the way like Rooney and Gerrard did fuck all. Rooney did less than fuck all, good assist maybe but cost us goals and overall was absolutely pathetic.


Ross has to start the next game, has to. We are in a tough position now, very tough, we have to win both our next games. Very slim chance of that.

Agreed. Sterling was fun to watch, was a good effort today.

We may be fucked now, though.

 

[Star Falcon]

Rooney awful, time to go.

Young players did well. Italy look great - Pirlo, Balotelli - should win the group.

 

[CelticKnight]

The British Choke Job.

English, mate. English.

 

[Suen]

Sigh. Seeing Pirlo is always painful as a Milan supporter.

Imagine how painful it is when you're relegated to Serie B next season. Save your tears bro.

England 1 - 3 Italy

I love you

Almost Shanks, almost.

 

[Mr.Marston]

England will never progress while they persist with the likes of Rooney and Johnson. Feel sorry for the young players like Sterling, Barkley and Welbeck.

Rooney robbing Barkley of the ball and then proceeding to blaze the ball over the bar summed up the situation in a nutshell. He's fucking selfish and represents an era of underachievement and hype. Congrats ItalyGAF.

 

[Omega Ultimus]

We all know Pirlo is the one true Lord...but, the real hero of this match was England's physio.

Pirlo Bless Him.

 

[immortal-joe]

Man I just realized how much better the group would look with a draw.

 

[pulsemyne]

missed the Costa Rica - Uruguay game. what happened? fluke or deserved result?

Deserved. They played really well and took their chances.

 

[| Praxis |]

Should have booked him for diving.

 

[trixx]

Grats to Italia Gaf. Anyone on gaf rooting for Ivory Coast. I hope they do well because they may be Africa's only hope.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

England deserved a draw.

Not with those set pieces. We had 9 corners... Well 8 considering Rooney completely fucked one up. Wasted opportunities.

 

[fluffydelusions]

At least you didn't lose against us (US) lol

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Someone change the ball to a group stage screenshot.

Spoiler

wc trophy would be pushing it

 

[LNBL]

Wait a minute, he does not even touch the ref i think, his right foot slips

 

[Into]

Sterling showed a lot of effort and courage.

Rooney as always in these tournaments was shit, but Sky Sports has spent too much time labeling him a "world class" player, so he will always play and get picked.

No Italian player would ever get that sort of treatment, everyone is replaceable

 

[ColossalLazy]

So good. Dat class.

 

[Suen]

We all know Pirlo is the one true Lord...but, the real hero of this match was England's physio.

Pirlo Bless Him.

:lol

 

[RedShift]

[teeth grinding intensifies]

 

[tim.mbp]

Ian Darke has such a man crush on Ross Barkley.

 

[Withnail]

How far away are England from a good team

11 players

 

[Cindres]

England pushed they just couldn't figure out how to get through or get it into the box

 

[LanceVance]

The good: sterling, Sturridge, Welbeck

The bad: Gerrard, Johnson, Baines

The worst: Rooney


Hopefully shaw starts against Uruguay

And Rooney gets left in the hotel

 

[Randdalf]

I think England played very well, we were the better team for long periods but our defending was just poor, especially for the second goal. I don't think we deserved to lose, but that's football. Once Italy started defending deep we were done for as we lack the ability to penetrate a defense that is so tightly packed.

 

[Ser Goje]

Aside from the assist, he was pretty bad in the first half too.

I think he was okay.

Also Pirlo was king of the match. Fucking Amazing

 

[Altazor]

fucking Woy.

EDIT: Rooney and Baines were baaaad. I thought Johnson was going to be a disaster ('cause he has been terrible for LFC lately) and he surprised me - he was decent. Cahill was ENG's best defender by a mile. Thought Stevie was mediocre. The attack was ENG's best part - Sterling was ace, Sturridge was lethal and even Danny Welbeck looked dangerous.

 

[Linius]

Let us not forget how England took an early lead.