Looked like Abate went off with an injury as well, hope it's nothing serious because Maggio is suspended for the next game.
Is it going to be a 3-5-2? Don't see many options, i'm not comfortable with Giaccherini playing there.
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Euro 2012 |OT2| of Spain celebrating victory with younger, mixed gender squad
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Looked like Abate went off with an injury as well, hope it's nothing serious because Maggio is suspended for the next game.
Is it going to be a 3-5-2? Don't see many options, i'm not comfortable with Giaccherini playing there.
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Yeah, pretty much. They also looked really shaky in the def. when England was attacking properly in the first 30min or so + they need a ton of chances.
We should do fine vs. them, although Schweine needs to stop sucking/get fit asap. Replacing him with Kroos is not really an option with Pirlo on the pitch.
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I can't remember a single time when Abreu did not chip his penalties. Not a single one.
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Yeah, that free kick was sublime.
He can keep doing that shit for breakfast.
Pirlo just did it at the Euros, taking Italy to the semi's.
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Did you forget the whole Suárez handball incident? lol
Shake Appeal
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ItalJuve 0 - 0 Premiership (ItalJuve win 4-2 on penalties)
Uhh, Abreu did it at a quarter finals match at the WORLD CUP...
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He really deserves his nickname. On the link below he actually missed while trying the panenka. The funny thing is he got to shot another one just 3 minutes later and yes, he tried the panenka again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5PUD3mvcWY
Abreu did it at WC and it was the pen that took Uruguay to semis.
City recently confirmed he doesn't have a Twitter. There was another very, very convincing fake prior to this too though (some behind the scenes photos of him, etc.).
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Pirlo is trending on Twitter right now.
Meus Renaissance
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Jon texts: "Worried we might lose possession during the pens."
Eh, that second one isn't much of a Panenka. Chip shot sure, but it was pretty strong and didn't have much curve.
As I said earlier, that is the most frustrating thing for me. Italy didn't look all that solid at the back. The problem was England just allowed them to play which made it increasingly difficult for them to put on any serious attack of their own. If they continued to play like they did in the first 15 minutes, it would have been a much closer game.
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It's pretty clear that England needs someone like Owen Hargreaves in the mid-field.
Too bad he's busy banging Oona Chaplin in Game of Thrones.
Too bad he's busy banging Oona Chaplin in Game of Thrones.
Ape Gone Insane
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Even Heskey would have played better than half of the England squad today.
(Yeah, I went there)
(Yeah, I went there)
Italy is cruising all the way to the final on account of another MoM performance from Balotelli. The guy is amazing, so many goals, assists, runs, all over the place.
How many goals did he get today again?
Does wasting a dozen chances count as assists now? Was he secretly an England player?
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One of the best players I've ever witnessed.
I'm going to be honest...
Englands performance in the groups was papering over the cracks that exist.
As I mentioned against Wilbury earlier in the original OT...this England gives up possession too much and you just cannot do that...Italy were absoltely toothless and crap in front of goal and didn't punishment England...
From here on in Roy needs to sit down and talk to the older players and tell them sternly...times up. A revolution needs to happen.
Build the WC2014 qualifer team around a creative midfielder in the middle ala Jack Wilshere for example. England has good wingers and strikers and a decent defence...but the midfield is atrocious.
Englands performance in the groups was papering over the cracks that exist.
As I mentioned against Wilbury earlier in the original OT...this England gives up possession too much and you just cannot do that...Italy were absoltely toothless and crap in front of goal and didn't punishment England...
From here on in Roy needs to sit down and talk to the older players and tell them sternly...times up. A revolution needs to happen.
Build the WC2014 qualifer team around a creative midfielder in the middle ala Jack Wilshere for example. England has good wingers and strikers and a decent defence...but the midfield is atrocious.
Paraphrasing a tweet:
The good news for Italy is that unlike England they are still in the Euros, bad news is unlike England they are in the Euro.
The good news for Italy is that unlike England they are still in the Euros, bad news is unlike England they are in the Euro.
lol
There would be France/Holland-esque in-fighting...
Phantast2k
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Too many bitter Welsh*, and mostly Scottish people to let that happen.
I guess Gareth Bale, Ramsey and Bellamy might get in the side, but it wouldn't make much difference.
*I'm Welsh and support England.
Shake Appeal
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Allegri somehow didn't realize Pirlo's game has never required a younger man's pace, at least since his Brescia days. Poor Max made a bitch move and he paid for it as a resurgent Pirlo led Juve to the scudetto and Italy at least to the semifinals. All the Juventini lived happily ever after.
Ape Gone Insane
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Scotland and Wales have nothing to offer.
Besides there would be a Braveheart esque uprising against any such proposal. The Scottish and English here are like the Canadians and Americans across the pond (that might be a grossly inaccurate comparison...).
I like how Northern Ireland isn't even good enough at all to consider not having anything to offer :lol
Although Jonny Evans could arguably make the squad.
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Well, apparently there's a bit of trouble in a town near to me due to Italian presence and England loss.
Just through twitter and stuff, but don't like hearing stuff like that. At the end of the day it's a football match, certainly not worth getting arrested/causing mayhem over.
Edit: Seems like it was just a few idiots.
Still gutted England lost, but on reflection we got further than many people expected and we took Italy to the edge - very tense shoot out!
Just through twitter and stuff, but don't like hearing stuff like that. At the end of the day it's a football match, certainly not worth getting arrested/causing mayhem over.
Edit: Seems like it was just a few idiots.
Still gutted England lost, but on reflection we got further than many people expected and we took Italy to the edge - very tense shoot out!
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