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Day 10: Switzerland vs Turkey | Italy vs Wales

Zoo

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Get Ramsey into midfield and Brooks into the frontline. Like against the Swiss they are struggling to get out.
 

Nick7

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Yeah it's something like that, isn't it? I was just saying that if that did happen and they got a beating here, I think they would be happy with third. Just going through into the knockouts is the main objective for them.
Yep, agreed! Though looking at the first halves it looks like it could happen!
 

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Yet you still lost to them ;)

Okay okay i shall stop here
Yeah no argument there. Becomes more of an achievement by the minute :lol: im quite confident we'll manage to qualify for the WC, so no worries.
 

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My fecking arse. :lol:

England beat Croatia:

Wales beat Turkey:
it’s only the english that are living in wales as some sort of experiment that can read. so it makes sense the headlines are aimed at them. i’m sure some of the many cave paintings that are left for the indigenous peoples depict the turkey result.
 

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This is largely Italy's second string. Feck. What a difference a coach makes.
 

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Can't believe some people here said that Turkey would be the dark horse hahahahha
 
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Get Ramsey into midfield and Brooks into the frontline. Like against the Swiss they are struggling to get out.
Exactly.

We were lucky to get away with a draw v Switzerland and the change was clearly better for us.

No point in having Bale, Ramsey, James if you're going to sit so deep AND not do quick counter attacks.

We look better attacking
 

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Been poor from wales against both Switzerland and Italy, barely keeping the ball. It's not going to let them go very far in this tournament playing so defensively. I think they have enough players to try playing, start by getting Brooks on.
 

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Most likely France/Germany.
Blimey, huge difference! One of Denmark/Finland/Russia they're getting currently.

Can see Swiss scoring at least one more goal so very little in it now especially if Italy put on a few more first choice players towards the end.

Wales need Brooks and Wilson on.
 

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If Italy win this 3-0 and the Swiss result remains the same, second/third is decided on yellow cards.