Nobody watches international football anymore. People just look at the recent results and assume that the team is very good.
Day 1: Turkey vs Italy
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This ref is a joke. Where did they get him from 
That was a hand ball
Turkey will shithouse a 1-0 victory.
Aw, that's sweet. Bless
Shit refs.
@Rasendori close enough!
That penalty was the only chance to salvage this game. The only high intensity moments are when Italy Swarm the ref.
Turkey is defending better than us.
Spinazzola is a beast
All the other calls I thought were okay, albeit close calls. This incidence could've been a pen though.
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Turkeys no attempts
Love chielini
Turkey shouldn't be this shit, they have some decent attackers in Calhanoglu and Yilmaz , they've both barely even gotten a kick.
Penalty my arse
But Denmark are class
They may not score at all this tournament.Turkeys no attempts
Has Mourinho taken the Turkey job and I've missed it?
Enjoyable match.
Penalty would have been harsh IMO. Glad it wasn’t given but I wouldn’t really have an argument if it was given
Italian midfield is the best in the tournament?
Betting, the tournament's number of one purpose.
I should have known this was gonna be a dull 1-0.
8-1-1 formation working well
We are REALLY good against technically inferior sides
The likes of France or Portugal will make us look pedestrian, but sides like Turkey should hardly get a sniff. 0-0 the best they can hope for
Worth noting that the new 2021/22 handball rules are being applied at this tournament, so expected position for a player's action now matters more.
So don't expect the handball calls to be the same as the season just gone.
So don't expect the handball calls to be the same as the season just gone.
How Italy would love a Vieri or Luca Toni right now
What's that saying again, never meet your heroes?It *is* a rallying call - about the unification. Which means it's about war
But yeah, we're not really the most patriotic of people
I was actually thinking the Italian attack reminds a lot of ours without Cavani. Lump it out to the left wing and see if Insigne can do something, while no one makes a run when he is twisting and turning, trying to manufacture a yard of space.
They're all a bit slow though, aren't they? Not much quality to actually play through the opposition into them, either.
I just read that Turkish fans traveling to from Turkey have been denied entry to the stadium. The reason is that Italy only wants people from Europe in. If that is true, it's a scandal.
Italy games are like 90% of times we will ever hear the anthemWhat's that saying again, never meet your heroes?
The absurdly low defensive line doesn't help either. They came for one thing, a draw.
Think I’m in the minority, but thought the ref had a really good half. No faffing about, clear and consistent with his decision making, letting the game flow, and not getting caught up in close calls that could go either way.
If that had been our Premier League refs the game would have been stopped every two minutes and we’d have had at least two dodgy VAR decisions after numerous slow motion replays.
This feels like proper football with VAR doing its thing quietly in the background and only getting involved when absolutely necessary.
If that had been our Premier League refs the game would have been stopped every two minutes and we’d have had at least two dodgy VAR decisions after numerous slow motion replays.
This feels like proper football with VAR doing its thing quietly in the background and only getting involved when absolutely necessary.
I am sorry. I clearly hurt your feelings somewhere. Take care bro
Italy are missing Verrati to pick the lock in midfield. Also, I'd be surprised if we don't see Chiesa for Berardi in the second half.
Turkey look really solid defensively though.
Turkey look really solid defensively though.
I think Turkey could get something against the run of play
They counter that´s is their game plan.
I’m worried for the people who thinks that last one was a penalty, just because the ball hits your hand it doesn’t mean it’s a penalty btw
it has to/ should be deliberate hand to ball that makes it a penalty
it has to/ should be deliberate hand to ball that makes it a penalty