A stronger team struggling to break down a team camped in their own half. It’s like watching United. Although Italy have managed 2 shots on target in the first half, so probably not.
Day 1: Turkey vs Italy
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There’s one fat guy in midfield for them who looks like he shouldn’t be playing at the Euros
They're also not trailing after a corner, yet.
Turkey pretty much just parked the bus without a plan to counter
I need to take a shit now.
Unsure if Italy can keep this high intensity up. Should Turkey keep it to 0-0 until the final 15-20 minutes, they could nick this yet by playing through tired Italian bodies late on.
It's bloody shit this
How did Turkey end up as everyone's dark horse? They look shite.
Senol Gunes is looking very angry on the touchline. He's furious at Turkey just staying back and not pushing up when they get on the ball.
Think we'll see a lot of this in the groups with a stand out favourite. If you can grab a point and then beat 1 of the 2 weaker sides you're through
Italy playing great football though.
Why are Italy not wearing their classic blue?
turkish manager 
Jermaine Jenas the worst English export since Piers Morgan?
Because mancini doesn't like blue.
Belotti and Raspadori. I'm very curious about raspadori honestly
Oh shut up Jenas, you plonker.
Ozan Tufan? Nah, he's one of their better peformers, typically; Turkey, overall, are hamstrung by their overall nervousness, which is why their better players aren't as influential. Karaman, though, has been terrible. He really should be doing much better, but he's losing the ball way too easily.
They’re good players, I haven’t said otherwise. My point was thinking back to the great Italy sides of old. Totti, De Rossi, Buffon, Pirlo, Gattuso, Cannavaro, Maldini, Nesta, Del Piero and Vieri are all players I remember from tournaments when I was younger. Go back before my time and you have players like Baresi, Rossi, Zoff, Baggio… the list goes on.
You won’t be putting any of the current side in that list in 10 years.
I don't think I've seen a side (Turkey) camped in their own half against such an toothless side (Italy) before
EDIT: actually yeah I do, Fulham against us under Moyes in the game of 1000 crosses
EDIT: actually yeah I do, Fulham against us under Moyes in the game of 1000 crosses
This whole half has felt like a game where the better team is trying to get an equaliser in the final 5 minutes of the Champions league final.
Isn’t that a user on the caf?
He deserves to be a ball boi. Nothing more.
That dive.James Corden.
What a ball jorgi ! Shit finish
FM series creators should sack all their Italian scouts. They’ve been assigning crazy attributes to Italian players for ages. Locatelli, Donnaruma, Tonali, Barella, Bastoni, even Spinazzola are world players according to FM. They have a golden generation in every release. In reality, Italy is crap almost every tournament. Italian players don’t do well outside Serie A. The most overrated league and nation in the world football.
But why was the diver not booked for clear and obvious simulation.
Is bernardeschi not better than Beradi?
It's logical from Turkey. No consolation for the neutral but coming to clog it up and hope for a Calhanoglu set piece delivery makes sense. They will earmark Wales as very winnable and Switzerland as anybody's match. If they go behind they'll be in a lot of trouble trying to shift things though.
Assuming they finish 2nd, they have a pretty favourable R16 match too (probably Denmark)
Italians look desperate
I think they will. Their midfield is the best in the tournament.
And Ryad is my own name. But nice try.
This one is a good watch. And Djoko is no pushover.
I like la terre battue (clay), it’s much more interesting to me.
I forgot about that fat pussy
He was also in CATS
Shamelessly nicked off Ricky Gervais
Gotta be a pen
Italy looking really dominant but they really need Verratti in there for the extra quality in midfield. I'd probably put Chiesa in attack too, Berardi is very "meh" to me.
Turkey getting quite a few calls from the ref. Chielini is bossing it.
Wow wow jorginho absolutely bossing this