Insigne is what my grandma would call a real f**k boi
Day 1: Turkey vs Italy
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I know It's crazy how stacked they used to be and now you're watching bang average players who wouldn't even get a sniff at the National team 15 years ago.
Verratti, who is injured, and Chiesa. Barella is great too. Otherwise yeah, lots of very good players but no real standout
Fixed.
Turkey have brought almost everyone back here. No matter what Italy tries to do out wide, there's no way for them to get a good cross in when Turkey has 3-5 players all in line in the box.
They need to get both Berardi, Barella, and Insigne on the ball in the middle more often. That most recent attack was much better with some good movement from Berardi.
They need to get both Berardi, Barella, and Insigne on the ball in the middle more often. That most recent attack was much better with some good movement from Berardi.
Why thank youFratelli d'Italia
L'Italia s'é desta
Nell'elmo di Scipio s'é cinta la testa
Dové la vittoria
Le porga la chioma
Chè schiava di Roma
Iddio la creò
Stringiamci a coorte
Siam pronti alla morte
Siam pronti alla morte
L'Italia chiamò
And then we make it up
It's as if they're commission is based on people not changing channel.
I forgot how rubbish international football is. Best thing about it is the Italian anthem.
Turkey "lets not lose 3 points"
Italy "lets not win 3 points"
Italy "lets not win 3 points"
True.
I can’t believe people are criticising Italy in this thread. At least they’re trying to score a goal and are dominating in possession. Turkey are just…I don’t even know what they’re trying to do.
Few teams have looked even decent against us in ages. Granted, most of those were actually bad sides, but still. We're just really good at keeping the ball and winning it back quickly. If we had better forwards we'd win this thing outright
Feel like shit, just want PL back
You guys find this rubbish?? At least Italy are creating chances
Then you are a bit blind. Locatelli, Insigne and Barella are all quality players. They will pin every team in the tournament back in their half.
I always imagined it was a kind of a rallying call that bonded the Italian society together. Sung proudly in unison at family functions etc. Come to find out people don't even know the fecking lyrics beyond the first couple of lines. Biggest let down I've had this week.
Ozan Tosun does not look or play like a professional athlete. Is his dad President of Turkey or something?
Overall, the flow of this match hasn't been too much of a surprise. The only surprise has been how nervous Turkey has looked. They tend to play on the counter more, but whenever they've gotten on the ball, they've been afraid to break forward, and they've been sloppy for the most part.
I think Italy have looked good. Insigne should have buried that chance and then we're talking 1-0 and total domination. Chiellini has orchestrated things well.
In the long run having Immobile as the main man up top could be costly. Otherwise they're a good team on the ball, they'll always be capable of a good tactical game defensively, it's just the cutting edge against bigger sides that would be a concern.
In the long run having Immobile as the main man up top could be costly. Otherwise they're a good team on the ball, they'll always be capable of a good tactical game defensively, it's just the cutting edge against bigger sides that would be a concern.
I'm basically on crack and i haven't even taken any!Why thank you
Some lovely football from Turkey
Is this how other teams feel when we play catenaccio?
That's it. Signing off. Hope Southgate doesn't play 5 at the back formation on Sunday.
Djokovic breaks....sorry wrong thread.
Italy look good, not sure why people are hating on them
Who's your alternative for Immobile upfront?
Italy circulate the ball well but, man do they look toothless. Immobile and Insigne are two of those players with great reputation and stats in their league but on the limited viewing I’ve seen of them, I’ve never seen either do too well.
Swing and a miss
Immobile is terrible. Darren Bent of continental football
Opening game curse. Think this tournament will be good once it gets going
Roboteers stand byIt *is* a rallying call - about the unification. Which means it's about war
But yeah, we're not really the most patriotic of people
Some nice football by Italy but they haven't been great in the final third
Makes you wonder how much players give at club level when they’re blowing out their arse at National level after 30 minutes..
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Switching over!
For Turkey to get better, they have to move Yazici out wide and get Karaman off. Karaman has lost the ball on almost every occasion and is not even doing anything useful for Turkey.
Come on, Italy, score, these fecks offer nothing.