Most attacking Italian team since Italia 90,?
Day 18: Switzerland vs Spain | Belgium vs Italy (QF 1&2)
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The kind of thing that happens constantly with #8s. But only Pogba is subject to a public inquiry when you it happens to him. Maybe Witsel isn't good enough to 'unlock' Tielemans..?
Belgiums defence is nowhere near good enough to play like. Get on the ball ffs.
Insigne looks a gem of a player to me. Perfect on the ball and constantly moving and finding space off the ball.
Munier is wank every time I watch him. Glad United never went for the useless bastard
I forgot just how good Bonucci's passing from the back is 
Come on Belgium!
I think so yeh. Even with Inzagi, Del Piero and Totti they were conservative
Why would Donnarumma - who presumably was always going to be no 1, have a squad no of 21? Does he wear that at club level?
Ever?
82 was better.
That was some next level acting going into the advertising.The second Italian goal shows the difference in mentality.
Belgium were on the attack and Italy were like a pack of wolves to win back the ball. Italy started to build from the back and the defender with the ball jogged round a walking De Bruyne and the ball ended up with Insigne who scored a peach.
Belgium were on the attack and Italy were like a pack of wolves to win back the ball. Italy started to build from the back and the defender with the ball jogged round a walking De Bruyne and the ball ended up with Insigne who scored a peach.
This is their previous number 1's final tournament so it's probably out of deference to him.
I'll take your word for it. I was 4.
Roger. Thanks.
Surely the best.I forgot just how good Bonucci's passing from the back is
Doku is causing Italy lots of trouble
Doku’s acceleration is quite good
What on earth was the plan from Meunier there
to the ground
Just realized if Switzerland had beaten Spain, Italy would have met them again. Completely forgot they were in the group stage. How time flies in a football tournament.
That looked a pen against KDB.
That KDB one could definitely have been given. What's VAR at?
How the funk is that not a pen?
I don’t understand football, I give the benefit of the doubt now on soft ones like the Belgium, fine there’s enough for a pen, but feck me, how is the Belgium one a pen but not KdB there
Belgium are just giving the ball away so cheaply. Tielemans and Witsel have been quite disappointing in midfield, imo. This Italian team are really good, but they've had the freedom of that midfield.
Good player Count Doku
Get Barella more on the ball
VAR against Italy
Surprised that Jorginho didn't appeal properly?
Not used to seeing Jorginho play like this 
VAR is taking a "low input" approach to this tournie so either its an offside call or something absolutely horrid for it to intervene, in general they are leaving decisions to the ref.
Italy is the result of very good coaching. The players aren't amazing individually but they play beautifully as a team
Damn, wish England could pass like that…
Me neither blatant trip imho.
I mean other than de Bruyne and Lukaku are Italian players not mostly as good/better?
Verratti > Witsel
Jorginho > Tielemans
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Twice the pride.
I'm aware but I thought potential pens would fall under that category.
Anyone ever think of how mind boggling it is that Belgium gave their best ever generation of players to Roberto Martinez