EPTEngland vs Italy - Quarterfinal 4 - Page 36
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Zhiroo
Kosovo2724 Posts
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WArped
United Kingdom4845 Posts
On June 25 2012 06:39 Jepsyn wrote: Why is anyone criticizing Balotelli he has been playing amazingly I thought he had a good match too, a bit unlucky but he made some devastating runs and played a tone better than England's attacking players. The best part about him so far is he's still eligible to play, no red card yet. | ||
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Wazabo
Italy124 Posts
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Ysellian
Netherlands9029 Posts
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Tyree
1508 Posts
Everyone else was either past their prime, the very definition of mediocre or just plain bad. Italy has a chance against tourney favorite, Germany. England had literally no chance against Germany | ||
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Malaz
Germany1257 Posts
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graan
Germany589 Posts
On June 25 2012 06:39 Caphe wrote: Yo, Germany has 2 DAYS more to rest and they played an easiest 90 mins in the QF while Italy has less 2 days to rest and played the full 120 mins. That alone gonna make so much difference, not to mention the fact that German players are just better than Italy atm. Italy is very scary. Against Spain we saw they can adjust, pirlo is a genius - maybe the best at his position, i think very highly of balotelli and cassano.. yeah im scared, wont bet on this one  | ||
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Retric
Germany284 Posts
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tenacity
1587 Posts
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Tppz!
Germany1449 Posts
On June 25 2012 06:50 tenacity wrote: that has been the best match so far. I was really impressed by italy's performance. ger vs italy will be an amazing match. You think so? I couldnt watch the first 45 minutes ut during the second halftime it got just boring to me. England was just bunkering the whole time and didnt do any attempt to win the game | ||
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stichtom
Italy695 Posts
Fuck yeah, and Germany.... hell, it's about time | ||
sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
On June 25 2012 06:53 Tppz! wrote: You think so? I couldnt watch the first 45 minutes ut during the second halftime it got just boring to me. England was just bunkering the whole time and didnt do any attempt to win the game Not true, they just miserably failed to make attacks. They did try, they just suck. Andy Carroll especially. We just need a good straight out and out striker, we have needed a good one for ages. Rooney needs a quality strike partner. | ||
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sixfour
England11061 Posts
lol no | ||
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Rebs
Pakistan10726 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Linked by a friend dont even have an account there. | ||
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SkelA
Macedonia13032 Posts
On June 24 2012 22:47 SkelA wrote: First 0-0 of the tournament. Nailed it. | ||
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Sphaero
Germany1697 Posts
On June 25 2012 06:39 Jepsyn wrote: Why is anyone criticizing Balotelli he has been playing amazingly Because he had 5 or 6 huge chances and failed miserably every time? He is a striker and strikers are normally measured by goals. If I´m honest, this game didn´t install any fear for my team against Italy. They completely dominated the game and couldn´t even score once. On the contrary, England actually had a couple of opportunities themselves. While the English defense fought bravely, they ultimately gave Italy more chances to score than the German did in all their games combined. If Balotelli will play (which I hope), I´m confident, that he will be shut down by our defense around the best performing defender in this tournament, Mats Hummels. Buffon is still a beast and in great shape, but so is Neuer, who I would rate as highly as Buffon. The midfield is clearly in Germany´s favor, especially in the breadth. Our Bench is downright scary. Players like Reus, Kroos, Götze, Bender would start in nearly any other team in this competition. This is also the biggest difference between now and 2006. Our striker have a good efficiency, be it either the strong performing Gomez or the extreme experienced Klose. On top of that comes the advantage of the physical condition. Doesn´t help that the German team is way younger, but also highly experienced. Nobody in their right mind will see this game as a walk in the park. Italy was never an easy opponent and probably will never be one. But we still are the favorite, because we are frankly the stronger team with more rest. | ||
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Klive5ive
United Kingdom6056 Posts
On June 25 2012 06:54 sc4k wrote: Not true, they just miserably failed to make attacks. They did try, they just suck. Andy Carroll especially. We just need a good straight out and out striker, we have needed a good one for ages. Rooney needs a quality strike partner. The team had WAY too many weak links. Glen Johnson, all the ManU players played terribly. I'm reluctant to call Rooney average due to past performances in the EPL but he looked very average tonight. Alan Hansen said it right. The game was embarrassing come the end, England had literally nothing. The loss on penalties was a mercy. Better that than getting absolutely slaughtered by Germany. | ||
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Maenander
Germany4926 Posts
 Italy will be tough to beat ... but it's about time for Germany to win against them! | ||
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NuclearJudas
6546 Posts
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Zea!
9589 Posts
On June 25 2012 06:44 Tyree wrote: Super Mario and Pirlo are the only 2 players on that pitch that are world class, and it sure as hell showed. Everyone else was either past their prime, the very definition of mediocre or just plain bad. Italy has a chance against tourney favorite, Germany. England had literally no chance against Germany De Rossi and Buffon are absolutely 2 world class players as well. | ||
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