Hmm, need to see it again and the whole weird Rodri tackle episode.
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feck you Croatia, hope your team folds.
When the ball is kicked, the defending goalkeeper must have at least part of one foot touching, in line with, or behind, the goal line.
That is a citation, not my words
Carvajal looks way older than 32.
Croatia got schooled and they weren't even bad. Great game that.
Croatia had feck all to offer.
I am fine with it being a penalty but he could have played on instead of throwing himself to the ground.
That's, uh. Interesting lineup. Curious how they're going to set up. Chiesa wide right?
Why wasn't Rodri sent off? I thought double jeopardy only came into effect if you make a genuine effort to play the ball.
Who is going home first, Oliver or Scotland?
Because Michael Oliver isn't just a corrupt little gobshite, he's also a mistifyingly shit ref
"In line with" part means it can be in the air, I understand. And that's how it is translated in Finnish at least, just checked.
Could be a version of Inter's 5-3-2 with Chiesa up with Scamacca?
EDIT: Nevermind, looking at their lineup for the last game. No idea what this is either.
He'll probably end up reffing the final
That is a terrible team. Only because I don't know several of them.
Nah. Di Lorenzo on the wing? Nah. Don't think so. Doesn't make sense
Should be 3-2-4-1(our base structure under Spalletti) turning into a flat 442 on defence
I doubt that he went on purpose. As you said; goal was empty
And almost everyone on the bench is called Zzurro
That Italian team is terrible. European football is really at its lowest level.
Was it? Didn't see that.
This. Ref's opinion was that Rodri went for the ball. Which is insane because he was nowhere near the ball.
I'd say just about, it is close. Rewatched it couple of times
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Username sorta checks out.
Reckon this could be the game of the day given neither side is great
Different strokes. To me that was, by far, the most boring match so far
Which grad student made this compilation?
Sorry to hear that.
The BBC can do one with this video package.
I can't imagine they'd start playing a diamond, but personnel-wise it does look suited for a diamond with Chiesa wider right, Di Marco pushing up on the left (since Bastoni and Calafori are left-footed anyways and Di Lorenzo likes to sit back) and just hope Pellegrini, Frattesi and Barella provide enough 2-way play and keep Jorginho from having to do anything but hit lovely passes. It worked for them well in 2012 when they made the finals with some meh starters (Abate, Montolivo, Cassano).
But I don't remember Spalletti really doing that a lot over his career, so who knows.
No need I was entertained in the other matches. This was just 90 minutes of slow passing until an opening was found.
Who are Italy missing
Would be suprised if Italy reach the semis. They need to be a great team, because their individuals are nothing compared to their teams of the past. They lack some proper quality, but lets see
Gary just about keeping it all together. With all the bad news this week along with his brother getting knocked out. I reckon he is doing well
Jeez, does Italy not produce world class players anymore?
I like Barella but the rest looks uninspiring. Chiesa feels hit and miss.
I like Barella but the rest looks uninspiring. Chiesa feels hit and miss.
That must be the equivalent of heating up tea in the microwave for the Brits.
Cringing at Micah attempting analysis
Put a few bucks on Bajrami to score first, though I have no idea who he is, based purely on the odds being friendly and he's a #10 and I might bet on anyone there against Jorginho to run clear of him and get a goal in every game until I win once and come out in the black.