Round of 16 | Switzerland vs Italy | Germany vs Denmark

Why is Di Lorenzo still on the pitch
 
Have a feeling could be in for a surprise this year. Switzerland or Austria could definitely reach the final and possibly win it.
 
Did Italy not take that young lad from Leeds? They need some pace from somewhere
 
Those Italian midfielders should try challenging their opponents for a change.
 
KC91 said:
I think Tonali is actually a huge miss for Italy as well. We have no one in the midfield who wants to get on the ball and run forward with it. Calafiori has shown a willingness to do that from the back in the group stage, so obviously a big miss there. Without players like that, if youre going to rely on passing out, you need to be able string more than 3 passes together
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He'd probably be suspended for the game, because he made a bet that he would get his second yellow the game before. For something like 10.000€.
 
Markolan said:
Spalletti is the main culprit. It's mainly a fitness problem imho.
I understand our players are pretty poor and we're not as good as we were in 2021 but for sure we should be better than them.

Aebischer, Ndoye and Freuler have looked fantastic so far and play for Serie A team Bologna, how it's possible Inter or Juventus players look much shitter.

Our players just don't run and don't press. They all seem dead.
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Sorry but it was very clear who looked the better of the two sides, collectively and individually, throughout the group stage.

It was entirely baffling that people thought Italy had a bye facing Switzerland.
 
TenonTen said:
Xhaka and Schar better. Xhaka has been one of the best mids this season.

Embolo in International Tournaments is great. Shaqiri off the bench in these tournaments is a monster.
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@Markolan post is doing down in the hall of fame thread. :lol: Slating all the Swiss players who then comprehensively outplay Italy.

Freuler, Ndoye and Aebischer were all regulars for Bologna finishing 4th weren't they which was a massive over achievement so they all had better individual seasons than say Cristante for Roma or Di Lorenzo for Napoli.
 
Well that might be a good strategy. Get the swiss to score for us
 
HTG said:
Why is he even in the team? Why are almost all your player soooo bad?
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Hard to play well when you are carrying 20 kilos extra in your underpants. Also the stink doesn't help probably

Di Lorenzo is a solid player, the problem is Nico broke him
 
Markolan said:
Not scared by Suisse. Half of their players play in Serie A, I know their value and they are not that good..

In a combined XI Italy would be present with almost all their players:

Donnarumma > Sommer
Di Lorenzo > Stergiou
Mancini < Akanji
Bastoni > Rodriguez
Darmian > Schar
Barella > Xhaka
Cristante < Freuler
Fagioli > Aebischer
El Shaarawy > Rieder
Chiesa > Ndoye
Scamacca > Embolo

+ we have Spalletti who is a top coach.

I expect to win honestly.
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Womp womp
 
Fortitude said:
Sorry but it was very clear who looked the better of the two sides, collectively and individually, throughout the group stage.

It was entirely baffling that people thought Italy had a bye facing Switzerland.
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Who thought that? Swiss are pretty good this tournament
 
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