Round of 16: Italy 2-0 Spain - 27 June 2016 18:00 CET

[Dark Knight]

 

[necromancer]

Muhahahahha what a match to win via lottery!

Amazing experience. Antonio Conte is part psycho part genius. It's incredible to watch him for 90 minutes. I don't think I saw him stand still for even a second. Either instructing a player, or yelling at his staff and subs.. His energy alone lifts this team to a threshold level. Amazing guy.

The team was magnificent, particularly the first 15 minutes. I had no idea Italy was gonna play like this off the blocks. Around 30-35% of the stadium was Italian tifosi, rest were all Spanish. But the noise made was easily more from the Italians.

I appreciate Giaccherini so much more after watching him live. He's very pivotal to the way this team plays. So is de Rossi and even de Sciglio had a pretty nifty game.

The smoothest triangles and understanding that I saw was between Giac, De Sciglio and Chiellini.

But of course, as is obvious to everyone, the spine of this team is BBC and Buffon. The four of them just seem so bloody cool. Even when Spain started putting pressure later on, they just transmitted this sense of calm to everyone else. Especially Gigi who was almost as calm as someone playing a practice game. Incredible body language.

Loudest cheers in the stadium were for his series of saves in the last ten minutes.

Tactically, Conte got this absolutely spot on. De Rossi dominated his area early on, spending plenty of energy (probably planning a 50 min game from the beginning) and kept getting the wing backs involved.. And Spain struggled to close them down while Giac kept slipping past. They seemed to have been expecting a much more reactive game from Italy. Seemed to have no particular game plan in mind.

Del bosque looked indifferent and bored half the time. His staff was more animated.

cuntromancer you absolute cunt! roud:

Five Milan shirts in the ground that I spotted including mine. Two Napoli, two Juve and one Roma.

 

[OVUNQUE CON TE]

Celebrating anti-football

Pogba solos.

Lol anti football, Was a masterclass of offense and defense.

Do us all a favor and kill yourself pleb.

 

[necromancer]

Ah apparently DDR had a small knock. Was so bloody good in the first half.

The referee was booed thoroughly and deservedly btw.

 

[milanicious]

Lol anti football, Was a masterclass of offense and defense.

Do us all a favor and kill yourself pleb.

You need to take some time off to reflect on your problems and try to learn a thing or two about football.

 

[Soldier_of_god]

Italy winning the title would be the next best thing after milan having success. Croatia or italy for me but since croatia is out, forza italia.

 

[King George]

great game. very well deserved!!

so many players played well, but conte was the man of the match!!

 

[Sven]

 

[jammin]

No word of a resignation or decision from Spanish FA on Del Bosque? Spain look utterly devoid of any fight or motivation.
A golden generation of Spanish coaches to choose from, Emery, Marcelino, Valverde etc. and my personal pick Paco Jemez (how fun would his style be with a world class squad?), and they're still sticking with Del Bosque. What a waste.

 

[Goodfella]

No word of a resignation or decision from Spanish FA on Del Bosque? Spain look utterly devoid of any fight or motivation.
A golden generation of Spanish coaches to choose from, Emery, Marcelino, and my personal pick Paco Jemez (how fun would his style be with a world class squad?), and they're still sticking with Del Bosque. What a waste.

Just got fired according to AS.


He should've saved himself from this embarrassment and resigned, instead of talking about the WC qualifications in post-game interviews.

 

[Jasper]

No matter how many average players Italian have, you know they use tactics that will make them look good. Looking at those name, no one has heard about them. You know if they ever came to the premier league, the greatest league man has ever known. they would all struggle. But the way they set up, use tactics is amazing

Dietmar Hamann: Premier League is a fraud and England players are bang average

 

[Polotelli]

I'm gonna leave this here

 

[Jasper]

What does it mean tho? [google translate gives me gloatus]

-e-

ok.
The perfect way to start the day: coffee, croissant and La Gazzetta dello Sport proclaiming ‘Godemos’, a mixture of the Italian word for 'enjoy’ and the Spanish term 'Vamos!’ - 'let’s go!’ Italy were 'unstoppable’ according to the pink-sheeted sports daily. And now on to the next 'final’ against Germany on Saturday

 

[Qaas]

Muhahahahha what a match to win via lottery!

Amazing experience. Antonio Conte is part psycho part genius. It's incredible to watch him for 90 minutes. I don't think I saw him stand still for even a second. Either instructing a player, or yelling at his staff and subs.. His energy alone lifts this team to a threshold level. Amazing guy.

The team was magnificent, particularly the first 15 minutes. I had no idea Italy was gonna play like this off the blocks. Around 30-35% of the stadium was Italian tifosi, rest were all Spanish. But the noise made was easily more from the Italians.

I appreciate Giaccherini so much more after watching him live. He's very pivotal to the way this team plays. So is de Rossi and even de Sciglio had a pretty nifty game.

The smoothest triangles and understanding that I saw was between Giac, De Sciglio and Chiellini.

But of course, as is obvious to everyone, the spine of this team is BBC and Buffon. The four of them just seem so bloody cool. Even when Spain started putting pressure later on, they just transmitted this sense of calm to everyone else. Especially Gigi who was almost as calm as someone playing a practice game. Incredible body language.

Loudest cheers in the stadium were for his series of saves in the last ten minutes.

Tactically, Conte got this absolutely spot on. De Rossi dominated his area early on, spending plenty of energy (probably planning a 50 min game from the beginning) and kept getting the wing backs involved.. And Spain struggled to close them down while Giac kept slipping past. They seemed to have been expecting a much more reactive game from Italy. Seemed to have no particular game plan in mind.

Del bosque looked indifferent and bored half the time. His staff was more animated.

Five Milan shirts in the ground that I spotted including mine. Two Napoli, two Juve and one Roma.

Lucky you

 

[Jasper]

Pelle gunz

 

[Ragazza]

love love looooved this game

I taped it and watched it over two evenings so I wouldn't miss a second

everyone was great! and I almost forgot what an a$$ chiellini always is against Milan in seria a...almost

 

[Ragazza]

my husband kept asking me when balotelli was going to be subbed

now?

is he playing yet?

let me know when conte puts him in the game!

 

[Ragazza]

sweet manlove!!

 

[Ragazza]

Five Milan shirts in the ground that I spotted including mine.

you were at the game?!?!

daaaaaang...that's awesome

 

[necromancer]

Yes I was.. Right behind and a little high above Buffon in the second half.

It made me truly appreciate what an extraordinary player he is..

 

[Soldier_of_god]

Damn pelle is a tank. As muscular as me .

 

[Mr Delicious]

Damn pelle is a tank. As muscular as me .

lmao i love that confidence man, keep it up

 

[Soldier_of_god]

lmao i love that confidence man, keep it up

You do realize that i have been training for 3 years consistently. Actually i am probably even bigger than him. I have also played rugby. So...i am naturally built like a brick shithouse.

 

[General]

You do realize that i have been training for 3 years consistently. Actually i am probably even bigger than him. I have also played rugby. So...i am naturally built like a brick shithouse.

shirtless pics?

 

[Soldier_of_god]

shirtless pics?

Already posted ages back in one of the rnb threads.

 

[General]

Already posted ages back in one of the rnb threads.

No doi

 

[Soldier_of_god]

No doi

Then why do you ask, general cfo.

 

[General]

Then why do you ask, general cfo.

it's funny?

 

[Mr Delicious]

it's funny?

 

[General]

it's not?