Euro 2012 QF - Italia vs England

[FoxForceFive]

Poor shot from Parker following a silly punch from the legendary Buffon.

Need to make this good spell of play count by scoring lads, come on!

 

[Judge Jules]

Travesty that Carroll didn't start, we're getting the ball in wide positions constantly they'd be dragged everywhere.

This. I'll bet the Italian CBs, like the French before them, were hoping that's what Roy would do.

 

[Fabio]

Attacking wise, johnson has been sublime

Rooney looks meh

 

[Shadey]

I hope that isn't a daily commute, cos that would be just silly.

haha no mate just the monday then back friday

 

[the_khl]

Magic really is magic.

 

[Leo]

nd Rooneys been tragic

 

[FoxForceFive]

Gerrard orchestrated us passing the ball from one peno box to the other with ease there, maybe tika taka footy will be second nature at anfield.

 

[Hansern]

Johnson has been excellent so far, good open game this

 

[OLD_Lewy]

rooney looks a bit shit, think gerrard should be playing a bit furthur up and carrol should have started, but then we might lose some of our defensive capabilities

 

[FoxForceFive]

nd Rooneys been tragic

If we get through against these though & he comes to form against ze Germans it will have been worth it.

I can understand the logic, though I wouldn't have played him, not as an attacker anyway.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Johnson has been excellent so far, good open game this

He has not been excellent, hes made as many fuck ups as good play.

 

[Fabio]

He has not been excellent, hes made as many fuck ups as good play.

Attacking wise he's been boss

Typical defensive display though

 

[Shadey]

Thought this might of been a bore draw but its been a great start..

 

[Fabio]

Me and khl knew it'd be a firecracker

Welbeck has been anonymous

 

[FoxForceFive]

Great game yeah, amazed how much the full backs & Parker are pushing up, suggests Roy has asked them to, not what I expected from him at all.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

He has not been excellent, hes made as many fuck ups as good play.

I agree Jon

 

[FoxForceFive]

Me and khl knew it'd be a firecracker

Welbeck has been anonymous

Welbeck should be sitting on the bench watching Carroll destroy these.

 

[Fabio]

Welbeck should be sitting on the bench watching Carroll destroy these.

Yup.

I don't get his purpose. He is kuyt without the strength.

 

[FoxForceFive]

I agree Jon

Glad someone else sees it. I rate johnson too, think his positional issue is often blown out of proportion but this tournament his positioning has been awful & his decision making at best suspect.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Great block from terry there.

 

[OLD_Lewy]

Yup.

I don't get his purpose. He is kuyt without the strength.

to be fair he's been great so far in the tournament

 

[Modo]

Yeah and Terry fucked up before that.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Wasn't that handball by Terry? And Balotelli's a fucking tit. Likable joker my arse. I'd throttle the cunt if I played on the same team as him.

 

[Athens]

That was a great one handed save from Buffon earlier. John Terry seems to just simply throw himself in front of the ball. Interesting tactic that.

 

[Fabio]

to be fair he's been great so far in the tournament

Has he shite. He's ran about a lot.

 

[OLD_Lewy]

hmmm, the stings gone out of us a bit here

 

[FoxForceFive]

Italy seeing much more of the ball but seem lacking ideas in the last ten yards, no penetration between the lines or movement to stretch us at all so either give possession up or hit a long range shot.

 

[Modo]

Get Carroll on

 

[Modo]

Terry again...

 

[livvy145]

Decent chance for Mario, Terry went missing there.