Euro 2012 Group C

Italy should been ahead by now, hope they aren't going to rue these chances

yesssssssssssss at last Pirlo beaut of a free kick

We have done very well in my view so far but the defence slightly shaky compared to the Spain game

I'm just worried about the missed chances.

close from cassano from the corner

HT 1-0

So Spain will beat ROI Italy will beat ROI and Spain and Croatia will go through with a 2-2 draw. Now where have we seen that before?

Bloody frustrating!!!!!!!!!!! Wtf was Chiellini doing for the goal? 4-0 to Spain atm, so I'm guessing they'll just need a draw to come top. They better beat Croatia, and the Azzurri better beat Ireland. Surely surely we have to??

forzaitalia wrote:

Bloody frustrating!!!!!!!!!!! Wtf was Chiellini doing for the goal? 4-0 to Spain atm, so I'm guessing they'll just need a draw to come top. They better beat Croatia, and the Azzurri better beat Ireland. Surely surely we have to??

What's the bet?

Two times the Azzurri have let the lead slip. Against Spain, it was understandable but today, they really should have closed the game out. I expect Spain to beat Croatia as I am sure they will want to ensure they finish top and finish with win and Italy should beat ROI.

http://www.football-italia.net/20050/balotelli-out-ireland-match


Might not be such a bad thing to be honest.

He looked alright in the first half against Croatia but we need goals, would put Di Natale in. I love Cassano but if he doesn't look like scoring then I'd put Giovinco on before it's too late, he'd have too much skill for the Irish.

Instead of talking about the game against the Irish, nearly everyone in the meda is talking about how Spain and Croatia are going to conspire to draw 2-2. I myself can't see it happening as Spain have got a winning mentality and will be going out to win.

Forza Azzurri! (and a winner in the other match!)

And who am I going to talk to in the chatbox tonight? MPC has got to go out!

I would not rule out a Crotia victory.....trouble is can Italy actual win this one!

Hope so as I have some cash riding on Italy to win Euro 2012, long shot though it is!

Line-ups:

Italy: Buffon; Abate, Barzagli, Chiellini, Balzaretti; De Rossi, Pirlo, Marchisio; Motta; Cassano, Di Natale

Republic of Ireland: Given; O’Shea, St Ledger, Dunne, Ward; McGeady, Whelan, Andrews, Duff; Doyle, Keane

I am not liking Motta as a trequartista

Croatia (4-2-3-1): Pletikosa; Srna, Corluka, Schildenfeld, Strinic; Vukojevic, Rakitic; Mandzukic, Modric, Perisic; Jelavic.

Subs: Kelava, Subasic, Simunic, Buljat, Vrsaljko, Vida, Pranjic, Badelj, Dumjovic, Kranjcar, Kalinic, Eduardo.

Spain (4-2-3-1): Casillas; Arbeloa, Pique, Ramos, Alba; Busquets, Alonso; Silva, Xavi, Iniesta; Torres.

Subs: Valdes, Reina, Albiol, Martinez, Juanfran, Fabregas, Mata, Cazorla, Navas, Pedro, Llorente, Negredo.

Croatia 0-1 Spain
ROI 0-2 Italy

It's like pulling teeth watching Italy, or like watching A C struggling to close the game out.

If only Rakitic had headed that chance past Casillas.

Amazing miss but we wouldn't have wanted a 1-1 because that would have put Italy out wouldn't it.

Phew! Good result, decent performance for most of the game (70th-80th minute was a poor spell, couldn't get into the Ireland half). Grazie Spain as well..

Hope Ukraine top Group D unlikely though.

forzaitalia wrote:

Phew! Good result, decent performance for most of the game (70th-80th minute was a poor spell, couldn't get into the Ireland half). Grazie Spain as well..

Hope Ukraine top Group D unlikely though.

I'll tell you something FI - if the England match is like the Italy match I will be 84 when it finishes. I really thought Ireland were going to nip a draw.

I had the Spain v Croatia game on in the background and Simon Brotherton really needs to get some spectacles. He called David Silva as David Villa quite a few times and in the closing stages he mistook Ivan Perisic for Domagoj Vida even though Vida was subbed off a few minutes before and he also mistook Corluka for Eduardo. Poor show.

I was listening to Mick McCarthy. Talks sense but what a depressing voice.