The Euro 2024 Thread

[Alan]

Yikes

 

[Kenny]

"Keep it tight for the first few mins after kick off lads"...

 

[Dire Wolf]

What a hit.

 

[jd1981]

All comes from a crappy ball out of defence to

 

[The Bear]

Beautiful finish. Italy in all sorts of trouble.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Lovely finish but so slack from Italy.

 

[Alan]

Lovely finish but so slack from Italy.

It was all at a walking pace; bizarre bit of a play. Let the Swiss do it so casually.

 

[Lupo]

This Italy team is embarrassing. Worst I've ever seen. They offer absolutely nothing

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

This Italy team is embarrassing. Worst I've ever seen. They offer absolutely nothing

2010 was appalling and went out bottom of a weak group but I do think these are worse. I don't understand the tactics at all and the selections are questionable to say the least.

 

[Alan]

Yeah the tactics are mystifying. Hard to judge the players themselves on this IMV because none of them look confident in what the plan is at any given moment.

 

[Lupo]

2010 was appalling and went out bottom of a weak group but I do think these are worse. I don't understand the tactics at all and the selections are questionable to say the least.

El Shaarawy for one is an odd choice. He was a nothing player at his peak so not sure where he has been dug up from at 31. Scamacca looks awful, not that they're giving him anything to work with but still. I just see nothing about this team to be optimistic about.

Been behind in every game including Albania and were seconds away from defeat against Croatia.

I've been a long time advocate of Spalletti for the job but he will face all kinds of criticism on his return to Italy (tomorrow).

Retegui coming on

 

[Jack Regan]

Even old man Immobile would do a better job than Scamacca. Admittedly I don't keep up with European football as much as I used to, but there are so many players in this Italy squad who I've never heard of (or like Scamacca and Darmian have failed miserably over here) that it's no surprise they're not much cop.

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

Swiss totally in control, but i really hate their kit design.

 

[Jack Regan]

That's an absolute sitter, both probably offside anyway.

 

[Alan]

El Shaarawy for one is an odd choice. He was a nothing player at his peak so not sure where he has been dug up from at 31. Scamacca looks awful, not that they're giving him anything to work with but still. I just see nothing about this team to be optimistic about.

Been behind in every game including Albania and were seconds away from defeat against Croatia.

I've been a long time advocate of Spalletti for the job but he will face all kinds of criticism on his return to Italy (tomorrow).

Retegui coming on

Shaarawy has been living on his breakthrough at Milan (IIRC) for his whole career. Kinda Lamela-esque.

 

[BillyDee]

Swiss totally in control, but i really hate their kit design.

The shirts not great, but the badge is a plus...

 

[Alan]

The shirts not great, but the badge is a plus...

Boooooooo

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

Ciao italia!

 

[Alan]

You lost, Donnarumma, just shut up.

 

[Lupo]

What a fucking disgrace, there was no fight and desire about any of them and Scamacca is even worse than Immobile used to be. When I think back to the Italy teams I grew up with these lot are not fit to lace their boots. I'm not even too bothered as they've stunk the tournament out and deserve all the shit they'll get when they're back home. Good riddance to bad rubbish