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Originally Posted by Locke
You sound like Ron Wilson. Credit given where credit is due, the Dutch made the Italians look amateur.
Italy had their 4 best forwards on the field, 3 of them at the same time and they still managed conjure almost zero offense against the 'weak' Dutch defense.
Italy got outclassed. Their defense looked old, slow and confused, they were scrambling in front of the net and the whole team gave up with 20 minutes left.
Offside goal or not, they were only down 1-0 very early on and then the Dutch kept pressing.
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err read Thunderball's post
I give the Dutch all the credit. They are deadly against slow defenses. Playing Matterazi was a mistake and the Italians paid dearly for it. The entire lineup was totally wrong against a skillful team like Holland.
And I wouldn't say the Italians conjured up nothing. They pelted the Dutch goal when it was 2-0 and Van der Saar made some great saves. Even the 2nd goal was a counter-attack of a ball cleared off the line by the Dutch defender.