The Official 16/17 Various National Soccer Team News Thread

[SuperMatt18]

That’s a penalty

[d_phaneuf]

bad call by the ref, thats a pen

[SuperMatt18]

Ball go hand but I guess that evens it up

[Senator Clay Davis]

Ref is having quite the horrible night.

[d_phaneuf]

Where is insigne, he's going to give him less than 10 mins?

Watch him bring on Eder instead

[Locke]

They could have used Pirlo just for tonight. Their set-piece delivery has been abysmal.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Ventura either has been fired or wants to be fired, only logical explanation for not even using Insigne.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Ref is having quite the horrible night.

I'm just catching the last few minutes here (some of us have to work) and the commentators are saying that hes had an excellent game, I can only take their word for it, but watching the last few minutes it appears as though the Italians are looking forward to a summer holiday and they dont fancy Russia.

But the ref has ignored a few obvious Italian dives.

[Locke]

Wait....the last Italian coach to have missed the World Cup was 'Alfredo Phony?'

I'll tell you what sounds phony...

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Locke

They could have used Pirlo just for tonight. Their set-piece delivery has been abysmal.

Ventura would haven't allowed him to Take them most likely

Originally Posted by Locke

I'm just catching the last few minutes here (some of us have to work) and the commentators are saying that hes had an excellent game, I can only take their word for it, but watching the last few minutes it appears as though the Italians are looking forward to a summer holiday and they dont fancy Russia.

But the ref has ignored a few obvious Italian dives.

He's been fair, the pens could have been but it's been even

All you can ask for

[CroFlames]

I wonder if the call came straight from FIFA to add on an extra minute or two to stoppage time to give Italy a chance.

I imagine it is going to be a pretty massive financial blow should the unthinkable happen.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by d_phaneuf

Where is insigne, he's going to give him less than 10 mins?

Watch him bring on Eder instead

He knows he’s fired either way and is probably just doing it as a final Stubborn move to the FA and media.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Italy just had no ideas at all, and didn't even use their most creative player. Might have made the World Cup simply sacking Ventura between the legs.

[d_phaneuf]

No Italy and no Dutch

Europe is getting deeper

Hardest nation to qualify from

[GirlySports]

How many highballs do Italy have put into the box before they realize it doesn't work. They needed small players to slither the ball through. Insigne dare I say even Giovinco

4-4-2 prevails

[Locke]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

How many highballs do Italy have put into the box before they realize it doesn't work. They needed small players to slither the ball through. Insigne dare I say even Giovinco

4-4-2 prevails

The Swedes put the tall players at the back.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Locke

The Swedes put the tall players at the back.

That entire team is tall.

[d_phaneuf]

That team so sooooo much england 2008 euro qualifying squad

Almost 10 years to the day when they lost to Croatia and missed euro and it was just Becks launching balls in to the box at the end with no real purpose

Ventura and Maclaren a good match too

[GirlySports]

Last 6 World Cup playoff games....

Honduras 0-0 Australia
New Zealand 0-0 Peru
Denmark 0-0 Ireland
Switzerland 0-0 N Ireland
Greece 0-0 Croatia
Italy 0-0 Sweden

Now 569 mins (9.5 hours) since last goal when Sweden scored on Friday.

[d_phaneuf]

Going to lower my Zlatan comes back prediction from 1000000% to 99%

How does he not come back too, it's not like a Totti situation either where he was always taking a worthy spot either

This Sweden team is desperate for his goal scoring