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Fooly Cooly 25
Jan 18, 2005

Todo lo tuyo ahora es MIO
Great OP, that picture of Pirlo is :drat:

I'm hoping Colombia and Italia finish first so they don't play each other in the second round. Also, Italia beating England makes me smile.

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Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire

SandersPacheco posted:

Relevant: Requesting repost of that awesome gif where Balotelli is struggling to put on his training vest.

Mr. Mambold
Feb 13, 2011

Aha. Nice post.




ayyy atsa Mario. Nice thread OP.

SandersPacheco
Jul 15, 2004

Faster than light

loving legend

Bobby Digital
Sep 4, 2009
I signed Cerci as a 16-year-old in CM 02/03 and he became an Arsenal legend, hoping he does well :unsmith:

double sulk
Jul 2, 2010

I watched Italy get owned by Spain in the Euro Cup in a loving hot Italian apartment with an Italian family, in Italy. The eldest Italian son called the Italian player Riccardo Monvolivo a debito pubblico.

Forza Azzurri

Duro
May 1, 2013

by Lowtax

double sulk posted:

I watched Italy get owned by Spain in the Euro Cup in a loving hot Italian apartment with an Italian family, in Italy. The eldest Italian son called the Italian player Riccardo Monvolivo a debito pubblico.

Forza Azzurri

I was at the stadium when Italy should have beaten Spain in the group stages. The final was unfortunate because everyone was injured and Prandelli had a horrible game plan :(

Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire
This is the lineup for the Ireland friendly tomorrow, Prandelli announced it at a press conference today:

Buffon; Darmian, Paletta, Bonucci, De Sciglio; Montolivo, Thiago Motta, Marchisio; Verratti; Rossi, Immobile.

Really excited about that top three, all super creative players.

JFairfax
Oct 23, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
There needs to be a sweepstake with regards to what minute Mark Lawrenson will make a 'he's immobile' joke during the england italy game

canepazzo
May 29, 2006



Gigi Galli posted:


Mattia Destro




This is making the rounds now, for the natural 2015 evolution:

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
Italy's friendly with Ireland is going to be on BeIN (in the US at least) in a few minutes, FYI.

canepazzo posted:

This is making the rounds now, for the natural 2015 evolution:



I hope this keeps going.

Sandwolf
Jan 23, 2007

i'll be harpo


I want 2016 to be Cousin It

The Finn
Aug 27, 2004

إنه أصلع في الأسفل، كما تعلم
I loving hate Ray Hudson he has forced me to watch this friendly on mute

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe

Baldo di Gregorio posted:

I loving hate Ray Hudson he has forced me to watch this friendly on mute

I watched a bit of a replay of a US World Cup qualifier game that was on recently, and he was going on about how Jozy Altidore was literally "world class".

The Finn
Aug 27, 2004

إنه أصلع في الأسفل، كما تعلم
Also Montolivo may have just broken his leg

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
On Twitter, people are claiming that Montolivo was saying that his leg is broken as he was on the stretcher. Would be a shame, if so.

Funkysauce
Sep 18, 2005
...and what about the kick in the groin?
Montolivo is gone for the WC.

Who's the replacement? Aquifuckinglani?

Soulex
Apr 1, 2009


Cacati in mano e pigliati a schiaffi!

Funkysauce posted:

Montolivo is gone for the WC.

Who's the replacement? Aquifuckinglani?

Don't you disrespect Aquaman

Funkysauce
Sep 18, 2005
...and what about the kick in the groin?
Sirigu should have gone for revenge.

Really not happy about the challenge on Montolivo.

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe

Funkysauce posted:

Montolivo is gone for the WC.

Who's the replacement? Aquifuckinglani?

Allegedly, one of Romulo, Verratti, Parolo or Aquilani would've been chosen, probably just 2 of them will go now (Verratti should be a no brainer).

Sirigu is very lucky.

Funkysauce
Sep 18, 2005
...and what about the kick in the groin?

trem_two posted:

Allegedly, one of Romulo, Verratti, Parolo or Aquilani would've been chosen, probably just 2 of them will go now (Verratti should be a no brainer).

Sirigu is very lucky.

I agree, Verratti 100%. Why the gently caress isn't RAI covering this? gently caress Ray Hudson, I may need to go mute here as well.

Soulex
Apr 1, 2009


Cacati in mano e pigliati a schiaffi!

So I came in late. What happened to Montolivo?

I seem to be about a minute behind...talking about the offside coulda been a pen thing?

Funkysauce
Sep 18, 2005
...and what about the kick in the groin?

Soulex posted:

So I came in late. What happened to Montolivo?

Pearce made a stupid challenge and early reports are a broken leg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVx0CWwWJAY

Watch while you can.

Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire
Montolivo is hosed, he's out, loving gently caress gently caress gently caress

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
Ireland bossing this atm.

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
Sirigu has made some great stops.

Soulex
Apr 1, 2009


Cacati in mano e pigliati a schiaffi!

Sirigu is loving nuts. I'd like to see him over Buffon at this rate

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Ireland gonna score. Ireland

Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire

trem_two posted:

Ireland bossing this atm.

Classic Italy move to be absolute garbage and scrape out wins/draws until it actually matters.

Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire
Pirlo, De Rossi and Marchisio should be starting anyway but this is absurd. We're gonna go into this thing with 11 fit players.

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
Parolo is going to go to the World Cup. Wouldn't have guessed that.

The Finn
Aug 27, 2004

إنه أصلع في الأسفل، كما تعلم
lol Aquilani had to be subbed off due to injury as well, he'd been on the pitch 15 minutes after he replaced Montolivo

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe

Soulex posted:

Sirigu is loving nuts. I'd like to see him over Buffon at this rate

I don't think he'd be an upgrade, and Buffon is more entertaining/goofy and should play at least for that reason imo.

Shrapnig
Jan 21, 2005

Baldo di Gregorio posted:

lol Aquilani had to be subbed off due to injury as well, he'd been on the pitch 15 minutes after he replaced Montolivo

Concussion. Brutal.

Soulex
Apr 1, 2009


Cacati in mano e pigliati a schiaffi!

Shrapnig posted:

Concussion. Brutal.

That's what they said it was?

trem_two posted:

I don't think he'd be an upgrade, and Buffon is more entertaining/goofy and should play at least for that reason imo.

Maybe, I just really think Sirigu should get a shot at some point for a game that matters. Buffon is a great keeper, but so is Sirigu. Not so much an upgrade, just a change of flavor

trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggghhhh" - Ray Hudson's analysis of Immobile's run

Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire

trem_two posted:

"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaggghhhh" - Ray Hudson's analysis of Immobile's run

I watched on BeIN for literally 30 seconds and he made an "immobilized" joke and I immediately switched back to Italian commentary.

Vexin
Jan 13, 2014

Gigi Galli posted:

I watched on BeIN for literally 30 seconds and he made an "immobilized" joke and I immediately switched back to Italian commentary.

A friend of mine--who has never seen Rigoletto--has nicknamed him "La Donna Immobile." Oh mio amico sė bello e perduto...

I'm not able to watch the match--how did Verratti look in the first half?

Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire

Vexin posted:

A friend of mine--who has never seen Rigoletto--has nicknamed him "La Donna Immobile." Oh mio amico sė bello e perduto...

I'm not able to watch the match--how did Verratti look in the first half?

Pretty decent, didn't have a lot of opportunities.

Thiago Motta and Paletta are an embarrassment.

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trem_two
Oct 22, 2002

it is better if you keep saying I'm fat, as I will continue to score goals
Fun Shoe
Thiago Motta has been pretty bad.

Vexin posted:

I'm not able to watch the match--how did Verratti look in the first half?

Pretty good, probably Italy's best player in the first half (besides Sirigu I suppose).

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