How Belgium and Italy might shape up:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/...ly-starting-xi
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How Belgium and Italy might shape up:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/...ly-starting-xi
No wins for our group opponents tonight either; Sweden drew 1-1 with the Czech Republic, Portugal beat Belgium 2-1 and Germany beat Italy 4-1.
I see Lukaku scored though, I feel like we're getting Belgium at a fairly good time and Lukaku at a very bad time.
I feel like Given got injured at a fairly good time and Elliot at a very bad time.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Good report on the Belgian team: http://www.itsroundanditswhite.co.uk...like-belgium/?
Conte to Chelsea...any potential impact to the Italian prospects at the Euros? More likely to see a slump or a desire to send the manager off with a bang? Or will it just be business as normal? Finding it hard to tell if there would be any difference if the same happened with MON taking up a role prior to a championship but if I had to, I'd lean slightly towards it having a potentially negative effect on their performance...anyone agree, disagree?
I can't imagine it would have any real effect - international players are used to coaches moving on fairly regularly. I reserve the right to pretend I never said that if they turn out to be a shambles, and in true POS-style say I'd suspected it'd affect them all along.
The early announcement means than Conte is unlikely to be plagued by media questions about his new club while with Italy at the Euros.
Unlike Van Gaal at WC 2014, with english hacks plaguing the Netherland's press conferences, with questions about his Man U appointment.
But possibly the english hacks had little to occupy themselves with after England got knocked out so early and had to make up stories :)
This Carrasco fella looks very useful for Atletico, can't say I know anything about him. A threat in the Euros maybe? De Bruyne hit the ground running on his return at the weekend too.
We are looking at 2 likely defeats and a 50/50 chance of beating Sweden. Anything that looks better for Belgium or Italy is just another plus to their favoured position, rather than a threat to us. We are already at threatened status. Possibly now we are at a slightly deeper but more menacing red level threat status.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Surely any plus for them is a minus (or threat of a minus) for us. Anyway I wasn't really going down that road, was just curious if anybody knows more about him than I do. He ended up being the fall guy for the Torres red card anyway shortly after I posted.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
I couldn't believe he was taken off. Well I could believe it and had thought he might be but Griezman became ineffective without him on the pitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Torres was looking like getting sent off all night, he was too up for it. Rager I didn't bet on first sending off.
I assumed Carrasco was Uruguayan, Colombian etc. before I heard him being called "the Belgian" last night. I got worried. More worried.
Marchisio out.
http://www.the42.ie/claudio-marchisi...20551-Apr2016/
nasty looking ankle injury for Origi last night, Funes Mori saw a straight red for the tackle
I think they suggested it may have been badly sprained, so maybe not as concerning as first feared.
Marco Verratti ruled out of the Euros.
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Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Very big blow
That's a killer for them. They have other good midfielders but nobody near his class, akin to us losing Hoolahan.
Vincent Kompany: Man City captain to discover fitness for Euro 2016 on Monday
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36230490
Two Things:Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
1: TheOneWhoKnocks is now the bearer of good news, and I for one welcome.....yadda.. Fair play, I was always a fan.
2. Kompany on the pitch makes any team immeasurably better. Like 10-20% better, sorry immeasurably.