Italy V Republic of Ireland - Tuesday, 7th June 2011 - Friendly - Liege

**French Toasht** · 06/06/2011, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

Italian coach Cesare Prandelli has paid a warm tribute to Trapattoni. "He's in a league of his own, there's no comparison," said Prandelli.
"He'll give me some advice -- he was one of the first to call me when I accepted this job."

I just wish some Irish fans would recognise what the rest of the world clearly sees.

**tetsujin1979** · 06/06/2011, 1:12 PM

James Horncastle posted the Italy team on twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/JamesHorncast...21440870334464

Italy XI for Rep of Ireland match: Viviano; Cassani, Gamberini, Chiellini, Criscito; Nocerino, Pirlo, Marchisio; Montolivo; Rossi, Pazzini

**Charlie Darwin** · 06/06/2011, 1:25 PM

Originally Posted by shakermaker1982

Fair play to McGeady to wanting to stay on. I hope we don't get a caning.....Italy from the reports I have been reading are now starting to play like Spain?! Lots and lots of passing.

To be fair, there's a lot more to the Spanish game than passing. Everybody knows that Italian players have always been among the most technically gifted so it's not surprise they can string hundreds of passes together. It's interesting that they seem to be sticking with Pirlo, even after Milan took the gamble of letting him go. My worry (for them) would be they don't have enough creative players to make the best of the possession.

**geysir** · 06/06/2011, 1:37 PM

Whats with Italian names, they either end in an i or an o.

**French Toasht** · 06/06/2011, 1:42 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

Whats with Italian names, they either end in an i or an o.

Remember the Bulgaria WC 1994 squad. All but 2 players names did not in "kov".

**Philly** · 06/06/2011, 3:03 PM

McGeady is out of our squad after Spartak requested him to return.

Very weak squad from Ireland for this game, and Italy are coming on well of late. Could be a tough one.

**IsMiseSean** · 06/06/2011, 3:54 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

James Horncastle posted the Italy team on twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/JamesHorncast...21440870334464

That's quiet a strong team. We could be in for a long night...

**Stuttgart88** · 06/06/2011, 4:01 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

Whats with Italian names, they either end in an i or an o.

...says the man who lives in Iceland. There's a lot of variety up there.

**IsMiseSean** · 06/06/2011, 4:05 PM

Daniel McDonnell just posted the team on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/McDonnellDan

Ireland XI v Italy: Forde, McShane [c], St Ledger, O'Dea or Kelly, Ward; Coleman, Andrews, Foley, Hunt or Lawrence; Keogh, Long

**Stuttgart88** · 06/06/2011, 4:17 PM

Thanks. By bedtime tomorrow I think we may know how Northern Ireland fans felt after playing us.

**SwanVsDalton** · 06/06/2011, 4:47 PM

Captain McShane to dribble up-field and score the winner. Italians more gobsmacked than Pagliuca in 94.

**EastTerracer** · 06/06/2011, 5:00 PM

A home friendly with Croatia on August 10th was also confirmed at the press conference.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soc...298494224.html

**SwanVsDalton** · 06/06/2011, 5:07 PM

Originally Posted by EastTerracer

A home friendly with Croatia on August 10th was also confirmed at the press conference.

Been a bit of criticism recently on our choice of friendly opposition, but that's a great shout ahead of Slovakia/Russia.

**geysir** · 06/06/2011, 5:09 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

...says the man who lives in Iceland. There's a lot of variety up there.

Look son, you're always somebodies son.

**BonnieShels** · 06/06/2011, 5:54 PM

Originally Posted by French Toasht

I just wish some Irish fans would recognise what the rest of the world clearly sees.

In fairness... the "fans" will always make an excuse. They're hardly the people trundling back from Skopje or the ones who realise just how lucky we are to have Robbie.

**paul_oshea** · 06/06/2011, 6:04 PM

did anyone else think of mcshane when reading traps comments on prandelli?

**paul_oshea** · 06/06/2011, 6:06 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

Whats with Italian names, they either end in an i or an o.

what's wrong with Irish names they end in n or y or e

**BonnieShels** · 06/06/2011, 6:36 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

did anyone else think of mcshane when reading traps comments on prandelli?

Don't you mean Prandelli's quotes on Trap?

Originally Posted by geysir
Italian coach Cesare Prandelli has paid a warm tribute to Trapattoni. "He's in a league of his own, there's no comparison," said Prandelli.
"He'll give me some advice -- he was one of the first to call me when I accepted this job."

You mean like this:

Originally thought by POS
Irish captain for the game against Italy has paid a warm tribute to Giovanni Trapattoni. "He's in a league of his own, there's no comparison," said Paul McShane.
"He'll give me some advice -- he was one of the first to call me when I accepted this job."

**BonnieShels** · 06/06/2011, 6:37 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

what's wrong with Irish names they end in n or y or e

Well they all end up ending in 'o' anyway!

**paul_oshea** · 06/06/2011, 7:00 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Don't you mean Prandelli's quotes on Trap?

You mean like this:

No, I mean like this:

e Republic boss said: 'He [Prandelli] was my player and I have a great affection for him, and I wish him the best of luck for the [Euro 2012] qualifying campaign.

'But I am not wishing him good luck for tomorrow. He was a very intelligent player - he wasn't the best player when I had him at Juventus, but he was a great man, one of those players that any coach would like to have.

'He was a reserve, but he was one of those reserves that you could count on - and when you needed him, he was always ready to step in and be counted.

A great team needs reserves like that, reserves who are always ready to step in and deliver. It's a coach's dream to have players like that

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0606/mcshanep.html