Euro 2016 - Italy V Belgium 8PM RTE2 / BBC

syngindub

Line ups

Belgium: Courtois; Alderweireld, Ciman, Vermaelen, Vertonghen; Witsel, Nainggolan; Fellaini, De Bruyne, Hazard; Lukaku.

Italy: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Candreva, Parolo, De Rossi, Giaccherini, Darmian; Éder, Pelle

Rayne Wooney

Poor Italy team

GreNoLi

Carrasco injured?

syngindub

how long has bufon being playing in goal !!
must be difficult for other keepers trying to get in . give someone else a chance ffs

JustTheOne

What do we want lads?

Panel saying Italy loss so they might be out by time we play but that could mean Sweden on 4 points?

vidor

syngindub wrote: »

how long has bufon being playing in goal !!
must be difficult for other keepers trying to get in . give someone else a chance ffs

He's too busy being the best keeper out there.

syngindub

vidor wrote: »

He's too busy being the best keeper out there.

probably, but with a world cup campaign around the corner, would it not have been time to blood a younger man from Italian point of view.

vidor

They'll have to wait until Euro 2020 as he's aiming to play in the next WC. If he's still their best at that stage then it'd be crazy not to play him.

Johner

The best national anthem.

~Rebel~

Yeah, absolutely love this anthem. (Italian)

Mec27

Milan's goalie the ready made replacement, he probably will just be 20 by 2020 euros.

GreNoLi

The hair on those lads.

the groutch

Johner wrote: »

The best national anthem.

nearly know it off by heart from when Ferrari won all the F1 races back in the day.

gandalf

God the Belgian Jersey looks like a bad parody of a Man United one

GreNoLi

Belgian side is scary on paper, 3-1.

wonga77

Jim Beglin :mad:

Arghus

Let's hope for a highly destructive draw.

~Rebel~

the groutch wrote: »

nearly know it off by heart from when Ferrari won all the F1 races back in the day.

Ha, exactly!

Was at an Italian Grand Prix which Schumacher won yeeeeears ago, everyone going nuts when the Anthem played. Great craic.

Anyone

Just when you think Fellaini can't look any more stupid, he decides to dye his hair.

Dirty Dingus McGee

According to Jim Beglin Belgium have a half forward line of great variety it's good but I'm not sure it's up there with Connolly,Kilkenny and Flynn.

Superhorse

Italian win please.

JustTheOne

Why do Italian players always play on near their 40s!?

They have a history of it.

Francie Barrett

Let's hope Italy's performance is better than Buffon's singing. Go Italy!

JustTheOne

Think Italy could surprise here.

the groutch

Poor Tekkers, still can't get a start.

Superhorse

Fellaini haha. Head on him.

bennyl10

Best result for us here?

Patser

I honestly thought Valderama was playing, just Fellaini

LuckyGent88

Can't stand all the whistling when Italy have the ball. Absolutely pointless.

~Rebel~

JustTheOne wrote: »

Why do Italian players always play on near their 40s!?

They have a history of it.

Olive oil. ****in' buckets of it.

ERG89

Anyone wrote: »

Just when you think Fellaini can't look any more stupid, he decides to dye his hair.

Is it worse than Stephen Hunt?



Surprised he didn't play Florenzi at right wing back

The Backwards Man

Three sendings off, five injuries, an Italian win and a Belgian implosion please.

RobbingBandit

Belgium 3-2, think there will be a red card for the man with the fuzzy hair.

dfx-

JustTheOne wrote: »

Why do Italian players always play on near their 40s!?

They have a history of it.

probably because they don't get trusted with a first team spot until they're 29

Straight Edge Punk

dfx- wrote: »

probably because they don't get trusted with a first team spot until they're 29

The current AC Milan keeper is 17 and has been playing for a year. He is the heir to Buffons crown and will probably be the Italian #1 for 20 years.

Johner

Liking the look of Italy so far.

Conte is God.

Anyone

dfx- wrote: »

probably because they don't get trusted with a first team spot until they're 29

That's the average age an Italian man leaves his mother's house also, might just be a coincidence.

Superhorse

I think Italy are a great team. Yeah they don't have the individual genius players but they are always playing as a unit and give feck all away. That said I think we have more chance of getting something from them than against Belgium who will destroy us.

Mec27

Anyone wrote: »

That's the average age an Italian man leaves his mother's house also, might just be a coincidence.

Randolph will have to do a Howard, it is going to be exactly like the USA game two years ago

dfx-

Straight Edge Punk wrote: »

The current AC Milan keeper is 17 and has been playing for a year. He is the heir to Buffons crown and will probably be the Italian #1 for 20 years.

but he won't be picked for Italy regularly for another 4, 5, 10 years at least...

Straight Edge Punk

dfx- wrote: »

but he won't be picked for Italy regularly for another 4, 5, 10 years at least...

I think they will start to bed him in during the world Cup qualifiers.

This is Buffons 8th major tournament, has any other player played in this many?

GreNoLi

Come on Italy.

Belgium have by far the superior players but Italy have by far the superior manager.

cj maxx

That belgian strip is awful

Anyone

Belgium are a very entertaining team. In the first half Fellaini will stand on a rake, and in the second half he throws a bucket of confetti into the crowd.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Straight Edge Punk wrote: »

I think they will start to bed him in during the world Cup qualifiers.

This is Buffons 8th major tournament, has any other player played in this many?

Lothar Matthaus.

80,82,84,86,88,90,92,94,98 and 2000

I don't think he played a game in 1980.

briany

Anyone wrote: »

Belgium are a very entertaining team. In the first half Fellaini will stand on a rake, and in the second half he throws a bucket of confetti into the crowd.

And for his finale, he will sing the entire score of the HMS Pinafore.

ERG89

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Lothar Matthaus.

80,82,84,86,88,90,92,94,98 and 2000

I don't think he played a game in 1980.

Buffon missed Euro 2000 & plans to play the next world cup

briany

Hard to see Ireland getting anything off of Belgium. Hard to see anything for Sweden either, though. Maybe 3rd and 4th will come down to what happens v Italy.

JustTheOne

briany wrote: »

Hard to see Ireland getting anything off of Belgium. Hard to see anything for Sweden either, though. Maybe 3rd and 4th will come down to what happens v Italy.

And against Italy.

So well organised.

We won't break them down.

mansize

What's up with Fellini's hair???

Johner

My word what a goal!