Euro 2016 - Italy V Belgium 8PM RTE2 / BBC

mansize

Italy do big tournaments

GreNoLi

What a beaut, haha Belgium.

JustTheOne

JustTheOne wrote: »

Think Italy could surprise here.

Yep.

~Rebel~

Italians doing what they do! Soak up the pressure and hit on the break - great finish!

LuckyGent88

That was awful easy

JustTheOne

We ain't getting anything from Italy.

Not good.

Mr.Nice Guy

Now we'll find out what Belgium have to offer.

mansize

He's like an Italian Craig Bellemy

Superhorse

Love it. Always laugh when people write them off. Unit.

mansize

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Now we'll find out what Belgium have to offer.

They're all waffle

adox

What a fantastic goal. Deserved as well. Belgium flattering to deceive.

GreNoLi

Conte took a whack during celebrations I think.

Mr.Nice Guy

Looks like the Italians pushing forward gave Conte a nosebleed.

Rayne Wooney

Belgium shít

Lots of stars not doing them any good

DDC1990

Whats the best result for us here? A draw or an Italian/Belgian win?

sReq | uTeK

What a corner

Johner

What a miss

ollie1

That was so so close should have been 2-0

sReq | uTeK

Ohhhh bug miss

GreNoLi

Holy crap, almost.

KungPao

mansize wrote: »

He's like an Italian Craig Bellemy

Craig Luigi Bellemi.

Johner

Lukaku's first touch is always horrific.

Anyone

The Belgians haven't defended this badly since 1940.

citytillidie

DDC1990 wrote: »

Whats the best result for us here? A draw or an Italian/Belgian win?

Italy win from here, Belgium will have to come out all attack on Ireland which may give Ireland a chance on the counter attack. Italy beat Sweden and could make the final group game V Italy a bit easier if they are through already

Superhorse

JustTheOne wrote: »

We ain't getting anything from Italy.

Not good.

We have more chance getting something from them than Belgium. Italy love when teams come onto them something which we aren't capable of anyway. Hopefully the game won't mean much to Italy by then anyway and they'll play a reserve side. Hopefully.

Fellaini is nothing but a thug.

adox

Maybe a cliche but there's one team that want it more at the moment.

Superhorse

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Belgium shít

Lots of stars not doing them any good

Nonsense.

~Rebel~

DDC1990 wrote: »

Whats the best result for us here? A draw or an Italian/Belgian win?

Im not sure how much it matters really...if we manage to beat either of them, we'll be through, if we don't we probably won't. Since we play Italy last, it probably suits us slightly better if they have 6 points in the bag at that stage.

I find it hard to not go for Italy anyway, always the misjudged pragmatists.

Francie Barrett

Hazard seems to go from sublime to useless in five minutes.

Harry Palmr

Belgium are pants, Fellaini's hair is the best thing about them.

They need to get Origi on, get him to run the flanks and stretch that back three.

~Rebel~

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Belgium are pants, Fellaini's hair is the best thing about them.

They need to get Origi on, get him to run the flanks and stretch that back three.

Indeed, him or Batshuayi just suit the way they play better than Lukaku and Tekkers do.

Andre 3000

Belgium need De Bruyne central to pull the strings and get a speedy winger on. That left side for Italy is vulnerable.

tigger123

Italian goal was superb.

Hazard's been poor all season, I don't know if a player can just turn it on when he gets to a major tournament.

De Bruyne needs to start running things for Belgium.

eagle eye

Gotta agree with whoever said they have to get De Bruyne central. I don't understand how Fellaini is in that team. Mehrtens or Origi out wide on the right with KDB central makes way more sense.

KungPao

Vialli on BBC looking more and more like the wrestler Perry Saturn

Anyway, this Belgian team does not worry me too much. Fancy a point for us at least, on this showing.

Korat

Ireland could win this group. These two look beatable.

Pyjamarama

Gulf in class on display here and its nothing to do with the players. Conte at a different level to Wilmots.

Pyjamarama

Korat wrote: »

Ireland could win this group. These two look beatable.

You think we'd create a sniff against Italy... off your rocker.

Pudsy33

Italy worryingly good, but belgium look vulnerable. Not sure what the best result is here. Probably doesn't matter in truth, we will still need a win most likely.

KungPao

Pyjamarama wrote: »

You think we'd create a sniff against Italy... off your rocker.

Contain them then bang in a set piece. Job done.

Andre 3000

KungPao wrote: »

Contain them then bang in a set piece. Job done.

We struggled to contain a sh*te Swedish side. Italy haven't even an attacking team out. It's a crime that Insigne isn't starting.

Superhorse

Korat wrote: »

Ireland could win this group. These two look beatable.

Yeap stranger things have happened. Love the positivity.

Superhorse

Fellaini is useless. That is all.

Peist2007

De Bruyne brings me into the uncanny valley

KungPao

Andre 3000 wrote: »

We struggled to contain a sh*te Swedish side. Italy haven't even an attacking team out. It's a crime that Insigne isn't starting.

Yeah, but we spent half our time keeping tabs on Zlatan. I think we will be more balanced against the Italians, and not leave as many runners like Olsson today.

KungPao

Atmosphere is pretty rubbish. It's like a friendly or a dead rubber.

SlickRic

Belgium look terribly coached.

Everything is so slow and deliberate. No fluidity whatsoever.

Seve OB

Patser wrote: »

I honestly thought Valderama was playing, just Fellaini

Haha

Harry Palmr

OMG! :eek:

Peist2007

Lukaku did not look like a top striker there. Awkward