Euro 2016 - Italy V Belgium 8PM RTE2 / BBC

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His first touch is soo bad. Took it far too wide

Superhorse

And that's that for Belgium. Italy don't give you many of those.

DDC1990

Darmian nearly cost Italy.

So lazy.

Poor touch from Lukaku made a more difficult chance.

Great save Courtois.

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I love how calm the Italians are in their own box. The three central defenders that is.

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End to end now.
Fantastic game

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If anyone tries to tell me lukaku is worth 50 million I'm showing them this game

Peist2007

Italian central defenders just waiting for Lukaku to take a touch

Edward Hopper

Peist2007 wrote: »

Italian central defenders just waiting for Lukaku to take a touch

Or 3

Laois_Man

Pyjamarama wrote: »

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

If Italy hold on to win this, and then beat Sweden, we would not be playing against this Italian side.

greendom

Lukaku is a disaster. De Bruyne having a poor game too

spockety

Laois_Man wrote: »

If Italy hold on to win this, and then beat Sweden, we would not be playing against this Italian side.

No, we'd be playing a talented second string hungry for a win to put themselves in contention for the next round.

irishguitarlad

This belgium team is awful and all the hype about them.

Peist2007

Another yellow for Chiellini v Sweden would be good. Conte has switched to 4-4-2 when Italy are missing one of the trio and they havent been as solid in those games

PeterTheEighth

Joe Brolly is at home saying "He might be a great footballer, but dont talk to me about Chiellini as a man"

Does Hazzard not like DeBruyne pretty much refusing to pass to hm

Rayne Wooney

De Bruyne has been beyond shocking

SlickRic

De Rossi had been phenomenal.

Superhorse

spockety wrote: »

No, we'd be playing a talented second string hungry for a win to put themselves in contention for the next round.

I'd rather that than playing this team.

Italy are wonderful to watch defending. Absolute masters of the art.

Superhorse

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

De Bruyne has been beyond shocking

Fellaini's outdone him in the s h it ness stakes. At least we know De Bruyne has quality Fellaini is just a lanky thug with no talent.

SlickRic

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

De Bruyne has been beyond shocking

Lukaku has been worse.

PeterTheEighth

Lokaku looked like he'd never actually played the game before. Really bad. Origi could do well though.

BoJack Horseman

Why not bring on Origi to complement Lukaku... not replace him!

Fallaini should have been hooked.

BoJack Horseman

Talk about your tactical bookings!

Éder... f*ck sake.

PeterTheEighth

ffs, that's terrible. They need to introduce some sort of card where the player who drags the other player down gets immediately substituted.

Kirby

Eder with the win via rear naked choke.

tigger123

Italy comfortably sitting on a 1-0 lead. Who woulda thunk it!

Pyjamarama

So Eder booted it out of play after the whistle for his foul... yellow card no?

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Why not bring on Origi to complement Lukaku... not replace him!

Fallaini should have been hooked.

LOL why Lukaku has miscontrolled the ball every time its gone near him he has been woefull but sure take off someone else

enzo roco

tigger123 wrote: »

Italy comfortably sitting on a 1-0 lead. Who woulda thunk it!

I wouldnt call it too comfortable now. In the last 90 secs, two yellow cards for cheating

Kirby

Pyjamarama wrote: »

So Eder booted it out of play after the whistle for his foul... yellow card no?

Beglin said the same thing but its wrong. The whistle hadn't actually been blown yet. No foul had been called yet.

PeterTheEighth

That's some shocking cynical play from the Italians. Pity given that they were so good in the first half.

SlickRic

PeterTheEighth wrote: »

That's some shocking cynical play from the Italians. Pity given that they were so good in the first half.

It's brilliant.

Mars Bar

Belgium are taking shots with the Italians right in front of them

tigger123

enzo roco wrote: »

I wouldnt call it too comfortable now. In the last 90 secs, two yellow cards for cheating

Wouldn't say they're too stressed either though. Old pros they are.

Plus Belgium are toothless in the final third.

sligeach

I don't know what result here is best for us. I think maybe a draw?

Rayne Wooney

Origi is a worse Lukaku

Pyjamarama

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Origi is a worse Lukaku

He's clearly not been but he plays for Liverpool so I see why you posted it.

Was a bad miss tho.

Mars Bar

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Belgium are taking shots with the Italians right in front of them

Shows a real lack of ideas or gameplan

greendom

Good to see Vermaelen playing again. Making defensive errors just like the old days

mansize

From the writer Irvine Welsh:
Italy like a touring rock outfit who've humped equipment and groupies in vans together. Belgium a boy band who have just been introduced.

PTH2009

Belgium will give it everything Sat but we will too.

We do want Italy to beat Sweden Friday though

Kirby

Origi's touch looks awful. Definitely has the look of a man who hasn't played much football.

Laois_Man

spockety wrote: »

No, we'd be playing a talented second string hungry for a win to put themselves in contention for the next round.

Their first string isn't even that talented. Do you see the reserve Southampton striker leading their line?

mansize

Italy really are masters at this

SlickRic

Origi is butchering this.

Soups123

Origi has been woeful

Pyjamarama

Pyjamarama wrote: »

He's clearly not been but he plays for Liverpool so I see why you posted it.

Was a bad miss tho.

He has been pretty shocking tbf

Rayne Wooney

Pyjamarama wrote: »

He's clearly not been but he plays for Liverpool so I see why you posted it.

Was a bad miss tho.

Are you even watching the game?

tigger123

Buffon is so calm under pressure.

Francie Barrett

Belgium were never getting back into this - Italy masters of tight international tournament football.