2012 International Friendlies

Decent goal Kherzakhov, Russia 1-0 Italy.

SAN GIGOD GOES OFF AND ITALY CONCEDE.... PROVES THAT WHO NEEDS A DEFENCE WHEN YOUR GK IS GOAT

P.S Prandelli is clueless.

Pavlyuchenko coming on

That was close, Almost an own goal for Italy

BTW Maggio is a fantastic RWB but he's an awful RB.....

Abate >>>>>>>>

Dafaq are Italy doing, Second half has been awful.

Giovinco and Di Natale coming on

Russia score again 2-0

Shirokov

I'm missing Gigi

LOL

Gigi would have sold this game anyway.

send MAggio home.. And thank god, Gigi is still our GK!
after Pirlo being substituted.. we looked awfull!

Zealous wrote:Gigi would have sold this game anyway.

True

Lol Russia 3-0 Italy.

Maggio maybe a fantastic wing back but he's a f*ckin awful fullback....

for this team.... Abate >>>>>>>>>>

I still think the 23 Prandelli has picked has the ability to go far in the Euros but atm he's using them all wrong....

Atleast Balotelli was good though

So my prediction that Italy will flop in the Euros is looking pretty good atm

Balotelli, Cassano, Pirlo were bright spots but wow that defending was horrible. However, when you have a defense consisting of Maggio (he's wing-back, not a fullback ffs), Bonnuci (lol), and One-Season-Wonder Barzagli, you should definitely expect to concede.

urbaNRoots wrote:So my prediction that Italy will flop in the Euros is looking pretty good atm

This isn't the Euros

Expect to see a whole different performance in the Euros.

Cookie Monster wrote:Balotelli, Cassano, Pirlo were bright spots but wow that defending was horrible. However, when you have a defense consisting of Maggio (he's wing-back, not a fullback ffs), Bonnuci (lol), and One-Season-Wonder Barzagli, you should definitely expect to concede.

I think it was pretty much down to Chiellini not playing tbh.

My constant promotion of Eastern European football not in vein today. Well done, Russia.

urbaNRoots wrote:So my prediction that Italy will flop in the Euros is looking pretty good atm

If Prandelli keeps playing Maggio at RB, Montolivo at AM, Di Natale & Giovinco on the bench and Buffon and Chiellini remain injured....

They wont even get out of the groups

is italy's defence this bad?

ITALJUVE

Zealous wrote:Gigi would have sold this game anyway.

Naw. He just bought 20 Rolex watches. That's why his timing is always impeccable.

deadrave wrote:is italy's defence this bad?

Without Chiellini,Buffon, playing a RWB at RB not picking a decent LB in the 23 yes it is.

They are a LOT better than this but Prandelli is clueless.

dronte wrote:I think it was pretty much down to Chiellini not playing tbh.

Unless Chiellini was going to play as a RB, probably not.

I'm thoroughly surprised people are so quick to judge a team with a manager who treats friendlies as a pure platform for experimentation as Italia are known to use friendlies such as such a luxury. Anyone seen our record before all the world cup wins in friendlies? Anyone know how Prandelli's thought process works?

-Maggio performs the same world class either way as FB or WB despite the myth formed here as he has just been riddled with injuries before the end of the year and trained very late with the squad along with the fact that he is known to be aloof in friendlies. (See his complacent performance against Barca pre-season. He cannot be judged here.

-Montolivo as AM which EVERYONE knows that DOES NOT work.

-Playing a 4-3-1-2 which has been proven to be Italia's worst formation along with Prandelli's 4-3-3- modification.

Motta as AM as well later on

-Giovinco out of position

-Di Natale playing wide

-Plus the fact that Italia are hilariously complacent and poor in friendlies but the principle stays for all the right reasons in their pure experimentation. (See Bearzot's Italia)

So anyone making judgements all ready on this side is just either scornful of Italia or just plain knee jerk ready

Who said Prandelli is clueless? You mole? On what basis?