Italy 0 England 0 FT (Italy wins 4-2 PKs)

[Comrade Machel]

This man is a god

[Cito]

How did a game with this statistics go to penalty?
Shots; England 8- 31 Italy
On target; 4-18
Possession; 37 - 63

I missed the game but saw the penalties. I guess better team based on stats won.

[femibyte]

why don't england produce the likes of Pirlo?? the group was crap, definitely flattered englan to be honest, Ukraine, hardly world beaters, sweden, average side there to make up numbers, france, flattered to deceive, England need a new footballing philosophy but i think pride will never let them change the perceived arrogance, everyone raves about gerrard but what did he do against a top team???

You wanna ask AC Milan what he did to them in Istanbul in 2005?

[galoise]

This pk was just pants.

That boi bad!!!

F*UCK u Moratti!!! As a matter of FACT...triple F*UCK who ever was on Inter's board when they decided to send this boi to BBilan!!!

[King Futcha]

way too much swag

[YUJAM]

He was very poor today tho. I guess you can't blame him since he had no support

why don't england produce the likes of Pirlo?? the group was crap, definitely flattered englan to be honest, Ukraine, hardly world beaters, sweden, average side there to make up numbers, france, flattered to deceive, England need a new footballing philosophy but i think pride will never let them change the perceived arrogance, everyone raves about gerrard but what did he do against a top team???

You wanna ask AC Milan what he did to them in Istanbul in 2005?

[The Notorious B!GGESTMAN]

There are some players that should never step up to take penalties. Ashley Cole belongs in that group.


Why did Gerrard not step up?

Did you miss the part where he scored the first pena?

He also missed the part when Cole scored a penalty in the 2005 cup Final and this years UCL AND I AM SURE HE SCORED OTHERS AS WELL

[marko]

why don't england produce the likes of Pirlo?? the group was crap, definitely flattered englan to be honest, Ukraine, hardly world beaters, sweden, average side there to make up numbers, france, flattered to deceive, England need a new footballing philosophy but i think pride will never let them change the perceived arrogance, everyone raves about gerrard but what did he do against a top team???

You wanna ask AC Milan what he did to them in Istanbul in 2005?

this is 2012 and international football!!! club football is different! english premiership is dominated by top talent that are not english!!

[Molue Conductor]

He was very poor today tho. I guess you can't blame him since he had no support

why don't england produce the likes of Pirlo?? the group was crap, definitely flattered englan to be honest, Ukraine, hardly world beaters, sweden, average side there to make up numbers, france, flattered to deceive, England need a new footballing philosophy but i think pride will never let them change the perceived arrogance, everyone raves about gerrard but what did he do against a top team???

You wanna ask AC Milan what he did to them in Istanbul in 2005?

yes, but compared two want was around him, he wasn't that bad

[femibyte]

why don't england produce the likes of Pirlo?? the group was crap, definitely flattered englan to be honest, Ukraine, hardly world beaters, sweden, average side there to make up numbers, france, flattered to deceive, England need a new footballing philosophy but i think pride will never let them change the perceived arrogance, everyone raves about gerrard but what did he do against a top team???

You wanna ask AC Milan what he did to them in Istanbul in 2005?

this is 2012 and international football!!! club football is different! english premiership is dominated by top talent that are not english!!

Yeah, but Gerrard singlehandedly dragged Liverpool from the dead (0-3) and won the match against AC Milan...

[YUJAM]

That aint saying much. England simply a bunch of plodders that lack finesse.

He was very poor today tho. I guess you can't blame him since he had no support

why don't england produce the likes of Pirlo?? the group was crap, definitely flattered englan to be honest, Ukraine, hardly world beaters, sweden, average side there to make up numbers, france, flattered to deceive, England need a new footballing philosophy but i think pride will never let them change the perceived arrogance, everyone raves about gerrard but what did he do against a top team???

You wanna ask AC Milan what he did to them in Istanbul in 2005?

yes, but compared two want was around him, he wasn't that bad

[Godfather]

[Comrade Machel]

Guess puts into context that never accept what Brits say as gospel fact


Joe Hart one of the best keepers. My ar*e Best keepers show it when it matters like Buffon, Cech etc on penalties

[balo]

There are some players that should never step up to take penalties. Ashley Cole belongs in that group.


Why did Gerrard not step up?

Did you miss the part where he scored the first pena?

He also missed the part when Cole scored a penalty in the 2005 cup Final and this years UCL AND I AM SURE HE SCORED OTHERS AS WELL

Every time I have watched Cole take a penalty, he missed. Except for the Bayern CL game.

[anikulapo]

why don't england produce the likes of Pirlo?? the group was crap, definitely flattered englan to be honest, Ukraine, hardly world beaters, sweden, average side there to make up numbers, france, flattered to deceive, England need a new footballing philosophy but i think pride will never let them change the perceived arrogance, everyone raves about gerrard but what did he do against a top team???

why don't england produce the likes of Pirlo??

How many Pirlo's are there in Italy? Yeah, these are once in a lifetime players

And just so you know, England does have their own Pirlo, you will see him at the Emirates in about EIGHT weeks

[anikulapo]

Well you either need glasses or need to understand or remember what you are seeing

Just like you didnt know that it was Gerrard that took the first PK Ps, ur BS excuse is laughable

There are some players that should never step up to take penalties. Ashley Cole belongs in that group.


Why did Gerrard not step up?

Did you miss the part where he scored the first pena?

He also missed the part when Cole scored a penalty in the 2005 cup Final and this years UCL AND I AM SURE HE SCORED OTHERS AS WELL

Every time I have watched Cole take a penalty, he missed. Except for the Bayern CL game.

[balo]

There are some players that should never step up to take penalties. Ashley Cole belongs in that group.


Why did Gerrard not step up?

Did you miss the part where he scored the first pena?

Oloye, my feed froze at the time.

[tfco]

Guess puts into context that never accept what Brits say as gospel fact


Joe Hart one of the best keepers. My ar*e Best keepers show it when it matters like Buffon, Cech etc on penalties

England hatred aside, Hart is good.

Matter-of-fact a damn good goalie.

[anikulapo]

There are some players that should never step up to take penalties. Ashley Cole belongs in that group.


Why did Gerrard not step up?

Did you miss the part where he scored the first pena?

Oloye, my feed froze at the time.

Sounds like the dog ate my homework

[AreaDaddy]

One thing that annoyed me was how the BBC commentator kept on referring to Diamante as "the West Ham reject"... that's just damn disrespectful

[Coach]

@Hank Anuku, if for a second you believe Wilshere will be allowed to play with the freedom of Pirlo, you're even more of a fool than your trousers on back to front suggest. Wilshere will be the next Scott "puts his body on the line" Parker. T'is not in their nature to allow creative freedom. They had Joe Cole and stuck him so far left, he was mistaken for a Labour MP.

[Heliopolis]

It's been almost 50 years since England last won a trophy (its only one ever that they won thanks to corrupt refs and home field advantage), yet they continue to defend in massive numbers, play long ball, and rely on speed and brawn rather than skill and brains.

Did they expect to win this tournament by winning 3 straight knockout stage matches on penalties? Did they expect to win today by defending with 8 players and hopelessly punting the ball towards Rooney? Did they expect to win today by having Glen Johnson attempt their best chance of the game? Tournament after tournament they use the same approach and yet they never learn. England desperately needs a footballing revolution. Blow it all up from the ground up and teach kids how to play this sport properly.

Italy are not that good and their 4 matches in this tournament prove it. Their only win came against the worst team in the tournament. Otherwise they've only been able to match their opponents or slightly exceed them in quality. Unfortunately I think Italy are more than capable of beating Germany which would be a shame because Italy do not deserve to even be in the position to knockout Germany this late in the tournament. This Italian team is fortunate this tournament has been littered with mediocrity.

[GREENWHITEGREEN]

Congratulations to Italy.