Second Round Day 3 - Italy v Spain, England v Iceland

[Marty]

Thriller so far. Let's have a goal please before the tempo dies down.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

This is such an intriguing tactical clash. Possibly the best team with the ball verses possibly the best team without it ?

 

[chinaman]

This is such an intriguing tactical clash. Possibly the best team with the ball verses possibly the best team without it ?

Most aptly described.

 

[CosmicHotspur]

Yellow for shirt pulling. Good precedent, get fed up with this misdemeanour.

 

[Marty]

Italy really going for it on the counter here. Great stuff.

Bonucci is such a beast. Best CB in Europe?

 

[werty]

This is such an intriguing tactical clash. Possibly the best team with the ball verses possibly the best team without it ?

I think you're underplaying Italy's attacking approach.

 

[Marty]

I think you're underplaying Italy's attacking approach.

Their attacking approach today doesn't not make them the best team in the Euros without the ball.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Italy really going for it on the counter here. Great stuff.

Bonucci is such a beast. Best CB in Europe?

I've had the pleasure of watching that back 3 live this tournament, they are a beautiful thing to behold. Like Cesar's pretorian guard.

 

[werty]

Their attacking approach today doesn't not make them the best team in the Euros without the ball.

Sure, but it's not as if they're just sitting back and countering.

 

[ohtottenham!]

Spain need to up the pace. Can't play their natural game otherwise.

 

[werty]

Goal! Well deserved lead.

 

[Marty]

So fully deserved. Italy have been superb.

Not a good spill by De Gea though. What a time to make your first real mistake of the season.

 

[heelspurs]

this game is about to get awful now as Italy pack it in. RIP football.

 

[yawa]

Totally deserved.

 

[Jamturk]

this game is about to get awful now as Italy pack it in. RIP football.

Bit harsh they have been attacking for the last half hour

 

[Bus-Conductor]

I think you're underplaying Italy's attacking approach.

No, not all all, that's why I say best without the ball because other teams just park a bus on their 20 yard line, then have no clue or idea what they are doing when they have the ball, Conti's Italy are great without the ball but everywhere, he doesn't just have them sitting deep and praying, every player knows what he's doing out of possession in different areas, so far they aren't letting Spain build rhythm and when they win the ball back they counter intelligently, the first ball played has an attempted purpose.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Eder should have ran across Ramos then.

 

[heelspurs]

Bit harsh they have been attacking for the last half hour

As you will notice i didn't comment on what they'd done the previous half-hour, only what they will do for the next hour post goal/lead.

 

[Marty]

this game is about to get awful now as Italy pack it in. RIP football.

They've given us 35 minutes of great football to give them the lead, for once I'll cut them som slack if they just close this one out.

 

[youngyids]

I don't think 45 minutes have gone by so quickly this Euros. Really entertaining game