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  1. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    Ex-Yu teams were a tricky opponent too (H is for home match, A is for away match, N is for neutral) Against Serbia (as Serbia and Montenegro)... 3 matches - 0 wins- 3 draws- 0 defeats (3:3) 2005, Friendly, 1:1 (N) 2003, Euro qualification, 1:1 (A) 2002, Euro qualification, 1:1 (H)...
  2. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    September 3, 2010, A-Estonia September 7, 2010, H- Faroe Islands October 8, 2010, A- Northern Ireland October 12, 2010, H- Serbia March 25, 2011, A- Slovenia June 3, 2011, H- Estonia September 2, 2011, A- Faroe Islands September 6, 2011, H- Slovenia October 7, 2011, A- Serbia October...
  3. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    And something must be done about the u21 players. I checked that squad and I see this: Vito Mannone - Played 5 matches for Arsenal in 2009/2010 Gabriele Angella- Played 26 matches for Empoli in 2009/2010 Lorenzo Ariaudo- 9 matches for Cagliari Giuseppe Bellusci- 12 matches for Catania...
  4. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    It looks fine but with too many new names and a new coach. A team that will need some time to gel. And also, we don't know if it's gonna be THE team or Prandelli will prefer his Fiorentina boys, like Montolivo. Italy are in the group with a quality Serbian team with players in the perfect age...
  5. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    Gazzetta are speculating who will be part of Prandelli's Azzurri. These are probably simple predictions, but who knows, maybe they did have a chat with Prandelli. No surprises here: Goalkeepers: Despite his injuries, Buffon remains a certainty and a first choice for the keeper position...
  6. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    This was such a victory for Cassano over Lippi. He's living his happiest moments while Lippi is living his worst moments.
  7. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    Not qualifying from the groups is always embarrassing for a big team. But finishing behind New Zealand in your group is too special. I've never seen the Italians choke this hard. Bahrain were shocked when NZ eliminated them because Bahrain were strong favs against NZ. Bahrain!
  8. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    ok
  9. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    So if I'm happy that Italy lose a match and if I make that happiness public, it's not the same as you celebrating with Spain crushing out? That was my logic and you think it's the same as Juve_26's, right? He thinks that England deserve the hatred due to the arrogance of their media, and...
  10. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    How do you like this logic, Hoori?
  11. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    When France went out, some members here laughed and celebrated. When Spain will crush out, some will do the same. When England will crush out, it will be like a mental hospital here. The Azzurri aren't and shouldn't be immune to laughter and criticism. What the Azzurri fans feel when...
  12. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    Yeah, it was Slovakia's ball. The Slovak goalkeeper had it in his hands. Quagliarella had nothing to do fighting for that ball with the goalkeeper, inside Slovakia's net. For that only he deserved his yellow. The goalkeeper did hit him and deserved his yellow too, even though Quagliarella acted...
  13. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    That's what turns many against them. The non-stop complaining about the slightest things. Just watch La Domenica Sportiva and you'll see how they discuss on and on about the slightest detail which won't be even mentioned in Bundesliga or the EPL. But it's good to see that this time the...
  14. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    “It is only right that Italy go home,” “Slovakia and New Zealand are teams to be respected and nothing more. If we don't beat at least one of them, then we have no place here.” Marcello Lippi's return after the 2006 triumph proved disastrous, but Buffon defends his Coach. “I saw he...
  15. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    True. I just hope some of them leave very soon after they come back. But if they don't, then I at least hope Marotta won't add more players from this Azzurri team. Marotta said that due to the early start of the season we need to act fast on the mercato but the negotiations take time. I...
  16. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    It was a tough call for the offside. The replays show that the legs were on line and Quag was offside only with his chest and his head. If the ref gave advantage to Quagliarella, the Slovaks would have had very little to complain about. Just like the Italians have very little, actually nothing...
  17. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    For Gattuso it's always been about motivation and aggressiveness anyway. I'm not sure how well he's prepared physically, though.
  18. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    :lol:
  19. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    Gold :lol: :lol: :lol:
  20. Alen

    Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread

    I was reading Cannavaro's statements about the NZ match, and aside from some silly excuses, I felt real anger when I saw that when asked why can't his team play better and win, he answered: “Really, I don't understand it." How many times did we hear this from every single Juve coach and...