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Barely. They made New Zealand look like an offensive force.

This wasn't a very good Italy squad. And Lippi was a completely overrated manager after the last WC for a team that compensated for his failures in big matches. So I am not surprised. I may be 21st in the FIFA Fantasy Football, but I didn't select a single player from Italy for a reason in this...

:lol: And about 5 minutes after the match, at which point he fell over in the box in a delayed reaction after a tackle made in the 7th minute.

This time I think you have to blame the coach for the general situation they're in. Lippi so desperately needs a Cassano out there, and he opted to do without to save the team the headaches.

:lol: I'm saying it right now... http://www.funfreepages.com/bukkake/ (Yes, it's safe for work ;))

Well, there's something particularly special about Persian women who follow football. Especially given how the presence of women at football games in Iran is arguably the closest thing many of them will experience to social liberation. Maybe it didn't have direct relevance to my point. But it...

I cheer for Holland because I know if they play an elimination match against Portugal, they're doomed. :P This is fun for most of the world, btw. It's why ManU, Brazil, Real Madrid, Barca, etc., have so many supporters and command such TV ratings. I can't tell you what a slap in the head...

I think it's easy to say that I should not care. But on forums such as these, we are accosted with this backwards logic all the time. It's not like we can easily dodge and ignore it -- it's rather prevalent.

Hey, we both barely beat South Africa. :P And here I thought Toowoomba City was in Queensland. My mistake. :shifty: I thought Australia got shafted in the last WC against Italy, even if the red card against Italy was bogus to begin with. It's a good NT. I'm hoping to see a repeat...

Hmmm. I don't recall any sporting teams in America called the All Whites... :rndh: (The end of the White Australia policy not taking place until as late as 1975 aside...) Ooh, tough quandry, Andy: he's speaking your kind of conspiracy theory language. :D

Ya know, I like the fact that these forums seem to have more activity from the Irish fans than the usual Azzurri fanboys. :D

I'll pick a 1-1 draw, with at least one team scoring on set pieces in a rather lackluster battle of incompetent attacks.

Like Podolski, Klose ... :shifty:

Ciro definitely has to have an ego. He has to, for the many championships he's won to demanding the head coaching job when Spalletti et al were on the short list after Ranieri's axing. Some degree of that is good. Mourinho has an ego, big time. But I also think some people mistake his...

I don't get it myself. Pepe must be engaged to Lippi's daughter.

He's a garbageman. If you don't have your midfield setting out the bins overnight, he won't pick anything up himself. Luca Toni can already do that himself.

Speaking of working a broad, what's Sven up to now that Mexico has dismissed him?

I don't give him a pass. I think he coached the situation poorly. Putting subs on so early when he didn't need to. Playing chumps like Pepe (sorry, I think he's lame: can I call him "PEE-PEE" Vinman-style? :D) and Palumbo (wrong sub, and well, iffy... like the new Perrotta but worse). Not even...

Let's just keep Santacroce low on the radar... I like that guy and would rather not see his price inflate just yet. :D

I think you're onto something here...