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Then again, there is always tomorrow where redemption is just one goal away.
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Official Azzurri (Italy) Euro 2008 Thread (32 Viewers)
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Yeah, the only person to blame for Italy's failure, if the due indeed fail, is Andrea Pirlo. He's supposed to be the man, the one guy who never has "off" days. If he had played at least decent against Romania or Holland Italy might be in a different place. Congratulations Pirlo. It's all your fault.
Then again, there is always tomorrow where redemption is just one goal away.
Then again, there is always tomorrow where redemption is just one goal away.
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someone copied off goal.com's predictions
someone copied off goal.com's predictions
no but it sure is touching that he is crying for the Azzurri..
Vieira Out Of Italy Tie
France have been dealt a huge blow ahead of their potentially crucial Euro 2008 Group C match against Italy with the news that Patrick Vieira will not feature in the game.
Vieira was retained in the squad at the expense of Mathieu Flamini in the hope that he may have been fit to play some part in the French campaign.
The France captain sustained a thigh injury in a warm-up game, and coach Raymond Domenech anticipated his presence in the knock-out stages.
However, on Monday evening the player himself declared that he will play no part in the fixture and that his return date is far from certain.
He said: "I was hoping to play that last group match but, unfortunately, the pain is still there and I don't know when I will be able to resume playing."
The 31-year-old Internazionale midfielder has won 105 caps for his national side and is seen as an integral component of French plans. His absence is sure to be keenly felt by the squad, who must beat the Italians, and hope the Netherlands defeat Romania, in order to progress to the quarter finals.
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France have been dealt a huge blow ahead of their potentially crucial Euro 2008 Group C match against Italy with the news that Patrick Vieira will not feature in the game.
Vieira was retained in the squad at the expense of Mathieu Flamini in the hope that he may have been fit to play some part in the French campaign.
The France captain sustained a thigh injury in a warm-up game, and coach Raymond Domenech anticipated his presence in the knock-out stages.
However, on Monday evening the player himself declared that he will play no part in the fixture and that his return date is far from certain.
He said: "I was hoping to play that last group match but, unfortunately, the pain is still there and I don't know when I will be able to resume playing."
The 31-year-old Internazionale midfielder has won 105 caps for his national side and is seen as an integral component of French plans. His absence is sure to be keenly felt by the squad, who must beat the Italians, and hope the Netherlands defeat Romania, in order to progress to the quarter finals.
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I Have Nothing Against Italy - Domenech
In a jokey press conference, French coach Raymond Domenech claimed he actually likes Italy, contradicting many of his own past declarations.
Considering that tomorrow's match between Italy and France could end up with both countries in mourning, French coach Raymond Domenech decided to avoid his usual controversial declarations and actually claimed, for the first time, that he likes Italy.
Both teams need to win to have a chance of progressing, but if Romania beat a probably under-strength Dutch side they would keep the World Cup finalists out of the last 8 at Euro 2008.
"Tomorrow we could both end up crying, it would be the first time we do something together," Domenech joked.
"I've always said Italians are nice people, I like their football and their food. But you can always make it seem like I said something else.
"We have to think about one thing at a time," he explained. "We have a match to play, but we don't have much chance to make it. We have to win our game, otherwise it's pointless to know about other games. I will know about the Holland result from the stands. The Italian and French fans will scream it out.
"Today everyone is feeling better, we still have one night to let the players rest. We will talk about the formation tomorrow and then decide. I don't know if I'll change a lot, I still have 24 hours to decide and communicate it to the players.
"Will it be my last match? I can't say whether this is my final press conference as a coach, but certainly this is the last question I'm answering today," Domenech concluded.
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In a jokey press conference, French coach Raymond Domenech claimed he actually likes Italy, contradicting many of his own past declarations.
Considering that tomorrow's match between Italy and France could end up with both countries in mourning, French coach Raymond Domenech decided to avoid his usual controversial declarations and actually claimed, for the first time, that he likes Italy.
Both teams need to win to have a chance of progressing, but if Romania beat a probably under-strength Dutch side they would keep the World Cup finalists out of the last 8 at Euro 2008.
"Tomorrow we could both end up crying, it would be the first time we do something together," Domenech joked.
"I've always said Italians are nice people, I like their football and their food. But you can always make it seem like I said something else.
"We have to think about one thing at a time," he explained. "We have a match to play, but we don't have much chance to make it. We have to win our game, otherwise it's pointless to know about other games. I will know about the Holland result from the stands. The Italian and French fans will scream it out.
"Today everyone is feeling better, we still have one night to let the players rest. We will talk about the formation tomorrow and then decide. I don't know if I'll change a lot, I still have 24 hours to decide and communicate it to the players.
"Will it be my last match? I can't say whether this is my final press conference as a coach, but certainly this is the last question I'm answering today," Domenech concluded.
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