The Azzurrini (U21-20-19...) Thread (12 Viewers)

[Hængebøffer]

Yup, didnt expected it. We had some luck on the road to the semi finals, hopefully we'll win it now. Today allowing Mali who played with 10 men after 20 minutes to score 2 goals after a 2 goal lead. To many crosses that didnt reached the strikers. Plizzari saved a penalty again. Not really impressed as I was with the U17 team.

I was banned so I couldn’t reply. But I found it very amusing that you were so wrong about the team not going far.

 

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[Bianconero_Aus]

I was banned so I couldn’t reply. But I found it very amusing that you were so wrong about the team not going far.

Lol yep.

And the guy who said it doesn’t matter if France or Argentina are knocked out early, as if it’s not easier to win a knock-out tournament when the traditional big fins are knocked out quicker.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Why are France and Argentina better than the teams that actually won? Mali just beat Argentina deservedly. Argentina could only score with a rebound (from a bad clearance) and an own goal.

Mali looked very good. Didn't watch the USA-France game but there they are, they won their match so they deserve to be through.

 

[Gigiventus]

Let me guess, you haven't watched a game of the competition or youth football in general? since Messi was a youth player Argentina haven't done anything at this level. They were not better than Mali, had already lost to south corea in the tournament, and didn't win the sudamericano this year. They are a good team but clearly not a favorite.

joke of a post.

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Maybe that's what it is. South American and African teams focus on U20 and then U23 level, it creates a false impression on U20 international football.

Yes in europe the Euro U21 is the top youth tournament, not the U20 WC. The rest of the world cares more about it and finally europe is warming up to it. The U20 WC is a lot of fun to see the prospects we don't get to follow in our leagues here.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Another who can’t admit that he was wrong lmao

 

[Gigiventus]

I was wrong how?

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France and Argentina out of the World Cup.

Italy has a real chance of winning this thing now.

Who am I kidding. They’ll choke against Mali lol.

or did you forget you were the one who posted this?

 

[Hængebøffer]

Lol yep.

And the guy who said it doesn’t matter if France or Argentina are knocked out early, as if it’s not easier to win a knock-out tournament when the traditional big fins are knocked out quicker.

Italy are crap no matter what in the eye of a lot of people. An Italian loss in a final= Italy nt (from youth to senior ) shit.

 

[Bianconero81]

This Italy team has been rather poor tho. Scamacca has been underwhelming, and they've had to rely on Plizzari's heroics on one end and Pinamonti's goal-scoring prowess at the other end. Frattesi has been a pleasant surprise. Other than that, they've been nothing special.

 

[Gigiventus]

Poor is too strong a word to describe a team that won the group in 2 matches and is in the semifinals. It's definitely not a spectacular team and worse than the last 2 U21 teams, but still good. Qualifying for the tournament is difficult, even more difficult to make it all this way. This squad went to the final of the eurocup last year, but lost Kean, Zaniolo and Tonali to a premature graduation, yet they still make it.

 

[JuveJay]

Depends what you think is more important. Winning games as a team at youth level or bringing through better individual players, even if they don't go as far as the better team/group.

There's something to be said about both and often they go hand in hand, but Italy's strength over the years was winning games even when struggling, even when they had many world class individuals. I think it's something that has been lost a little over the more recent generation, excluding Conte's (a specialist in this respect) Azzurri in 2012.

I think in general the youth sector has been doing good work for a few years and you are now seeing it filter through the levels and reach the first team. A similar thing has happened with England, but for England they have to generate a mentality they have never had. The French are similar.

 

[Barese]

No final, to much luck down the road. Again a match against a team playing with 1 player less because of a red card, again nothing really impressing.

Final Ukraine - South Korea.

 

[JuveJay]

I bet everyone predicted that final before the tournament started.

U20 football...meh.

 

[Barese]

The more I feel we should have won in tho.

 

[Salvo]

Very strange refereeing in this Ireland v Italy match

Kean got a straight red for the same thing an Ireland player did in the first half

Basically a push to the chest

 

[Mark]

Tonali is having one of those stinkers today.

 

[s4tch]

Very strange refereeing in this Ireland v Italy match

Kean got a straight red for the same thing an Ireland player did in the first half

Basically a push to the chest

ref was a jerk. still, that was completely unnecessary from kean. boy has to learn how to remain calma

 

[Salvo]

ref was a jerk. still, that was completely unnecessary from kean. boy has to learn how to remain calma

Yep should've kept his cool

 

[Mark]

Yep should've kept his cool

sell!

 

[JuveJay]

Since when do you get a red card for pushing someone? Too often the refs at U21 level are absolute dribbling idiots.

 

[Mark]

Since when do you get a red card for pushing someone? Too often the refs at U21 level are absolute dribbling idiots.

but watch the media attack Moise. Well, maybe not since he's not at Juve....
well maybe they will since he's black. #Italia