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Spain vs Italy [P+R+Why Italy Will Win]

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OrgulloVikingo

Senior Squad
As a Spaniard I can say that Italy are the favorites, by a mile. Are Italy more talented? No. Are they more technical? No. Do they play attractive hungry football? Heavens no. The answer is simple. Italy, like Germany have that "winners luck" that's either inherited or not. They also play super efficient. It's like areverse curse. Notice no matter how bad Italy and Germany play they are always there? Whether it be n ignored elbow to the nose of an opposing player in the penalty box or a miscall, or apenalty, or a lucky bounce, doesn't matter. Italy will advance and will meet germany in the final, where the most boring out of the two will win! End of story.
 
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Zakov

Senior Squad
hmm, so many are hoping for Italy to lose this game, which isn't fun at all if everyone is going against the same team....well, just to tell yer, its not like Italy have control of their good luck, if they had, they would've won the WC about six times now......
I thought even tho Italy aren't playing as well as Spain they do create chances in the game, and people keep moaning about the penalty and the red card but it was a dead on penalty and red card, it was rather the pass and Toni's good control that won that penalty rather than luck.

But this match is a tough one to call given Spain's great form and Italy's constant improvement(or luck improvement as the others might say :D).

I'd have to see the teams(formation and selections) first to choose a winner.
 
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Rocky

Forza Suarez! (ps brotha can you spare a dime?)
UltrasViola;2539114 said:
Netherlands prior to their game against italy hasnt beaten them in 20 years.
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Yeah, I get annoyed every time announcers bring up the fact a team hasn't beaten a team in so and so years considering the fact that this seems like the tournament where every team shatters their losing streaks against bogey teams. The Dutch hadn't beaten Italy in 30 years, same for Italy against France and look what happened. If there was ever a tournament for Spain to break their curse against Italy, I think this is the one.

Spain are a really good attacking team and normally Italy wouldn't have a problem but seeing as our defense this tournament hasn't been up to Italian standards(our defenders are defending rather nervously, rather than with actual skill)we are going to have a difficult time. I wouldn't be surprised if Spain won, or if they choked for that matter.

My prediction, Italy 1:0 Spain, with Buffon getting the goal because nobody else on our team can score.
 
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Dipanjan

Guest
Spain has their name written on the Winners Line..
IMO Italy's luck might desert then this time around....
 
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OrgulloVikingo

Senior Squad
Why most people are rooting for Spain? Simple. people want to see the beautiful game not 11 men landscaping! Look at how the Netherlands has performed, how Turkey came back to beat the Czechs, Spains first game vs. Russia, etc. Neutrals appreciate teams that entertain and mesmerize. Not teams that snooze and stifle their way to finals. No thanks.

That said, Italy will still beat us. Guaranteed that something either regretful/controversial/lucky will happen. Guaranteed.
 
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treble41

Senior Squad
I judge sports on probability. I never thought Brazil would win the last WC because they'd been in the final of the previous three or four WCs and no way were they gonna get there again no matter how good they were.

I'd say that Spain's bad luck will run out too eventually and they will get past the quarter finals, and maybe win it all. Spain vs Netherlands oooh a 8-8 game with penalties? Probably not but would be nice to see.
 
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Zakov

Senior Squad
OrgulloVikingo;2539167 said:
Why most people are rooting for Spain? Simple. people want to see the beautiful game not 11 men landscaping! Look at how the Netherlands has performed, how Turkey came back to beat the Czechs, Spains first game vs. Russia, etc. Neutrals appreciate teams that entertain and mesmerize. Not teams that snooze and stifle their way to finals. No thanks.

That said, Italy will still beat us. Guaranteed that something either regretful/controversial/lucky will happen. Guaranteed.
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well, thats saying it from Spain's point of view, u've got to see it from every angle, by all means i'm not rooting for any of the teams but lets put it this way, if yer stuck supporting your national team and it happens they play a boring game then everyone's going to be against yer, especially the so-called neutrals.

Neutrals aren't neutrals unless they stay as neutrals(not supporting either team), going for a certain team just because their
By doing so, you're now a supporter of the team you're going for.

Who knows what will happen? the chances are slim to none but Italy might be the ones playing the more attractive game in this match, who knows.
and if they do that, i'm sure most people would do their best to try and overlook it by saying Spain were s.hite, etc.

and as a neutral, i wouldn't want anything controversial to happen that would decide the outcome of the match. Lets hope it will finally be decided fair and square.

and I'm still waiting for possible team selections and news.(Puyol injury situation and who'll fill in for Pirlo and Gattuso?)


Lets not forget in football anything can happen.


cheers
 
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Yossarian

Fan Favourite
what an epic first post, Sevillista.....good stuff!


Anyway. Let's hope that both of these two squads just vanish off the face of the Earth midway through the match and we never hear from them again.


btw, who the **** is the ref? Howard Webb or that dude who did the Dutch/Italy match would be really awesome.
 
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Sevillista

Starting XI
Yossarian;2539223 said:
what an epic first post, Sevillista.....good stuff!


Anyway. Let's hope that both of these two squads just vanish off the face of the Earth midway through the match and we never hear from them again.


btw, who the **** is the ref? Howard Webb or that dude who did the Dutch/Italy match would be really awesome.
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The German official, Herbert Flandel will be reffing the match. Hopefully he stays out of the spotlight.
 
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Sevillista

Starting XI
Jaboldinho;2539583 said:
3-1 for Spain.

Villa x2, Güiza (in the dying minutes)
Panucci
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Güiza will not play unless we are tied or losing and a forward is injured. If we are winning, Aragones will more likely take a forward out and put in another midfielder, like he did against Russia.

Btw, I must say that I have been VERY impressed by Cazorla in this tournament. I saw him very little in La Liga. He's outperforming Cesc, and has pretty much played at the level of Xavi/Iniesta. Very fast, creative player (Y).
 
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MaestroZidane

YELLOW CARD: Untrustworthy
looks like you can add on field arguments between your RB and your coach, as reasons why Spain can loose this game. I can only imagine what aragones might have said that would cause Ramos to get all fired up..
 
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Mus

Fan Favourite
Rocky;2539122 said:
Yeah, I get annoyed every time announcers bring up the fact a team hasn't beaten a team in so and so years considering the fact that this seems like the tournament where every team shatters their losing streaks against bogey teams. The Dutch hadn't beaten Italy in 30 years, same for Italy against France and look what happened. If there was ever a tournament for Spain to break their curse against Italy, I think this is the one.

Spain are a really good attacking team and normally Italy wouldn't have a problem but seeing as our defense this tournament hasn't been up to Italian standards(our defenders are defending rather nervously, rather than with actual skill)we are going to have a difficult time. I wouldn't be surprised if Spain won, or if they choked for that matter.

My prediction, Italy 1:0 Spain, with Buffon getting the goal because nobody else on our team can score.
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Imagine if this happened..
 
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Yossarian

Fan Favourite
I dont wanna see Camo, Cassano or Ambrosini in the Italian starting lineup, man.


What a fuccking shame that Pirlo or King Materazzi wont be participating in this match.
 
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Rocky

Forza Suarez! (ps brotha can you spare a dime?)
bybuti;2539699 said:
Would any Italian translate this ?? :D

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"I'm Albanian, without permission I support Italy anyway."

Way to butcher the Italian language.(H)
 
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newbie original

We apologize for keeping the yellow too long
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So first he has an argument with Torres, then with Ramos....

what are they, Dutch???

Perhaps it is not the players but the coach who should shut his mouth.
 
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