WC Quarter-Final: Italy v. Ukraine {P & R}

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RUSI

El Merengue Argentino
bored. might as well start this thread up.

Match 58

Friday 30 June 2006

Venue - AOL ARENA - Hamburg, Germany



Referee - Ref: Frank DE BLEECKERE - Belgium




Italia Probable Line-up -

---------------Buffon---------------
Zambrotta-Barzagli-Cannavaro-Grosso
-------Perrotta-Pirlo-Gattuso--------
---------------Totti----------------
------------Toni-Gilardino--------


Ukraine Line-up -
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For a ticket to the semi's, I expect a defensive battle.
 
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Moratti1

Reserve Team
Thanks RUSI for starting the thread...

Ukraine are a physical squad but are having massive issues "Putting the ball in the old onion bag", lol something like that. With that said they do have Shevchenko who is one of the more consistent and dangerous strikers in the world (It's hard saying that because I am an Interista, thankfully he is out of the seria a.)

Italy's defense, as I like to call them, "The wall" have been phenominal thus far allowing only one goal the entire tourney which was an own goal as well. Yes, we are missing Nesta and YES! We are mising Materazzi, but Barzagli is more than capable of doing his end and also plays very physical which suits this match very well.

Totti looks to play the game right from the beginning, according to some hints given out by Lippi. He is definitely becoming match fit and has to feel on top of the world after placing Italy into the quarter final, I am sure he feels "Baggioish" as in the wc 94'. We will need him to control his midfield area. I will be looking for him to dish to ball to the sides and for the outside half backs to cross it into Toni/Gilardino which are both very good with the head.

Speaking of Toni, I believe this is his breakout game... He has looked very dangerous much of this tournement and very much so against Australia. He has been unfortunate to not have a goal yet, but I believe he will this game. IMO, Toni will have two goals in the first half.

I believe Toni scores the only goals of the game because once his puts number 2 in, I fully expect Italy to defend the rest of the game with less of an offensive frame of mind.

Final score, 2-0 Italy (Toni x2.)
 
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Moratti1

Reserve Team
RUSI said:
can i get some help with the lineups?
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I am not sure where to get it but if you can get the lineup from the Australia match, all you probably have to do is replace Del Pierro with Totti, and Materazzi for Barzaghli.
 
mark77

mark77

Transfer Guru
Ref: Frank DE BLEECKERE (Belgium)

Possible lineup:

---------------Buffon---------------
Zambrotta-Barzagli-Cannavaro-Grosso
-------Perrotta-Pirlo-Gattuso--------
---------------Totti----------------
------------Toni-Inzaghi :D --------

It's gonna probably be Gilardino instead of Pippo. :(
 
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Mikey

Guest
It'll be nice to see how Barzagli fairs, in basically his first ever start with Italy in a competitve game.

Good news though is that Iaquinta is injured, so Lippi wont be inexplicably be bringing him on so he can run around with his head down (Y)
 
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Solo Inter

Reserve Team
2-0

Azzurri

Ukraine won't produce enough to get a goal agianst the Italian defense.

Italy have been producing chances in every game (when they have 11), there will be more scoring chances in this game than there was during the 1st half of the Aussie match.

I expect them to put at least one away and maybe two.

Ukraine are very fortunate to still be in tournament.
 
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Moratti1

Reserve Team
Shevchenko-[7] said:
I read that its gonna be Pippo-Gilardino (H)
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I don't think Pippo's going to start because Lippi has been praising Toni during the tourney and his efforts at training the past few days (The article is at foxsportsworld.com.) I can definitely see Pippo come in for one of the two strikers during the second half. Tough to say which comes out because it has a lot to do with their performance during the contest. He might keep Gilardino in even if Toni has a great game because Gila and Pippo played well together this year at Milan...
 
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ottawaguy

Club Supporter
Inzaghi should start, what is there to praise Toni about so far? Lippi makes no sense, he scolds Del Piero in a training session then starts him the next day. His selections are pure bs.
 
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Moratti1

Reserve Team
ottawaguy said:
Inzaghi should start, what is there to praise Toni about so far? Lippi makes no sense, he scolds Del Piero in a training session then starts him the next day. His selections are pure bs.
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I respectfully disagree and here's why... Yes, he has not done what he is suppose to do and that's score. But, I think part of that problem is the style some of the midfielders have been playing... I saw a lot of long balls to Toni last game and that's simply not his style. You can tell that frustrated him because many times he would check back to behind the half line into the Italian side just so he could get a touch on the ball with his feet and not his head. Also, Toni has been far more agressive and dangerous than any other attacker we have had. He will find his groove and when he does you'll see why he was the leading goal scorer in all of Europe last year. I think not to start him would be a significant mistake.
 
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TheGrimSweeper

Youth Team
Moratti1 said:
I respectfully disagree and here's why... Yes, he has not done what he is suppose to do and that's score. But, I think part of that problem is the style some of the midfielders have been playing... I saw a lot of long balls to Toni last game and that's simply not his style. You can tell that frustrated him because many times he would check back to behind the half line into the Italian side just so he could get a touch on the ball with his feet and not his head. Also, Toni has been far more agressive and dangerous than any other attacker we have had. He will find his groove and when he does you'll see why he was the leading goal scorer in all of Europe last year. I think not to start him would be a significant mistake.
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completely agreed. in the opening half vs Australia Toni could have scored almost 4 goals... he got a lot of chances, just needs to find the net.

I think once he does find the net once, he'll be seeing it much more often.
 
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