Germany v Italy - The NSC OFFICIAL Thread

[London Irish]

Game of the tournament

The Italian control of midfield was total - did that Teutonic clogger Ballack get a kick of the ball all night?

Well done Italy - an entire squad of 23 players from their national league, proving once again that Serie A is the best Europe has to offer

 

[Goodfella]

Playin 'You'll never Walk Alone' in the stadium

Aint got their own bloody songs

 

[Dez]

Got to grudgingly admit they're being quite dignified in defeat.

 

[sir danny cullip]

What a brilliant last goal....

 

[Trigger]

Game of the tournament

The Italian control of midfield was total - did that Teutonic clogger Ballack get a kick of the ball all night?

Well done Italy - an entire squad of 23 players from their national league, proving once again that Serie A is the best Europe has to offer

Blimey, i take you off ignore to find we agree 100% on something... Not going soft on me are you LI?

 

[Goodfella]

Was game of the world cup so far.

Just want France to beat the portugese now, and then Italy to win the world cup.

 

[Timbo]

Got to grudgingly admit they're being quite dignified in defeat.

Yep. Great scenes.

 

[Dave the OAP]

FORZA FORZA FORZA


the best game of hth tournement so far - well done Ref - brilliant


Fantastic performance by the Azzurri

Come on the French - stuff those cheats and lets have a final worthy of the name


FORZA FORZA FORZA ITALIA

 

[JJ McClure]

Great game. Really great game. Start to finish was brilliant movement and passing. A good ref for the first time in these finals too. And topped off by two fantastic goals. Italy for the cup

 

[Timbo]

FORZA FORZA FORZA


the best game of hth tournement so far - well done Ref - brilliant


Fantastic performance by the Azzurri

Come on the French - stuff those cheats and lets have a final worthy of the name


FORZA FORZA FORZA ITALIA

I knew you'd be along soon!

I'm off to Italy in about 3 weeks so hopefully they will win and the whole country will be buzzing when I get there. (although it probably will be anyway when they find out I'm coming).

 

[London Calling]

Never walk alone = Classic

 

[Basil Fawlty]

That was diffinitely the game of the tournament, Italy vs France anyone?

 

[London Calling]

Ballack.

12 mins into extra time, ball looping in the air. He made no attempt to head it, he went into the back of the neck of that Italian with both arms and then faked his own injury.

Wasn't that violent conduct? And then where was the booking for faking a foul?

Watch this space next year?

 

[Roger Mellie]

Game of the tournament

The Italian control of midfield was total - did that Teutonic clogger Ballack get a kick of the ball all night?

Well done Italy - an entire squad of 23 players from their national league, proving once again that Serie A is the best Europe has to offer

Absolute shite. Serie A is so far off the best Europe has to offer. Not only is it bent it also spawned the most boring football known to man and taught Sven all he knows. Which explains why we are now regarded as a boring football nation.

 

[Timbo]

Game of the tournament

The Italian control of midfield was total - did that Teutonic clogger Ballack get a kick of the ball all night?

Well done Italy - an entire squad of 23 players from their national league, proving once again that Serie A is the best Europe has to offer

Go along with all of that except for the bit about Serie A. 'Chess on Grass' is all very well but I like an error strewn 4 all draw, hence I love the Premiership!

Certainly good to see Ballack shown up for what he is.

 

[London Irish]

Blimey, i take you off ignore to find we agree 100% on something... Not going soft on me are you LI?

Marcelo Lippi has to be the Italian Mark McGhee

 

[London Irish]

Go along with all of that except for the bit about Serie A. 'Chess on Grass' is all very well but I like an error strewn 4 all draw, hence I love the Premiership!

Certainly good to see Ballack shown up for what he is.

Catenaccio is the past, I think Italian football is quite progressive and attacking these days, the full-backs Grosso and Zambrotta spent most of the game tonight as advanced wingers. Their combination with the class players of the Italian midfield like Pirlo and Totti was mouthwatering.

Italy's problem is that they have no class strikers, Toni was a little disappointing, workhorse though he undoubtedly is.

If the Klose and Podolski families had emigrated south-ish instead of west, Italy would have won that game 5-0.

 

[Trigger]

Marcelo Lippi has to be the Italian Mark McGhee

Back on ignore you go....

 

[Bono]

A game like that made me realise how crap England/Sven actually were.

 

[NMH]

England were just a dull side making up numbers, jamming their way through with careful boring tactics.

Thankfully, the World Cup has benefitted from some decent football sides, and tomorrows' game should be okay too. As long as Portugal lose, I don't mind who wins tomorrow.