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Wouldn't mind him and we badly need fullbacks, but his age gives me pause. Ideally we'd want someone who could be a more long-term option if possible, although at least he'd be cheaper than some of the old dead weight we were unable to resell. Anyway I personally don't think he'll leave Brighton.

Will do :) I'm not surprised because being a fullback he plays on the wing, and if you play on the wings you have to know and use some dark arts. From the matches I've seen he seemed a very competent and reliable defender, which is the best kind of defender.

That's the thing, it's part of football. It's not nice, sporting or respectful, but as long as it's within the rules you do anything to win a big match - and you accept the consequences (cards, hate etc.) It's your role as a player to do it and it's my role as the opposition supporter to be...

Yep, that's their home kit. Honestly I didn't pay much attention to it at the time (and I like our away kit so I didn't mind), but I don't know why we were the ones switching to our away kit to fit their away kit, instead of them going back to their blue home kit and us keeping our home kit...

He is a Juve legend, probably not the greatest in the minds of fans but he's well loved

Because Sampdoria had a white away kit, so we wore our black away kit in order not to create confusion.

We didn't have a great side at the Euros either, we only had a better backline, a more in-form Spinazzola and Chiesa wasn't out injured. Immobile was also there in theory but not in practice. We haven't had a really good side in a while, and I keep thinking we sorely miss a striker. Having said...

We usually put more effort in during tournaments, if we manage to get to the tournaments in the first place and then get out of the group stage. Thing is, it's difficult to get results without a striker, and that's the situation we've been in recently. Euro 2020 was something of a miracle given...

The only reason I haven't said that they're the worst Italian side we've ever fielded (even though I was tempted) is because it's become a bit of a trope in Italy in the last 10 years to say "This is the worst Italian side in history" each time we see the line-up for a new match, and so there's...

We can't only start playing from the second half. We also can't start a game with people like Berardi on the pitch. When we started pressing and playing with confidence we had a lot of control and England were squashed back, and we absolutely need that control and that big amount of crosses and...

Lmao our commentators calling Scamacca "the despair move by Mancini", they're not wrong

Even our commentators are baffled by this spineless ref, you can't take that much time to give a stonewall yellow, it means you don't know what you're doing

The fact is that De Zerbi's style of football is much more difficult to master for a part-time team, it requires absolute precision and knowledge of the patterns not to turn into a disaster that leaves you very vulnerable. Mancini's style is much safer and simpler

Thank f*** for that, now get Berardi off and Gnonto on

I want Mancini to make at least 2 or 3 changes stat, still baffled Fagioli didn't get a call given his form

Nobody out of those on the pitch

I'm glad I'm not home yet and I'm only hearing about it on the radio because from what I'm hearing I'd probably be absolutely fuming if I was also watching. Who would have thought that this would be a shit team to put out there eh, Mancini? No wonder he already sent subs to warm up

Our commentators on the radio here in Italy gushing about Bellingham, and rightly so.

As expected. How can you start against England with Acerbi and Toloi for f***'s sake?

It's woeful. We have some top guys injured (Chiesa among them) and others somehow left home (like Fagioli) in favor of average guys. No idea why Berardi is still starting. Hope to see Gnonto on the pitch tonight. Curious about our mystery Argentinian Retegui.