[Football] England v Italy UEFA Euros qualifier 7.45

[Brighton Lines]

Are England really this good, or is it because Italy are so shite?

We ask much the same question when BHA destroy another PL side.

I'm not sure I know the answer to either question.

On this occasion, England have been playing okay, but if anything they have been pedestrian at times. This is more a case of a woeful Italian first half.

The test is how England cope when they wake up.

Bellingham is class.

 

[Sepulveda]

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

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

We seem to be ruining the Italians. They look on a par with Barnsley. Who knew?

Barnsley just thrashed the MASSIVE by the way. They looked a lot better than Italy do.

 

[Swansman]

0-2 is a good result. Anything like 0-4 or 0-5 and Mancini is gone and it'll be squeaky bum time deluxe in the Brighton camp.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Oh and never does it in the big games.

Appreciate you’re probably a wind-up account but incase you’re not, he’s the top scorer in north London derbies (ever), which although that wouldn’t be considered a ‘big game’ to a Brighton fan (which is fair enough) it is still considered a big game. And that’s not even scratching the surface.

He’s literally his club and country’s record goalscorer. I think it’s time to forget the 9 goals against the Albion and just give the man some credit.

If you wasn’t distracted by family, did you catch the half time analysis by any chance?

 

[LamieRobertson]

So what are we thinking 2/2?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

0-2 is a good result. Anything like 0-4 or 0-5 and Mancini is gone and it'll be squeaky bum time deluxe in the Brighton camp.

Nah, surely they'll swoop for Potter?

 

[allystrat]

I couldn't believe the shit I was hearing. Really w@nk commentating. That was not a difficult chance. It was on a plate for Grealish

Another classic line at start of second half "Italy were wondering what sort of England side would come flying out the blocks"

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Let's take a look upstairs.

 

[Me and my Monkey]

Kane et al resorting to tricks from the Villa/Fulham book of time wasting shithousery. Boooo.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Appreciate you’re probably a wind-up account but incase you’re not, he’s the top scorer in north London derbies (ever), which although that wouldn’t be considered a ‘big game’ to a Brighton fan (which is fair enough) it is still considered a big game. And that’s not even scratching the surface.

He’s literally his club and country’s record goalscorer. I think it’s time to forget the 9 goals against the Albion and just give the man some credit.

If you wasn’t distracted by family, did you catch the half time analysis by any chance?

I meant big games for England and yes I'm being a bit naughty. Half time stuff I almost never watch, specially if there are adverts on.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Let's take a look upstairs.

Is that you Dion?

 

[Carlos BC]

That ball in the Derby seemed to hurt Kane. Would have just wedged in my belly button if I was on the pitch.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

I meant big games for England and yes I'm being a bit naughty. Half time stuff I almost never watch, specially if there are adverts on.

Fair enough.
He won the Golden Boot in the 2018 World Cup too by the way.

 

[Farehamseagull]

0-2 is a good result. Anything like 0-4 or 0-5 and Mancini is gone and it'll be squeaky bum time deluxe in the Brighton camp.

I wondered that but is the fact that he is so completely removed from the accepted Italian way of playing going to go against him for the Italian job? He doesn’t seem overly popular with a lot of the Grandees of Italian football.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Nah, surely they'll swoop for Potter?

As much as I dislike both of them, Southgate wins more matches than Potter.

 

[Icy Gull]

0-2 is a good result. Anything like 0-4 or 0-5 and Mancini is gone and it'll be squeaky bum time deluxe in the Brighton camp.

Can’t see him being vaguely interested in a part time manager job at the moment

Anyway England now pegged back to 1-2

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

In all seriousness, Italy are shite.

However, they have just scored.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Oh dear.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

As much as I dislike both of them, Southgate wins more matches than Potter.

In a far easier set of fixtures.