Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Tough group. One of CR, Italy and Uruguay won't make it. They would have done well in another group.
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*** Official Match Thread : Italy v Costa Rica ***
- Thread starter 1066familyman
- Start date
Eh? Even if Italy WIN THIS GAME, they're still not qualified. They're in trouble right now.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
All round nightmare so far this match, Lineacre looks daft in an Italian shirt, Savage is a complete twunt, Balotelli finishing like Obika, Costa Rica looking soooo much better than us.
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Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,340
Expecting them to step up a gear and win this one comfortably.
And even then they still haven't qualified. They won't feel safe at 0-0 vs. Uruguay, they'll want to win that one too.
Spun Cuppa
Thanks Greens :(
If CR win this we are out, as the Italy-Uru game will leave one of them on six points with a win, or both on four points with a draw. The best we can finish with is three points...
Anything but 2 Italy wins and we are out.
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kevo
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- Mar 8, 2008
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The Italians are struggling in this heat. No drinks breaks unless the temp reaches 32 degrees (!), according to Fifa rules - so humidity stupidly isn't taken into account. Be interesting to see what rules they have in place for Qatar. Presumably drinks breaks every 5 minutes?
seagull_in_malaysia
Active member
I wonder why BBC and ITV insist of stripping the original English commentary and dubbing in their own two commentators for each match. I reckon the original comm. is a lot better than Savage and co.
The whole we don't have enough players playing at a decent level is pretty mute when Costa Rica have players in mls and Danish league
Spun Cuppa
Thanks Greens :(
CR are a breath of fresh air. Athletic, enthusiastic without being naïve and can actually pass to each other. We are so going to get drubbed on Tues. 
East Preston Gull
New member
Italy are England in disguise today.
Watching CR, there's not particularly amazing skills there, just hard work, tactically excellent and closing down not letting Italy play their game. No reason at all why England could not have done that even with our players. Shows how far behind the rest of the world we are now.
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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It might be easy to say Italy haven't turned up here today.
Fact is Costa Rica are proving that so far they are the best team in the group. Work hard when not in possession, know how to neutralise threats, and play football when they do have the ball. Never resort to the ultra negative tactics of Greece or the out and out filth of Honduras. They deserve to top the group and I hope they go far in this tournament if they continue to play like this.
Fact is Costa Rica are proving that so far they are the best team in the group. Work hard when not in possession, know how to neutralise threats, and play football when they do have the ball. Never resort to the ultra negative tactics of Greece or the out and out filth of Honduras. They deserve to top the group and I hope they go far in this tournament if they continue to play like this.
nwgull
Well-known member
They are so well organised; it's a classic case of the team being greater than the sum of its parts. You'll never get that with England; club football is too important here, and the players don't prioritise international duty until a couple of weeks before a big tournament.
BensGrandad
New member
England 3 mins from gojng out, serves Hodgson right for his selections and tactics.
banjo
GOSBTS
We'll done Costa Rica.