Comments on: Euro 2008 QF4 LiveBlog: Spain 0(4)-0(2) Italy

By: DISGRUNTLED BARESE

DISGRUNTLED BARESE — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:02:09 +0000

I completley was disgusted at the way the game went. I could blame 100 people but i blame that idiot DOPEADONI for not putting Del PIPA at half time and making him take the kick earlier. Cassano had a horrible game, but don’t put him on the spot cause the whole team played like crap. Especially Ambrsoini, are you kidding me, how the hell did this guy get even a spot, theres so many other players in Italy that could have been put in his place. Many of our players are done. We need a new Italy and a new manager who will be able to make the necessary changes. We have the olympics and confed cup now.

As for spain, they could have outpossessed us and outshot us but they didnt get a goal. Those mediocore calls that didn’t go there way isnt a execuse. The spanish could have capitalized 100 times and thanks to our great leader Buffon, they couldn’t finish the job til the PK’S. The spanish will have a hard task to a determined Russian team.

And if you want me to compare Our national team to theres. I would be here forever. They are flops in all national competitions. They have no history and there players will never get along. I could see Puyol shitting out Catalan during the national anthem. There is no unity in Spain,and i completley doubt theyll ever win anything. I dont consider a team that has players like that underachievers but flops. Only teams like Italy and Germany have history in Europe. When Spain win 4 world cups, then maybe i will see them as worthy but right now they just went thru a hard road block. GO RUSKISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

By: japple

japple — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:08:32 +0000

oh please. sports in the US isn’t exempt from unfair play and cheating.

By: Nolan

Nolan — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:56:40 +0000

It’s a myth that it doesn’t happen in American sports..ever watch a basketball game?

By: Martinez

Martinez — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:18:57 +0000

I wish all teams would just quit diving. As a Spanish-American fan of this beautiful game, this is the one thing that is just lost on me. Big guys like Luca Toni have no business crying out in pain when his leg gets scratched. In the U.S. players like this would be booed off the field, but in futbol is it for some reason accepted.

By: Kxevin

Kxevin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:52:49 +0000

The ref had a pretty crappy match all ’round, and everyone, everywhere dives. It’s become part of the game, unfortunately. Players get a light kick in the ankle and grab their faces, a love tap makes guys roll around as if they’d been shot. Messy.

But as a Barca lover, I’m over the moon with this one. Casillas is the best keeper in the world right now, even though he was part of the side that ripped my heart out last season.

But Italy fans, take heart….Russia should take care of Spain. One thing for sure is that the match will be a LOT more open.

By: GD

GD — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:45:39 +0000

They’re linked, the only way the ref could even make a mistake is if someone fouled someone first. So whoever stepped on villa’s foot was at fault. But anyway, no point in discussing this as you said.

By: Matteo

Matteo — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:42:07 +0000

Finally, you get it. The ref made the mistake. It’s not Italy’s fault at all.

By: GD

GD — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:40:35 +0000

Grosso hopped into the defender’s space without even bothering to go right where he kicked the ball. Oh and being “surrounded” doesn’t matter at all, because if that’s the reason he didn’t get his penalty, anyone can stomp on feet whenever they have an attacker “surrounded” in the box. That’s a horrible policy to implement, and I’m betting it will never see the daylight in any official rulebook. Ref made a mistake, that’s all.

By: Matteo

Matteo — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:35:27 +0000

the australian player dropped in front of Grosso, of course he is going to run into him and make contact. He was denied a clear path to the goal. Villa was surrounded by italian players and had to where to go, that also counts when making a call for a penalty. In the end, you’re entitled to think it was a penalty, I disagree. And even if it were a foul, all teams get calls for them and against them. Italy has had calls gone their way but they’ve also had many go against them recently. World cup 2002 is a great example of that. The only thing I wanted to get across to you is that all teams are guilty of diving and “cheating” if you even want to call it that. To say that only Italy dives and that’s the only reason why they advance in major tournaments is so wrong. They do so cause they have a great team with a lot of great players and they know how to play great football. Anyways, it was great debating this with you. Later guys!

By: GD

GD — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:25:09 +0000

Pretty sure that rule only goes for intentional hands.

And btw, I find it very weird that you’d defend grosso’s dive by saying there was “contact”, even though it was grosso that made that contact. Yet, when someone steps on villa’s foot inside the box as he was attacking, causing him to go down, it’s suddenly not worth a penalty. Sorry, I’m not buying, that was definitely a foul.