Sunday, 24 June 2012

24.6.12 Italy v England

Half Time Comments



Half time and a 0-0 scoreline is no real surprise.  I cannot help but be permanently annoyed with Mario Balotelli, and for someone who is hardly a small, weak chap, he seems to go down more easily than Ashley Young - and that's really saying something.  Lee Dixon manages to come out with a comment at half time that surpasses anything shit that Shearer can come out with -

Dixon:  "I was feeling excited at the beginning of the first round but now I'm feeling equally amount of worried." 

Lee, this makes Shearer look like Ludwig Wittgenstein! 

Second Half
  • Milner's cross from the right - pathetic
  • Hart punches poorly and Italy miss an easy chance - lucky England
  • I am pissed off with yet another reference to Balotelli knowing some of the England players
  • Terry heads away, with a good clearance.
  • Balotelli with a chance, catching England out - lucky England
  • Milner shoots - less power than my mum puts into tossing a pancake!
  • Gerrard falls over, then loses the ball
  • Glen Johnson accidently knocks the ball out of play and then disputes it
  • Ashley Young gets a bump on the head - hopefully he'll being going off as he's simply not very good
  • Overhead from Balotelli - good try
  • Welbeck and Milner go off, and Young stays on - weird choice, Roy?  Should have removed Young.
  • Mark Lawrenson comes out with a classic: "England are doing that thing again where they just keep giving the ball away."
  • Young, you twat!
  • Young, you twat - pathetic shot!
  • Italians fouling from the corner, yet getting the free kick?
  • Hart kicks to Cole, who heads to an Italian
  • Young gives the ball away
  • 15 mins to go, and England are adopting seige conditions
  • Rooney missed the cross from Gerrard
  • Young gives the ball away
  • Hart punches and gives away a corner.  Italy corner = Hart punches away
  • Diamanti shoots while England players watch
  • Young kicks the ball too far in front of him, but luckily for England the Italian shows studs and is penalised
  • Wasted free kick
  • Italy Number 6 is a waster, and is not really hurt
  • England haven't a clue what to do
  • Terry gives the ball away
  • Parker kicks it past Walcott
  • Italy nearly score - Johnson blocks to give a corner
  • Rourke's Drift and this is hard work
  • Rooney's overhead kick is over the stadium wall
  • Final whistle
Apparently, according to Hansen, "Big hearts can take you through".  I'd rather it was our football that might earn us a win.  "It's so imperative to get close to him" say's Hansen.  "So imperative" is apparently a viable term, according to Hansen.  Shearer tells us that the other officials are there to "clamp that out".  Arse.

Extra Time
  • "Andy Carroll is charging around like a bull in a china shop," says the commentator, Guy Mowbray
  • Ashley Young cheats to get a free kick and the Italian is booked
  • Parker is substituted
  • Rooney loses the ball and was just useless
  • Carroll loses the ball
  • England - doing my head in
  • Italy hit the post again - Hart had no clue
  • Glen Johnson accidently knocks the ball out (again)
  • Carroll gives the ball away
  • Walcott should have shot instead of lifting it towards Carroll
  • Half Time
  • Ball possession stats come on to the screen, showing 63% to Italy; not surprising considering how many time England gives the ball away
  • Italy cons a free kick
  • Carroll clumsily bowls over an Italian who can't wait to fall over, so a free kick in a dangerous position is needlessly conceded
  • Converted by Balotelli - converted means he would have scored 2 points in Rugby
  • Italy score - offside.  Shame for them, as they have tried so much, unlike England
  • Carroll and Rooney tackle each other and give the ball away
  • Dire last few minutes
  • Penalties
The advantage gained through Italy missing the second penalty was lost when Ashley Young hit the bar.  I think you'll have noticed my comments on Young!  Ashley Cole - pathetic; I've seen more energy in a slug.  Italy win.  The tired England players did not deserve to go through, so I am not unhappy.  Embarrassing.

Stevie G gives some pointless comments after the match - as Gabby Logan holds a microphone.  She starts for some strange reason with a weird statement:  "You leave this tournament with your heads held high."  [What ???]  All England did was play well for half an hour in the first half.  The rest was mediocre, plus hanging on for dear life.

Italy deserved to win by a mile - congratulations.

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