holland alwz looked a better side they have good n attacking player like scheinder,nistelrroy ,italy looked on backfoot without maldini del piero ,totti .
RE:italy no more the world champs
by kamal harish on Jun 10, 2008 06:04 PM Permalink
Inzaghi is one of the most overrated players in the world...no doubt he has a lot of goals to show for but people dont remember how many sitters he has missed..
RE:italy no more the world champs
by Ayan Basak on Jun 10, 2008 07:11 PM Permalink
Don't forget NESTA. Italy played without their two best central defenders- cannavaro & nesta. Buffon couldn't adjust with new defenders. But he is exceptionally good, save Italy thrice in 1 to 1 situations (95% cases goal scored), 2 times were Nistelrooy. Genious... Don't mind. Italy will be champions, just takes times to adjust.....
RE:italy no more the world champs
by Rohan Shah on Jun 10, 2008 07:25 PM Permalink
yeah man and i guess italy had more than their share of luck in 06 world cup they must have lost to Australia ... Now their true class is shown
RE:italy no more the world champs
by kskumar on Jun 10, 2008 09:30 PM Permalink
Truly, it was poor Lucas Neill of Australia who had the misfortune of being responsible. If he hadn't tackled the Italian [I think it was Del Piero] and no penalty had been awarded things could have been different. It was an out and out legitimate tackle. The Italians were till that time huffing and puffing to get a goal against the spirited Aussies.