European Qualifiers: Italy vs. Greece & Liechtenstein October 2019

We still have deficiencies but Mancini has them playing together. We lack creativity in midfield. We do not even have a free kick specialist. It is a solid side but far from a powerhouse.

 

Our corner kicks are goofy too. too many short corners. mind you one of them had sweet passing play to an Insigne wide shot

 

Verratti with a good performance. he Bonucci, Donna, Jorginho and Insigne are our spine

 

We're winning on a consistent basis which is good regardless of who we play. We haven't experienced this in a long time and it's great for morale and confidence.

 

Call me crazy, but I love the green jersey. As for the game, Greece really made it ugly for over 60 minutes. Once the penalty was converted, the game opened up more. I thought Berna did very well once he came on.

I would assume that Mancini plays a very experimental/young side on Tuesday. I expect to see Tonali, Zaniolo, Di Lorenzo, and maybe Meret get in the starting lineup.

 

The concern is we lack dynamism in attack, especially if you start Immobile. As I don't see a true reliable #9 emerging before season's end, this will be an issue at the Euros. If it were me, I'd play our most talented three (Chiesa, Insigne, Bernardeschi) in attack, utilizing one as a false nine and hope their collective quality produces goals.

Otherwise, we have an abundance of options in the midfield and the defense will be strong when Chiellini returns.

 

Nice to see Spinazzola re-emerge.

 

Some little French guy is captain for gli Azzurri today. Bunch of kids getting thrown out there.

It is pouring cats & dogs in Lichtenstein. They also use the same tune as the Brits for their national anthem. No composers in that little country?

 

1-0 lol

 

lol

 

lets get Tonali some minutes today too.... take the W and get Mancini the consecutive win record

 

After that fast start, boring half. Of course, with Lichtenstein having all 10 in their penalty area, difficult to get something going.

 

meh we got the goal advantage right now and are playing like a training session. would be nice for Italy to up the tempo

 

The mentality of always trying to score inside the penalty area is killing us. Need some bombs from afar to open up their defense as they have packed it in with all 10 of their field players.

 

Too many egg rolls with sweet & sour chicken.

 

No, a response to ....

 

Great ball from Cristante. This is what we need to see from a midfielder.

Spain struggling again today, losing 1:0 to Sweden with a few minutes left.