Alright, let's get this going! Pretty excited about tomorrow, what do you guys think the probable lineup will be? Should Balotelli start? He looks pretty rusty and looks like he gained some weight during the break. He didn't look very motivated during the first league match. Italy's first competitive match under coach Mancini Brzęczek in charge of Poland for first time Both nations lost on penalties in EURO 2016 last eight Italy home record v Poland: W3 D2 Italy won EURO in 1968, twice runners-up
Here is Mancini's Squad by the way: Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Cagliari), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Mattia Perin (Juventus), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino); Defenders: Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Mattia Caldara (Milan), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Emerson Palmieri Dos Santos (Chelsea), Manuel Lazzari (Spal), Alessio Romagnoli (Milan), Daniele Rugani (Juventus), Davide Zappacosta (Chelsea); Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Cagliari), Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), Frello Filho Jorge Luiz Jorginho (Chelsea), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma); Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Nizza), Andrea Belotti (Torino), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan), Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Simone Zaza (Torino).
Right before game time google: reddit live soccer streams Ever since figuring this out i haven't bothered with any other streaming services
appearently the broadcast rights havent been assigned in Canada yet. So weird.. thought sportsnet would have it for sure as they used to show international friendlies
Looking at the midfield for a strong showing. I think we have sure things up front and in defense, but we need a midfield that is smart, assertive, and passionate. I really like Lorenzo Pellegrini, so I will look to him to have a good performance. Hopefully Benassi and Jorghino will continue their strong form. IDK what to expect from the FBs to be honest. I just want FB's that don't get caught up the pitch and put pressure on the center halves
So a few youth games today The U21 team lost to Slovakia 3-0 The U20 team beat Poland 3-0 And the beach soccer team won the first game of the Super Final vs Belarus 5-4 on a goal with like 20 seconds left lol
Mancini will probably play 4-3-3. Really hate that system, can we revert back to the good ol 4-4-2. I’ll be watching tomorrow. I’m also upset with Perin, he ain’t gonna play this season. Yet he’s better than Donnarumma.
personally I would have Chiesa in there over Insigne.. but im ok with the lineup otherwise and to knitpick... they have Chiellini and Bonucci on the wrong side
Well the new rankings system is in. We're 14th ranked Euro team, but need to be top 9 to get seeding for next WC. https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/uefa.html Good news is we're only 35 points off 9th, and these matches can get you 10-15 points for a win. Hopefully Mancini understands the importance and we have a good year of results.
It certainly did not help us when we got drawn into the same group as Spain. That shouldn't have happened.
Yup. Italia (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Zappacosta, Bonucci, Chiellini, Biraghi;Gagliardini, Jorginho, Pellegrini; Bernardeschi, Balotelli, Insigne
Donnarumma (19) Zappacosta (26) Bonucci (31) Chiellini (34) Biraghi (26) Gagliardini (24) Jorginho (26) Pellegrini (22) Bernardeschi (24) Balotelli (28) Insigne (27) Average squad age of 26 years. Not too bad.