Euro 2008 Qualifier France vs. Italy 09/06/06 pre/post match [R]

georgia sucks big time

anyhow cmon France score all your goals now...then we will see them get frustrated when they play italy

 

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How do I download Active X? I have Mozilla Firefox though, might that be a problem when I try to install it?

Thanks You

 

I use it with Firefox and works fine. Firefox uses another scripting language. In my opinion Active X is the root of internet evil when it comes to viruses and spyware !

 

Not too sure about Mozilla Firefox as I use IE 7.0 beta version. Using Internet Explorer it will block Active X but you can allow it by right clicking at the top of the browser on the right side and then downloading. I have Mozilla on my laptop. I will play with it later tonight and let you know how to work it.

 

People said they would be satisfied with 4 points... its still in tact and wouldnt be surprised if we got it

 

I agree. And I would prefer it getting it this new way than the other way people expected it....

Anyway, I found something interesting:

"Without Francesco Totti and Luca Toni - who led Italy's attack at the World Cup - Inzaghi and Cassano were the focal point of the offense.

Totti is taking a break from the national team until next year, and Toni is out of shape after a long post-World Cup vacation.

Seven other members of the World Cup squad were also left home.

Donadoni indicated he could make changes for Wednesday's match.

"We had five or six players in the tribune. I hope they're fresh," he said, naming Sampdoria forward Emiliano Bonazzoli as someone who could come in handy.

When Italy won its previous World Cup title in 1982, it failed to qualify for the 1984 European Championship.

The Azzurri haven't won the European title since 1968. They lost to France on a golden goal in the 2000 final."
http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/5929374?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=2740

 

Saha isn't as good as Trez, but someone to be respected. Up with Henry should give the Azzurri's defense something to worry about.

 

ah yes, but you see the France game is the one that is supposed to be more difficult. If on Wednesday night we do have 4 points banked, it will still be somewhat of a failure because of the 2 dropped today.

 

Not really, because France will end up behind us, and we will have won the more difficult and important match, which is what counts.

 

But beating France would sure soften the blow

 

..Lippi era WCQ went like this

 

Use IE for StreamerOne. I was using Firefox and it was touch and go. Sometimes it would work, most times it wouldn't. IE works everytime.

 

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Thanks for the update. France was already short-handed with Trez out with a groin injury. Saha was filling in for him & now he's out.

Could be a nice break for Italy as France will be lacking some firepower. Let's hope they make good on Wednesday.

 

Here is what Donadoni should start vs France.

---------------Buffon-------------
--- Oddo---Cannavaro--Barzagli--Zamb-----
Marchionni-----Gattuso---Pirlo------De Rossi
Bonazzoli-----Cassano

Grosso is not in form.
Gila is not in form.
Pippo is not an answer for a Center forward

 

kqql

add 1 more name (you only have 10 players listed)

 

Hold your horses, Saha isn't ruled out yet, nothing is official thus far--Saha could still play if it turns out to just be a bruise.

Will they be lacking the firepower that Trez or Saha give? Sure, but I think they have more than enough firepower to give us all we can handle with or without Saha and Trez. I hope we beat them, but asking for victory in France when our domestic league hasn't started and we're missing some of our world class defenders(Nesta, Matrix) and Forwards(Toni, Totti) is a big task.

 

besides, it's not like they are hurting for a supply of players. If a modest player like Danilovicious of Livorno can score against us, there are countless others in the French League with better quality that can do the same.

 

I didn't say it wasn't going to be a big task, now did I?

Far from it, but I was pointing out it could be a decent break for Italy who need a big game. Not having the likes of Trez and (possibly) Saha creates better match-ups for our defense.

 

Again, I'm not focusing on France's lack of firepower. I didn't say after Trez & Saha there is some huge drop-off in talent. They'll still have Henry who is an elite player and the pool of strikers after him will be world class too. But, losing two key members of their attack makes our match-ups more favorable, correct?

 

You're blowing yesterday's goal way out of proportion. It was more of a fluke than anything else, and Buffon was simply unable to see it. I doubt we'll see anything like it on Wednesday.

 

You do know that they had 2 chances right before that right ? Including one that was easier than the goal that they ended up getting (even though we were playing well, they still created chances out of nothing)

No fluke about it. Early on, something was not right in the back.

 

Of course the Lithuanians came out fighting in the beginning. But it was definitely a fluke. The Lithuanians charged early on, and Buffon was unprepared for the shot. No goalkeeper in my opinion could have reacted fast enough to stop that goal.

 

No. It would have been a fluke had that been their only chance to score. But it wasn't. They had 2 chances BEFORE that. Forget the goal itself, look at the 2 other times they breached our defence.