Friendly: Italy - Ivory Coast (August 10th, 2010) [R]

So Far in the first 10 minutes Italy is playing very well. A very organized team.

 

Too bad as that atdhe one is, in fact, in English..... Well, not real English but the kind they speak in Britain.

 

I'm so pissed I can't watch this game. My PC at work doesn't allow me to download Flash

 

They shoul dhave had this game in Italy!! Whats the point of this no one is at the game!! LOl

 

Ya, same here. Add-ons are typically disabled by system administrators at offices. Can't say that I blame them either

 

Chiellini is a beast thats what I like to see lol

 

so far italy, hasn't had any amazing play up front. not really too many chances. but what i do admire is that the team is playing with intensity and taking it seriously. compared to 99% of the friendlies we've seen under the lippi era, im more than satisfied with this so far.

also, i missed the first 5 minutes, but i haven't seen cassano do ANYTHING, balotelli is definitely having more influence than him.

 

yup I agree but remember this is their 1st real game together, it will take time for them to "gel"

 

nice play by ivory coast there, probably should have scored.

 

hes had some really nice touches and flicks, hasnt seen the ball much in second half of 1st.

 

Cassano was good there.

So is Balotelli officially Italian now in FIFA's eyes? In other words, do International Friendly caps count or can he still go an play for Ghana or Senegal or whatever country his birth parents were from?

 

Team looks dangerous going forward, winning a bunch of free kicks, looks a bit shaky at the back.. but I assume thats more to do with chemistry than anything.

 

Any cap at senior level counts, he's stuck with us

 

I'm assuming we're playing a 4-2-3-1 formation?

Sirigu
Motta - Bonucci - Chiellini - Molinaro
De Rossi - Palombo
Pepe - Cassano - Balotelli
Amauri​

Correct?

 

gorgeous pass there by palombo

 

Amauri putting it over the net, what else is new? hehe

 

another sweet pass by palombo

 

Thank you, sir. Great move by Prandelli then.

Awesome through ball from Cassano.

 

Yeah, i was thinking that. he's good going forward but can't defend really (though he does try). Might be better having him on the wing instead of Pepe, and Santon/De Silvestri/Cassani behind him.

 

Motta's looked like shit, and hasn't been a threat going forward at all thus far.

 

damn it's POURING rain there

 

Anyone else really impressed with Balotelli so far? He's won some free kicks in dangerous positions, and seems to be causing problems everytime hes on the ball.

 

This is when every single fan starts praying that their club players don't get injured lol