PBP: Italy-Paraguay [R]

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  1. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    #1 Suyuntuy, Jun 14, 2010
    Wanna bet this is another of those tactical games?

    Successful pass ratio: ~20%.
     
  2. THOMA GOL

    THOMA GOL BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 16, 1999
    Frontier
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #2 THOMA GOL, Jun 14, 2010
    PBP and Post-match: Italy-Paraguay [R]

    Archundia officiating
     
  3. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #3 glennaldo_sf, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    I say it's gonna be 4-3 to Paraguay after the Italians go up 3-0 by halftime....

    just kidding - I think this is a good contender for a 0-0 draw unfortunately....
     
  4. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    #4 Suyuntuy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    IMO, Paraguay is the South American team more likely to mess it up. They tend to be far too nervous on the big stage. They should be used to it by now, but they aren't.
     
  5. sidspaceman

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    AMÉRICA DE CALI
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    America de Cali
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    Colombia
    #5 sidspaceman, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    8' Goal kick for Italy








    7' Gianluca Zambrotta fouls Antolin Alcaraz








    7' Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field








    7' Claudio Morel relieves the pressure with a clearance








    7' Domenico Criscito puts in a cross








    6' Alberto Gilardino hand-balls








    5' A shot by Riccardo Montolivo is blocked








    4' Simone Pepe from Italy takes a corner kick








    1' Cristian Riveros fouls Riccardo Montolivo








    1' Italy kick-off, and the game is underway.








    0' The referee starts the match
     
  6. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    #6 Suyuntuy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    The difference between bunkering and playing defensively is that a team bunkering hoofs the ball out of their area, a team playing defensively gets out of there playing.

    I hope to see more of the latter from Paraguay, so far they are doing too much of the former.
     
  7. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    #7 Suyuntuy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    First game in this WC finals under pouring rain.

    The natural/artificial grass mix is going to get like linoleum.
     
  8. leonidas

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    May 25, 2005
    NYC
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    #8 leonidas, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    dont have much hopes for a better game today. but at least it was expected. tough tough game.
     
  9. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    #9 Benfica4Life, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    No Oscar Cardozo or Roque Santa Cruz for Paraguay? wtf! :confused:
     
  10. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
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    Nov 25, 2007
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    #10 code1390, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    3 Italian dives in 60 seconds.
     
  11. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
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    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
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    #11 glennaldo_sf, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    why isn't Cardozo playing?
     
  12. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    #12 Suyuntuy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    There is no doubt that Paraguay is the Petrossian of football.
     
  13. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
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    #13 Gilmoy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    18' 0-0 Not quite back-and-forth, more like midfield-and-forth (into Paraguay's end). Italia has worked it to Paraguay's box top/endline about 15 times, Paraguay has barely passed to Italia's box top twice.

    Pouring rain, neither team is faster than the other, so the killer long passes aren't there. Both teams playing solid defense, eventually disrupting all the medium passing build-ups.
     
  14. perspixx

    perspixx Member

    Oct 20, 2005
    Temecula, Calif.
    #14 perspixx, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    Between the rain and the jabulani ball, both teams should just keep shooting and wait for the goalkeeper to slip up.
     
  15. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
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    Chicago Fire
    #15 Dr. Wankler, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    I'm hoping Paragruay draw first blood.

    Italy playing from behind can be a thing of beauty.
     
  16. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

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    Pullman, Washington
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    United States
    #16 Gilmoy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    22' 0-0 Paraguay rampage up the right sideline, cross along the box top -- bad touch at box top center off the heels of #19 Lucas Barrios(?), but deflects fortuitously into a huge void at box top left arc, where #17 Aureliano Torres charges in with steam and lines up a left-foot piledriver -- and hooks a foul ball most awfully, curling wide right.
     
  17. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    #17 Suyuntuy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    Cardozo is second pair choice, with Benitez.

    Valdez with Cabañas was the first choice, but now is Valdez with Barrios.

    Roque is third choice, with Gamarra.
     
  18. ReMad

    ReMad Member

    Feb 25, 2007
    #18 ReMad, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    Chances for Both Italy & Paraguay Min.22
    Click Here for Video
     
  19. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    #19 Suyuntuy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    More than a game of football at times it seems a collection of 11 positional battles.
     
  20. soccerusa517

    soccerusa517 Member+

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    Ohio
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    Columbus Crew
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    United States
    #20 soccerusa517, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    I've counted 11 dives so far.
     
  21. Gilmoy

    Gilmoy Member+

    Jun 14, 2005
    Pullman, Washington
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    United States
    #21 Gilmoy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    fyp :D
     
  22. nlsanand

    nlsanand Member+

    May 31, 2007
    Toronto
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    Toronto FC
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    Canada
    #22 nlsanand, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    I know both sides are playing a cagy tactical battle with good defense at the centre, but I have to say I am yearning for the excitement of lawn bowling right now.
     
  23. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    #23 Benfica4Life, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    Terrible decision. Cardozo and Santa Cruz are the best strikers they have! And neither one is on the pitch! Cardozo was injured so he isnt 100% so he is understandable, but Santa Cruz? Not even Cabanas is on? Whats the coach thinking? If he wants any chance to beat the Azzuri, they have to be on the field. And the fact that Italy have been struggling, beating the, is very possible...
     
  24. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    #24 Suyuntuy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    They may be great strikers with their clubs (Roque is not), but truth is they didn't work in the quals. At least not in accord with the plan.

    And Paraguay, like Italy, is a super-tactical side, where what the forward does should be in synch with what the defense is doing.
     
  25. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    #25 Suyuntuy, Jun 14, 2010
    Re: Match 11: Italy - Paraguay :: Pre-match Discussion

    These are two of the most chess-like teams to ever grace a football stadium.

    Don't expect much excitement, unless you find a chess game exciting.
     
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