Italy National Team Thread - Euro 2012 Qualifiers

[SE7E]

Italy was Italy...and Brazil...well was half Brazil...

More than enough, obviously

[Vipaman]

man italy was terrible in the first half...

Why do you post in these forums? No insight, no review, just condemnation. I noticed similarly in the Inter vs Milan thread. Are you another fan with a hang-up?

Here's an example:

Brazil clearly the better team in the first, though Italy was stronger and came out better for the first 10 minutes, capturing a goal that should have counted. After that, and specifically after the blunder that led to the first goal they fell apart. Italy's defense was very suspect and horrible on the two goals...and Brazil with their obvious firepower capitalized.

Here's my two cents; Legrotaglie is not NT material, and wouldn't be there if Chiellini and Gamberini were not injured. Legro is a poor man's Materazzi and you could see how suspect he is on both Brazil's goals. Cannavaro has lost pace, and needs a workaholic next to him so he can focus on organizing and directing, which he is still very capable of. That player is Chiellini, a top 5 defender in the world at the moment, if not top or soon to be.

[Vipaman]

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[benfica64]

Italy was Italy...and Brazil...well was half Brazil...

More than enough, obviously

A quarter of Brazil would have been enough.

[Vipaman]

A quarter of Brazil would have been enough.

As it clearly was in their dirt dragging victory over Portugal's finest, 6-2 not too long ago

[benfica64]

As it clearly was in their dirt dragging victory over Portugal's finest, 6-2 not too long ago

They still managed to score 2 goals on Brazil how many did Italy score?? They also were able to beat Brazil 2 straight, whens the last time Italy beat Brazil 2 straight

Its all good.

[Vipaman]

They still managed to score 2 goals on Brazil how many did Italy score??

two as well, one called back incorrectly, the other called back because of a hand ball. What of it? It was a great match, not lopsided at all. No where near the raping that Portugal endured...

Did you even watch the game troll, or where you receiving more English lessons?

And guess what?

I'm not an Italian who trolls Portugal because Portugal has nothing to troll and be jealous of, on the other hand you are a jealous little twat and that is because Italy are traditionally, historically and CURRENTLY better than your team and you hate that.

You're just a jealous little troll, obvious to one and all.

6-2 is a raping that no real world class team would allow. Not France, Italy, Germany, Argentina would ever lose that margin to Brazil.

whens the last time Italy beat Brazil 2 straight

When was the last time Portugal beat Italy? Last year Italy spanked you 3-1, Ronaldo shut down, crying...

Anyone who has a clue knows that the games between Italy and Brazil are dead even prior to this game, but like Italy, Brazil OWNS Portugal.

But you're used to it, aren't you? Being owned by GIANTS

Add France, Germany and Argentina to the list of GIANTS that own Portugal.

Go ahead troll, run and cry...

Its all good.

indeed

[benfica64]

two as well, one called back incorrectly, the other called back because of a hand ball. What of it? It was a great match, not lopsided at all. No where near the raping that Portugal endured...

Did you even watch the game troll, or where you receiving more English lessons?

And guess what?

I'm not an Italian who trolls Portugal because Portugal has nothing to troll and be jealous of, on the other hand you are a jealous little twat and that is because Italy are traditionally, historically and CURRENTLY better than your team and you hate that.

You're just a jealous little troll, obvious to one and all.

6-2 is a raping that no real world class team would allow. Not France, Italy, Germany, Argentina would ever lose that margin to Brazil.



When was the last time Portugal beat Italy? Last year Italy spanked you 3-1, Ronaldo shut down, crying...

Anyone who has a clue knows that the games between Italy and Brazil are dead even prior to this game, but like Italy, Brazil OWNS Portugal.

But you're used to it, aren't you? Being owned by GIANTS

Add France, Germany and Argentina to the list of GIANTS that own Portugal.

Go ahead troll, run and cry...



indeed

Yeah Italy scored 2 goals as well one called back another should have could have and didnt a

[benfica64]

two as well, one called back incorrectly, the other called back because of a hand ball. What of it? It was a great match, not lopsided at all. No where near the raping that Portugal endured...

Did you even watch the game troll, or where you receiving more English lessons?

And guess what?

I'm not an Italian who trolls Portugal because Portugal has nothing to troll and be jealous of, on the other hand you are a jealous little twat and that is because Italy are traditionally, historically and CURRENTLY better than your team and you hate that.

You're just a jealous little troll, obvious to one and all.

6-2 is a raping that no real world class team would allow. Not France, Italy, Germany, Argentina would ever lose that margin to Brazil.



When was the last time Portugal beat Italy? Last year Italy spanked you 3-1, Ronaldo shut down, crying...

Anyone who has a clue knows that the games between Italy and Brazil are dead even prior to this game, but like Italy, Brazil OWNS Portugal.

But you're used to it, aren't you? Being owned by GIANTS

Add France, Germany and Argentina to the list of GIANTS that own Portugal.

Go ahead troll, run and cry...



indeed

Portugal has beaten Italy, look it up deary, but how many times has Italy beaten Croatia?

You want to talk about owning?? Croatia owns Italy like No team has a right to own Now That is truly OWNING!!

When Italy plays Croatia they say to themselves lets just give them the 3 points and not show up, as whats the use we never can beat em

OWNED AND PAWNED

[Vipaman]

Portugal has beaten Italy, look it up deary, but how many times has Italy beaten Croatia?

I like Croatia actually. There don't seem to be any Croats in this group with the inferiority complex that you have.

Portugal have beaten Italy? I suppose, if you want to go back a few thousand years

I understand why you hate Italy so much, you're another wanna-be. I heard all about the rivalry that exists back in Toronto.

You want to talk about owning?? Croatia owns Italy like No team has a right to own Now That is truly OWNING!!

Well IIRC they've played 5 times yes? Now if Croatia owns Italy, and I'm going to subscribe to your mentality at the moment, then how bad does that make Italy's dominance over Portugal? Well, let's observe:

Winners in BOLD and RED

Portugal 1:0 (1:0) Italy
18/06/1925 Lisbon Friendly

Italy 3:1 (1:0) Portugal
17/04/1927 Turin Friendly

Portugal 4:1 (2:1) Italy
15/04/1928 Oporto Friendly

Italy 6:1 (3:1) Portugal
01/12/1929 Milano Friendly

Portugal 0:2 (0:2) Italy
12/04/1931 Oporto Friendly

Italy 4:1 (0:1) Portugal
27/02/1949 Genoa Friendly

Portugal 1:4 (0:2) Italy
08/04/1951 Lisbon Friendly

Portugal 3:0 (1:0) Italy
26/05/1957 Lisbon FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier

Italy 3:0 (1:0) Portugal
22/12/1957 Milan FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier

Italy 1:1 (0:1) Portugal
27/03/1967 Rome Friendly

Portugal 1:2 (0:1) Italy
10/05/1970 Lisbon Friendly

Italy 3:1 (1:0) Portugal
07/04/1976 Turin Friendly

Portugal 2:1 (1:0) Italy
22/12/1976 Lisbon Friendly - Apparently the referee blew a late game dubious penalty call in Portugal's favor to make amends for the beating Italy gave Portugal 8 months earlier

Italy 3:1 Portugal
24/09/1980 Genoa Friendly

Italy 2:0 (1:0) Portugal
03/04/1985 Ascoli Friendly

Portugal 0:1 (0:1) Italy
14/02/1987 Lisbon Continental Qualifier

Italy 3:0 (1:0) Portugal
05/12/1987 Milan Continental Qualifier

Italy 0:0 Portugal
31/05/1992 New Haven Friendly

Portugal 1:3 (0:2) Italy
24/02/1993 Porto FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier

Italy 1:0 (0:0) Portugal
17/11/1993 Milan FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier - This one KNOCKED Portugal out of the World Cup

Italy 2:0 (0:0) Portugal
26/04/2000 Reggio Calabria Friendly

Italy 1:0 (0:0) Portugal
12/02/2003 Genoa Friendly

Portugal 1:2 (1:1) Italy
31/03/2004 Braga Friendly

Italy 3:1 (1:0)
06/02/2008 Zürich Friendly



24 Games.
Italy Victorious 18 times
Portugal Victorious ONLY 4 times - 2 of those wins coming prior to 1930, when Football began it's World Wide Competition known as the World Cup, almost making them meaningless
Italy and Portugal draw 2

18/24 games = a 75% winning record. Ownership has never been defined so clearly.

In fact, Portugal has managed to beat Italy in 24 meetings only 4 times, which happens to be the same number of World Championships that Italy has.

This isn't even close. It's not even funny. Portugal aren't even comparable, and yet all you can do is troll Italy. Jealousy has never been so clear

So not only is Portugal Italy's bitch having been slapped around something like 18 times by Italy, and only managing to win 4 very closely contested matches, but we have to go back 3 decades to 1976 to witness Portugal's last victory over Italy.

Your jealousy is transparent. Italy have FOUR World Cups, while you still have night mares over the one Euro that Greece also made you their bitch in, AT HOME.

And The best you can do is troll me, a non-Italian, with Croatia's edge over Italy? Is that how far down the desperation well you've sunken, little trollinho?

Desperation Benfica, just like your bottom dwelling club in UEFA, ever since Italian superstar Miccoli left you guys out to dry, unable to make another victory in Europe.

I suppose if you can't be Italian, or Brazilian, you could always try being French

Portugal is:

OWNED AND PAWNED

by Italy and Brazil.

No arguments there, little man.

Now go back to your much needed English lessons. They'll serve you marginally better than any motivation you get from trolling fans of teams that are clearly superior to yours.

[benfica64]

I like Croatia actually. There don't seem to be any Croats in this group with the inferiority complex that you have.

Portugal have beaten Italy? I suppose, if you want to go back a few thousand years

I understand why you hate Italy so much, you're another wanna-be. I heard all about the rivalry that exists back in Toronto.



Well IIRC they've played 5 times yes? Now if Croatia owns Italy, and I'm going to subscribe to your mentality at the moment, then how bad does that make Italy's dominance over Portugal? Well, let's observe:

Winners in BOLD and RED

Portugal 1:0 (1:0) Italy
18/06/1925 Lisbon Friendly

Italy 3:1 (1:0) Portugal
17/04/1927 Turin Friendly

Portugal 4:1 (2:1) Italy
15/04/1928 Oporto Friendly

Italy 6:1 (3:1) Portugal
01/12/1929 Milano Friendly

Portugal 0:2 (0:2) Italy
12/04/1931 Oporto Friendly

Italy 4:1 (0:1) Portugal
27/02/1949 Genoa Friendly

Portugal 1:4 (0:2) Italy
08/04/1951 Lisbon Friendly

Portugal 3:0 (1:0) Italy
26/05/1957 Lisbon FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier

Italy 3:0 (1:0) Portugal
22/12/1957 Milan FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier

Italy 1:1 (0:1) Portugal
27/03/1967 Rome Friendly

Portugal 1:2 (0:1) Italy
10/05/1970 Lisbon Friendly

Italy 3:1 (1:0) Portugal
07/04/1976 Turin Friendly

Portugal 2:1 (1:0) Italy
22/12/1976 Lisbon Friendly - Apparently the referee blew a late game dubious penalty call in Portugal's favor to make amends for the beating Italy gave Portugal 8 months earlier

Italy 3:1 Portugal
24/09/1980 Genoa Friendly

Italy 2:0 (1:0) Portugal
03/04/1985 Ascoli Friendly

Portugal 0:1 (0:1) Italy
14/02/1987 Lisbon Continental Qualifier

Italy 3:0 (1:0) Portugal
05/12/1987 Milan Continental Qualifier

Italy 0:0 Portugal
31/05/1992 New Haven Friendly

Portugal 1:3 (0:2) Italy
24/02/1993 Porto FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier

Italy 1:0 (0:0) Portugal
17/11/1993 Milan FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier - This one KNOCKED Portugal out of the World Cup

Italy 2:0 (0:0) Portugal
26/04/2000 Reggio Calabria Friendly

Italy 1:0 (0:0) Portugal
12/02/2003 Genoa Friendly

Portugal 1:2 (1:1) Italy
31/03/2004 Braga Friendly

Italy 3:1 (1:0)
06/02/2008 Zürich Friendly



24 Games.
Italy Victorious 18 times
Portugal Victorious ONLY 4 times - 2 of those wins coming prior to 1930, when Football began it's World Wide Competition known as the World Cup, almost making them meaningless
Italy and Portugal draw 2

18/24 games = a 75% winning record. Ownership has never been defined so clearly.

In fact, Portugal has managed to beat Italy in 24 meetings only 4 times, which happens to be the same number of World Championships that Italy has.

This isn't even close. It's not even funny. Portugal aren't even comparable, and yet all you can do is troll Italy. Jealousy has never been so clear

So not only is Portugal Italy's bitch having been slapped around something like 18 times by Italy, and only managing to win 4 very closely contested matches, but we have to go back 3 decades to 1976 to witness Portugal's last victory over Italy.

Your jealousy is transparent. Italy have FOUR World Cups, while you still have night mares over the one Euro that Greece also made you their bitch in, AT HOME.

And The best you can do is troll me, a non-Italian, with Croatia's edge over Italy? Is that how far down the desperation well you've sunken, little trollinho?

Desperation Benfica, just like your bottom dwelling club in UEFA, ever since Italian superstar Miccoli left you guys out to dry, unable to make another victory in Europe.

I suppose if you can't be Italian, or Brazilian, you could always try being French

Portugal is:



by Italy and Brazil.

No arguments there, little man.

Now go back to your much needed English lessons. They'll serve you marginally better than any motivation you get from trolling fans of teams that are clearly superior to yours.

Brazil is my second favorite team, so actually when u think you are doing something that gets to me, it has the quite opposite effect. I chuckle everytime u mention Brazil and how good they are because, basically you're praising my second favorite team Yet think you are actually doing the reverse and that is bother me. MY deary I love Brazil always have always will I savored when they beat Italy it was soooooooo sweet but just to let you know, I love when they beat all teams they play, I always cheer for them. Even when they beat Portugal I wasnt upset in the least. Yes Brazil is the greatest National team of all time, no one touches brazil, including you're beloved Italia. They 5 times, count em 5 Times world champs. THey are indeed Better than Portugal as they are Italy and everyone else. They also produce the best players the world over always have always will. So keep praising Brazil, I thank you for liking a team I love. I enjoyed the 2-0 the sheer dominace, I hope u did as well. Oh and by the way if Kaka is the best player, awesome hes not only brazilian as I love brazil as I told u but as an added bonus hes also of Portuguese ethnic. Talk about the brilliance that tiny nations produces, best managers and best players. Hurt me!!!

[Vipaman]

Brazil is my second favorite team

Like many other Portuguese supporters with little shame, you are a wanna-be. I know, it happens to be a condition amongst the simpler of your type.

I chuckle everytime u mention Brazil and how good they are because, basically you're praising my second favorite team

Is that somehow supposed to discourage me from reminding you that Brazil arse raped your first favorite team or something?

I just like owning you, and only because you're not that bright and your trolling is indicative of someone who is very very hurt and sore. Italy is four times more successful than your country is, so every opportunity you take to troll Italy, I take the opportunity to remind you that:

24 Games.
Italy Victorious 18 times
Portugal Victorious ONLY 4 times - 2 of those wins coming prior to 1930, when Football began it's World Wide Competition known as the World Cup, almost making them meaningless
Italy and Portugal draw 2

Fair Dinkum my fuzzy little reject troll Benfica...

Yet think you are actually doing the reverse and that is bother me. MY deary I love Brazil always have always will I savored when they beat Italy it was soooooooo sweet but just to let you know, I love when they beat all teams they play, I always cheer for them. Even when they beat Portugal I wasnt upset in the least.

Well, most real Portuguese fans were very embarrassed, but you're not really Portuguese anyhow, you can't even speak the language. You're a born Canadian who's never even been to Portugal You're not only a wanna-be Brazilian and Italian, but a wanna-be Portuguese.

Maybe when you graduate highschool, if you even have a prayer at this endeavor, and earn a few years of wages at your minimum paying job, you can take a few Portuguese lessons and go back to your parents mother-land and see that some of the people there are more humbled and enjoy being Portuguese, and not wishing they were something else. One day...maybe...

including you're

you do try hard, but your (not you're) English lessons are failing you again. You used to use "your" for both 'your' and 'you're' and now you've reversed it in the hopes of getting it right.

Why don't you learn to use them in the proper context and save yourself the embarrassment of looking as dumb as you typically do?

And speaking of looking dumb...
When are you going to start insulting Australia again?

That was mui (very in your parents language ) priceless when you did that. I thoroughly enjoyed it

I mean, what have Australia and Portugal got in common?

Both were eliminated by eventual finalists in the last world cup, though we took champions Italy further than Portugal could have ever hoped to take runners-up France

And guess what else Australia and Portugal share in common?

WE BOTH have NEVER won a World Cup.

What do Italy and Brazil share in common?

Two of the most winningest teams of all times.

Funny huh?

Portugal more closely linked to Australia than Italy or Brazil


Play it again Sam

[Vipaman]

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[Vipaman]

Here's some other news I found interesting, or at least interesting for our resident juvenile troll Benfica to ponder:

The victorious in BOLD and RED

Greece 4:2 (2:1) Portugal
11/12/1968 Piraeus FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier

Portugal 2:2 (0:0) Greece
04/05/1969 Porto FIFA World Cup™ Qualifier

Greece 1:2 (1:1) Portugal
20/01/1982 Athens Friendly

Portugal 1:1 (0:0) Greece
07/01/1987 Portalegre Friendly

Greece 1:2 (0:0) Portugal
25/01/1989 Athens Friendly

Greece 3:2 (1:1) Portugal
23/01/1991 Athens Continental Qualifier

Portugal 1:0 (1:0) Greece
20/11/1991 Lisbon Continental Qualifier

Portugal 1:0 (0:0) Greece
27/03/1996 Lisbon Friendly

Greece 0:0 Portugal
19/02/1997 Athens Friendly

Portugal 1:1 (0:0) Greece
15/11/2003 Aveiro Friendly

Portugal 1:2 (0:1) Greece
12/06/2004 Porto Continental Final

Portugal 0:1 (0:0) Greece
04/07/2004 Lisbon Continental Final

Portugal 1:2 (0:1) Greece
26/03/2008 DüSseldorf Friendly

Gee, in 13 meetings Greece has FIVE victories, Portugal has 4, and there are four draws. Like Italy, Brazil, Germany, France and other Big Boys, Greece holds an advantage over Portugal, more importantly having defeated them twice in the same year, same month, at home for one of the bigger prizes in World Football.

Trolling isn't in your favor is it Ben? Now take your medicine like a good little boy and do see if it goes along the way of helping your sickness.

[benfica64]

Like many other Portuguese supporters with little shame, you are a wanna-be. I know, it happens to be a condition amongst the simpler of your type.



Is that somehow supposed to discourage me from reminding you that Brazil arse raped your first favorite team or something?

I just like owning you, and only because you're not that bright and your trolling is indicative of someone who is very very hurt and sore. Italy is four times more successful than your country is, so every opportunity you take to troll Italy, I take the opportunity to remind you that:

24 Games.
Italy Victorious 18 times
Portugal Victorious ONLY 4 times - 2 of those wins coming prior to 1930, when Football began it's World Wide Competition known as the World Cup, almost making them meaningless
Italy and Portugal draw 2

Fair Dinkum my fuzzy little reject troll Benfica...



Well, most real Portuguese fans were very embarrassed, but you're not really Portuguese anyhow, you can't even speak the language. You're a born Canadian who's never even been to Portugal You're not only a wanna-be Brazilian and Italian, but a wanna-be Portuguese.

Maybe when you graduate highschool, if you even have a prayer at this endeavor, and earn a few years of wages at your minimum paying job, you can take a few Portuguese lessons and go back to your parents mother-land and see that some of the people there are more humbled and enjoy being Portuguese, and not wishing they were something else. One day...maybe...



you do try hard, but your (not you're) English lessons are failing you again. You used to use "your" for both 'your' and 'you're' and now you've reversed it in the hopes of getting it right.

Why don't you learn to use them in the proper context and save yourself the embarrassment of looking as dumb as you typically do?

And speaking of looking dumb...
When are you going to start insulting Australia again?

That was mui (very in your parents language ) priceless when you did that. I thoroughly enjoyed it

I mean, what have Australia and Portugal got in common?

Both were eliminated by eventual finalists in the last world cup, though we took champions Italy further than Portugal could have ever hoped to take runners-up France

And guess what else Australia and Portugal share in common?

WE BOTH have NEVER won a World Cup.

What do Italy and Brazil share in common?

Two of the most winningest teams of all times.

Funny huh?

Portugal more closely linked to Australia than Italy or Brazil


Play it again Sam

I agree Brazil is the best secondly are you jealous I like Brazil? You hateful that I like them? Do tell me when It was a crime to like another team. I mean you are A australian you Like Italy? So do tell me were is the crime. Dont hate that I like the best.

Portugal is far greater than Australia every one knows that so that dosent do u alot of good saying both havent won. POrtugal has always and forever been higher ranked than australia, that makes them better, Portugal has gone farther in both the Euro and world cup than Australai, that makes them better, Portugal has far more wine in any touranaments than AUstralia that makes em far better, Portugal produces world class Players left right and centre, Australia?? chuckling!! that makes them far better. So yeah they both havent won the world cup, but hate to say it Portugal is still far greater and frankly thats all that matter to me. THat australia will never ever be better then Portugal in football. Chew on that for while.

O'h And here is mrs doctor to be, so called More like some 35 year old virgin living in his mama's basement Telling me I brought up Croatia owning Italy, which off course they do unless deary here can proof me wrong on this as well, but off course he can't like he never does. I mentioned italy only after the fact u kept bringing up Portugal being owed when at the time we talking about Brazil. You dont like to here your team is owed?? awwwhh sorry but Iam afraid it is true. Croatia owns them bigtime, at least I can say Portugal has beaten Italy, but U cant say Italy has beaten Croatia, chew on that as well. cheers deary!