Round of 16: Italy - Austria

Who advances?


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1st conceded goal in about 18 hours of football
 

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Spinazzola sprinting around at minute 115 is just crazy.
 

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Belotti has made a couple of bad shots but overall he's been contributing positively.

Excellent header for Austria's goal, has to be said. Italy needs to hold on and Mancini needs to rethink the whole concept.
 

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Dollarumma is the most overrated GK ever. Not sure why people keep offering him such ridiculous salary. Not worth even half.
 

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Belotti has made a couple of bad shots but overall he's been contributing positively.

Excellent header for Austria's goal, has to be said. Italy needs to hold on and Mancini needs to rethink the whole concept.
as a defender yes, he is a fighter

as striker, attacking player- no
 

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its a wake up call for italy

too slow in attack and vintage vagina defence

classy midfield and chiesa, rest mediocre
 

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Feels more and more like Austria is Serbia on steroids while Switzerland is Albania on steroids. Wonder if there's a lot of heat between their games as well :D
 

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Needlessly stressful. What a machine this NT would be with just one capable striker.
 

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Needlessly stressful. What a machine this NT would be with just one capable striker.
Needs a creative midfielder as well.

The team also lacks a difference maker. It cannot be Insigne or Chiesa. Bernardeschi had the potential to be this guy, but he's not capable of it.

Italy also needs better defenders all around, this setup cannot hold its ground against Portugal or Belgium.
 

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Needs a creative midfielder as well.

The team also lacks a difference maker. It cannot be Insigne or Chiesa. Bernardeschi had the potential to be this guy, but he's not capable of it.

Italy also needs better defenders all around, this setup cannot hold its ground against Portugal or Belgium.
So basically, Italy needs everything? 🤔
 

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So basically, Italy needs everything? 🤔
It's a solid side, but has distinct weaknesses.

Not having a creative player is not a big concern, there's not an abundance of them around, but not having someone to lead the line when needed is a concern in tight knockout games.
 

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I think Belgium is a more desired opponent for Italy than Portugal. Surely they'll beat their aging slow defense?
 

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Needs a creative midfielder as well.

The team also lacks a difference maker. It cannot be Insigne or Chiesa. Bernardeschi had the potential to be this guy, but he's not capable of it.

Italy also needs better defenders all around, this setup cannot hold its ground against Portugal or Belgium.

Bastoni would go some way to improving things - Reliable, solid defender who can play the odd defense splitting ball. But absolutely, the difference maker, the Baggio of the situation, isn't there.
 
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