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Dugout Discussion June 27

Dugout Discussion – Italy vs Spain

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The Round of 16 is concluded today with a couple more fixtures for Fantasy managers to consider.

First up at 5pm, Italy take on Spain for the right to meet Germany in the quarter-finals.

Both sides will be looking to bounce back from respective defeats to Republic of Ireland and Croatia in the final round of group matches.

Having swept aside Belgium and Sweden in their first couple of fixtures, Antonio Conte’s men will be confident of overcoming the defending champions, though will need to make do without the injured Antonio Candreva this afternoon.

The stats are somewhat in Spain’s favour for this one, though. Despite scoring just once more than The Azzurri so far, Vicente del Bosque’s side fired more than double the number of attempts on goal (51 to 25) and have allowed their opponents just 27 attempts on goal compared to Italy’s 34.

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  1. kamdaraji
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    chances of Ramos Red card?

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    1. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Do you have enough time to read the replies anyway?

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  2. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    What a miss!

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  3. Lateriser 12
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    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Epic Fail is God.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Except I exist.

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      1. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        You don't

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Also true.

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  4. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Game warming up nicely

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    1. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Who's Game?

      Where does he play?

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      1. Thomas M.
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        xD

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  5. Lynxy
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    de Rossi off, no Candreva, so who takes penalty for Italy?

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    1. kamdaraji
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I assume Pelle

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      1. Lynxy
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Well he doesn't even takes it for Southampton. I think it could be someone else.

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  6. kamdaraji
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    pelle legend! nice hair too

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  7. GreenWindmill
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    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    That would have been a yellow if he hadn't just been booked I reckon.

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  8. Thomas M.
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    De Gea is a monster, oh my god

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  9. GreenWindmill
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    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Italy 1-0 David De Gea

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  10. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    DDG what a save

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  11. KingNidge
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    If Casillas was in goal this would be 5-0

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  12. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    De Gea unreal in 1 v 1's

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    1. Jazz!
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      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Yep 😀

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    2. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Best gk in the world?

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      1. Thomas M.
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        I'd say so together with the great german

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      2. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Mignolet that is

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      3. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        He's up there

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      4. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Neuer. Leader, commands his box more. Doesn't get beat near post as often 😉

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  13. Jay_
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Lovely game this is.

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      1. Jay_
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Hope Pelle don't get a silly red to ruin it

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      2. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        DDG saving his team as usual

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      3. kamdaraji
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        it would be 0-0

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      4. kamdaraji
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Aduriz goal would be nice

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      5. tm245
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Anyone watching ESPN? I think he just said "give Germany the collywoddles" -- what does that mean?

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        1. Jay_
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Collywobbles, fear in the gut

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          • Wilshere Knowledge
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Anxiety.

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          • Ayew Serious
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Nervousness

            Collywobbles

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          • tm245
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Cheers, both -- doesn't sound like a very menacing term.

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            1. tm245
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              *all three

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        2. kamdaraji
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          point black eder!

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          1. kamdaraji
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            blank*

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        3. GreenWindmill
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          • 12 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Poor finish from Eder when you see it properly - waist height right at De Gea.

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          1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            The GKs positioning impacts the strikers decision

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            1. GreenWindmill
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              Eder saw where De Gea was positioned and then hit it straight at him? That sounds like a poor finish to me!

              If he slotted it low straight at him then that's a decent option but waist height is terrible - if De Gea goes to ground he can still reach it and if he stays on his feet he can't get out of the way if he tries.

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              1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 11 months ago

                Agreed. Poor from Eder but GKs unsettle strikers and DDG did it well

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                1. GreenWindmill
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                  • 12 Years
                  7 years, 11 months ago

                  Sure, I'm not trying to take anything away from De Gea, it was excellent goalkeeping, but a good striker scores that regardless. Eder didn't come anywhere near threatening the goal.

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                  1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 11 months ago

                    Agreed 🙂

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        4. Thomas M.
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Ref???

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        5. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Gia YC?

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          1. Thomas M.
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            nope?

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        6. kamdaraji
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          ref getting angry with Gia

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        7. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Eder: born in brasil, and named after one of my favorite and best left wing forwards of brazil ever, from 1982 brazilian team Eder. Just on that worthy of respect. plays for inter now.

          WEder in 1982 made one of the best goals bomb ever against Soviet union.

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          1. Jay_
              7 years, 11 months ago

              Was just wondering about his place of birth, thanks 🙂

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              1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 11 months ago

                his great grandfateher was from Veneto. thats why he has italian nationality. Same as me.

                hes a proxy to so many brazilian players taken young w/ 10 -15 yrs of age and developed in Italy, then they attain their italian nationality via their ancestors.

                Thiago motta is another. born brazilian.

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          2. GreenWindmill
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            The match is getting a bit tetchy now. Excellent 🙂

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            1. kamdaraji
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              plenty of yellow cards to come. possibly a red

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          3. Lynxy
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Dreadful decision by ref. Obvious foul there else everyone will start to shove one another off balance.

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          4. kamdaraji
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            there could be a silva lining for Spain

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          5. Optimus.
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Could you imagine all the notifications you would receive if you were friends with Kamdaraji on Facebook

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            1. Bøwstring The Carp
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              He's the guy that sends those Farmville requests

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          6. Jazz!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            What are you doing Spain

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          7. Jay_
              7 years, 11 months ago

              Who should have scored more, KDB or Jackie?

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            • tm245
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              Gia, so far forward!

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