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Dugout Discussion – Italy vs Spain

27 June 2016 756 comments
Paul Paul
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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
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    chances of Ramos Red card?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
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      Do you have enough time to read the replies anyway?

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  2. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 13 Years
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    What a miss!

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  3. Lateriser 12
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    Epic Fail is God.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
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      Except I exist.

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      1. Ayew Serious
        • 11 Years
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        You don't

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 16 Years
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          Also true.

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  4. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 13 Years
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    Game warming up nicely

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    1. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Who's Game?

      Where does he play?

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      1. Thomas M.
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        xD

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  5. Lynxy
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

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

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    1. kamdaraji
      • 17 Years
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      I assume Pelle

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      1. Lynxy
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

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

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  6. kamdaraji
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    pelle legend! nice hair too

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  7. GreenWindmill
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    • 15 Years
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    That would have been a yellow if he hadn't just been booked I reckon.

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  8. Thomas M.
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    De Gea is a monster, oh my god

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  9. GreenWindmill
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
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    Italy 1-0 David De Gea

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  10. La Roja
    • 14 Years
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    DDG what a save

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  11. KingNidge
    • 11 Years
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    If Casillas was in goal this would be 5-0

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  12. Davido989
    • 15 Years
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    De Gea unreal in 1 v 1's

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    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
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      Yep 😀

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    2. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Best gk in the world?

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      1. Thomas M.
        • 10 Years
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        I'd say so together with the great german

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      2. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Mignolet that is

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      3. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 13 Years
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        He's up there

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      4. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

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

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  13. Jay_
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Lovely game this is.

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    1. Jay_
      10 years, 2 months ago

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

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  14. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    DDG saving his team as usual

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  15. kamdaraji
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    it would be 0-0

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  16. kamdaraji
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Aduriz goal would be nice

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  17. tm245
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

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

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    1. Jay_
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Collywobbles, fear in the gut

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Anxiety.

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    3. Ayew Serious
      • 11 Years
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      Nervousness

      Collywobbles

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    4. tm245
      • 14 Years
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      Cheers, both -- doesn't sound like a very menacing term.

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      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
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        *all three

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  18. kamdaraji
    • 17 Years
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    point black eder!

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    1. kamdaraji
      • 17 Years
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      blank*

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  19. GreenWindmill
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    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

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

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 13 Years
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      The GKs positioning impacts the strikers decision

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      1. GreenWindmill
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 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. Defcons are for Kinnear
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

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

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          1. GreenWindmill
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 2 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. Defcons are for Kinnear
              • 13 Years
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              Agreed 🙂

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  20. Thomas M.
    • 10 Years
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    Ref???

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  21. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
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    Gia YC?

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    1. Thomas M.
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      nope?

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  22. kamdaraji
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    ref getting angry with Gia

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  23. Total Foot 5
    • 13 Years
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    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_
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Was just wondering about his place of birth, thanks 🙂

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      1. Total Foot 5
        • 13 Years
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        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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  24. GreenWindmill
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    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    The match is getting a bit tetchy now. Excellent 🙂

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    1. kamdaraji
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      plenty of yellow cards to come. possibly a red

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  25. Lynxy
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

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

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  26. kamdaraji
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    there could be a silva lining for Spain

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  27. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 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
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He's the guy that sends those Farmville requests

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  28. Jazz!
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What are you doing Spain

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  29. Jay_
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Who should have scored more, KDB or Jackie?

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  30. tm245
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Gia, so far forward!

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