OT: Soccer thread

[trujaysfan]

Link?

https://www.eloratings.net/CONCACAF

 

[zeke]

https://www.eloratings.net/CONCACAF

Excellent. Those are likely better than the fifa rankings looking at the methodology.

Though I'm expecting a similar jump up for Canada in the next fifa rankings too, though maybe not quite that high.

 

[zeke]

Europe ELO rankings

 

[zeke]

Centurion Chiellini!

 

[zeke]

Fuxk

 

[Preston]

This is another masterful performance. Woweee

 

[zeke]

I feel like they're passing back to the keeper because they feel bad he's so bored.

 

[zeke]

Azzurri getting me amped.

They've embarrassed 2 pretty good teams. Given up 1 scoring chance in each and easily deserving of 3 goals in each AT LEAST.

And with injuries to key players too.

 

[CH1]

italia is a juggernaut

 

[Bleedsblue&white]

Come up with something less German will ya?
Bad memories

 

[AP79]

Am I the only one that is not impressed with Italy's defense and decision making? I feel this team will struggle against better teams.

Hopefully Verratti will make it back sooner than later, he's a beast with the ball.

 

[zeke]

Am I the only one that is not impressed with Italy's defense and decision making? I feel this team will struggle against better teams.

Hopefully Verratti will make it back sooner than later, he's a beast with the ball.

Not impressed?

Literally one chance allowed in each game.

 

[CH1]

No goals allowed in their last 10 international games

 

[zeke]

I dunno who comes out for Verratti. Locatelli isn't just the youngest scorer in the tourney so far but he's big and fast and he's the one sending those beauty longball passes down the wing. Tough call.

 

[zeke]

Italy's last 3 opponents rankings:


(4-0) CZE --> ELO #14 EURO / #20 WORLD --> FIFA #22 EURO / #40 WORLD
(3-0) TUR --> ELO #19 EURO / #34 WORLD --> FIFA #18 EURO / #29 WORLD
(3-0) SWI --> ELO #11 EURO / #16 WORLD --> FIFA #9 EURO / #13 WORLD
(Sun) WAL -> ELO #10 EURO / #15 WORLD --> FIFA #12 EURO / #17 WORLD

 

[CH1]

I dunno who comes out for Verratti. Locatelli isn't just the youngest scorer in the tourney so far but he's big and fast and he's the one sending those beauty longball passes down the wing. Tough call.

 

[AP79]

Not impressed?

Literally one chance allowed in each game.

I know it sounds strange saying that considering their streak and all, but the chances they've been giving up could end up costing them against a stronger team.

FYI, I'm of Italian descent, so I support this team, but they seem a bit wobbly back there at times against weaker sides...

 

[AP79]

I dunno who comes out for Verratti. Locatelli isn't just the youngest scorer in the tourney so far but he's big and fast and he's the one sending those beauty longball passes down the wing. Tough call.

Verratti is Italy's version of Lionel Messi in my opinion. He makes the team instantly better.

 

[zeke]

I know it sounds strange saying that considering their streak and all, but the chances they've been giving up could end up costing them against a stronger team.

FYI, I'm of Italian descent, so I support this team, but they seem a bit wobbly back there at times against weaker sides...

I've actually been rewatching all the game highlights for every tourney game for italy since 1982. I'm up to 2012 now.

And I'm shocked by how loose defensively so many of those great defensive teams were. This squad has been legit suffocating in both games imo. Maybe 1 or 2 breakdowns each game at worst imo.

 

[zeke]

Verratti is Italy's version of Lionel Messi in my opinion. He makes the team instantly better.

Yeah he's their modern day pirlo but has kind of been a disappointment in tourney play. Locatelli is looking amazing and Jorginho touches the ball more than any guy on the team....I'm not sure it's an easy call to put verratti back in, especially if he's not 100%.