MATCH THREAD: Group E - Belgium vs Italy - KO 20:00 (BBC)

[Librarian]

Belgian supporters must be pulling their hair out

Italy schooled them tonight

Three draws might be enough to see Ireland through at this rate

If Italy beat the Swedes, they won't be arsed in the last game

 

[Lowste]

I agree, he is still raw and playing with his back-to-goal patently doesn't play to his strengths... Channel running, getting onto balls played in front of him so he can dictate to the defender in front of him.

The sooner Everton and Belgium wake up to that, the better.

Disagree mate
He needs to improve his overall play, he needs to work on the first touch, his awareness and his overall desire.
If he continues as he does he just becomes predictable and easy to play against

Big season ahead of him, were ever he ends up

 

[Librarian]

He was even worse.

Origi saved Lukaku there with his awfulness

 

[royalblue66]

Disagree mate
He needs to improve his overall play, he needs to work on the first touch, his awareness and his overall desire.
If he continues as he does he just becomes predictable and easy to play against

Big season ahead of him, were ever he ends up

Think Roger may be keeping it zipped for awhile.

 

[gonetomorrow]

Belgium always seemed to want too many touches. Italy didn't waste any time getting it forward and crossing.

Debruyne was clumsy and I don't know how Fellaini stayed on the pitch the whole game.

Best match so far though.

 

[deipnosophist]

Think Roger may be keeping it zipped for awhile.

You'd think so...but Roger is a serious plonker

 

[JAYTALITY]

Good result for Ireland that. Let Italy run away with it by the time Ireland play them they'll have qualified another draw against Belgium and we're set up lovely.

 

[royalblue66]

You'd think so...but Roger is a serious plonker

Well there is that, like father like son I reckon.
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[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Disagree mate
He needs to improve his overall play, he needs to work on the first touch, his awareness and his overall desire.
If he continues as he does he just becomes predictable and easy to play against

Big season ahead of him, were ever he ends up

Think a great example of that was when De Bruyne was breaking away, and he was expecting Lukaku to cut inside into the gap the Italians had left, so he played the ball into that space, but Lukaku just carried on running wide, it ended up looking like a bad ball, but it was down to Lukaku not reading the pass, De Bruyne was going mad.

 

[deipnosophist]

Well there is that, like father like son I reckon.
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Aye...apples do not fall far from trees...more's the pity in Roger and Rom's case

 

[The Cowboy]

Can genuinely see Belgium finishing bottom of their group.

 

[royalblue66]

Can genuinely see Belgium finishing bottom of their group.

But most of their players play in the best league in the world.

 

[The Cowboy]

But most of their players play in the best league in the world.

Strange, isn't it?!

 

[royalblue66]

Strange, isn't it?!

Sure is mate.

 

[TyphooToffee]

Italy wrote the book on tournament football.

Belgium so Everton there. Oh, my.

When the World Cup comes round it'll be "Wow! Italy so Everton there!"