Albania-Italy match thread

/Serie A/ disguised thread - F for Biscardi edition

Match starting at 20:45.

Probable lineups:
ALBANIA(4-3-3): Berisha; Hysaj, Ajeti, Veseli, Agolli; Kace, Memushaj, Latifi; Xhaka, Sadiku, Balliu. All.: Panucci

ITALIA(4-2-4): Buffon; Darmian, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Parolo, Gagliardini; Candreva, Immobile, Eder, Insigne. All: Ventura
>tfw hoping to lose badly so that they can sack the hack

/Serie A/ Matchday 8:
>14/10/17
18:00 Juventus-SS Lazio
20:45 A.S. Roma-Napoli
>15/10/17
12:30 Fiorentina-Udinese
15:00 Sassuolo-Chievo
15:00 Sampdoria-Atalanta
15:00 Crotone-Torino
15:00 Cagliari-Genoa
15:00 Bologna-S.P.A.L.
20:45 Inter-Milan
>16/10/17
20:45 Hellas Verona-Benevento (Serie B early anticipation)

Group G table

i can't imagine how depressing it would be to draw both italy and spain in your group

Serie A league table

>fights for 20 years to have the review in football
>dies the year it finally arrives

F

Reminder that we are mathematically at the playoff now (thanks Belgium)
I can still totally see us going out against come meme team

>>>>>>milan

When was the last time Italy had a world class striker?

bumpity bump

Also firendly reminder that if we don't win we won't even get seeded for the playoff
Around 2006 i think

Guess who's back

>ITALIA (4-2-4): Buffon; Darmian, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Parolo, Gagliardini; Candreva, Immobile, Eder, Insigne.

I'm not even bothering to watch it, see you guys in the weekend

b-but we can make fun of Bonucci

>this lineup

eww
is this the best we can do?
ventura out

that would be hilarious

So do I bet on a 0-1 or something?
I bet 2-1 agaibst FYROM and you fucks still disappointed me.

>is this the best we can do?
not really

what would you rather
ventura out and substituted by whoever the federation can find
ventura stays but the players make a changing room pact and start running things themselves
??

we're going to face croatia and go out

>betting on Italy
it's not worth it, i bet the odds aren't even that good

he sacrificed himself for that, show some respect you degenerate faggot

H-h-h-haha lads
N-n-not making the World Cup isn't all the bad

;_;

>tfw no qt Italian gf to watch >calcio with

Who would currently be seeded and who wouldn't?

his task was over, he passed in peace

>18:00 Juventus-SS Lazio
>20:45 A.S. Roma-Napoli
>20:45 Inter-Milan

Next week will be interesting.

I'm going to watch this just to see if we do badly enough for Ventura to be dismissed

OFFICIAL

ALBANIA (4-3-3): Berisha; Hysaj, Mavraj, Veseli, Agolli; Basha, Kace; Roshi, Memushaj, Grezda; Sadiku. All.: Panucci

ITALIA (4-2-4): Buffon; Darmian, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Parolo, Gagliardini; Candreva, Eder, Immobile, Insigne. All.: Ventura.

please Albania put an end to our misery

the only way for that to happen is if we miss the WC

Albania's secret weapon - they all know Italian

Pls do, join the comfy club with us and Argentina

>Portugal
>Croatia
>Sweden
>North Ireland
>Greece
>Wales
>Finland
I don't think I wrote them all and that they're all right but these could be the teams we might face.
We can easily lose against every one of them

if we lose against albania, or play badly enough it might show that we're almost guaranteed to miss the WC if we continue with ventura.

we have a fair chance against finland, and maybe northern ireland and wales if bale doesn't play.

maybe a draw???

>Lichtenstein
>-34

but we have the almighty Bonucci, conceding is out of the question, right Shqiptar?

i don't know if they'll change the CT with so little time before the layoff, expecially since he has a long contract (wich they extended in August with no fucking reason whatsoever)

he is probaly going to give up a goal, Rugani should def be starting instead of Leo.

Midfielders look weak too. Not much else on the bench tho to start instead.

that's because the daft cunt left Jorginho at home for literally no reason

I dont know ItaliANO

It would be hella sweet if Italy lost t b h

bitter sweet seeing gigi sing.

it made me realize you wont see that enthusiasm again. Its dead.

Then I thought about how cool these clips of him will be on youtube and how I could show my son one day plus everything else will be able to be shared.

Then i realized i wont have ever have a kid or wife and how sad that is.

LET'S GO FUCKBOYS

jesus christ buffon is finished

this, it's really sad. What's worse is that he won't get dropped

i rate sczezeny
it's time for the lad to retire

Is there a bigger meme striker than Immobile?

Balotelli

What did he do? I lost the first minutes

the u21 and u 19 teams play with more intensity.

They play more hungry too.

What is this vapid back pass all over the pitch shit, why is the team afraid to attack up the middle?

Why is Ciro such a pussy and taking so many dives, Why is Insigne playing as a wingback?

Why is Spinnazola playing with a 5 foot in front of him first touch?

The whole team is awful, the midfielders are invisible, they dont pressure, they just back pass around.

Insigne is only one playing with creativity and its really not good.

There is not one world class player on the pitch.

ask Ventura, with another coach things are different

>why is the team afraid to attack up the middle?
becuase we literally don't have a midfield
>Why is Ciro such a pussy and taking so many dives
he has always been that way, just a ssystem babby
>Insigne wingback
>SVentura

kane

Jesus Christ this game looks it came straight out of the 80's, it's fucking depressing

CHIAMATE IL MAIALONE ANCELOTTI, FATE FUORI QUEL VECCHIO RIMBAMBITO DI VENTURA

>Le dribbly drobble scugniz
>Doing anything creative
Lol

god, I've miss the trash talk shows about football so much

>all this reddit spacing and reddit opinions

We make Albania look like Brazil

it looks cleaner then green text and you know it to be true.

If you go on reddit spacing, you hardly see any of this type of spacing, its all paragraphs.

So its really not reddit spacing.

Don't exagerate. They have 30% possession.

mean to say if you go on reddit, all of the posts and replies are either paragraphs or obnoxious tacky and cliche one liner punch lines with everyone jacking off each other.

how is italy doing? im watching binlan vs roachmen atm

you could beat us in the playoff

what's with Ventura's obsession with playing without a playmaker and building all play on the wings? It's like he's trying to play 50 years old traditional english football.
that's on top of his tactical incompetence- pic related against spain

I really think they need to let Ventura go... He seems like he cares and all, but its just not working out, the players are not motivated, they are not responding.

Bring in Carlo and run a 4-4-2.. get back to basics. I honestly think Insigne would be a better central mid then a winger, he gets involved and he is fine on the ball until his third touch... then he loses control.

As a center mid, he would be able to spread the ball around by his 2nd touch.

in his defense, italy don't really have playmakers at the moment besides verratti

why couldn't we have called Panucci to coach the NT?
Just sack ventura and get any young coach fresh from Coverciano. Even if he's a bad coach at least he'd have better knowledge of modern tactics compared to Ventura.

>mfw >we win the wc and all the ABVs will get BTFO

Luca Toni 2008 at the very latest

il decesso di biscardi

verratti is made to play as a defensive midfielder, and jornginho is not even called up.
bernardeschi could also play as sort of a trequartista too.
Gagliardini and pellegrini, even though they are DM aren't completely useless at playmaking, but with this type of tactics they are forced to only defend.
It's not just about the players, it's that his tactics make it impossible for the central midfielders to build up play, instead it must pass all on the wings.

we have finally found our own indentity and gud coach. defend with heart until you get that once or two chance to score. we are strong now even iceland got rekt :3

agreed that not caling up jorginho is shocking. it's a shame that bernardeschi gets benched in favor of candreva, who can't even cross the ball properly anymore.

Abbiamo spezzato le reni al regno di Albania?

>who is Jorginho

any minute now

>I honestly think Insigne would be a better central mid then a winger
Sarri tried that and it was a disaster, he's better on the wing

>Jorginho
>Italy
NON PASSA LO STRANIERO

vabbe' e che ne pensi di eder?

>camoranesi

with the current results, this draw is enough for Italy to be seeded in the playoff

we're always not good during the qualifications but we've never been this bad

currently yes but it's because of the results in the other games

Buffon angry at having to make a save

ok

He deserves to get shot

Italian names are acceptable

exactly, if Italy wins, there's no need to care about other matches

You mean angry that Zappacosta didn't close on the shooter?

jesus fuck what is wrong with albanians
are italians their archenemies?

just call him Giorgino

We didn't forget World War 2...haha jk they just want a memorable result from this impossible group.

Eder's shots are so fucking depressing

>Italian names are acceptable
bene quindi in teoria ventura potrebbe convocarmi

they want to help us get rid of ventura so we can have a hope of doing well in the WC.
greatest allies

How are Albania doing? Can they win this?

I unironically hope so

e che cazzo finalmente

FUCK YOU ALBANIA

LITERALLY WHO CAN STOP US?

YES WE CAN(DREVA)

Can dreva score? apparently he can

>we wont get rid of both Candreva and Ventura untill they obvious failuer at the WC after this goal