LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY ENGLAND

[OJL]

No doubt we got a bit lucky against Ukraine, and I'm not talking about the goal that never was because it was offside in the first place so whether it was over the line or not is irrelevant. We started horrificly and they were battering us, I was seriously worried we were going out, in the end we were comfortable and could even have lost the game and gone through.

Italy will be very interesting, I really can't call a favourite, I've got a feeling we might win on pens

[BARCELONA BLUE]

if we had lost ukraine would have gone through with france

[Moyes_Is_God]

I would say Italy are favourites, they are better than us techincally on the ball. But I wouldn't be surprised by it going either way.
I would predict a draw going into penalties. Then it becomes even more hard to predict but going on Englands past experiences I'll say Italy will win it.
But we do seem to be getting some luck now so who knows.

[1878evertonian]

England V Italy has got 0-0 written all over it unless there's a bad individual mistake

[OJL]

(06-21-2012 12:49 PM)BARCELONA BLUE Wrote:  if we had lost ukraine would have gone through with france

Not the way it panned out, a 1-0 defeat would have knocked France out

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(06-21-2012 10:29 PM)1878evertonian Wrote:  England V Italy has got 0-0 written all over it unless there's a bad individual mistake

Ye I think both sides will be very cautious and it will be difficult to split them

[Mein blut ist blau]

I think England'll scrape past them, meself. Not expectin' a pretty game, because the eyeties haven't been much cop themselves. They're not too hot up front, and the english defence should contain them.

I'll go for 1-0 in normal time. (welbeck)