No disrespect to Mike but how are you even a pundit on tv? Calling a spade a spade... Italy were a defensive juggernaut last Euro?!?! Yes, they were great defensively and Chiellini's leadership will be missed... But apart from the Spain game, they overwhelmed every opponent offensively... a very expansive approach that us fans had never seen before. Please, if you are just going to play into cliche's and spew nothing but rubbish, keep your opinions to yourself...
We played the most offensive football under mancini... with amazing quality in defence.. this is not mean we played defensively.. because italian football totally changed in the 20 years😅.. be strong in defence is because we have more quality in defence.. is in our dna but we play very offensive
Thing is Spain can play but not better than Italy, France would give its life to win against Italy, or as cowards do, they will try to cheat they always either do or try to, England is dreaming of it but it's jut not going to happen, and Germany prefers remembering the only time they won rather than the 10 times they lost. Argentina and Brasil, know collectively in their flesh, know for a fact they will not play around like they do with the rest, and will eventually lose or go to penalties. On thing is for sure, it's never easy to win Against Italy. Ask Corea the only way is playing in 12 with the referee on your side.
Italy winning the Euro cup cause of defense? It’s amazing how these tired tropes keep getting spilled out. Italy was very attack minded and scored a lot of goals.
@@toddgagner1114 that’s actually not true. You don’t know what you’re talking about. And I wasn’t even talking about their entire history. I was talking about euro 2021. When Italy won with a very attacking style
italy with 3-5-2 have the best team maybe.. very strong and technical defence and midfield with great atacking fullbacks with bellanova and di marco. italy have to play like a team with no individuals
As usual, Italy are massively written off by plenty of football fans and pundits worldwide. Sure, it's quite unlikely for us to snatch two Euros in a row, but... I still retain some confidence we'll do better than many expect...
Bit rich coming from the English pundits.They cannot win a single trophy.Most of them weren't even born the last and only time England won anything.Everyone is jealous and envious of Italy's illustrious footballing past.
I m Italian but this time we really have deserved the defeat after the bad formation of the team, is not right win this tournament with a scarce team like this year (except Gigio Donnaruma who is really phenomenal)
In 2021 yes defense helped but they lead the tournament with 13 goals scored. A score differential of +9. Can’t say defense was the reason when they were a juggernaut offensively
People dont seem to understand that Italy's first 2 games..wer just a test, they purposly played slow and kept the ball.. they did not go in to the games to win..they went in to the games to play football.. the first game against Albania.. it will be a whole different story. Italy are just saying..let the world talk for now..they will see later.
The national team of Italy I project is will make to the final four, I don't know what's going to happen next if is the performance get a little bit better is going to win the championship. 😊
Italy seems undercooked at the moment. Spalletti has not been in the job long enough to prepare the team as he would have liked. I can’t see them retaining the title.
No Immobile, Belotti, Insigne, now we can score goals, 2 missed worldcups because them w/CT Ventura and Mancini,. odds to win 16-1? it's a joke....England favorite? Another joke.
Italys First 2 games were nothing, Italy wer just testing, they went out on pitch to keep the ball.. not concede.. the italy games when the euros start are gonna be a total different story..trust me. Dont forget they have spalletti who is a master mind, you can not discount italy ever..they know what theyr doing.. atm theyr just saying let the world tal for now..they will see soon..
This video aged very poorly. One of the worst Italy squads I have ever watched playing. And I had the pleasure of experiencing South Africa 2010 and Brasil 2014... enough said lol. Spalletti had no idea what he was doing, he changed formation and players on the field in every single match. No identity whatsoever
They watch a couple of friendly matches and think they can analyse a team. When this team whatever happens has better quality than in the previous tournaments. Bastoni Calafiori and buongiorno are young and Will be soon better than Chiellini and Bonucci. Scamacca Is far Better than immobile. Barella Is much stronger than 3 years ago. The only player that will be missed is verrati
Yeah absolutely. I hate this “they lack quality” argument which is just bs. Our 2014 and 2016 squad was much worse. Yes we had Balotelli and Chiellini… but that’s about it.
Not sure Bastoni, Buongiorno and Calafiori will soon be better than Chiellini and Bonucci. The 3 have to eat a lot more pasta to reach the level of those two legends.
Mike Grella states it like it is why sugar coat it they lack quality that previous Italian teams used to have I share those same sentiments and I’ve watched Italian soccer since 1968
I just don’t agree. Sure we don’t have a Pirlo, Del Piero or a Totti but we’re a decent squad. Everyone always talks about Italian teams like they suck.
They switched because he’s lost Berardi. Orsolini could have played wide, but he’s not a playmaker. Spalletti is changing due to players at his disposal. Defence will have to be key.
these Euro odds are funny. Must be an english guy. They have England over France? please.... Italy looked best in my opinion when they played a 3-5-2, i'd like to see Scamacca and Retegui as strikers together, Chiesa and DiMarco wide
@@salgallo1453 yes do and they have no world class players. That is why England thrashed them home and away in qualifying and struggled to qualify for this tournament and haven’t played a World Cup since 2014 and haven’t win the champions league since 2010 and inter the best team is mostly foreign players.
Terrible segment. Filled with silly talking points and next to no nuanced analysis. Also, a lack of accurate info - they have not played a 3-5-2 recently and they have not had a lot of time to settle on a formation. Are you guys aware they lost Acerbi and Scalvini? And that Barella hasn’t been available? Too much doom and gloom. Admittedly, it is difficult to make any predictions with this Italy side, as Spalletti has only had them for 8 or 9 games. No one knows how this group will end.
I don't think we will win it, this time around, and I don't care much about it. What I care the most is that we make a good figure, the boys gets some good experience and we qualify for the WC. It's the WC which I'm mostly interested about because it's becoming a problem.
Italy never wins a tournament twice never, everytime they win a tournament the next tournament they go out instantly! Italy is weak this tournament they never score and defense is not so strong as on the last tournament.🤷🏻♂️
Did they???😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 got eliminated in the Round of 16 by Switzerland. It took Italy 63 years to win the last Euro and they think it again back to back 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Italy always disrespected. Never underestimate the Italians in a big tournament
Really man? Are you sure? Do you need time to rethink it over again?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Are you ready to answer my question do you need more time???🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Never judge Italy by meaningless 'friendlies' ...watch out :)
Yeah Switzerland definitely watched Itaky very carefully today and completely dominated then and eliminated them from the competition
No disrespect to Mike but how are you even a pundit on tv? Calling a spade a spade... Italy were a defensive juggernaut last Euro?!?! Yes, they were great defensively and Chiellini's leadership will be missed... But apart from the Spain game, they overwhelmed every opponent offensively... a very expansive approach that us fans had never seen before.
Please, if you are just going to play into cliche's and spew nothing but rubbish, keep your opinions to yourself...
That was an insane take on his part.
We played the most offensive football under mancini... with amazing quality in defence.. this is not mean we played defensively.. because italian football totally changed in the 20 years😅.. be strong in defence is because we have more quality in defence.. is in our dna but we play very offensive
Thing is Spain can play but not better than Italy, France would give its life to win against Italy, or as cowards do, they will try to cheat they always either do or try to, England is dreaming of it but it's jut not going to happen, and Germany prefers remembering the only time they won rather than the 10 times they lost. Argentina and Brasil, know collectively in their flesh, know for a fact they will not play around like they do with the rest, and will eventually lose or go to penalties.
On thing is for sure, it's never easy to win Against Italy. Ask Corea the only way is playing in 12 with the referee on your side.
Italy winning the Euro cup cause of defense? It’s amazing how these tired tropes keep getting spilled out. Italy was very attack minded and scored a lot of goals.
yeah, literally the most attacking team at the tournement
Italy has ALWAYS been defensive minded teams throughout the AZZURRI’s history dude.
@@toddgagner1114 that’s actually not true. You don’t know what you’re talking about. And I wasn’t even talking about their entire history. I was talking about euro 2021. When Italy won with a very attacking style
italy with 3-5-2 have the best team maybe.. very strong and technical defence and midfield with great atacking fullbacks with bellanova and di marco. italy have to play like a team with no individuals
As usual, Italy are massively written off by plenty of football fans and pundits worldwide. Sure, it's quite unlikely for us to snatch two Euros in a row, but... I still retain some confidence we'll do better than many expect...
That's when we are at our best keep riding us off FORZA ITALIA 🇮🇹🏆🏆
Bit rich coming from the English pundits.They cannot win a single trophy.Most of them weren't even born the last and only time England won anything.Everyone is jealous and envious of Italy's illustrious footballing past.
Italy like a chameleon they are fluid can change their system in a game will be hard to beat
Yeah we can change our system in every game and be equally bad in all of them
Haha Haha Haha Haha Haha Haha Haha Haha and Switzerland figured out Italy chameleon which is trash
If chiesa do marco and frattesi fire, they'll win it
I m Italian but this time we really have deserved the defeat after the bad formation of the team, is not right win this tournament with a scarce team like this year (except Gigio Donnaruma who is really phenomenal)
Takes 3 players to be on form - Chiesa, Barella, Dimarco....
In 2021 yes defense helped but they lead the tournament with 13 goals scored. A score differential of +9. Can’t say defense was the reason when they were a juggernaut offensively
People dont seem to understand that Italy's first 2 games..wer just a test, they purposly played slow and kept the ball.. they did not go in to the games to win..they went in to the games to play football.. the first game against Albania.. it will be a whole different story. Italy are just saying..let the world talk for now..they will see later.
Exactly !!!!! Light press after taking the lead
The national team of Italy I project is will make to the final four, I don't know what's going to happen next if is the performance get a little bit better is going to win the championship. 😊
Not sure how the team will do, but they should not be counted out
Mike Grella? Concafa FC legend? Whoah
Italy seems undercooked at the moment. Spalletti has not been in the job long enough to prepare the team as he would have liked. I can’t see them retaining the title.
No Immobile, Belotti, Insigne, now we can score goals, 2 missed worldcups because them w/CT Ventura and Mancini,. odds to win 16-1? it's a joke....England favorite? Another joke.
What about chiesa
He was a big time player for the last euros
usually they are slow to ignite in first round, watch out for 2nd round :)
andiamo ragazzi!!!!!
Italys First 2 games were nothing, Italy wer just testing, they went out on pitch to keep the ball.. not concede.. the italy games when the euros start are gonna be a total different story..trust me. Dont forget they have spalletti who is a master mind, you can not discount italy ever..they know what theyr doing.. atm theyr just saying let the world tal for now..they will see soon..
This video aged very poorly. One of the worst Italy squads I have ever watched playing. And I had the pleasure of experiencing South Africa 2010 and Brasil 2014... enough said lol. Spalletti had no idea what he was doing, he changed formation and players on the field in every single match. No identity whatsoever
Watch out for Bastoni, Barella, Chiesa, Fagioli, Calafiori.
A lack of quality? We have Bastoni, Barella, Frattesi, Chiesa, Donnarumma and Fagioli.
CALIFIORI DEFENSE !!!
Italy will REPEAT 🎉🎉🎉
They watch a couple of friendly matches and think they can analyse a team. When this team whatever happens has better quality than in the previous tournaments. Bastoni Calafiori and buongiorno are young and Will be soon better than Chiellini and Bonucci. Scamacca Is far Better than immobile. Barella Is much stronger than 3 years ago. The only player that will be missed is verrati
Yeah absolutely. I hate this “they lack quality” argument which is just bs. Our 2014 and 2016 squad was much worse. Yes we had Balotelli and Chiellini… but that’s about it.
Not sure Bastoni, Buongiorno and Calafiori will soon be better than Chiellini and Bonucci. The 3 have to eat a lot more pasta to reach the level of those two legends.
Mike Grella states it like it is why sugar coat it they lack quality that previous Italian teams used to have I share those same sentiments and I’ve watched Italian soccer since 1968
I just don’t agree. Sure we don’t have a Pirlo, Del Piero or a Totti but we’re a decent squad. Everyone always talks about Italian teams like they suck.
Love me some grelladino
They switched because he’s lost Berardi. Orsolini could have played wide, but he’s not a playmaker. Spalletti is changing due to players at his disposal.
Defence will have to be key.
these Euro odds are funny. Must be an english guy. They have England over France? please.... Italy looked best in my opinion when they played a 3-5-2, i'd like to see Scamacca and Retegui as strikers together, Chiesa and DiMarco wide
I'm italian and I don't think Italy will reach the semifinals
What does one have to do with the other ? 🤦♂️
Forza Carrarese 💪🏻💛💙😁
As an italian, spain will destroy us imo.
We used to have Buffon Nesta Maldini Cannavaro Zambrotta Del Piero Toni Vieri Totti Gattuso Pirlo
L'ultima volta agli europei l'abbiamo sfangata però, speriamo...
Germany will allways be better for italy.. Bravo italy
Italy are the reverse England. Italy have great coaches but don’t have the players . England have the players but don’t have the coaches.
Why you doin us dirty
Italy don’t have players? Do you watch anything other than the prem?
Would love to see them play. Bet it doesn’t go how you think.
@@salgallo1453 yes do and they have no world class players. That is why England thrashed them home and away in qualifying and struggled to qualify for this tournament and haven’t played a World Cup since 2014 and haven’t win the champions league since 2010 and inter the best team is mostly foreign players.
@@Delboy0 are you jealous by any chance? I see you on every post bashing Italian teams lol
that didnt aged well😂
No raptl ease
England fans are already saying it's coming home. Let's see how that goes
Italy we don’t have verratti someone who can control ball. We don’t have that. I feel verratti insigne poltiano locatelli should be called
no te prego insigne anche no!
@@matteodemattia che coz
Terrible segment. Filled with silly talking points and next to no nuanced analysis. Also, a lack of accurate info - they have not played a 3-5-2 recently and they have not had a lot of time to settle on a formation. Are you guys aware they lost Acerbi and Scalvini? And that Barella hasn’t been available? Too much doom and gloom. Admittedly, it is difficult to make any predictions with this Italy side, as Spalletti has only had them for 8 or 9 games. No one knows how this group will end.
Well said.
I don't think we will win it, this time around, and I don't care much about it. What I care the most is that we make a good figure, the boys gets some good experience and we qualify for the WC. It's the WC which I'm mostly interested about because it's becoming a problem.
If you’re a pundit and don’t have a British accent I don’t believe you
Croatia ❤
Let Albania 🇦🇱 cause some havoc in such a group
Which team/s are they taking down?
Thanks to serie A and Italian coach.
9 points for Albania
😂😂😂😂😂
Almost
🇦🇱🇦🇱😍
Italy never wins a tournament twice never, everytime they win a tournament the next tournament they go out instantly! Italy is weak this tournament they never score and defense is not so strong as on the last tournament.🤷🏻♂️
Italy has the strongest defence in this tournament Bro. 🤦🏻♂️
@@Dony9369 lol, you are dellusional
@@haagsebluff704 bastoni buongiorno di marco Darmian? If you Watch football you should know Just how good that defence is
@@Dony9369 No they don’t! Italy had best defense in the past but now, nooo!🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@@iBrowneye126 ok we Will see this tournament how their defence does ok?
This is one of their wordt squad ever
hahahhah yes, your right just like there last one was the worst ever
Factually it’s just false. The worst squad in the last 40 years was the 2014 and 2016 ones. They truly lacked quality and pace.
@@roccociccone597 not agree
you need to chill, italy will not win it, there are 5 teams superior to italy atm, italy is 2nd tear, but at least quarter finals i'd say.
Not even an italian but the Mike is quite outdated in his take
they are not going anywhere...
Germany will win at Home.
Did they???😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 got eliminated in the Round of 16 by Switzerland. It took Italy 63 years to win the last Euro and they think it again back to back 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Will Kate and the gang do Euros coverage? 🥹🙏🏿