Best team with best manager: had to be the winner.
England has become a real force since the last world cup, but still it was not enough this time. The last three penalty shooters got younger and younger, resulting in an 19 yearold to shoot the last one. I very much doubt Mancini would go in this order to...
Maybe, but Donnarumma is 22 yrs old… not an old fart…
Food for thoughts: 1) uk joked about Immobile, when he went from apparent coma to run as hell for a goal scored by a teammate in a previous game… 2) no words on the paper on the uk penalty in the semi… everything smooth and right here 3) 1 shot in all the...
Italy was consistently the best team of the tournament
They deserved the victory also on the night
Fair analysis of the game...
Italy were always the favourites to win the competition and England did well to reach the final. Penalties are always a lottery. Congratulations to Italy.
I think England could have done more, generally.
Italia always went for the second and third goal in almost all of their matches, to secure the result. A shame that it was not enough this time for England, which they would have deserved too.
About the PKs
I think the mental duel between Donnarumma and Rashford rocked the rest of the ENG PK takers. Just like Pirlo's panenka in 2012.
@Massi…
Do not ask me why, but I’m not able to answer to one of your post I liked a lot… Massive, huge, gigantic respect for Louis Enrique, a true gentleman, a nice guy… I can’t even imagine what he passed through and how he will feel for his entire life, being m...