Zaleukos
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If you refer to the first dutch goal I'll quote a guy from another forum:
I'd blame the result on two things. Lack of Cannavaro (Materazzi is not cut for this kind of games) and the Dutch being much more alert on the attack.
Italy still has a shot at second place in the group though. Neither France nor Romania scared anyone, and the French have bombed at the group stage before.
Basic defender knowledge said:I played football as defender in lower leagues for 15 years. One of the first things that got hammered through my skull was that a defender can't cause off-side by getting off the field. My coach in junior league told the team that even if the leg is cut off, we have to hop towards middle field with the remaining leg: Never ever stay on the ground or go behind your own goal as defender because every freaking opponent will be on-side then
I'd blame the result on two things. Lack of Cannavaro (Materazzi is not cut for this kind of games) and the Dutch being much more alert on the attack.
Italy still has a shot at second place in the group though. Neither France nor Romania scared anyone, and the French have bombed at the group stage before.
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