[Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R]

**knvb** · 06-23-2006, 10:17 PM

Monday's match - I smell PK's.

TheRob · 06-23-2006, 10:31 PM

Italy has yet to impress me. 2900 on the Socceroos.

Zaurrini · 06-25-2006, 06:27 PM

Italy to win...

Aussie with 10 shots...zero on net.

Keeper · 06-26-2006, 09:06 AM

Damn. I thought they were playing at 10 for some stupid reason.

Oh well. It'll go to extra time -- mark my words.

**Hands of Stone** · 06-26-2006, 10:23 AM

No the I-tals are with 10 men now, lets go Soccorooo's

One Dart · 06-26-2006, 10:53 AM

What a shoc-king call. There have certainly been some interesting calls in this tournament.

girth · 06-26-2006, 10:54 AM

Absolute brutal call to award the italians a penalty shot. Australia had been all over the Italians and will and should be very upset with this call.

**BJB** · 06-26-2006, 10:57 AM

What a joke.... Itals get lucky once again....

Great Run by the Aussies.

**Regs** · 06-26-2006, 11:01 AM

Joke is right. Maybe the ref was paid off?

What was a great tourney is quickly becoming a bit of a farce

Keeper · 06-26-2006, 11:02 AM

That is FCUKING BRUTAL.

If ever there has been a call to decide a match, that was it. The ref should be ashamed of himself.

Meanwhile, the I-tie still fail to impress and the Aussie's deserve better.

Shocking!

Keeper · 06-26-2006, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Regs

Joke is right. Maybe the ref was paid off?

Yeah, by Dude with a quarter of a million tokens. Bastard -- can't believe he won again.

Dude · 06-26-2006, 11:04 AM

Diabolical indeed. I only watched snippets here and there, but I-tals, when I watched, seemed either disinterested, or unable to keep pace w/ the Aussies. The Roos out paced and out muscled the Itals on the ball.

That said, phew...

**Hands of Stone** · 06-26-2006, 11:06 AM

Bad call, but why do you leave your feet in the box in injury time, bad decision.

I hate the I-tals.

hos

Superstriker · 06-26-2006, 11:09 AM

The Italians are an embarassement to soccer with their constant diving...but shame on that ref for fallin for that and turning what has been a great tournament into a farce....Can't believe they are still in the tourn they are garbage....too bad for Australia who outplayed them with more class and got screwed....should have called the pk against italy for the hand ball if he was givin em away so easily then it would have been over...

Keeper · 06-26-2006, 11:54 AM

So help me, the first I-tie to come on TTP and yap about how great their team is, is gonna have their avatar changed. Just try me.

I knew I had to make it as soon as he did it.

**The Franchise** · 06-26-2006, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keeper

So help me, the first I-tie to come on TTP and yap about how great their team is, is gonna have their avatar changed. Just try me.

I knew I had to make it as soon as he did it.

that was awesome.....garbage is an understatement....weak call on the PK!

zenga · 06-26-2006, 12:23 PM

You guys are ****ing funny.

The peno was a peno, if he wasnt fouled he is clear in on the keeper.

How come nobody talks about the call for the red card? At best a yellow if that. But I guess you are too focussed on finding the smallest little thing to complain about the Italians!

Its funny how everybody always talks about what the Italians do, they do this they dive they havent impressed bah bah bah!!!

All I know it that Italia won love it or hate it!

FORZA ITALIA!!!!!

besty · 06-26-2006, 12:26 PM

Why is it the worst offenders never get punished, but they sure got rewarded today????

F..ing joke. I believe Italia is Latin for mockery.

I may not watch soccer any more it makes me sick to my stomach!

This World Cup is a great example why North Americans think our game is full of panzy asses and pussies.

"I'm not upset though?!?!"

ZENYO · 06-26-2006, 12:35 PM

This match deserved to go into extra time. The Aussies deserved a better fate. That team has a ton of heart and a bit of talent to boot. If they had beaten my Azzurri I would have cheered them on the rest of the way. There is absolutely no way that a call like that should be made in extra time of a knockout game in the world cup… It’s ludicrous.

But, to suggest that it was a dive, to suggest the “Italians got lucky again” (when did they get lucky last?), to suggest the Italians played horribly, to suggest that call wouldn't have went he aussies way… Come on, from a soccer community? You have to be funning me. What where they supposed to do? They have man tossed on a straight red that would have been a questionable yellow. We pull a striker and put in a defender, down a man playing D and looking for an opening every once in a while… That’s the way soccer is played… In every nation! In our own leagues!

Maybe the aussies (or any other whiner) need to take a step back and try and figure out why they couldn’t penetrate our back line when they are up a man, why they kept on kicking field goals, why they couldn’t beat buffon, and why a defender needs to stick out his elbow (that’s right, look at the replay) and foul a player in the box in a 0-0 game.

Maybe you can trash the ref. But don’t start whining about the team, they’re working hard out there…

Italy has played well in this tourney… Offensively and defensively... They have let in one goal, and it was an own goal… They played two teams that are ranked higher than them… (I know I know… the ranking is flawed). And to suggest the Italians are the only team with fake falls and theatrics… Come on! Have a look at your teams… Have a look at yourselves in the local games…. You got to be kidding me… I really thought educated people with some soccer knowledge occupied this forum… My mistake, but thanks anyway, I’ll go back to lurking. I can’t even believe I fell for the bait and posted this in the first place…

Forza Azzurri! Forza LDP! Howyadoingbud?

trece verde · 06-26-2006, 12:47 PM

Zenga:

Obviously you weren't watching the same game as everybody else here was. Must be something about blue-tinted glasses.

Where was there a foul? Falling over a body lying on the ground is a long way from being tripped in the box.

Matterazzi's card couldn't have happened to a nicer goon (oops, I mean fine human being). Of course he would never deliberately foul anybody; he's an angel. (oops, might have to check with Lionel Messi to see how his nose is after Mattz gave him the people's elbow in the Champs League).

To add some balance here:

1) Italy has some of the best defenders in the world. Cannavaro is a class act.
2) Buffon should be the next Italian president. He is one of the best at what he does, period.
3) the bullshite attitude of "who me?" after fouling somebody (or conversely flopping and rolling after being fouled) is not solely confined to the Italian team. Even a couple of the Aussies were doing it today.

Loyalty to your team is great. What you've expressed puts you in the company of Leaf fans, when you don't understand why and can't accept when other people are critical of your favourite group of blue-suits.

Trece

06-23-2006, 10:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
knvb Kick'n it old school... A Total Bastard Joined: Aug 2001 Location: Langley Posts: 10,585 Images: 229 TTP Friends: (6)	[Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] Monday's match - I smell PK's. Last edited by knvb; 06-23-2006 at 10:21 PM.

06-23-2006, 10:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheRob Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: The Flemish Cap Posts: 5,744 Images: 51 TTP Friends: (2)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia Italy has yet to impress me. 2900 on the Socceroos.

06-25-2006, 06:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zaurrini Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: ND Posts: 2,695 Images: 3 TTP Friends: (2)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia Italy to win... Aussie with 10 shots...zero on net. __________________ TheRob, HOS, and WhiteShoes were like brothers to me. And when I say brother, I don't mean like an actual brother but I mean it like the way black people use it which is more meaningful, I think. Zoolander, 2001

06-26-2006, 09:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Keeper Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: - Posts: 5,532 Images: 1172 TTP Friends: (0)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] Damn. I thought they were playing at 10 for some stupid reason. Oh well. It'll go to extra time -- mark my words. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

06-26-2006, 10:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hands of Stone Premium Member A Better Bastard Joined: Jul 2001 Location: The NAP, Home of the Mighty Rangers Posts: 4,457 Images: 7 TTP Friends: (6)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] No the I-tals are with 10 men now, lets go Soccorooo's

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One Dart Member Joined: Feb 2002 Location: Where are the nuggets? Posts: 2,147 TTP Friends: (0)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] What a shoc-king call. There have certainly been some interesting calls in this tournament.

06-26-2006, 10:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
girth Member Joined: Nov 2001 Location: In the 18 Posts: 1,539 TTP Friends: (2)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] Absolute brutal call to award the italians a penalty shot. Australia had been all over the Italians and will and should be very upset with this call.

06-26-2006, 10:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
BJB Joined: Sep 2001 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,681 Images: 1 TTP Friends: (0)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] What a joke.... Itals get lucky once again.... Great Run by the Aussies. __________________ Croatia 3 Wins 2 Draws 0 Loses against I-T-A-L-I-A!!!!

06-26-2006, 11:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Regs Respect & Honour A Total Bastard Joined: Jun 2001 Location: TTP Headquarters Posts: 12,077 Blog Entries: 1 Images: 233 TTP Friends: (12)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] Joke is right. Maybe the ref was paid off? What was a great tourney is quickly becoming a bit of a farce __________________ Take the piss (out of someone) vb. British -- to mock, deride, poke fun (at). This vulgarism has been in widespread use since the late 1940s. The original idea evoked by the expression was that of deflating someone, recalling the description of a self-important blusterer as 'all piss and wind.'

06-26-2006, 11:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
Keeper Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: - Posts: 5,532 Images: 1172 TTP Friends: (0)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] That is FCUKING BRUTAL. If ever there has been a call to decide a match, that was it. The ref should be ashamed of himself. Meanwhile, the I-tie still fail to impress and the Aussie's deserve better. Shocking! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Dude Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Where my kids are Posts: 8,263 Images: 66 TTP Friends: (3)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] Diabolical indeed. I only watched snippets here and there, but I-tals, when I watched, seemed either disinterested, or unable to keep pace w/ the Aussies. The Roos out paced and out muscled the Itals on the ball. That said, phew... __________________ Om nom nom nom...

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Hands of Stone Premium Member A Better Bastard Joined: Jul 2001 Location: The NAP, Home of the Mighty Rangers Posts: 4,457 Images: 7 TTP Friends: (6)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] Bad call, but why do you leave your feet in the box in injury time, bad decision. I hate the I-tals. hos

06-26-2006, 11:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
Superstriker Member Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Coquitlam Posts: 187 TTP Friends: (0)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] The Italians are an embarassement to soccer with their constant diving...but shame on that ref for fallin for that and turning what has been a great tournament into a farce....Can't believe they are still in the tourn they are garbage....too bad for Australia who outplayed them with more class and got screwed....should have called the pk against italy for the hand ball if he was givin em away so easily then it would have been over...

06-26-2006, 11:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
Keeper Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: - Posts: 5,532 Images: 1172 TTP Friends: (0)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] So help me, the first I-tie to come on TTP and yap about how great their team is, is gonna have their avatar changed. Just try me. I knew I had to make it as soon as he did it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

06-26-2006, 12:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
zenga Member Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Out and about! Posts: 1,451 Images: 1 TTP Friends: (0)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] You guys are ****ing funny. The peno was a peno, if he wasnt fouled he is clear in on the keeper. How come nobody talks about the call for the red card? At best a yellow if that. But I guess you are too focussed on finding the smallest little thing to complain about the Italians! Its funny how everybody always talks about what the Italians do, they do this they dive they havent impressed bah bah bah!!! All I know it that Italia won love it or hate it! FORZA ITALIA!!!!!

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06-26-2006, 12:26 PM	#18 (permalink)
besty Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: North Vancouver Posts: 242 TTP Friends: (1)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] Why is it the worst offenders never get punished, but they sure got rewarded today???? F..ing joke. I believe Italia is Latin for mockery. I may not watch soccer any more it makes me sick to my stomach! This World Cup is a great example why North Americans think our game is full of panzy asses and pussies. "I'm not upset though?!?!"

06-26-2006, 12:35 PM	#19 (permalink)
ZENYO Member Joined: May 2004 Location: AtHome Posts: 66 TTP Friends: (0)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] This match deserved to go into extra time. The Aussies deserved a better fate. That team has a ton of heart and a bit of talent to boot. If they had beaten my Azzurri I would have cheered them on the rest of the way. There is absolutely no way that a call like that should be made in extra time of a knockout game in the world cup… It’s ludicrous. But, to suggest that it was a dive, to suggest the “Italians got lucky again” (when did they get lucky last?), to suggest the Italians played horribly, to suggest that call wouldn't have went he aussies way… Come on, from a soccer community? You have to be funning me. What where they supposed to do? They have man tossed on a straight red that would have been a questionable yellow. We pull a striker and put in a defender, down a man playing D and looking for an opening every once in a while… That’s the way soccer is played… In every nation! In our own leagues! Maybe the aussies (or any other whiner) need to take a step back and try and figure out why they couldn’t penetrate our back line when they are up a man, why they kept on kicking field goals, why they couldn’t beat buffon, and why a defender needs to stick out his elbow (that’s right, look at the replay) and foul a player in the box in a 0-0 game. Maybe you can trash the ref. But don’t start whining about the team, they’re working hard out there… Italy has played well in this tourney… Offensively and defensively... They have let in one goal, and it was an own goal… They played two teams that are ranked higher than them… (I know I know… the ranking is flawed). And to suggest the Italians are the only team with fake falls and theatrics… Come on! Have a look at your teams… Have a look at yourselves in the local games…. You got to be kidding me… I really thought educated people with some soccer knowledge occupied this forum… My mistake, but thanks anyway, I’ll go back to lurking. I can’t even believe I fell for the bait and posted this in the first place… Forza Azzurri! Forza LDP! Howyadoingbud?

06-26-2006, 12:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
trece verde Member Joined: Dec 2001 Location: lado este Posts: 1,593 Images: 9 TTP Friends: (2)	Re: [Bookie] WC Round of 16 - Italy v Australia [R] Zenga: Obviously you weren't watching the same game as everybody else here was. Must be something about blue-tinted glasses. Where was there a foul? Falling over a body lying on the ground is a long way from being tripped in the box. Matterazzi's card couldn't have happened to a nicer goon (oops, I mean fine human being). Of course he would never deliberately foul anybody; he's an angel. (oops, might have to check with Lionel Messi to see how his nose is after Mattz gave him the people's elbow in the Champs League). To add some balance here: 1) Italy has some of the best defenders in the world. Cannavaro is a class act. 2) Buffon should be the next Italian president. He is one of the best at what he does, period. 3) the bullshite attitude of "who me?" after fouling somebody (or conversely flopping and rolling after being fouled) is not solely confined to the Italian team. Even a couple of the Aussies were doing it today. Loyalty to your team is great. What you've expressed puts you in the company of Leaf fans, when you don't understand why and can't accept when other people are critical of your favourite group of blue-suits. Trece __________________ "Yer on crack Franchise leafs suck and I'm not signing you anymore" - KH on his way to Burger King... Last edited by trece verde; 06-26-2006 at 12:54 PM.