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Anonymous
>>185196 You left out a few things, like how your midfield players tend to have a horrible penchant for getting into fights, and enjoy shoving after play has ended. Your captain also has a devilish tendency to set a horrible example for his players, like Ballacks past time of diving while holding his face (no matter where he was hit) or roll players around when they're on the ground injured (as if he was saying they're not injured, just let them be!), but other than missing the negatives of your team, you covered it alright.
Let's actually break down how the Italians play though, honestly without calling them "Dirty", because we don't play any more nasty than other teams, the rest of Europe just envy's the Italians and feels the need to talk shit.
Italy: Clearly a defense minded team, captain usually sits in the back four. Left and Right on the back line can and DO play the role of Wing Back fairly often, in that case a defending midfielder covers his role. Midfield is usually content with ball control, and does not like to play long balls, also not afraid of going into a tackle. Offense we're not known for, but when we have a strong forward, he's usually a pretty well respected guy. There is no style of forward that is prevalent in Italy, as is noted from how Toni is a bumbling fucktard and cost us the Spain game by assuming he's the only one in the box, and then you've got Del Piero who is a dead ball specialist, and plays balls from the ground, from inside and outside the box. Cassano is much less agressive with going into the box, and likes to knock balls in from outside.
They win games 1-0, and they're happy with it. Much like Germany, they don't show up for the preliminary rounds of tournaments, but generally get their acts together.
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