Starting lineups for the opening game.

Italy - Donnarumma, Florenzi, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola, Jorginho, Locatelli, Barella, Berardi, Insigne, Immobile

Turkey - Cakir, Celik, Soyuncu, Demiral, Meras, Yokuslu, Kamaran, Tufan, Yazici, Calhannoglu, Yilmaz

Switching on the tv only to be greeted by Bono. What kind of fuckery is this?

oh no thats jarring. Speaking of tv, this is on BBC iplayer for those in UK.

That Bono hologram was pure cringe. Hilarious. Was the keyboard player the edge's kid?

Fucking Bono. Explain yourself qs

Coombs wrote:

That Bono hologram was pure cringe. Hilarious. Was the keyboard player the edge's kid?

I have no idea if he is, but I wondered the same thing 😆

jones wrote:

Fucking Bono. Explain yourself qs

The Joshua Tree (all of it) is apparently Ireland's national anthem. It might be for the best that they didn't qualify. 50 minutes just to get past the lineups.

Is my boy Castro even in the Italy squad? Hope he can get some minutes.

Excited to see what Locatelli is all about.

Big Willie wrote:

Is my boy Castro even in the Italy squad? Hope he can get some minutes.

He was called in as a replacement the other day Wil. Not much chance of him starting though unless something unforseen happens.

Keep an eye on #18 and #5 in Italy tonight, Barella and Locatelli. Both first-grade midfielders who could be on the market this summer.

Klaus wrote:
Big Willie wrote:

Is my boy Castro even in the Italy squad? Hope he can get some minutes.

He was called in as a replacement the other day Wil. Not much chance of him starting though unless something unforseen happens.

Keep an eye on #18 and #5 in Italy tonight, Barella and Locatelli. Both first-grade midfielders who could be on the market this summer.

Pissed for him. Love watching the guy play.

Agreed though Klaus, Barella and Locatelli are both quality. You reckon there's any chance of either of them coming to England?

Every time I watch Spinazzola play he hits the first man whenever he tries to put a cross in. Like a clockwork. If he weren't getting picked constantly on both national and club level I would have thought he was a Serie B player.

I put some money on Immobile to score the opening goal earlier. Chiellini trying his best to rob me here.

Big Willie wrote:

Agreed though Klaus, Barella and Locatelli are both quality. You reckon there's any chance of either of them coming to England?

I think if there's serious interest they'll come. Barella was close to Chelsea when Sarri was there and Locatelli has spoken positively about moving abroad.

I think maybe Locatelli is a more likely target of the two, Barella will be expensive and there will be big clubs coming for him if Inter are desperate for cash. I could see him be part of a rejuvenation effort at Barca in the future maybe.

Come on now Immobile, Klaus needs new shoes.

Klaus wrote:

Every time I watch Spinazzola play he hits the first man whenever he tries to put a cross in. Like a clockwork. If he weren't getting picked constantly on both national and club level I would have thought he was a Serie B player.

He looks like a midfielder playing out of position.

Berardi needs to learn to look up every now and then. Annoying player.

Coombs wrote:
Klaus wrote:

Every time I watch Spinazzola play he hits the first man whenever he tries to put a cross in. Like a clockwork. If he weren't getting picked constantly on both national and club level I would have thought he was a Serie B player.

He looks like a midfielder playing out of position.

Yeah I'm getting midfielder vibes too. It might be because he's one of those oddballs who is actually right-footed but prefers to play on the left for whatever reason though.

Coombs wrote:

Excited to see what Locatelli is all about.

See how much faster than Xhaka he moves the ball. I hope our rumoured interest was true. I don’t know how many big clubs are shopping at Sassuolo and this tournament might make him

Claudius wrote:
Coombs wrote:

Excited to see what Locatelli is all about.

See how much faster than Xhaka he moves the ball. I hope our rumoured interest was true. I don’t know how many big clubs are shopping at Sassuolo and this tournament might make him

Started the game playing very reserved. Seems to be loosening up a bit, though.

Cescs botoxed his head into a permanent quizzical expression.