Game # 7 - England vs Italy

[catalyst2]

Chronic under-achievers vs chronic over-achievers and it went exactly that way again. It was at least fairly clean and definitely entertaining. Sturridge's goal was exactly what he was on the team for but the Italian machine was able, as always, to grind out thorough-going team goals, exactly the type of enterprise England so often fails to respond to. 2-1 to Italy was probably a fair reflection of the game, England had more shots but less possession and you can't allow that against a team like Italy. Still England were competitive throughout and that bodes well for their other two games.

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[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

Ah, I meant England as the chronic under-achievers. Italy, on the other hand, have gone the World Cup with some ordinary squads in the past and still achieved extraordinary results.