Neill Tells Australia To 'Remember Italy'

Vaguely · Post by **Vaguely** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:02 pm

Australian star Lucas Neill has told fans Down Under that they should remember Italy in 2006 and not be too concerned about the teamâ€™s disappointing Asian Cup opener.

In Bangkok on Sunday, only a last-minute equalizer from Tim Cahill earned the below-par tournament favourites a 1-1 draw with Oman.

Criticism has been fierce in Australia but Neill believes that the example that Italy set a year ago is a good one to follow.

"Italy started the tournament badly at the World Cup but they ended up winning it, and it's not the team that starts fastest, it's the team that's there at the final," said Neill.

Australia canâ€™t afford a similar performance against Iraq on Friday in Bangkok.

"This is a massive game and that's all we're thinking about," said Neill.

"A good 90 minutes, hope to score a goal and not concede one and if we get the win, we're in a great position to move to the next round."

"If we lose, we're going to have to do it the hard way and rely on other people. We don't want to have our tournament in somebody else's hands."

"Now is our opportunity to correct the first result and get the three points."

I don't understand. Italy gained 7 points in the group stages and finished first. Beat Ghana and Czechs pretty convincingly. Minor slip-up against USA but they played well in all games.

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:30 pm

hahaha you beat me to it!!! what s tupid thing to say, we started off slowly?!?!? two wis and a draw slowly?!?!?!

diegom · Post by **diegom** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:47 pm

I think he means that Australia is GOING to loose in the next round against the eventual champions.
Ie loss to Italy in WC 2006
lose to Japan/China in Asia????

I friggen hope NOT!

arxidi · Post by **arxidi** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:42 pm

yeah keep going on with that attitude you muppet and we'll see how far you get.

(that was directed to neill not to any of you guys)

D.E.B.S. · Post by **D.E.B.S.** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:18 am

diegom · Post by **diegom** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:31 pm

Notorious Bishop wrote:Yes remember shitaly... if you can't win fairly take a dive and con the ref

Yeah GO UNDEFEATED AND CONCEDE 1 GOAL BEFORE THE FINAL AND WIN THE 4TH WORLD CUP!

GOOD CALL U BISHOP, OR IS THAT BULLSHIIIIT

Judge Judy · Post by **Judge Judy** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:46 pm

shiraz you boys are a bunch of creamers

1-1 v USA is a slow start
1-1 v Oman is a slow start

freaks

Caramelas13 · Post by **Caramelas13** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:58 pm

What are you talking about???? First game was against Ghana and we won 2-0.

USA was the 2nd game

He could have said France. They had a slow start with 2 draws from their first 2 games and made the WC Final.

Judge Judy · Post by **Judge Judy** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:09 pm

agree

olympiakos · Post by **olympiakos** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:10 am

Notorious Bishop wrote:Yes remember shitaly... if you can't win fairly take a dive and con the ref

italy won world cup, end of story, they were smarter than everyone else

barbarez01 · Post by **barbarez01** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:17 am

Notorious Bishop wrote:Yes remember shitaly... if you can't win fairly take a dive and con the ref

cracker comment ahahahahahaahahahah so true!

'spotted on' as ronaldo07 wrote in the World Football forum Rolando bianchi thread haha

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:14 am

barbarez01 wrote:
Notorious Bishop wrote:Yes remember shitaly... if you can't win fairly take a dive and con the ref
cracker comment ahahahahahaahahahah so true!

'spotted on' as ronaldo07 wrote in the World Football forum Rolando bianchi thread haha

hahaha yea man, so true hahaha man...

your 15 and your in high school arent you?!?!

Remember "Totti takes it... and its the end of the Australian dream!"

barbarez01 · Post by **barbarez01** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:31 pm

LFTWNG11 wrote:
barbarez01 wrote:
Notorious Bishop wrote:Yes remember shitaly... if you can't win fairly take a dive and con the ref
cracker comment ahahahahahaahahahah so true!

'spotted on' as ronaldo07 wrote in the World Football forum Rolando bianchi thread haha
hahaha yea man, so true hahaha man... your 15 and your in high school arent you?!?!

Remember "Totti takes it... and its the end of the Australian dream!"

you live in Australia and you talk like that you ungrateful fvck!

Pinturicchio · Post by **Pinturicchio** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:01 pm

barbarez01 wrote:
LFTWNG11 wrote:
barbarez01 wrote:
Notorious Bishop wrote:Yes remember shitaly... if you can't win fairly take a dive and con the ref
cracker comment ahahahahahaahahahah so true!

'spotted on' as ronaldo07 wrote in the World Football forum Rolando bianchi thread haha
hahaha yea man, so true hahaha man... your 15 and your in high school arent you?!?!

Remember "Totti takes it... and its the end of the Australian dream!"
you live in Australia and you talk like that you ungrateful fvck!

fvck off why is he ungrateful, because he doesnt support australian football?? ahhk because whoever you support in football determines to what degree you appreciate were your born,

barbarez01 · Post by **barbarez01** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:08 pm

typical italians.. cocky ungrateful fvcks..

pires7 · Post by **pires7** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:28 pm

And now he will tell us to forget Asia!
And screw our teammates and get sent off after 94mins

Caramelas13 · Post by **Caramelas13** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:43 pm

barbarez01 Posted: 13 Jul 2007 22:08 Post subject:

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typical italians.. cocky ungrateful fvcks..

Got every f'ucken right to be ya dikhed. World Champions & European Club Champions. Stick that up your a'rse.

Forza Italia all the way and f'ucken proud of it.

Wild Eagle · Post by **Wild Eagle** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:16 am

barbarez01 wrote:typical italians.. cocky ungrateful fvcks..

At least we can play football

Juventino · Post by **Juventino** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:23 am

Italy don't lose to these second rate nations...

(nobody mention Korea, north or south!

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