Euro 2020 quarter-final highlights Belgium vs Italy: Italy advance to the semi-final of Euro 2020 after a 2-1 win over Belgium. Barella and Insigne scored the two goals in the first half, which proved to be enough for them to go though. They will meet spain in the semi-final at the wembley in London. For the second major tournament running, Belgium have fallen at the quarter-final hurdle.
Streak Continues....
Italy have not considered a single goal in the group matches and that feat would be continued if there wasn't penalty. Moreover the last time Italy lost their international competitive match was UEFA Nations league against Portugal in the group matches. And their winning streak continues with 31 games.
Modern Midfield
With Jorginho, Verratti and Barella excelling in the midfield, penetrating Italy's fort is getting harder and harder. Only Belgium have more shots on target against Italy but could not hold Italy's winning strategy. Except whales no team have surpassed the mark of 5 corners against Italy inthis euro 2021. And there ball possession should be considered as it is always be greater than 50%. These kinds of tactics need to be surpassed to beat Italy.
Wine Don't Tastes Bitter
One of the oldest defensive duo in the football will be Bonucci and Chiellini from Italy. Both caps more than 100 times for Italy and share their trades mostly for Juventus in club level. No wonder Juventus where the least conceded in the past 3 of 5 seasons in Serie A. Oldest wine tastes better and this Italian duo is the proof of it.
Back to Front
The team where the defence is very strong which helps them to move forward creates chaos in opponent defence. Everyone knew that Italy is made up of tactical play and mostly defensive game. But in euro 2021 they average more than 60 dangerous attacks per game. And in this game Italy had a more dangerous attacks (63) against the golden generation of Belgium team (41).
Manager Trades
Once again belgium's golden generation have fallen off their road to glory. It is not only upto the players of Belgium national team but also the Manager Roberto Martinez, a very good manager but not great compared to the Roberto mancini who was a great tactician and always shares his trades with great clubs and always manages to you have some tricks in his bags, as the pressure in club matches was much higher than the international matches. The same can be said for England but Gareth southgate was coaching England from 2013 onwards including England U 21. Only the time will tell weather southgate capable of lifting the trophy.
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