Euro 2020 ‘s curtains are almost coming down. France, Portugal and Belgium both that were billed as favourites dropped out of the going.
However Englands soccer crazy fans can now dare to dream as they chant It is coming home.
The Brits are now on claud 9but the Italians are hearing none of that yet.
English fans are arrogant and disrespectful.
Some parts of Italy’s media warmed up for Sunday’s Euro 2020 final between Italy and England by accusing the home side of arrogance, a lack of technical quality and even being party to a dark international conspiracy.
Ahead of the match at Wembley Stadium — the first time England’s men have appeared in the final of a major international football tournament since 1966 — some Italian commentators cited the England fans’ enthusiastic embrace of the chant “it’s coming home” as evidence of misplaced overconfidence.
“We Italians believe we can lose, the English think they have to win,” wrote Italian journalist Beppe Severgnini in the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera. “That’s why, often, we do better than them. In our attitude we mix caution, experience and superstition. Their attitude is a mixture of pride, imprudence and impatience.”
He went on to point out that the Italian men’s national football team, known as the Azzurri, have won four World Cups and one European championship — while England have won just one World Cup 55 years ago.
“The motto that sounds in English stadiums these days should be corrected: Football is coming home — but trophies not yet,” he said.
In the Italian daily Domani, Pippo Russo noted that the chants of “it’s coming home” were ironic as they were being sung by fans of “a country that can only succeed at home”, in reference to the 1966 World Cup victory, secured in another final at Wembley.
Resurrecting the more recent ghosts of Euro 1996, Giuseppe Pastore noted in Il Foglio, another Italian newspaper, that “English fans are so persuaded and pervaded by the desire to raise a cup after 55 years that they amiably gloss over the origins of that song (Three Lions) . . . which was recorded to celebrate a European title they would win at Wembley that they never won, beaten on penalties in the semi-finals by Germany”.
About the England team he noted that Italy’s opponents would be “a rare case of a tactically shrewd English national team” and that the English would start as the “great favourites” for the final.
England has really improved ~Capello.
Fabio Capello, a highly decorated former Italian international and coach who managed the English national team between 2008 and 2012, praised the current England team’s work ethic but played down their players’ level of skill.
“England is an interesting team, not yet a great one,” Capello said. “In the midfield, they do not have much quality, but they are all people who work
It is coming to Rome…..
Juventus defender Bonucci, 34, will line up alongside 36-year-old centre-back partner Giorgio Chiellini to face an England team with an average age of 25.
Bonucci joked it will be “youngsters against old men” as Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate can call upon the likes of Bukayo Saka, 19, and 21-year-old Jadon Sancho in his attack.
“They have very strong attackers, we will need great attention towards them and the whole team,” he said.
“We know the difficulties they can give us and we will have to be careful about their speed
Italy will face England on Sunday in a high octane match. Who will it be?
