Friday, 29 June 2012

Euro 2012 Balotelli sends Azzuri to glory

The much misunderstood Mario Balotelli gave a superb performance grabbing two goals to send Italy to the final. They eliminated the favourites Germany in a game where surprisingly Germany had played not to their usual standard. The Italians who narrowily missed out on keeping back to back clean sheets, could be rightly proud of taking their place in the final where they meet Spain.

For Spain it will be a tester with the fast paced Balotelli. The Man City star will no doubt force the Spanish defence on the back foot as the current holders also look to deny the influence of Pirlo who has been one of the big guns in the competition. An unmarked Pirlo can cause problems for Spain unless they can stick a player on him and not let him pick out the passes for Balotelli to finish. Somehow I dont think this will go to penalties.

For Germany this was a minor setback for the young team as they continue to build for the future. They will now focus on qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. For this team a group which features Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Austria, Faroe Isles and Kazakhstan, qualification should be an easy process.

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