As an Italy /Scotland supporter I really enjoyed the match last night. Joined it as Nessun dorma was reaching its crescendo,took me back to the great Italian team of italia 90 and big Pav.
Appart from the football what an amazing wall of noise coming from both sets of supporters the difference it brought to the game was THE DIFFERENCE empty stadia are shite no matter how good the game is Super league supporters take note.
After the Italian anthem the expression on Giorgio Chiellini’s face showed the passion and joy of getting back to football played in front of supporters and the 16000 or so played their part to the full.
Italy’s passing was a joy to watch even up against an Aberdeenesqe defence.
Playing out of defence it was made to look so easy as the Turks settled into their own half. At the sharp end in a Turkish forest I marvelled at the way we could still pass and probe their defence but a goal was proving extremely difficult and any chance would have to be converted.
It took an og to break the deadlock after the initial celebrating with my boys and daughter my lad said “hard goal to defend that if Demiral hadn’t put it in Immobile would have “
Ffs I replied I’ve been saying that about Hibs all season that’s the kind of ball you want fiered into the box not these high balls all the time!
If Berardi was Boyle ,Immobile Nisbet and Demiral some Aberdeen,St Johnstone,Hun defender the result is the same defenders shite it when put in that situation.
We(Hibs) need to work on those kind of balls getting Nisbet and Doidge to gamble more (not the bookies ) there is a place for long balls and there is more to it than getting to the by line and whipping it in.
Hibs are generally good at passing the ball but a lot of the time it is laborious ,side to side and backwards. Imo this is due to players not moving into space it’s the old pass and move scenario it’s not that difficult and the same applies to throw ins loose your marker. Hope Jack Ross was watching last night. Hibs aren’t Italy but then the ugly sisters aren’t France or aBelgium.
There you go,began talking about the Euros ended talking about the SPL as Grievsey used to say “Footballs a funny old game “.
Forza Italia
and C’mon ra Scotland
