I thought Balotelli played really well but he needs to be a bit more clinical with his finishing. He need to watch some Romario tapes, when you get a flighted ball over the top is one touch to control and then another to slap hard or lob the keeper without thinking it. However he was giving them serious problems whole game, physical presence and coming short or going deep to play it simple. It will come!.
And so it came!!
Best game for the tournament for me. Had all the drama and action that was sorely missing from the last few snoozefests.
I guess everything has already been said about Balotelli. I so happy for the youth i real bawl out when he score. Excellent performance all round and this is just the begging.
For that goal he did what he was supposed to do in the Spain game when he was 1 v 1 with Casillas, which is to unleash hell and fury and kick the *&%$ out of the ball.
Balzaretti and Bonnuci deserve special mention for the job they did in defence, especially Balzaretti coming all the way across the central defense to mop up on numerous occassions.
And Pirlo.. Honestly i didnt expect him to be dominant today because I knew Germany were not going to afford him the kinda space that England did.
On to Spain.. Sincerely hope Itally score first, it will make for an interesting final.
FORZA ITALIA.. FORZA BALO!!!