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Scotland vs Faroe Islands Preview

Scotland will face the Faroe Islands in an International Friendly on Tuesday. Scotland have had some extremely tough games in their UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying group of late.
During the month of October, a hard fought 1-0 defeat in the Czech Republic was followed up with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss at home to World Champions Spain. The Tartan Army will hope this game provides the fans with a victory and a few goals to celebrate.

The Faroe Islands are perennial strugglers and will be underdogs going onto this game. They are rock bottom of their UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying group, but have had some success against British opposition when they held Northern Ireland to a 1-1 draw.

Scotland will field a number of new faces as fatigue and injuries have taken a toll on who is available for selection by Craig Levein. Glasgow Rangers have a heavy schedule and as a result all Rangers have been omitted or withdrawn from the squad for this friendly. This means star players such as Kenny Miller, Allan McGregor and David Weir will not feature.
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Scotland vs Faroe Islands Report

Scotland gained a comfortable 3-0 victory over the Faroe Islands courtesy of three first half goals from Liverpool defender Danny Wilson, Kris Commons and Jamie Mackie.
The score remained the same despite Scotland dominating possession in the second half and cruising to victory in front of a disappointing crowd of just over 10,000 at Pittodrie.

The game was even in the opening stages with the Faroe Islands playing two up front and setting their stall out to get forward in attack just as much as the home side. The bold approach from the visitors almost paid off inside 10 minutes when Jann Ingi Peterson slammed a long range free kick against the crossbar.

Scotland were stung into life and began to press the play and keep the ball in the Faroe’s half. The Scot’s opened the scoring in the 24th minute when Wilson capped his international debut with a goal as he turned in a Charlie Adam corner.
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Euro2012 Qualifying- Italy vs Faroe Islands Preview

Tuesday September 7 2010,
Tags: Italy, Faroe Islands, Euro2012 Qualifying, Group C, Antonio Cassano
Prandelli tinkers with formation ahead of tomorrow's encounter.

After an unconvincing 2-1 win over Estonia, Italy take on Faroe Islands in Florence on Tuesday.  Coach Cesare Prandelli lamented recently that Italy lacked confidence at half-time of their first encounter, signaling in the process that Italian shortcomings may be more psychological than anything else.  Admittedly, the Azzurri have looked timid, even when compared to the 2008 version under Roberto Donadoni, a team that, if nothing else, could play out a pragmatic 0-0 draw (Euro2008) with Spain.  The current Italian side needs to find a combination of that self-belief and a distinct identity that will let them impose their authority on a game.

Prandelli has somewhat of a selection headache ahead of tomorrow’s game.  What is becoming increasingly clear is that a reformed Antonio Cassano, the erstwhile petulant talent of Italian football, is the man around whom the new Italy will be built.  He looks to keep his place in attack as Prandelli experiments with a 4-3-2-1.  Fiorentina’s Alberto Gilardino is set to spearhead the attack in front of Cassano and Giuseppe Rossi.  It is a variation of a 4-3-3 that worked moderately well against Estonia.  However, Rossi and Cassano bring different qualities in attack.  Rossi is an enterprising, speedy forward, while Cassano likes to carve out chances in close spaces as a more traditional playmaker. 

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Euro 2012 Qualifier – Estonia vs Italy: Coach Cesare Prandelli Asks His Men To Be Positive

Thursday September 2 2010,
Tags: Euro 2012, Italy, Cesare Prandelli, Estonia, Faroe Islands
Italy Coach Cesare Prandelli is looking forward to rebuild the broken spirit of the Azzurri. Ahead of Italy’s Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Estonia and the Faroe Islands, Prandelli has asked his men to think and perform positively.

Italy Coach Cesare PrandelliThe former Fiorentina manager will be leading Italy in a competitive encounter for the first time since replacing the disgraced Marcello Lippi. All eyes are on the coach to start business on a good note as the Azzurri are desperate to find back the respect they used to enjoy.

During the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the Italians didn’t manage a single victory and their performance was well below their fans’ expectations. Cesare Prandelli has been given the task to put things right and this is what he had to say to the media during a press conference:

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