After England suffered yet another defeat against Italy, the protagonists of the game shared their impressions. Steven Gerrard was hurt emotionally, as the nation he failed to represent. Liverpool’s midfielder commented:
“We knew how [Italy] were going to play and they never surprised it’s really but it’s disappointing because we put so much into it and come away with nothing. We gave it everything we’ve got and were unlucky to get nothing out of it.”
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Blaming luck for losing to Italy was maybe not as classy as one would expect from Gerrard, but very few players manage to be gracious in defeat, especially when the wound is still raw. However, after the Italians hit a post with Candreva, and an absolutely incredible crossbar with Pirlo, talking about the English being unlucky is borderline ridiculous.
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“It is never normal for me to play against Gerrard. It always gets me emotional, I won’t deny it. In my view if Balotelli learned to run into space and stretch out the team, he’d become unstoppable, because physically there are no defenders who can hold him.
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