sitter for pelle... should be 2-0

fellaini was awful there! what a donkey

I remember Belgium getting a lot of hype at the world cup and being a bit underwhelming.

Belgium must have their very own Hodgson in charge to make such a talented bunch of players perform so badly as a team.

still got to the quarter finals though...

Did they? Fair do's, I just remember not being particularly impressed by them. They had an easy group too I seem to remember.

Yes, and this is more of the same. What have they actually done with their 'world class' squad for the last two years? Lost and drew with Wales in the qualifiers

Not drastically so, they're currently a mix of established internationals and wily veterans. There are a few young guns in the squad like Florenzi, Zaza, El Shaarawy and a handful of others but experience tends to take precedence in the first team.

De Bruyne took too long getting it out of his feet then.

Lots of possession, little purpose from Belgium.

Id money on the buggers

Now you know that isn't fair; Hodgson would have Lukaku taking the corners

still think Belgium might score.......

Terrific half. Italy should be 2-up. Belgium flattering to deceive one again.

Belgium look every bit like a collection of talented individuals who are thoroughly underwhelming as an actual team.

Alan Shearer, is he going for the "Jason Statham look?"

Belgium look like a team who have skill but not chemistry. De Brueyne is misplacing a lot of passes, Hazard is trying to make things happen but the others don't seem to be on his wavelength. They need to take the handbreak off and go after them.

Italy seem like the less technically talented side but they're in-your-face, attacking with pace and well set up defensively. Conte has managed this well.

Not surprising. Remember them boring me sh1tless last World Cup. Rankings are bollocks.

Belgium fortunate to only be one goal behind. Italy really doing their best to put them to the sword once they had scored.

Other than Italians, I think the happiest people will be Chelsea fans and the arrival of Antonio Conte.

Still have yet to see Belgium play a decent side and impress me. Easy to see how Wales took four points off them.

Italy look intense and passionate, with enough quality to hurt the opposition. Think Candreva is a class act.

Lukaku is not having a good game so far.

Well they will be happy the quicker he becomes their manager, so I would think that they would want Italy to get knocked out asap.

I think once Italy put the pressure on none of the Belgium players responded well; none of them are having a good game now, especially since the goal was conceded.

Something not right about the team spirit and the collective sense of themselves. Who are the warriors in the team?

That's exactly it. They looked like that in 2014 in Brazil and still do.

get Sturridge, I mean Origi on.

Surely Belgium have someone better than Fellani.
He sums them up so far. Very ordinary.