Gab Marcotti
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They decide to kind of go into lockdown mode, 11 v 11, and then maybe play possession.
Maybe the plan was to play possession second half.
I don't know because we never got there because 41 minutes in, Alessandro Bastoni, arguably Italy's best defender, makes a really poor decision.
Not entirely his fault.
Also a function of the fact that
Donnarumma's goal kick.
I think probably because he also slipped.
And also, I don't think the defenders were where they were supposed to be to receive it.
So he's scrambling.
He gets himself sent off.
10 versus 11.
Gattuso decides, let's go into lockdown mode and let's suffer because, you know, that's what he was like as a player.
And I think it's kind of like all he knows.
As a result, Ball's going to take a million shots on goal.
I think it was 33 by the end of the game.
They eventually get an equalizer.
Goes into extra time, you're tired, it's raining, blah, blah, blah.
It's a long time to play with a man down.