Chelsea fans excited about Conte
This tournament has surely hyped up the Chelsea supporters. With the Italian manager Antonio Conte taking up the Chelsea job next season, things are looking great for the London club. Tonight’s game was another masterclass by Conte where the underdogs Italians fought valiantly and kept the world champions at bay before eventually losing out on penalties.
Given this game and the one before where the team beat defending champions Spain, it is fairly safe to say that the future of Chelsea FC is in great hands. While getting excited is totally natural and understandable, one must not forget that the situation was pretty much similar regarding Louis Van Gall a couple of years ago when he took Netherlands to the World Cup semifinals. And well, we all saw how that ended up.
Germany and consistency
Since the 2006 World Cup, Germany has never failed to reach the semifinals of a major international tournament. This says a lot about the team and the consistency with which they have been performing. These past 10 years have seen Germans reaching the semifinals of the Euros and the World Cup thrice each.
Out of all these, two of the semifinal defeats had been against none other than Italy, the team they finally managed to defeat tonight. Finally having won the World Cup after years of trying and reaching the higher stages, it only remains to be seen if they can repeat the same feat at the Euros.
