Demetrio Albertini thread

SENSACION7 · Aug 1, 2010

Demetrio Albertini slams high number of foreign players in Italy’s youth sides

Italian FA's vice-president unhappy with current state of Calcio

By Stefano Federici

With many still looking for answers following what was Italy’s worst ever showing at a World Cup just over a month ago, FIGC vice-president Demetrio Albertini has blasted the high number of foreign players present in the country's youth leagues.

“There are far too many foreign players plying their trade in Serie B, Lega Pro or the Primavera leagues,” Albertini declared to Repubblica.it.

“They form a stop cap over the growth of our own young players.

“The youth leagues aren’t enough anymore as a means for nurturing home grown talent.

“I think we need ‘B’ sides like in Spain for example. A Juventus or Inter B side could play in the Lega Pro and this would give the boys the chance to play against personnel with much more experience.

“We need to find the means to help the youngsters develop. Should they continue to play alongside those of the same age, the situation is bound to remain as it is.”

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3265...rtini-slams-high-number-of-foreign-players-in

After Watching The World Cup, And Merda Win The Treble Without A Single Italian Starter, I Believe For The National Team's Sake & The Growth Of Young Italian Players, Teams Should Have " B " sides. Keeping A System Like Baseball Minor Leagues, Calcio Would Stand A Better Chance Of Keeping Promising Talent & Giving Them A Better Chance Of First Team Play As Well. Instead Of Seeing Them Go To Other Leagues (i.e Federico Macheda... First One That Comes To Mind).

Would Anyone Care To Comment ? ?

Casualista · Aug 1, 2010

He is partially right. I dont think the state of calcio is extremely bad. If i remember correctly our youth didnt do half bad in U-21 euros reaching SF and losing only to germany. But we have to give our young guns a lot more exposure.

Spain has the right system in place to develop its youth. And they are reaping the rewards. There is no doubt its one of the best youth systems in the world.

Does anyone know anything about the german model?

dhorasoo · Aug 1, 2010

Dear Albertini,
instead of bashing our youth system, think again before overpaying an arrogant prick like Lippi to embarras the national team like he did this summer. If young Italian players are good enough they will go to the first team, whether there are foreign youngsters in the youth teams or not.

Jasper · Aug 1, 2010

Official: Demetrio Albertini thread

Merged some old threads for our champion working in FIGC now.

acm55 · Aug 3, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO7f8qGQ8gc
:star:

squaresolid · Feb 23, 2012

derpu · Feb 23, 2012

My maaaannn!! :proud:

Reason of me supporting Milan.

squaresolid · Feb 23, 2012

Depreciation said:
My maaaannn!!

Reason of me supporting Milan.

good reason :thumbsup:

Jivara · Feb 23, 2012

I want to see a better Albertini compiliation, there is not a proper one on the net as of yet, and he was a real good all round midfielder with a set of specialties.

jammin · Feb 23, 2012

can't remember him playing for us. (earliest milan match i can remember is the 2003 CL final)

would love to learn more about him. i heard he was a more complete version of pirlo and my dad loved him as well.

derpu · Feb 23, 2012

You're just one season too late.

2003 was when he left Milan for the first time to Atletico Madrid.

Shame he couldn't retire here, IMO he deserved the same legend status as Maldini.

inb4 rage from Maldini's fan :tongue:

scarecrows · Feb 23, 2012

in my mind he already has legend status

squaresolid · Feb 23, 2012

Jivara said:
I want to see a better Albertini compiliation, there is not a proper one on the net as of yet, and he was a real good all round midfielder with a set of specialties.

true. there's very little documentation on the net about him.
i miss the guy, so i watched some vids on youtube.
this what i could find:

van basten diving header goal in albertini tribute match :eek:

in chinese. good story narration, i think. if you need translation, PM me. i'll ignore it

it doesn't have sound, but enough to bring back the memories :proud:

albertini and baggio :eek:

Ashish said:
last great guy from our academy

i'm in tears :cry:

derpu · Feb 23, 2012

I'm not disappointed, neither angry, but only moved because I'm saying goodbye to Ac Milan.

Deme..

I wasn't that sad when Kaka and Sheva left us, not even close

squaresolid · Feb 23, 2012

some pics: (click for bigger resolution)

wtf!

gosh i still remember this. bierhoff weah :proud:

5-3-4

with boban :proud:

gotta stop here. i'm out of tissue :cry:

derpu · Feb 23, 2012

Is this from 98/99? Leo in happier year with us

squaresolid · Feb 23, 2012

Depreciation said:
I'm not disappointed, neither angry, but only moved because I'm saying goodbye to Ac Milan.

Deme..

I wasn't that sad when Kaka and Sheva left us, not even close

yeah, even tho i was quite sad (big upset involved too) when kaka and sheva leave milan, a player like billy, deme, paolo, has a whole different level of sadness to me. tbh i was blaming ancelotti of deme's leaving milan. but i guess i don't hate him since pirlo was a worthy successor of deme.

Depreciation said:
Is this from 98/99? Leo in happier year with us

yep, under zac. leo did a good contribution for the scudetto. we were actually an underdog in that year. lazio was in superb performance with vieri. fio was also a strong contender with batistuta.

Christian · Feb 23, 2012

wtf? Paolo wearing nr. 9...

squaresolid · Feb 23, 2012

Christian said:
wtf? Paolo wearing nr. 9...

lol. i just noticed that.
now i understand what 'false 9" really means

N3d0 · Feb 23, 2012

Wow... Grande Demetrio... Much more complete playmaker than Pirlo. I remember him pretty good. Was doing great with the already great midfield we had back then. His vision was just amazing. He definitely can say: "Xavi who?"

derpu · Feb 23, 2012

Well, he spent his last year in Barca barely playing, he's there to teach Iniesta and Xavi a thing or two :tongue:

squaresolid · Feb 24, 2012

he's the one mentoring pirlo on the anchor role.

derpu · Feb 24, 2012

+ ancelotti,

Now we know what happened to Pirlo, deep-lying playmaker

squaresolid · Aug 16, 2012

milan barca CL group stage 2000

albertini and rivaldo are such a beast :eek:

i never forget this match :proud:

Sod-Lod · Oct 25, 2012

Thursday October 25 2012 Albertini: Milan must keep Allegri

Milan legend Demetrio Albertini has claimed that the Rossoneri should keep faith with Coach Massimiliano Allegri.

The San Siro side have had a disastrous start to the campaign – both domestically and in Europe – but the 41-year-old believes that the club should remain confident in the current boss.

“Milan must keep Allegri,” he told reporters at an FIGC Press conference.

“Any project started by the Coach needs time. Everyone has to work together to get better results.

“I do not know where this crisis started, but it should be left for people inside the club to understand and fix.

“The logic of changing their market strategy is something everyone can understand, but the current results are visible for everyone to see.

“It is also true though, that the young players that have been brought in need time to grow.”

Milan currently sit in 15th place in Serie A, having picked up just seven points from their first eight games, and also laboured to a 1-0 defeat at Malaga on Tuesday, meaning they have suffered six defeats in 11 games this term.

Some reports are suggesting that Frank Rijkaard has already signed an agreement to become the team's new Coach ahead of the game against Genoa this weekend.

Dinar · Aug 4, 2014

Why aren't we supporting his candidature for FIGC President?

necromancer · Aug 4, 2014

Political reasons I'm sure. Carlo Tavecchio has the backing of the right-wing parties and is an old 'establishment' guy.

While Matteo Renzi has decided to oppose Tavecchio. So we have a clear right vs left situation now. Milan will naturally support Tavecchio.

Albertini just happens to be the opposing guy.

leaf · Aug 4, 2014

Does Milan ever support their legends anymore...Maldini, Seedorf, and now preferring a guy under racism speculation over Albertini? :fp:

This club just keeps sinking lower and lower in all respects. It's getting harder to find things to love about us. This will get worse if we lose SES and DES.

Senatore_M84 · Aug 4, 2014

albertini has zero shot until he stops w/ his idea of reducing serie A in size.

whilei think it's a good idea, atleast halfclubs will immediately vote no. too much risk for them to get relegated year in year out

sanzen · Aug 4, 2014

Senatore_M84 said:
albertini has zero shot until he stops w/ his idea of reducing serie A in size.

whilei think it's a good idea, atleast halfclubs will immediately vote no. too much risk for them to get relegated year in year out

doesnt mean that the league shouldnt be reduced to 18.

albertini just needs to do what every other politician does to get elected: lie.

once he is elected, he can do whatever.

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