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#4141 |
Io non ho cugini
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Italy will qualify for Euro2020 if they beat Greece next month.
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#4142 |
AC Milan Icon
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Belgio
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qualifying is easy, but this team is too raw to actually achieve something
but maybe it’s what they needed now |
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#4143 |
Lo Stile di Pioli
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Johannesburg
Fav. Players: Nesta, Maldini, Buffon, Rino*Pirlo*Clarence, Sheva, Totti, Ibra, Pippo, Giacomo, Carlo, Il Dottore
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Which team isn't raw for 2020? Netherlands, Spain, Germany are all reinventing and kicking off new projects. France are the clear favourites, and everyone else has an outside chance.
I thought the Finland match was quite well played. Italy gave it away a little in the 2nd half, but the 1st half was very well done. I'm glad that Mancini opened up to the possibility of playing Sensi and Verratti together against certain opposition, because it would be a shame to bench either at this stage. ![]() |
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Casciavit
Join Date: May 2017
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Anyway, if you start a midfield of Sensi - Jorginho - Verratti, there's no goals from the midfield nor an 'X factor player' in the final third. I think Jorginho could be the only one who can be considered somewhat of an 'X factor player', although he is far away from the final third ...so yes, Italy clearly lack that final third player. If i were Mancini, i would go for a Verratti - Jorginho - Pellegrini midfield. Bonaventura have the same charateristics as Pellegrini, so i wouldn't count that option out. Zaniolo as CM would be another option, but he does not look ready. Not even for the U21 side. I would like to include Barella, but i think he's in the same boat as Sensi and Verratti. Barella may develop into something more of a 10 player, someone who attacks more, but i don't see it happening any time soon, especially not under someone like Conte. |
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#4145 |
Lo Stile di Pioli
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Johannesburg
Fav. Players: Nesta, Maldini, Buffon, Rino*Pirlo*Clarence, Sheva, Totti, Ibra, Pippo, Giacomo, Carlo, Il Dottore
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Mancini's first choice midfield is Verratti-Jorginho-Barella. All 3 provide something different, and I think it's a great combination. They've already shown their balance together over the last year.
Sensi presents a good problem because he has broken through over the last 6-8 months, and was very good every time he got a chance in the Italy midfield (Finland first half was exceptional). So I'm happy to hear Mancini say that he would be willing to try Sensi and Verratti together (even though they are similar players) against certain opposition where their characteristics would work together. And in case one of the main 3 guys gets suspended or injured, Sensi will slot in seamlessly. Pellegrini is a player I don't particularly like. Managers love such players because you can stick them in a hundred position and they'll put in a lot of hustle. He's the new Perrotta. These 5 in any case will be the core midfielders for the Euro, unless we get someone breaking through in the next 8 months. ![]() |
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#4146 |
Casciavit
Join Date: May 2017
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Castrovilli from Fiorentina could break through and get a place in Italy’s squad ahead of the Euro's. Who do you think?
Maybe Zaniolo if he has matured by that time, too. |
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#4147 |
Lo Stile di Pioli
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Johannesburg
Fav. Players: Nesta, Maldini, Buffon, Rino*Pirlo*Clarence, Sheva, Totti, Ibra, Pippo, Giacomo, Carlo, Il Dottore
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Zaniolo should be part of the squad but more for the attacking 3 positions. Castrovilli has never been involved in the nazionale setup, will be quite some feat for him to break through.
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#4148 |
Lo Stile di Pioli
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Johannesburg
Fav. Players: Nesta, Maldini, Buffon, Rino*Pirlo*Clarence, Sheva, Totti, Ibra, Pippo, Giacomo, Carlo, Il Dottore
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Renaissance kit out. I'm absolutely going to buy this.
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#4149 |
AC Milan Icon
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: brisbane
Fav. Players: cr7, Kaka, sheva, zidane, pastore , zlatan ibra,T.silva, jovetic, Arjen robben, drogba, suarez
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Some decent players coming through but I am not too confident in their abilities. None particularly have that match winning factor. Zaniolo can be that player but he is still raw.
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#4150 |
Il Moderati
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Italy (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Danilo D’Ambrosio, Leonardo Bonucci, Francesco Acerbi, Leonardo Spinazzola; Nicolo Barella, Jorginho, Marco Verratti; Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne.
at least one milan players is on the field |
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#4151 |
Lo Stile di Pioli
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Johannesburg
Fav. Players: Nesta, Maldini, Buffon, Rino*Pirlo*Clarence, Sheva, Totti, Ibra, Pippo, Giacomo, Carlo, Il Dottore
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Jorginho penalties are fun to watch.
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#4152 |
Il Moderati
Join Date: Feb 2004
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well this was unexpected
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#4153 |
Io non ho cugini
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Forza Azzurri!
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#4154 |
Lo Stile di Pioli
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Johannesburg
Fav. Players: Nesta, Maldini, Buffon, Rino*Pirlo*Clarence, Sheva, Totti, Ibra, Pippo, Giacomo, Carlo, Il Dottore
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Qualification done! Mancini has been impeccable. Bravo.
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#4155 |
Il Moderati
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Most victories for the azzurri in a row
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#4156 |
Milansochist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Fav. Players: Maldini, Nesta, Gattuso, Rui Costa, Albertini, Serginho, Seedorf, Redondo, Ibrahimovic, Ronaldinho
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That kit is dope!
Italy have a pretty good and interesting squad, but I feel like they're missing a WC forward, who can get you out of trouble when the team is in a slum. Immobile and Belotti are not talented or consistent enough imho. |
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#4157 | |
Revolution
Join Date: Aug 2017
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#4158 | |
Man with a Plan
Join Date: Jun 2003
Fav. Players: Schmeichel, Maldini, Maradona and ME
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