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What amazing choices again. Yep, let's try a couple of new players in a formation they don't play for the most crucial qualifying game.
Like I said, if they qualify it's despite Ventura.
Fool enough to almost be it
Cool enough to not quite see it
Where are the people who said this Italy is one of the best teams in the world?
Und alles, was man weiss, nicht bloss rauschen und brausen gehört hat, lässt sich in drei Worten sagen.
ILLLLLL TRICOLOOOOOOOR ABBIAMO VINTO IL TRICOLOOOOOOOOOOOR ABBIAMO VINTO IL TRICCCOOOOLLLOOOOOORRRRRRRRR
It's not Just a stadium - It's our Home. It's not just a kit - It's our Skin. We're not only Eleven - We're Millions. We're not just a crowd - We're a family. It's not just 90 minutes - It's a lifetime. It's not just a passion - It's an emotion. It's not just a game - It's our life. Juventus is not just a club - It's a lifestyle!
It wasn't a playoff either, high stakes games are where teams really measure themselves
None of these variables were mentioned in the original post, it was simply losing to Sweden. But fine, Argentina could not beat Paraguay, Peru, or Bolivia home or away. While it was not a playoff, the second-to-last qualifier against Peru was pretty high stakes, no? 0-0 draw.
Und alles, was man weiss, nicht bloss rauschen und brausen gehört hat, lässt sich in drei Worten sagen.
Results are the big picture but a small part of judging everything. Any team could finish second to Spain (first issue), any team could struggle with Sweden over two legs in a life or death qualifier (we've played one leg so far). They have mediocre players but cohesion, spirit, no pressure and play a style that Italy traditionally struggle with. It's the manner of performances that is the issue here, you can see with Ventura's selection, formations and subs that he has no idea of what his strongest line up is to play this game. The players don't seem to have an idea. He's been in charge for over a year and today he'll play another new side because he has no real idea what to go with.
He did what an old Italian coach will go with, push comes to shove. An experienced team and a safe formation. Hope they get an early goal and Sweden $#@! themselves. Otherwise it's going to be more desperation.
Fool enough to almost be it
Cool enough to not quite see it
Playing in El Alto (Bolivia) is no easy feat. Altitude can $#@! people up even if they're not exercising.
Now imagine football players who have to play 90 minutes at full intensity where there's much less oxygen.
Lo stile Juve
"Simplicity, professionalism and sobriety"
South America's qualification are ruthless nothing like European qualifications. The weaker teams will butcher the opposition and will almost always put up a fight. Except Colombia vs Peru where they went for the draw when they found out that Chile had one foot out the door so they settled for a draw.
Völler is here with DAi.
Bolivia has a huge advantage at home because of the altitude but the NT is simply too $#@!ty.
Lo stile Juve
"Simplicity, professionalism and sobriety"
I went to bolivia with a dude who benched 400 lbs and ran marathons, the second day in la paz he was so sick he couldn't move
Und alles, was man weiss, nicht bloss rauschen und brausen gehört hat, lässt sich in drei Worten sagen.