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Quaggy is fucking terrible. It's a mystery how players like him are called up ahead of Cassano, Del piero, and even Di Natale. The thing with Italy is not that they lack creative talent, it seems that they can't really find a good formation where Gatusso, Pirlo, and De Rossi can all play. I...

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The world cup is a tournament consisting of 32 countries, yes? I hope you realize that most of the people who watch the world cup and support Brazil for example are not Brazilian. You can support whoever you want for whatever reason you want, there isn't a law that states otherwise. You can...

You're missing the point. Since virtually anyone can obtain an Italian citizenship, no one is restricted from being an Italian national team player, thus why should non-italians be restricted from being Azzurri fans?

When they play in Italy, yes. But when they play in Europe, they are representing Italy also.

He can obtain an Italian citizenship, can't he??

So what? Juve is an Italian team, they do represent Italy don't they?

That, again, is debatable. If you scream, it will still be debatable. And like Red said, under the current rule, the offside tends to favor the attacking team. No, and I don't even speak Italian. But wait, you're a Juve fan aren't you? And Juve is an ITALIAN team, according to your theory...

I know 5aye but I've been watching the guy play for a couple of years now. I've seen many U21 games and Villareal games, I believe he does have the talent to go very far. And now recently he has been excellent with the Azzuri, and the way he robbed the U.S midfielder of the ball, rushed forward...

I don't really see how that's relevant. You don't have to wait till the guy is 34 to be able to compare him with Totti and Del piero. It's not like Del piero wasn't compared to Baggio at a very young age either. And again, I never said Rossi was a better player than Ale or Totti, it's very...

Yes but Gilardino didn't interfere with the play in any way. He was way too far away from the goalkeeper to block his vision, and he didn't touch the ball so the goal should have stood.

Well, that was unexpected. :shifty:

Rossi is nowhere near anyone of them, of course. But from the few games I've seen for Rossi with the Azzuri, and the numerous games I've seen Ale and Totti with the Azzuri, it just seems to me that Rossi plays with a lot more heart for the Azzuri. Obviously, it's because he's a young player and...

:andyandbarcelona: We all know that Ale and Totti were not the reasons Italy won the world cup. On an individual level, the two offered very little. And caps don't mean anything football, and that's clearly not what I'm talking about. It's so sad that I have to actually spell things out...

Rossi has always showed that the national team has always been his number one priority. For Ale and Totti, it's different. Del piero plays his heart out when he plays for Juve, and Totti does the same when he plays for Roma. The two always seem to offer much less when they play for Italy...

Pirlo wasn't bad today, he had a few misplaced passes and seemed to continuously resort to boring, aimless long balls in the first half but it wasn't really his fault. He didn't have very much support with De Rossi dropping down too deep with Gatusso and IQ fading away with Gila in attack...