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Shame Hamsik has been garbage so far, should have used Vittek.

So if an Ecuadorian hits your mother you will hate all Ecuadorians?

Not that you need an excuse, but what does De Laurentiis have to do with the Azzurri?

Doing it is different. Were any of the teams in this group better than Ireland? I don't think so.

The attack was also not that great in 2006, I think it goes a bit further than the strikers, it was no coincidence that when Pirlo came into the game Italy looked a lot better. Totti and Del Piero were not fantastic in 2006 and they wouldn't have been this year either but they would have offered...

You can only judge them from the group! Is Lippi supposed to have a crystal ball?! Name me a team that qualified in first place in their group and then went to a tournament with a different attacking setup.

I agree with the sentiment that at least one 'game changer' should have gone, but this Cassano love-in is too predictable.

England? :lol: England really doesn't have a deep talent pool. I see your point, one many are going to make in this situation. So you think that Lippi should have totally abandoned his qualification system and gone into the tournament with a completely new attack of Cassano and Pazzini? What...

Ok, I don't remember it, couldn't have been important as the French would have had a national protest for three days otherwise :D

So that could get interesting. Hopefully Northern Ireland are down and out by then, as Italy often struggle against the sides with a 'British' style and mentality.

To be fair to Lippi there are many players in other teams who are still at the World Cup who did not earn their places based on the league season. The players he took are the ones who qualified with an unbeaten record.

It wasn't clear at all, but either way, Australia did nothing to win that game as they had less chances than Italy with a man advantage for half of it. That's more what these issues come down to, the same for Italy against Slovakia, 20 mins of play wasn't enough. People talking about Italy...

Is it right that Italy play Serbia away in the last Euro 2012 qualifying game?

I remember World Cups very clearly, Materazzi's false red against Australia, Malouda's dive in the final, Italy must be due a lot of karma :hellyes:

Yeah, coaches just don't give so many chances to the kids, although I think the tactical side of the Italian game is also a big issue. Coaches would rather be safe, fearful even, and play an experienced pro for short term gain over long term success. More presidents need to appoint coaches who...

Yes, the third goal is the most pathetic thing I have ever seen from an Italy defense.

The Italian media often speaks in the future tense, particularly after a disappointment. People have been looking forward even before this tournament started, I'm not sure announcing the future of the coach before the tournament was great.

Italy team to win Euro 2012: Buffon Santon - Ranocchia - Chiellini - Criscito De Rossi - Aquilani - Marchisio Balotelli - Borriello - Cassano :oops:

Naturally :hellyes: