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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular]Albertini wants Italian Iniestas[/FONT]
The 38-year-old, who played at Barcelona albeit briefly in 2005, is keen to oversee a cultural change in Italian football.
Earlier this week, the FIGC hired Roberto Baggio, Arrigo Sacchi and Gianni Rivera to help improve the game on the peninsula.
Interviewed in La Gazzetta dello Sport, Albertini said: “I was in Spain. They go looking for youngsters with talent there. A player cannot be 'complete' aged just 18 in Italy.
“I remember with gratitude the fundamental training exercises of my first teacher at Milan, Zagatti: ball to the left, ball to the right… Tactics make you win games, but they don't shape youngsters. However, Sacchi's cultural values remain valid.
“Today it's much more difficult for a youngster to come back from a loan because he finds his place occupied by a foreigner. And it's also harder work playing in the lower divisions. The big clubs should create second teams who play in the Lega Pro or the Amateur Leagues. That will be my cavalry charge.
“It's not an experiment: Leagues like this exist in Spain, Germany, England and France. Today a youngster in Italy plays in the Primavera until he is 21, then goes on tour and matures at 23 or 24: it's too late.
“If you face opponents from Serie A or Serie B [early in your career], you are ready for the top flight at 18 or 19, like Iniesta who is 26 and has been playing in La Liga for eight years.
“For instance, from Barcelona's second team, which plays the same formation as the first team, notable players have come through like Pedro, Busquets…”
When asked if the Reserve League would cost too much money to run, Albertini scoffed and said: “Only the management of the League would cost money. The Primavera teams are already under contract. And if a Balotelli or a Macheda matures, the club has great advantages. Don't talk business, talk advantages.” [/FONT]
Wednesday 4 August, 2010
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]The Vice-President of the FIGC Demetrio Albertini wants Italy to produce its own Andres Iniestas under his watch. The 38-year-old, who played at Barcelona albeit briefly in 2005, is keen to oversee a cultural change in Italian football.
Earlier this week, the FIGC hired Roberto Baggio, Arrigo Sacchi and Gianni Rivera to help improve the game on the peninsula.
Interviewed in La Gazzetta dello Sport, Albertini said: “I was in Spain. They go looking for youngsters with talent there. A player cannot be 'complete' aged just 18 in Italy.
“I remember with gratitude the fundamental training exercises of my first teacher at Milan, Zagatti: ball to the left, ball to the right… Tactics make you win games, but they don't shape youngsters. However, Sacchi's cultural values remain valid.
“Today it's much more difficult for a youngster to come back from a loan because he finds his place occupied by a foreigner. And it's also harder work playing in the lower divisions. The big clubs should create second teams who play in the Lega Pro or the Amateur Leagues. That will be my cavalry charge.
“It's not an experiment: Leagues like this exist in Spain, Germany, England and France. Today a youngster in Italy plays in the Primavera until he is 21, then goes on tour and matures at 23 or 24: it's too late.
“If you face opponents from Serie A or Serie B [early in your career], you are ready for the top flight at 18 or 19, like Iniesta who is 26 and has been playing in La Liga for eight years.
“For instance, from Barcelona's second team, which plays the same formation as the first team, notable players have come through like Pedro, Busquets…”
When asked if the Reserve League would cost too much money to run, Albertini scoffed and said: “Only the management of the League would cost money. The Primavera teams are already under contract. And if a Balotelli or a Macheda matures, the club has great advantages. Don't talk business, talk advantages.” [/FONT]
Germany do it as well don't they? They're another league which has seen notable and successful developments of domestic talent going by last summer in the U21 and the WC.
If there was a Juventus B or whatever (JuBentus
) then the attitude of the coaches will also have to be changed to encourage them to use players.
If there was a Juventus B or whatever (JuBentus
) then the attitude of the coaches will also have to be changed to encourage them to use players.
