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He could become the first player to participate in 6 world cups. Longevity is a merit on its own and it would have been a great achievement if not for the senile dipshit Ventura
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_multiple_FIFA_World_Cups
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_multiple_FIFA_World_Cups
Hopefully Italy make it, sack Ventura immediately and appoint someone like Ancelotti (impossible, but one can dream). The team has vast potential only IF the damn coach would play it to their strengths. If you put the best Italian players into a 4-3-3 and huff and puff some damn fighting spirit the results would be different.
International football is dumb anyway.
FI claims that Ventura may switch to a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 on Monday. What do you guys think? Does Ventura save Italy and himself with this change?
4-4-2 seems more likely for someone like him but will probably be same ol garbage with him using AMs as wide midfielders, hoofing balls in to the same static pair of forwards upfront.
4-2-3-1 would be a step in the right direction with him taking advantage of Italy's strength in attacking midfielders and actually using them as attacking midfielders. Italy might actually play decent football then instead of hoofing the ball forward hoping for late Parolo runs into the box.
FI claims that Ventura may switch to a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 on Monday. What do you guys think? Does Ventura save Italy and himself with this change?
4-4-2 seems more likely for someone like him but will probably be same ol garbage with him using AMs as wide midfielders, hoofing balls in to the same static pair of forwards upfront.
4-2-3-1 would be a step in the right direction with him taking advantage of Italy's strength in attacking midfielders and actually using them as attacking midfielders. Italy might actually play decent football then instead of hoofing the ball forward hoping for late Parolo runs into the box.
So what. There is a good amount of talented Italian youth but there aren't many top level Italian players at the moment so should we just sign lesser players because they're Italian?
Anyway its not like the management doesn't clearly go for Italians when talented ones are available ie Caldara and Bernardeschi and forging good relationships with clubs like Atalanta and Sassuolo. Its just that most Italian talents are owned by other Italian clubs who would do anything to avoid selling to us.
Anyway its not like the management doesn't clearly go for Italians when talented ones are available ie Caldara and Bernardeschi and forging good relationships with clubs like Atalanta and Sassuolo. Its just that most Italian talents are owned by other Italian clubs who would do anything to avoid selling to us.
Had to bring this up again because honestly Italy was perfectly fit for a 4-3-3 for this playoff and even for the whole qualifiyng group but unfortunately as of now with Veratti suspended and both Marchisio/ElShaarawy unavailable than makes maybe more sense to play a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2, what is scary tho is that is Ventura we talking about who in over a year in charge coudnt make this team play any decent or efficient football so probably regardless of the formation, starting from the team's tactics and selection which are poor means Italy has weak spots and theyr chances stand most likely in theyr attitude and individual brilliance which most probably gonna get them through this one, let's just hope that the most in-form players that have the right mindset will get selected to play...
I'm sure Italy wont go down without a fight tho, i just hope they'll do it for Buffon or at least for the sake of Italian football!!!
I'm sure Italy wont go down without a fight tho, i just hope they'll do it for Buffon or at least for the sake of Italian football!!!