Azzurri Thread (67 Viewers)

[Gigiventus]

This guys make the team that played vs Argentina even more depressing.

Total control of the match while being very direct. Maybe 6 shots on goal or something like that. The prospect of Verratti, Chiesa, and Scamacca being added to this team is exciting.

Spinazzola is probably the least involved from the defense. Mancini, Bastoni and Calabria have been excellent even if not tested so strongly. Barella showed all his talent with that goal.

Great understanding between the front 3 and Pellegrini who is a necessity, needs to start every important match. He is becoming a monster of a player.

Gnonto looking really intelligent, drawing defenders, making the right runs, linking up, no fear of taking on his man, made the right choice to draw a defender and let the ball pass for the second goal. Fantastic talent.

 

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[DutchJuventino]

Pellegrini, Barella and Bastoni are way above the rest in terms of quality.

The dissonants are Mancini and Cristante, both from Roma. Mancini is defensively good, but his passing is awful today. He thinks is Beckenbauer or something? Cristante is clearly nood good enough. Really slow, lots of fouls, no creativity, litteraly nothing. Bit like AliExpress Jorginho and that says enough.

 

[satfootball]

cristante isnot good but why mancini loves him?

 

[Gigiventus]

Only stand out quality of Cristante is that he is great in the air. Otherwise the sooner he is displaced by Tonali the better.

 

[Bianconero81]

Mancini is a dumb motherfucker, so hopefully Italy can find someone with a brain to partner Bastoni.

 

[JuveJay]

Only stand out quality of Cristante is that he is great in the air. Otherwise the sooner he is displaced by Tonali the better.

Tonali isn't going to get near any starting line up when everyone is available so I don't see the issue with him. Let him have his 15-20 caps until one of the talents ousts him.

 

[maxi]

Really hoping Gatti gets a chance to play

 

[Gigiventus]

Tonali isn't going to get near any starting line up when everyone is available so I don't see the issue with him. Let him have his 15-20 caps until one of the talents ousts him.

I guess you mean Cristante? If so, agreed. Tonali should be a starter soon-ish or at least in close rotation like Locatelli is now.

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Locatelli is a lot better as a mezzala than how Allegri has been using him.

 

[Fab Fragment]

Not a single Juve player. Don’t like it.

 

[maxi]

Not a single Juve player. Don’t like it.

Locatelli is playing and soon-to-be juve player Rusty doris

 

[JuveJay]

I guess you mean Cristante? If so, agreed. Tonali should be a starter soon-ish or at least in close rotation like Locatelli is now.

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Locatelli is a lot better as a mezzala than how Allegri has been using him.

Yeah sorry not sure why I typed Tonali. He will clearly be a first team regular, at least in rotation. I can see Cristante ending up a 6th or 7th choice at best, Italy seem to be producing CMs and nothing else right now.

 

[Fab Fragment]

Locatelli is playing and soon-to-be juve player Rusty doris

I’m not watching the match. How’s that kid Gnonto?

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Good solid win for Italy.

Mancini should have started some of these guys against Macedonia. The team playing tonight would have won comfortably against them.

Oh well. I still think Italy have a bright future, some decent talents coming through.

 

[maxi]

I’m not watching the match. How’s that kid Gnonto?

Looks very promising, good at drawing out defenders and shielding the ball. He's short in stature but pretty skillful. Hopefully he comes back to Serie A

 

[Mark]

Nice, Gatti starts.

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

I wanted to watch Gatti but this somehow isn't on tv at all, wtf.

 

[DutchJuventino]

Fratessi impressed me last two matches.

 

[IlCapitano]

Locatelli is so so good in front of the defense. Can't wait to see him with Pogba and Zakaria in front of him

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Italy the better team against England. England had the best chance of the game tho, but Tonali should have scored - missed a sitter.

Gatti has looked pretty solid so far. He kind of looks like our boy @Salvo

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Locatelli is so so good in front of the defense. Can't wait to see him with Pogba and Zakaria in front of him

The midfield has looked good against England so far. I’ve liked Fratessi’s performance too.