Azzurri Thread (31 Viewers)

[AFL_ITALIA]

Italy will suck balls as long as conte keeps calling up complete nobodies like soriano, eder, moretti, etc.

Getting dominated by Croatia at home what a disgrace...

I agree, BUT this is clearly down to the tactic employed. The same players in that defense and half the midfield make up the backbone of a club in the Champions League final. This is what I'm saying. The talent is there to do a lot better, it's just not being utilized properly.

 

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[Carlo22]

I agree, BUT this is clearly down to the tactic employed. The same players in that defense and half the midfield make up the backbone of a club in the Champions League final. This is what I'm saying. The talent is there to do a lot better, it's just not being utilized properly.

Yea like he actually expects Soriano and Pasqual to perform beautiful flick ons in order to combine lmfao

 

[italiacalcio10]

So yeah apparently, Milan's super talent Mastour decided to play for Morocco instead of Italy. I hoped he panned out because he was Italian, but now that he is declaring for Morocco & is on bbilan I hope he goes the way of Kerlon.

 

[CAPITANO]

Portieri: Sirigu, Marchetti, Padelli.
Difensori: Ranocchia, Astori, Acerbi, Moretti, Rossettini, Darmian, De Sciglio, De Silvestri, Pasqual, Criscito.
Centrocampisti: De Rossi, Valdifiori, Verratti, Florenzi, Parolo, Bertolacci, Giaccherini, Soriano, Poli, Bonaventura.
Attaccanti: Candreva, Caligiuri, Gabbiadini, Pellè, Immobile, Zaza, El Shaarawy, Sansone, Vazquez, Insigne, Paloschi.

No Juve Players

 

[Osman]

Poor Berardi, even if he was capocannoieri he would be ignored.

 

[CAPITANO]

Euro U21

 

[Hust]

Isn't Berardi on the younger team?

 

[italiacalcio10]

Conte wasn't happy with one Candreva, he wanted two!

 

[alexjuventino]

That list is disgusting. Extremely disgusting

 

[Juvellino]

The squad will look much better when the Juve players are called up in the summer.

 

[PedroFlu]

not calling Berardi/Rugani to the main team is absolutely hilarious

 

[DIECI]

i love Conte but these call ups wow!

attaccanti: Candreva, Caligiuri, Gabbiadini, Pellè, Immobile, Zaza, El Shaarawy, Sansone, Vazquez, Insigne, Paloschi.

these attackers must be the worst in the history of the FIGC. I wuold take 38 year old Toni who scored 22 goals this season over most of those stiffs.

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I agree, BUT this is clearly down to the tactic employed. The same players in that defense and half the midfield make up the backbone of a club in the Champions League final. This is what I'm saying. The talent is there to do a lot better, it's just not being utilized properly.

you are right to a degree. I still feel our attacking core is not good enough, at least that day. What are the chances Conte quits before the Euros?

 

[Seven]

attaccanti: Candreva, Caligiuri, Gabbiadini, Pellè, Immobile, Zaza, El Shaarawy, Sansone, Vazquez, Insigne, Paloschi.

Wow. It used to be Del Piero, Vieri, Inzaghi, Montella..

 

[alexjuventino]

Difensori: Ranocchia, Astori, Acerbi, Moretti, Rossettini, De Silvestri, Pasqual
Centrocampisti:Valdifiori, Verratti, Florenzi, Parolo, Bertolacci, Giaccherini, Soriano, Poli, Bonaventura.
Attaccanti: Candreva, Caligiuri, Gabbiadini, Immobile Insigne, Paloschi.

These players holy shit

 

[Dostoevsky]

lol so bad

 

[JCK]

Why no Juve players? Because we don't have official games anymore?

 

[Nomuken]

Maybe he's trying to make a statement. He became a Anikin Skywalker, turned to the dark side. Probably had resentment towards us.

 

[ALC]

Portieri: Sirigu, Marchetti, Padelli.
Difensori: Ranocchia, Astori, Acerbi, Moretti, Rossettini, Darmian, De Sciglio, De Silvestri, Pasqual, Criscito.
Centrocampisti: De Rossi, Valdifiori, Verratti, Florenzi, Parolo, Bertolacci, Giaccherini, Soriano, Poli, Bonaventura.
Attaccanti: Candreva, Caligiuri, Gabbiadini, Pellè, Immobile, Zaza, El Shaarawy, Sansone, Vazquez, Insigne, Paloschi.

No Juve Players

Haha omg, even Parma would beat that team.

 

[icemaη]

Difensori: Ranocchia, Astori, Acerbi, Moretti, Rossettini, De Silvestri, Pasqual
Centrocampisti:Valdifiori, Verratti, Florenzi, Parolo, Bertolacci, Giaccherini, Soriano, Poli, Bonaventura.
Attaccanti: Candreva, Caligiuri, Gabbiadini, Immobile Insigne, Paloschi.

These players holy shit

Oh god. If I were the coach, I'd go to bed crying every night. Seriously, what a shit team. Another reason the FIGC should be thankful for Juve.

 

[JuveJay]

Portieri: Sirigu, Marchetti, Padelli.
Difensori: Ranocchia, Astori, Acerbi, Moretti, Rossettini, Darmian, De Sciglio, De Silvestri, Pasqual, Criscito.
Centrocampisti: De Rossi, Valdifiori, Verratti, Florenzi, Parolo, Bertolacci, Giaccherini, Soriano, Poli, Bonaventura.
Attaccanti: Candreva, Caligiuri, Gabbiadini, Pellè, Immobile, Zaza, El Shaarawy, Sansone, Vazquez, Insigne, Paloschi.

The bolded ones for me deserve their call, for either club or/and NT performances. The others are either in on a base talent level, or because there are no other current choices. I've no idea how Caligiuri or Criscito have played. The likes of Ranocchia, Astori, Pasqual and El Shaarawy are going to get in when fit because of a continual lack of choices in those positions. Thiago Motta would also be in that category if he wasn't injured.

Throw in the Juve players: Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Pirlo, Marchisio
Throw in the U21 probables: Perin (inj), Rugani, Sturaro, Berardi

It doesn't look all that bad. But if you call 34 players for this current Azzurri and leave out the best kids and players from the best team then you are going to be left with some shit, there just aren't that many Italians playing regularly.