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I have lost much faith in the present Lippi mind, after seeing him use ultra important world cup group matches to attempt to retrain Marchisio into two new positions, where he has zero success in the past. he is a central midfielder. NOT an offensive midfielder, a trequartista, or a fucking winger.
After a season in which Marchisio matured slightly, improved slightly, as a central midfielder for Juve, why the hell has Lippi decided that he is best deployed elsewhere??? I felt sorry for him against NZ and Paraguay, because his strengths are wasted and Lippi seems to be desperate to destroy his confidence and show the world that one of Italy's most promising box to box midfielders, is useless on the wing and behind the strikers./....Bravo Lippi...you fucking idiot. Respect remains for what he did with us, and also in 2006, but only a lunatic could be respecting his selection and tactical approach at this year's world cup. He is making things so much harder than they need be...
After a season in which Marchisio matured slightly, improved slightly, as a central midfielder for Juve, why the hell has Lippi decided that he is best deployed elsewhere??? I felt sorry for him against NZ and Paraguay, because his strengths are wasted and Lippi seems to be desperate to destroy his confidence and show the world that one of Italy's most promising box to box midfielders, is useless on the wing and behind the strikers./....Bravo Lippi...you fucking idiot. Respect remains for what he did with us, and also in 2006, but only a lunatic could be respecting his selection and tactical approach at this year's world cup. He is making things so much harder than they need be...
Blog: A far cry from Tardelli
Claudio Marchisio hasn’t had a good World Cup so far, but Antonio Labbate fears too much was expected of the youngster
It was former Fiorentina forward Stefano Borgonovo who first likened Claudio Marchisio to Marco Tardelli. We’ve seen few similarities so far at South Africa 2010. While Schizzo, as he was known, is remembered around the planet for his scream celebration in the 1982 Final, some of the harshest critics are asking why the present Juventus midfielder is even at this World Cup.
It would be easy to condemn the youngster for his performances against Paraguay and then New Zealand. He didn’t have good games in either. Hooked in both matches after 58 and 60 minutes respectively, the 24-year-old has arguably been the biggest flop in an Azzurri shirt so far this summer.
In his defence, the seemingly timid Marchisio has been played out of position. In game one he was used as an attacking midfielder, alla Simone Perrotta, in a 4-2-3-1 formation which would have worked better had Marcello Lippi actually decided to call-up the Romanista in the first place. In the second tie on Sunday, the Turin-native was started on the left of midfield in a more traditional 4-4-2.
Having again failed to leave any sort of impression on the match, Marchisio intimated that Lippi’s never-ending tactical experiments in recent weeks have caused confusion within the ranks. His new club boss, Gigi Del Neri, has also made it clear that Claudio isn’t being used correctly. “He’s a central midfielder and not a wide one,” he underlined.
Lippi may not be utilising Marchisio effectively, but the fact that the Viareggino has so far preferred to shoe-horn him into the side rather than omitting him from the line-up entirely speaks volumes about the boy’s ability – or at least the tactician’s belief in his potential.
Lippi clearly rates Marchisio, as does Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger who labelled him as an “emerging central midfielder” on the eve of the tournament. The real issue surrounding Marchisio though is not his positioning, but the actuality that he isn’t the finished product by any means.
He may wear the heavy stripes of the Old Lady, but he’s still establishing himself at club level. After progressing from the stands as a boyhood Juve fan to the edges of the pitch as a ball boy, he’s still not concluded the transformation process from a youth team product to an untouchable in the Bianconeri line-up – especially after the outfit’s struggles in 2009-10.
Marchisio may still have a role of some sort in Africa, but his style of play suggests that this World Cup may have come a little bit too early for him – he’ll be a better player, physically and mentally, in four years’ time.
Tardelli, a symbol of a generation in Italian football, had 1978 to acclimatise to international football at the highest level, 2010 could be Claudio’s appetiser.
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Claudio Marchisio hasn’t had a good World Cup so far, but Antonio Labbate fears too much was expected of the youngster
It was former Fiorentina forward Stefano Borgonovo who first likened Claudio Marchisio to Marco Tardelli. We’ve seen few similarities so far at South Africa 2010. While Schizzo, as he was known, is remembered around the planet for his scream celebration in the 1982 Final, some of the harshest critics are asking why the present Juventus midfielder is even at this World Cup.
It would be easy to condemn the youngster for his performances against Paraguay and then New Zealand. He didn’t have good games in either. Hooked in both matches after 58 and 60 minutes respectively, the 24-year-old has arguably been the biggest flop in an Azzurri shirt so far this summer.
In his defence, the seemingly timid Marchisio has been played out of position. In game one he was used as an attacking midfielder, alla Simone Perrotta, in a 4-2-3-1 formation which would have worked better had Marcello Lippi actually decided to call-up the Romanista in the first place. In the second tie on Sunday, the Turin-native was started on the left of midfield in a more traditional 4-4-2.
Having again failed to leave any sort of impression on the match, Marchisio intimated that Lippi’s never-ending tactical experiments in recent weeks have caused confusion within the ranks. His new club boss, Gigi Del Neri, has also made it clear that Claudio isn’t being used correctly. “He’s a central midfielder and not a wide one,” he underlined.
Lippi may not be utilising Marchisio effectively, but the fact that the Viareggino has so far preferred to shoe-horn him into the side rather than omitting him from the line-up entirely speaks volumes about the boy’s ability – or at least the tactician’s belief in his potential.
Lippi clearly rates Marchisio, as does Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger who labelled him as an “emerging central midfielder” on the eve of the tournament. The real issue surrounding Marchisio though is not his positioning, but the actuality that he isn’t the finished product by any means.
He may wear the heavy stripes of the Old Lady, but he’s still establishing himself at club level. After progressing from the stands as a boyhood Juve fan to the edges of the pitch as a ball boy, he’s still not concluded the transformation process from a youth team product to an untouchable in the Bianconeri line-up – especially after the outfit’s struggles in 2009-10.
Marchisio may still have a role of some sort in Africa, but his style of play suggests that this World Cup may have come a little bit too early for him – he’ll be a better player, physically and mentally, in four years’ time.
Tardelli, a symbol of a generation in Italian football, had 1978 to acclimatise to international football at the highest level, 2010 could be Claudio’s appetiser.
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