Trapattoni confirmed Del Piero's going to be in the starting line-up. What do you think: is it good to stick by his original plan or does he mess up by not selecting Cassano?
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I think Trap made the right decision. Even though Cassano had a better season than Alex and seemed in form against Tunisia, Del Piero will offer experience and balance that the young Roman won't. If DP fails then it's not that much of a problem because Casso is on the bench, but I personally believe that ADP will have a good tournament. If the 'real' DP turns up in Portugal, along with healthy Tottis and Vieris, I'm going to feel sorry for any team in their way. Actually I won't but you guys know what I mean 
Have you seen soccernet's euro2004 team listings??
check out Pirlo's age!!!!
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/euro2004/squad?id=162&cc=5739
check out Pirlo's age!!!!
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/euro2004/squad?id=162&cc=5739
++ [ originally posted by DAVIDZ ] ++
Have you seen soccernet's euro2004 team listings??
check out Pirlo's age!!!!
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/euro2004/squad?id=162&cc=5739
Have you seen soccernet's euro2004 team listings??
check out Pirlo's age!!!!
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/euro2004/squad?id=162&cc=5739
heres my thought on the matter:
Perrota nad Zanetti are essentially defensive players, considering rambo (zambo) is attacking, and the advanced quartet (bobo, totti, dp, camo) are not defensive in the least bit,it kinda makes sense to offer densive stability to a team that would be otherwise too attacking, perrotta isnt a shabby passer either, so there is a smooth transition any way.It also allows pannuci and rambo to make runs as they offer good densive cover also.
Pirlo and gatusso are a great partneship and would imo work when totti isnt playing as the team would requiire incesive passing pirlo offers.
If they were the starting lineup, we would have a very vey attacking linup that would essentially have nesta canna and gatusso offereing strenght with rambo intemetantly get caught up field and panucci is panucci.
Imo i believe italy are lucky to have the players they ahve and ofund a formation that can work wonders. Each part is integral, but i believe perrorta and zannetti are needed to allow totti and co "express" them selves.
Perrota nad Zanetti are essentially defensive players, considering rambo (zambo) is attacking, and the advanced quartet (bobo, totti, dp, camo) are not defensive in the least bit,it kinda makes sense to offer densive stability to a team that would be otherwise too attacking, perrotta isnt a shabby passer either, so there is a smooth transition any way.It also allows pannuci and rambo to make runs as they offer good densive cover also.
Pirlo and gatusso are a great partneship and would imo work when totti isnt playing as the team would requiire incesive passing pirlo offers.
If they were the starting lineup, we would have a very vey attacking linup that would essentially have nesta canna and gatusso offereing strenght with rambo intemetantly get caught up field and panucci is panucci.
Imo i believe italy are lucky to have the players they ahve and ofund a formation that can work wonders. Each part is integral, but i believe perrorta and zannetti are needed to allow totti and co "express" them selves.
