i havent read the last 3 or 4 pages of replies because it would take a few years to do so.
but in my opinion, i think for italy to win or do well for the euro2004, there would have to be many changes.
starting form managment, and the hierachy all the way down to the toilet and boot polishes.
Management: first, all the corrupted people who have plagued the national team for the past 30 years need to be given the sack! Then trappatoni, who in my opinion, is ruining most of our good players by ignoring them and allowing players who are most obviously not got enough at international level play, should be fired and replaced with a coach who is more innovative, more attacking and doesnt believe that to wnia game, 8 or 9 players defedning is the best option.
Now to players:
its not that i have anything against the following players, but we have better players for those positions and some other players who are young and more talented need to be given the green light so they be form a team which will be competitive for the next 2 or 3 major tournaments.
i would not have the following in my sqaud: panucci, guttuso, di biagio. panucci isnt good enough and makes more mistakes than anyone else. guttuso might run and work hard, but he doesnt do anything with the ball. reminds me of a headless chicken sometimes. And Di Biagio, who i respect is no longer needed when you have the others there.
players i would have in my sqaud or would think of having:
buffon toldo abbiati
nesta cannavaro coco oddo bonera iuliano materazzi zauri c.zenoni diana
ambrosini tomassi zambrotta fiore doni totti zanetti brighi donati marchionni dalla bona Baiocco Manfredini
vieri del piero di vaio montella inzaghi cassano
these players would feature in my sqauds in the lead up to the euro. through injuries etc...i'm sure that most would be able to get a go in some games.
and my line up would be (i have a few)
-------------------buffon
---oddo-------nesta----cannavaro-----coco
----------------------ambrosini
zambrotta----------------------------doni/fiore
----------------------totti
------------vieri--------------del piero
or
-----------------------buffon
--------------nesta-------------cannavaro
Zambrotta--------------------------------------coco
-------------------tomassi--ambrosini
----------------------------totti
---------montella/di vaio----------------del piero
------------------------vieri
or
-------------------------buffon
-----------bonera----nesta-----cannavaro
zambrotta------fiore------ambrosini-----coco
-----------------------totti
-----------vieri----------------------del piero
i really do like the second one, but the first in my opinion really looks more balanced.
and the players i have chosen seem to be better back ups than the current ones we have.
but in my opinion, i think for italy to win or do well for the euro2004, there would have to be many changes.
starting form managment, and the hierachy all the way down to the toilet and boot polishes.
Management: first, all the corrupted people who have plagued the national team for the past 30 years need to be given the sack! Then trappatoni, who in my opinion, is ruining most of our good players by ignoring them and allowing players who are most obviously not got enough at international level play, should be fired and replaced with a coach who is more innovative, more attacking and doesnt believe that to wnia game, 8 or 9 players defedning is the best option.
Now to players:
its not that i have anything against the following players, but we have better players for those positions and some other players who are young and more talented need to be given the green light so they be form a team which will be competitive for the next 2 or 3 major tournaments.
i would not have the following in my sqaud: panucci, guttuso, di biagio. panucci isnt good enough and makes more mistakes than anyone else. guttuso might run and work hard, but he doesnt do anything with the ball. reminds me of a headless chicken sometimes. And Di Biagio, who i respect is no longer needed when you have the others there.
players i would have in my sqaud or would think of having:
buffon toldo abbiati
nesta cannavaro coco oddo bonera iuliano materazzi zauri c.zenoni diana
ambrosini tomassi zambrotta fiore doni totti zanetti brighi donati marchionni dalla bona Baiocco Manfredini
vieri del piero di vaio montella inzaghi cassano
these players would feature in my sqauds in the lead up to the euro. through injuries etc...i'm sure that most would be able to get a go in some games.
and my line up would be (i have a few)
-------------------buffon
---oddo-------nesta----cannavaro-----coco
----------------------ambrosini
zambrotta----------------------------doni/fiore
----------------------totti
------------vieri--------------del piero
or
-----------------------buffon
--------------nesta-------------cannavaro
Zambrotta--------------------------------------coco
-------------------tomassi--ambrosini
----------------------------totti
---------montella/di vaio----------------del piero
------------------------vieri
or
-------------------------buffon
-----------bonera----nesta-----cannavaro
zambrotta------fiore------ambrosini-----coco
-----------------------totti
-----------vieri----------------------del piero
i really do like the second one, but the first in my opinion really looks more balanced.
and the players i have chosen seem to be better back ups than the current ones we have.
