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Hopefully it will have the same effect like it had on Germany at the Euros 2000.
They got humiliated in the group stage with an old squad and old tactics, they became last with only one point and 1:5 goals.
After that they developed a new youth system and the whole League revised itself, clubs started to integrate their own youth more and more and reviewed their tactics.
And you can see this year what this youth system produced.
U17, U19 and U21 Europe Champions, this is not just fortuity. These are the fruits from a work that began years ago.
They got humiliated in the group stage with an old squad and old tactics, they became last with only one point and 1:5 goals.
After that they developed a new youth system and the whole League revised itself, clubs started to integrate their own youth more and more and reviewed their tactics.
And you can see this year what this youth system produced.
U17, U19 and U21 Europe Champions, this is not just fortuity. These are the fruits from a work that began years ago.
I'm amazed that there are so many of you speaking negatively of gli Azzurri on a Juventus message board. Forza Azzurri! It should be no problem at all winning this group. I don't really hold out hopes of winning once more, but I the semis would please me, and anything less than the quarters would be a failure.
It's like that because there are several people who like the Italian national team, without being Italian at all. Then there's the next group, who just hate them for doing that, and feel like expressing it everywhere they go boring the rest with it.
That's how things work onhere, you don't want to get involved, pointless.
Nod and smile... nod and smile.
That's how things work onhere, you don't want to get involved, pointless.
Nod and smile... nod and smile.
Jealousy my friend, that's all. Azzurri are the world cup holders, no surprise you see all the hate around.
Forza Azzurri, the four-time World Cup winners
Forza Azzurri, the four-time World Cup winners
The only NT one should be jealous of is Brazil.
Thats not the real reason at all actually.
Most of us non azzurri supporters are just fed up with how Italian players are overrated here for the sole reason that they are Italian.
Well, considering that we've won it 4 times, yes I would say that the rest of the world OTHER than Brazil could/should be jeallous of our achievements. Germany are neck and neck with us, and everyone else trails far behind.
I don't think it's all down to jeallousy though, I think that it's also because our style is not appreciated as well. However, again, if one doesn't appreciate the Italian style I'm not sure why they would be so crazy to follow teams in the Italian league, and again I'm not sure why they would then be here.
And yes, many of Italian descent (such as myslef) choose to follow Italy over and above our countries of birth (I support and follow the US ... so long as they are not playing or in contention with Italy. At WC 2006 I was unashamedly and completely pulling for gli Azzurri when they met the US). I know that riles some people up as well.
Anyways, i'll drop it ... I just found it extremely odd to find these sentiments in this of all places.
I don't think it's all down to jeallousy though, I think that it's also because our style is not appreciated as well. However, again, if one doesn't appreciate the Italian style I'm not sure why they would be so crazy to follow teams in the Italian league, and again I'm not sure why they would then be here.
And yes, many of Italian descent (such as myslef) choose to follow Italy over and above our countries of birth (I support and follow the US ... so long as they are not playing or in contention with Italy. At WC 2006 I was unashamedly and completely pulling for gli Azzurri when they met the US). I know that riles some people up as well.
Anyways, i'll drop it ... I just found it extremely odd to find these sentiments in this of all places.
What a bunch of clowns in this thread, but it's not surprising.
I'm not jealous of the Azzurri. In fact, I used to love watching them, and was first introduced to European soccer by watching Italy play in 1994 in our World Cup. They were fun to watch back then with the personnel they had, and I preferred them winning the Cup before everybody except the US or other underdogs.
But ever since I joined this forum, I realized that many of their fans who are not the slightest bit Italian are nothing but pompous assholes. Then once that faggot De Rossi elbowed McBride and the fanboys defended it, I decided I had enough of their gloryhunting idiocy.
So now, I wish the worst for Italy, not because I dislike the nation and Italians, but rather because of their fanbase. They are just as bad as English football fans and some EPL know-it-alls who have Wayne Rooney bobble-heads lodged in their rectum.
I'm not jealous of the Azzurri. In fact, I used to love watching them, and was first introduced to European soccer by watching Italy play in 1994 in our World Cup. They were fun to watch back then with the personnel they had, and I preferred them winning the Cup before everybody except the US or other underdogs.
But ever since I joined this forum, I realized that many of their fans who are not the slightest bit Italian are nothing but pompous assholes. Then once that faggot De Rossi elbowed McBride and the fanboys defended it, I decided I had enough of their gloryhunting idiocy.
So now, I wish the worst for Italy, not because I dislike the nation and Italians, but rather because of their fanbase. They are just as bad as English football fans and some EPL know-it-alls who have Wayne Rooney bobble-heads lodged in their rectum.