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[Salvatore]

WC2010

 

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[Ken]

I kinda like it that Italy equalized. They'd have beaten Cyprus in the last round and they'd have won the 1st place anyway.
This way they secure the 1st place tonight and they can play with the B squad on Wednesday (hopefully without Grosso, Giorgio, Legro, Camo and Iaquinta).

That would be sweet.

 

[Osman]

Peruzzi

 

[JCK]

???

If Italy qualify tonight, Lippi will not play a complete squad on Wednesday allowing the majority of Juve players to take a rest before meeting Fiorentina.

 

[Alen]

Gilardino has brought hell to his Fiorentina.

Dunno if we're thinking the same, though

 

[X Æ A-12]

Sorry but I just can't even compare this Italy to the old one. It's not even close. I'm not trying to bash and laugh at Azzurri fans but I just don't find Italy that strong anymore. See, even those who you mentioned are mostly just average players. Pazzini was never good in my books while Foggia is an average player. Motta is good and Criscito is still too raw. Cassano should play, though.

They just can't replace Cannavaro, Nesta, old Zambrotta and Pirlo, Totti, Del Piero etc. These new players are no where near that level. I don't like their forwards. I used to love watching Italy but now...not so much at all.



Defense, midfield, forward. They lost power at almost every position.

I still think you are underrating Italy but I have to agree with your second paragraph, these players are no replacements for those of old

 

[JCK]

I kinda like it that Italy equalized. They'd have beaten Cyprus in the last round and they'd have won the 1st place anyway.
This way they secure the 1st place tonight and they can play with the B squad on Wednesday (hopefully without Grosso, Giorgio, Legro, Camo and Iaquinta).

When will we stop saying the same things using different words?

 

[Alen]

If Italy qualify tonight, Lippi will not play a complete squad on Wednesday allowing the majority of Juve players to take a rest before meeting Fiorentina.

We were thinking the same

Now it's up to Lippi to do what we hope he'll do.

 

[X Æ A-12]

If Italy qualify tonight, Lippi will not play a complete squad on Wednesday allowing the majority of Juve players to take a rest before meeting Fiorentina.

Ha, ok gotcha, but we have Sissoko back so it's not like they ever had a chance

FORZA JUVE :theflag:

 

[JCK]

Damn you, Alen. We do this all the time, all the fucking time.

 

[icemaη]

Sorry but I just can't even compare this Italy to the old one. It's not even close. I'm not trying to bash and laugh at Azzurri fans but I just don't find Italy that strong anymore. See, even those who you mentioned are mostly just average players. Pazzini was never good in my books while Foggia is an average player. Motta is good and Criscito is still too raw. Cassano should play, though.

They just can't replace Cannavaro, Nesta, old Zambrotta and Pirlo, Totti, Del Piero etc. These new players are no where near that level. I don't like their forwards. I used to love watching Italy but now...not so much at all.

They might not be any where as strong as the old one, but they'd surely be better than the washed up players playing for the Azzurri now... Cassano alone would make a lot of difference to this squad...

 

[Dostoevsky]

I still think you are underrating Italy but I have to agree with your second paragraph, these players are no replacements for those of old

Seeing Pepe there should be the end of my point.

 

[icemaη]

Damn you, Alen. We do this all the time, all the fucking time.

You guys are the Trez-DP of this forum

 

[JCK]

This World Cup is shaping out nice with interesting teams in Serbia, Switzerland, Denmark and the Africans.

 

[Salvatore]

Hopefully Lippi get's the team to gel more now in his preferred formation.

 

[X Æ A-12]

Seeing Pepe there should be the end of my point.

Yea but my point was that he shouldn't be there, Italy may not be the same team as in 2006 but they have better options than him, much better

 

[Mark]

So Gattuso is definitely out of the squad right?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

England lost! Fuck dem bitches!

 

[X Æ A-12]

To Pepe's credit he was heavily involved in Italy's second goal

 

[Mark]

This Azzurri squad is much much weaker than 2006's.