am guessing the game was made long before the CL draw..
i think abbiati deserved a call up, balza outside chance but not at the moment few years later i think he will earn it.
De Sanctis amazes sometimes more than Gigi does, sometimes he can be the best in the World, i dont know why Lippi didnt give him a chance when Gigi was injured.
To the german team now,
i think this would be the formation
------------------------------lehmann------------------------------------------
--------Fredirich-------------Meterascker------Huth(Metzelder)------lahm----
--------deisler-----------Ballack-------Frings-----------------schneider-----
-------------------Klosee----------------Asamoah(podolski)--------------------------
if we take a look at the squad closely:
Lehmann: hes dooing very well with arsenal(although his team is unstable) but with that defence hes got hes doing very well.
Lahm:getting back to his old best, but not yet.. hes solid enough in the LB position.
Huth: not playing regularly for chelsea, i dont trust him one bit.. he looks solid though.But i think the italy strikers wont have a tough time when hes there.
Metzelder: i liked this guy since 2002, but the main problem with metzy is that he isnt playing regularly in Dortmund, and he was the captain there for a while.
Meterascker: put on some good performances lately especially against might bayern, i see him as a star of the future..
fredirich: his club isnt doing well, but arne always does welll for the Manschaftt, so hes the most dependable in defence.
Ballack: ppl see him as the midfielder in europe these days, the captain is carrying bayern on his shoulders, and German fans will expect the same for Germany.Italian midfield will have a hard time with him especially that gattuso is out.
frings: putting some great performances too, especially the one against the bianconerii in CL.
Schneider: adds a bit creative touch the midfield, although hes old and slow, but wat hes has the Schweni doesnt is that he can give one pass or shot thats just a killer.And hes been playing well too.
Deisler
layed well on the weekend for bayern, been involved in 3 goals..so he will cuz some problems on the right side with his pace and quality crosses.
Klose:doing well too, just returned to the german squad.But i think he can be held by Nesta with no problems.
Asamoah
laying well but again i dont think he has the quality to cause any problems for canna or nesta.
podolski
laying awful and his team is likely to go down and get relegated. He will need to be on the top of his game to cause in problems.
Prediciton: With the recent problems in the German squad, i dont think they will have the concentration to beat italy.Its either a draw or a win for italy , but we will see a good game imo
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