the thing is that Tacchinardi gets a chance once a year for the azzurri, and if he doesnt play well, he gets dropped straight away. Gattuso had his chances when he wasnt good, ie. before last season.
C.Zanetti was hopeless in the WC, and yet, Traps stuck by him and always started him until he started playing some good football. he isnt as good as gattuso or tacchinardi for that matter, but he has been given a chance by traps to prove himself a lot more than anyone else and this is what bugs me. Same as Perrotta, traps just stuck by him until he started playing good.
does it seem fair giving zanetti and perrotta playing time until they form an okay partnership but with other players they have to perform great in one game and if they dont, they never get another chance until a year later??
play Gattuso and Pirlo for italy for the next 5 to 10 games and see how great their partnership would be, alla, Milan. Give Tacchinardi and Maresca the chance which zanetti and perrotta have gotten and see how good they form a partnership.
in the end, zanetti and perrotta are average players, if that. i fear playing teams such as france, germany or even england because their midfields will wipe their arses with zanetti and perrotta's face.
Maresca and De Rossi are way better than Perrotta and gattuso, tacchinardi and Ambrosini are way better than Zanetti IMO!