Not only he has proved that he can play 90min, but he has also proved that likes of Di Natale and even Cassano shouldn't really have a chance and compete with him.
But this will never change, it's more like a mexican serial movie, the same dilemma we keep hearing same BS.
I'm not pointing out this to Andries, because I know he doesn't think this way. But anyone who still insist that Del Piero hasn't got 90min in his feet is a retarded prick and should probably learn a thing or two about this game.
Romario has made an impact and the only one who helped Brazil to qualify to the WC 06, yet Ronaldo was chose because Ronaldo is Ronaldo and you need champions and world class players in your squad.
Del Piero hadn't had too much of an impact because he wasn't used properly in this team. When you have champions in your team, world class players, you build the formation relying on every player's position.....not as the coach's wish.
Imagine you play Paolo Maldini as a winger? You expect him to pass or to fail? What about Mauro Camoranesi as a CB? What do you expect him? to pass right?
Del Piero was playing in a position he isn't used to and against whom? FRANCE??? give me a fucking break. What failure are you talking about. Play him in his natural position and then judge his performance....But don't play him out of position and then say he has failed you.
Donadoni is anything but a coach, like I said, you build your squad depending on what kind of champions you have. Team such as Italy, having players on Cannavaro's level to Del Piero and Buffone tc....World champions If I'm not mistaken, you create the formation that suits these champions, not because you like the 4-3-3 you play one out of his position..
Del piero's best position is as support forward for Juventus where he had played for years, partnering Trezeguet with support from Nedved, Sissoko and Camoranesi and Ranieri as coach.
But in Italy national team he has to adapt to midfield of Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini, Perotta or De Rossi whose plays their best position in Milan or Roma with other people as coach.
Donadoni's job is to create a balance working system using GROUP of players from different working system that can achive stable steading winning result to ONE italian national team. It is most definately not his job to impress and safeguard feelings and emotional beeing of the players and Azzuri7, by gurateeing all players can roam free on the pitch and play like they play with respective club side. He is anything but a coach if his main focus is to do just that.
if Del Piero hadn't had too much of an impact/ isn't used to/ unnatural/ uncustom to/ not confortable with/ unsuitable for/ dislike/ dont have quality for/ not born for/ conflicting/ discordant/ improper/ inadequate/ inapplicable/ inappropriate/ inapt/ incongruent/ incongruous/ inept/ infelicitous/ inharmonious/ inopportune/ unacceptable/ unbecoming/ unbefitting/ unfit/ unsuited/ untimely/ useless/ incongruous/unseemly to play on the left wing/forward position then whose to blame? The player or the coach?
Sorry to say but considering the steady result during qualifying campaign thats the best possible position available for you, pal! Either you want to fight, make the position your own and move forward with the team, or continue to be inhesitant and conceed the fight to someone else who want to.
Creating other excuses, words or language for it is just tooo soft and lame ......
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Winning team? lol, yea right. Lithuania, Georgia, Ukraine wouldn't really agree with you on this.
http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/teams/team=66/index.html
Qualifying round02/09/06 v Lithuania (H) 1 - 1
06/09/06 v France (A) 1 - 3
07/10/06 v Ukraine (H) 2 - 0
11/10/06 v Georgia (A) 3 - 1
28/03/07 v Scotland (H) 2 - 0
02/06/07 v Faroe Islands (A) 2 - 1
06/06/07 v Lithuania (A) 2 - 0
08/09/07 v France (H) 0 - 0 ( DP LAST Q/L GAME)
12/09/07 v Ukraine (A) 2 - 1
13/10/07 v Georgia (H) 2 - 0
17/11/07 v Scotland (A) 2 - 1
21/11/07 v Faroe Islands (H) 3 - 1
Result after france look steady and stable so the player and formation should not be broken heading into EURO.
Lithuania, Georgia, Ukraine lost HOME and AWAY so i dont see them arguing too much which is the winning team.
Group B Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Italy 12 9 2 1 22 9 29
France 12 8 2 2 25 5 26
Scotland 12 8 0 4 21 12 24
Ukraine 12 5 2 5 18 16 17
Lithuania 12 5 1 6 11 13 16
Georgia 12 3 1 8 16 19 10
Faroe Islands 12 0 0 12 4 43 0