Official Azzurri WC2010 Thread (5 Viewers)

[giovanotti]

Hope Lippi will pick a good team against NZ.

To bad Buffon is injured, hope Marchetti will do the job.

 

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[Tommy]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Gila-Iaquinta set for New Zealand[/FONT]

Saturday 19 June, 2010​

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]The Azzurri are in Nelspruit for tomorrow’s match with New Zealand, as Alberto Gilardino looks set to partner Vincenzo Iaquinta.
[/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]The Italy squad had its final training session in Southdowns College this morning, but Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon did not take part due to their injuries.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Goalkeeper Buffon has stayed behind rather than fly to Nelspruit, as he is still suffering from a herniated disc in his back.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]The latest indications from training suggest Marcello Lippi will switch to a 4-4-2 system, which proved more effective in the closing stages of the 1-1 draw with Paraguay.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Question marks remain over who will start up front, but Gilardino and Juventus striker Iaquinta appear to be the favourites.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Simone Pepe keeps his spot out wide with Claudio Marchisio moving to the flank from his trequartista role in the 4-2-3-1.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Lippi is effectively retaining the same starting XI that faced Paraguay, but ordering them in a different fashion.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]The squad had a look round the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit this evening and Lippi will hold a Press conference later on.[/FONT]

 

[juventus1897]

If this isn't going to be a (comfortable) win we might as well pack our bags and go home before the 3rd match.

 

[Seven]

Italy are always bad when they're the favorite though.

 

[Bjerknes]

I don't understand why professional managers keep thinking Marchisio is a flank player.

 

[king Ale]

Because Montolivo must play

 

[KB824]

Iaquinta and Gilardino up front?

And again, there was NO ROOM for Cassano on this team????????

 

[Dragon]

If Italy ties tomorrow I will gloryhunt for another team

 

[JBF]

What a ridiculous predictability the Azzurri will suffer from when attacking, if that ever happens with this line-up anyway.

 

[Red]

I don't understand why professional managers keep thinking Marchisio is a flank player.

They don't think he is a wide player.

They just think he is a good enough player he is still better at playing there than other players at their disposal.

 

[icemaη]

Marchisio will get subbed again if he plays on the flanks... Use the guys to their strengths Lippi

 

[KB824]

Because Montolivo must play

And then when Pirlo comes back..............................................................



Stop me if I'm wrong here, but hasn't he had 2 years to figure this out??



He must be doing this using a dartboard. I can't think of any other legitimate reason.

At least Maradona has an excuse, as he's a mental midget.

 

[KB824]

If Italy ties tomorrow I will gloryhunt for another team

You could have picked a better team to gloryhunt for from the outset, Fabiana.

Unless you're trying to impress me, of course.

 

[Seven]

I don't understand why professional managers keep thinking Marchisio is a flank player.

Because he's quite good at it. Sure, it's not his natural position, but he can be quite dangerous from the flank too. Played good games for Italy there in the past too by the way.

 

[Seven]

If Italy ties tomorrow I will gloryhunt for another team

I'd love Argentina to win the damn thing.

Don't know if that's considered gloryhunting though. Because apparently, even if you don't tell anybody about it, you still can't like a team. It is forbidden.

 

[Bjerknes]

They don't think he is a wide player.

They just think he is a good enough player he is still better at playing there than other players at their disposal.

That's a pretty dumb predicament, to use a player out of position just to use a system.

If you don't have the players for it, you don't use the system. Simple enough.

 

[Bjerknes]

Because he's quite good at it.

No, he's not. Didn't you watch Juventus this past year?

 

[Alen]

Because he's quite good at it. Sure, it's not his natural position, but he can be quite dangerous from the flank too. Played good games for Italy there in the past too by the way.

Oh come on, he's not. No-one who watched Marchisio for Juve can say that he's good on the wing. And that's not only because Juve sucks and Italy are good and have a better coach. It's because it's clear that the boy is a diamond in midfield but below average on the wing, no matter the coach and the team he plays for.

 

[Seven]

No, he's not. Didn't you watch Juventus this past year?

He is actually. Not when he played for Juventus, but he played there for Italy on several occasions and it was quite the succes. Juventus this past season was going to be tough for any winger, let alone for a guy who isn't used to playing there.

 

[Red]

That's a pretty dumb predicament, to use a player out of position just to use a system.

If you don't have the players for it, you don't use the system. Simple enough.

This is only happening because Italy looked way better playing 4-4-2 in the last game, but Camoranesi isn't fit to start yet.

I wouldn't do something like this on a longer term basis, but I can understand doing it in a one off game.