I think you are being way too harsh on Criscito.He is a starter for the Azzurrini while someone like Bocchetti-who you rate- is sitting on the bench.I doubt you saw Bocchetti last season when he was at Frosinone so you judged him by his Azzurrini performances,right?Correct me If I'm wrong but he must have played against the same "shitty" U21 teams as Criscito.Despite how you call all the U21 teams which played against the Azzurrini "shitty" is beyond me.Giovinco might drove him insane,that was not necessarily because of Criscito's inability but because of Giovinco's outstanding talent.
Agreed on Coda,he is pretty reliable and that's one of the best characteristics for a defender.
Before his injury,Canini was a sensational player for his age.If he manages to return to that form he will soon play in a big club's shirt.
To tell you the truth I never saw Tuia,just heard good things about him.He had a serious injury aswell but is slowly returning to his level of performance from what I've heard.BTW he wasn' at the U19 EC.
I was waiting for someone to point this out.. My answer is that yes Bocchetti has played the same shitty teams as Criscito but IMO he looks a lot more calm and has a better ability to read the game which is vital for CB (e.g. he rushes up and quite often cuts the ball off)
He may very well be totally outclassed in Serie A this year, as Criscito was last year by quality opponents such as Giovinco, Foggia and a number of other attackers, but this hasn't happened as yet and as such i'm sort of giving him the benefit of the doubt untill he proves me wrong, as did Mimmo.. I've only simply stated that "i rate him", I havent exactly gone and on about him as if he's the next Maldini so I'm not saying that Bocchetti is all that better than Mimmo, I don't have the hindsight of how we will stack up against Serie A's best, so at this point i'm merely stating that "I rate him".. Whereas I can say I don't rate Mimmo because we've all seen him this season..
Agreed upon that Canini was very impressive before injury woes, but I've watched him since then and he looked unconcentrated..
Tuia, for some reason I confused him with the young Milanese defender Darmian (Uncle Fester has said that he's great) and after having watched the entire U19 tournament looked very weak as did his partner in crime at Milan youth system Bruscagin