The Official Italy WC Thread (1 Viewer)

[Azzurri7]

Who wins the bet if they both leave at the same stage?

no one

 

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[Il Re]

I just made a bet with my sister for 100$ who'll go further, I say Italy, she says Brazil.

well i hope your sister looses that $100 to you!!! Forza Italia!

 

[Azzurri7]

Yeah, hopefully she'll loose.:devil:

 

[Vinman]

Is it me or Vieri's absence would do this team good?

hell no !!

if he wasnt injured, he'd be there, and he would have added to his WC tally

 

[Azzurri7]

Azzurri squad numbers revealed
Tuesday 16 May, 2006
The Italian Football Federation have released the player squad numbers for the Azzurri’s World Cup campaign.

Francesco Totti is handed the No 10 shirt which means that Alessandro Del Piero is again given the No 7.

Centre-forward Luca Toni will wear the No 9, while the No 17 – thought to be unlucky in the peninsula – has been assigned to Palermo’s Simone Barone.

1. Gianluigi Buffon
2. Cristian Zaccardo
3. Fabio Grosso
4. Daniele De Rossi
5. Fabio Cannavaro
6. Andrea Barzagli
7. Alessandro Del Piero
8. Gennaro Gattuso
9. Luca Toni
10.Francesco Totti
11.Alberto Gilardino
12.Angelo Peruzzi
13.Alessandro Nesta
14.Marco Amelia
15.Vincenzo Iaquinta
16.Mauro Camoranesi
17.Simone Barone
18.Filippo Inzaghi
19.Gianluca Zambrotta
20.Simone Perrotta
21.Andrea Pirlo
22.Massimo Oddo
23.Marco Materazzi

 

[Il Re]

hell no !!

if he wasnt injured, he'd be there, and he would have added to his WC tally

vieri WAS worldclass, but these days i think he is more interested in screwing supermodels than playing football, he doesnt have the heart or the desire.....

 

[Vinman]

vieri WAS worldclass, but these days i think he is more interested in screwing supermodels than playing football, he doesnt have the heart or the desire.....

c'mon Jeeks...

he's talented enough to do BOTH !!


forza Bobo !!!

 

[Azzurri7]

Thats not Jeeks, Vin

 

[Brixity]

iaquinta is just useless and cap should've thought of getting a small forward, who could bet a better choice than vincenzo.

formation i think lippi would start with :

-------------------------gigi---------------------------------------

----grosso------------nesta-----------canna---------------zambro-------

-------------camo-------------pirlo---------------gattuso-------------

-------------------toti------------------------------------------

---------toni--------------gila----------------------------

goodluck to italy

If I aint mistaken, Grosso isnt a right full back but a left one, so if he plays, Zambro will have 2 go to the right.
For some reason, I've never really paid much attention 2 Zaccardo. Can anyone give me an informed analysis on him please ?

 

[JCK]

hell no !!

if he wasnt injured, he'd be there, and he would have added to his WC tally

I think he would just be in the way of others who are better than him. I think Lippi will start with DP and Toni or Gilardino and Toni. Vieri from the bench adds nothing, however Pippo is a player when you put him on the pitch at anytime during the game, he can bring you a goal in a moment of craziness.

 

[Azzurri7]

I wouldn't want Gila to start ahead of Dp. Not because of Dp or something, but their recent display talks by itself. Dp is by mile performing better than Gila.

 

[JCK]

I wouldn't want Gila to start ahead of Dp. Not because of Dp or something, but their recent display talks by itself. Dp is by mile performing better than Gila.

Do you want to know my scenario? This is how I see things happening.

Lippi's first game will start with Totti behing Gilardino and Toni. In this same game, either Totti or Gilardino will leave the space for DP. From that moment on, DP will start either upfront with Toni and Totti behind them or behind Toni and Gilardino.

Don't you love Del Piero's versatility?

 

[Azzurri7]

Do you want to know my scenario? This is how I see things happening.

Lippi's first game will start with Totti behing Gilardino and Toni. In this same game, either Totti or Gilardino will leave the space for DP. From that moment on, DP will start either upfront with Toni and Totti behind them or behind Toni and Gilardino.

Don't you love Del Piero's versatility?

Thats exactly how I can see Italy's first game again Ghana. Dp on the bench and one of Totti or Gila replaced by Dp.

Ofcoarse I do love Dp's versatility.

 

[djleli]

and i say that del piero will beg our goal to victory hehe

 

[Eddy]

hopefully del piero will be the one to bring back italy the world cup..he deserves it so much..

 

[Stephan]

iaquinta is just useless and cap should've thought of getting a small forward, who could bet a better choice than vincenzo.

formation i think lippi would start with :

-------------------------gigi---------------------------------------

----grosso------------nesta-----------canna---------------zambro-------

-------------camo-------------pirlo---------------gattuso-------------

-------------------toti------------------------------------------

---------toni--------------gila----------------------------

goodluck to italy

:wth: :wth:

 

[Stephan]

i dont know guys, i have a feeling totti wont start the first game, dp will instead. and totti will be a subs.

 

[djleli]

i dont know guys, i have a feeling totti wont start the first game, dp will instead. and totti will be a subs.

no totti will start im sure of it he needs to get in form and thers no other way than playing him from the first minute ey

 

[Byrone]

thats best case scenario stephan but lippi openly shows his admiration for totti,but i imagine if DP does start he'll make very single Juventino proud & outshine some of his striking counterparts.

 

[Stephan]

well thats the tricky one, he needs to get form BUT its a world cup game after all, and its very important for italy to start well, totti should first train more. Its gona be a high level game so totti might get injured again imo.