I'm the biggest Pepe booster of them all, but this is probably curtains for his career. On the other hand, maybe Isla is finally waking from his post-injury form coma.
Buffon, Bonucci, Chiellini, Marchisio, Pirlo Friday 11 October, 20.15 CET Parken Stadium, Copenhagen Denmark v Italy Tuesday 15 October, 20.45 CET Stadio San Paolo, Naples Italy v Armenia Asamoah Tuesday 15 October, 16.00 CET Baba Yara Stadium, Komasi Ghana v Egypt Pogba Friday 11 October, 21.00 CET Parc des Prices, Paris France v Australia (friendly) Tuesday 15 October, 21.00 CET Stade de France, Paris France v Finland Isla, Vidal Friday 11 October,16.00 CET Metropolitano Roberto Melendez, Baranquilla Columbia v Chile Tuesday 15 October, 20.30 CET Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago Chile v Ecuador
Conte is not happy about Pirlo getting called. Hopefully that fool Prandelli will only play him against Denmark and rest him against Armenia. At least Barzagli was not called. Vidal is probably the biggest concern since he has a lot of traveling.
prandelli better not waste our players for these stupid games. experiment with some other players please
Let's see if Verratti is the real deal. Prandelli should experiment as if Pirlo is out injured. That is what killed Lippi at the last WC.
Lichtsteiner pulls out of Swiss squad By Football Italia staff Stephan Lichtsteiner has pulled out of the Switzerland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Slovenia. The Juventus defender has suffered a problem with his right thigh, and will travel back to Turin to start receiving treatment. There has been no official word about how serious the injury is, but it is not believed to be too damaging.
I read that too. He missed out last Sunday for the same thigh problem. Hopefully he will get a chance to let it heal at Vinovo during the break.
Most of the defenders on the squad including Buffon have made mistakes this season. The only one that seems to be "punished" is Isla. I watched him play yesterday for Chile, he played well. I must say his positioning is slightly different, so this might be a tactical request by Conte that is causing him problems.
Prandelli “I can say one thing about the team: Andrea Pirlo will not be in the starting XI, though he could play later in the match.”
For us he has been but for Chile he's been good especially in that friendly against Spain. Saw the Colombia game also great game by the way and he did OK. Seems like he plays scared for Juventus always worrying about making a mistake.
What position does he play for Chile? Do they play with 4 in the back? Playing the wing in a 3-5-2 does place defensive demands that both Isla & Asamoah have not fully comprehended.
A Similar position but he doesn't have the defensive responsibilities that he has here. He's more offensive.
Actually, that depends on the situation/opponent. But more importantly his position on the field is different for Chile. Usually for Chile he will stay at the half line, 1 of 3 defenders , and time or start an offensive run from there (When Chile have possession in the opponents half). With Juve he's always pushing way up and waiting for the ball. This has to be an instruction from Conte, the wrong one IMO. Also, why does he get punished and so many others don't.
I agree. That Chile - Colombia game was incredible. I have lots of friends in Colombia, must have been a crazy party, especially since they qualified with the tie. Colombia is ranked 5th in the world, right below Italy. They have a great team.
If he leaves, Isla will be successful wherever he goes. That doesn't mean Juve shouldn't sell him if he just can't get over the hump, but it is sure to look like a bad decision in retrospect, because he's a great player. I don't know what the ******** is wrong with him when he plays for Juve. Just not to Inter, please, because it would be so annoying to see him do well for them. It's bad enough I have to watch Nagatomo, one of my favorite players in the world, busting his ass on the wing for that tainted jersey. Nagatomo and Isla would be a formidable pair of attacking wingbacks.
i dont get why inter even want him, isnt nagatomo doing fine in that position? but please take him anyway lol
If Isla was as great as you people make him seem he would be doing well for us. He's average and thats why he's been mediocre at best. Actually, he's been utter trash, not even mediocre. Like i said, good riddance to bad rubbish, i'm done defending him