[falvo]

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Now that Italy has qualified, I think its time to decide who the final 23 will be....Here is the list of the current squad and recent call ups as of 10 October 2009. Who will be on it and who won't? Have at boys!

Current squad
Squad called up for World Cup qualifier against Republic of Ireland and Cyprus on 10 and 14 October 2009.

Goalkeepers

Gianluigi Buffon 28 January 1978 (age 31) Juventus 99 (0) v Russia, 29 October 1997

Federico Marchetti 7 February 1983 (age 26) Cagliari 1 (0) v Northern Ireland, 6 June 2009

Morgan De Sanctis 26 March 1977 (age 32) Napoli 3 (0) v Iceland, 30 March 2005

Defenders

Davide Santon 2 January 1991 (age 18) Internazionale 4 (0) v Northern Ireland, 6 June 2009

Gianluca Zambrotta 19 February 1977 (age 32) Milan 91 (2) v Norway, 10 February 1999

Giorgio Chiellini 14 August 1984 (age 25) Juventus 25 (1) v Finland, 17 November 2004

Alessandro Gamberini 27 August 1981 (age 28) Fiorentina 6 (0) v South Africa, 17 October 2007

Fabio Cannavaro 13 September 1973 (age 36) Juventus 129 (2) v Northern Ireland, 22 January 1997

Nicola Legrottaglie 20 October 1976 (age 32) Juventus 15 (1) v Turkey, 20 November 2002

Fabio Grosso 28 November 1977 (age 31) Juventus 47 (4) v Switzerland, 30 April 2003

Salvatore Bocchetti 30 November 1986 (age 22) Genoa 1 (0) v Republic of Ireland, 10 October 2009

Midfielders

Daniele De Rossi 24 July 1983 (age 26) Roma 50 (8) v Norway, 4 September 2004

Simone Pepe 30 August 1983 (age 26) Udinese 12 (0) v Bulgaria, 11 October 2008

Mauro Camoranesi 4 October 1976 (age 33) Juventus 50 (5) v Portugal, 12 February 2003

Gennaro Gattuso 9 January 1978 (age 31) Milan 69 (1) v Sweden, 23 February 2000

Claudio Marchisio 19 January 1986 (age 23) Juventus 2 (0) v Switzerland, 12 August 2009

Angelo Palombo 25 September 1981 (age 28) Sampdoria 13 (0) v Croatia, 16 August 2006
Gaetano D'Agostino 3 June 1982 (age 27) Udinese 4 (0) v Northern Ireland, 6 June 2009

Andrea Pirlo 19 May 1979 (age 30) Milan 63 (8) v Azerbaijan, 7 September 2002

Forwards

Alberto Gilardino 5 July 1982 (age 27) Fiorentina 37 (13) v Norway, 4 September 2004
Antonio Di Natale 13 October 1977 (age 31) Udinese 28 (9) v Turkey, 20 November 2002

Vincenzo Iaquinta 21 November 1979 (age 29) Juventus 35 (5) v Iceland, 30 March 2005

Giuseppe Rossi 1 February 1987 (age 22) Villarreal 11 (3) v Bulgaria, 11 October 2008

Fabio Quagliarella 31 January 1983 (age 26) Napoli 16 (3) v Scotland, 29 March 2007

Recent call-ups

GK Marco Amelia April 2, 1982 (1982-04-02) (age 27) 9 0 Genoa
DF Domenico Criscito December 30, 1986 (1986-12-30) (age 22) 2 0 Genoa
DF Marco Motta May 14, 1986 (1986-05-14) (age 23) 0 0 Roma
DF Andrea Dossena September 11, 1981 (1981-09-11) (age 28) 10 0 Liverpool

MF Daniele Galloppa May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15) (age 24) 1 0 Parma
MF Marco Marchionni July 22, 1980 (1980-07-22) (age 29) 4 0 Fiorentina
MF Alberto Aquilani July 7, 1984 (1984-07-07) (age 25) 11 2 Liverpool
MF Matteo Brighi February 14, 1981 (1981-02-14) (age 28) 4 0 Roma
MF Riccardo Montolivo January 18, 1985 (1985-01-18) (age 24) 9 0 Fiorentina

MF Pasquale Foggia June 3, 1983 (1983-06-03) (age 26) 3 1 Lazio
FW Luca Toni May 26, 1977 (1977-05-26) (age 32) 47 16 Bayern Munich
FW Giampaolo Pazzini August 2, 1984 (1984-08-02) (age 25) 3 1 Sampdoria

Here is the list of the 2006 World Cup Champions just for a contrast look....

Italy
Head coach: Marcello Lippi


1 GK Gianluigi Buffon 28 January 1978 (aged 28) 60 Juventus
2 DF Cristian Zaccardo 21 December 1981 (aged 24) 12 Palermo
3 DF Fabio Grosso 28 November 1977 (aged 28) 17 Palermo [50]
4 MF Daniele De Rossi 24 July 1983 (aged 22) 17 Roma
5 DF Fabio Cannavaro (c) 13 September 1973 (aged 32) 93 Juventus
6 DF Andrea Barzagli 8 May 1981 (aged 25) 8 Palermo
7 FW Alessandro Del Piero 9 November 1974 (aged 31) 74 Juventus
8 MF Gennaro Gattuso 9 January 1978 (aged 28) 43 Milan
9 FW Luca Toni 26 May 1977 (aged 29) 18 Fiorentina
10 FW Francesco Totti 27 September 1976 (aged 29) 51 Roma
11 FW Alberto Gilardino 5 July 1982 (aged 23) 15 Milan
12 GK Angelo Peruzzi 16 February 1970 (aged 36) 31 Lazio
13 DF Alessandro Nesta 19 March 1976 (aged 30) 74 Milan
14 GK Marco Amelia 2 April 1982 (aged 24) 1 Livorno
15 FW Vincenzo Iaquinta 29 November 1979 (aged 26) 12 Udinese
16 MF Mauro Camoranesi 4 October 1976 (aged 29) 21 Juventus
17 MF Simone Barone 30 April 1978 (aged 28) 13 Palermo
18 FW Filippo Inzaghi 9 August 1973 (aged 32) 49 Milan
19 DF Gianluca Zambrotta 19 February 1977 (aged 29) 52 Juventus
20 MF Simone Perrotta 17 September 1977 (aged 28) 24 Roma
21 MF Andrea Pirlo 19 May 1979 (aged 27) 24 Milan 22 DF Massimo Oddo 14 June 1976 (aged 29) 20 Lazio
23 DF Marco Materazzi 19 August 1973 (aged 32) 28 Internazionale

[Canadian Azzurri]

I bet this list will be pretty damn close:

Buffon, Amelia, Marchetti
Cannavaro, Chiellini, Gamberini, Bocchetti
Zambrotta, Santon, Grosso, Criscito
De Rossi, Pirlo, Marchisio, D'Agostino, Palombo
Camoranesi, Pepe
Rossi, Di Natale, Iaquinta, Gilardino, ????

• Might take a more 'experienced' (i.e. older) keeper instead of Amelia, meh.
  
• I think he takes those 4 CBs if Legro continues to sit on the bench at Juve (hopefully).
  
• I can't see him dropping Zambrotta unless someone really steps up (ex. Motta, even Abate). Left side I'm happy with.
  
• I can't see him dropping anyone in the midfield for Aquilani/Brighi/Foggia.
  
• Those 4 up top are near locks to go, one spot left. I don't think we'll see Quagliarella much anymore, so I'm not sure who would go instead (obviously not Cassano, or Miccoli).
  
• It's not horrible, with some fitness and a nice system we could do okay (get out of a decently tough group, while sweating it mind you), set-piece defending needs work though, it's atrocious.

[falvo]

As I posted in the other thread, the formula of whom to take usually goes like this............

GK - 3
D'S -8
M'S- 7/8
F'S -4/5

Someone important will be left out......

[Forzaabruzzo]

It'll essentially be the same squad as what we are seeing now, except I see De Sanctis being dropped in favour of Amelia and Legro being dropped as well, with Chiellini being moved back into the CB role and Criscito being brought in (once healthy).

In all honesty, I think it would be an absolute disgrace if guys like Gattuso and Quags were to squeek their way onto this squad without really having earned their place over the past year. Quags in particular is a complete joke.

[TheGrimSweeper]

Originally Posted by Canadian Azzurri

I bet this list will be pretty damn close:

Buffon, Amelia, Marchetti
Cannavaro, Chiellini, Gamberini, Bocchetti
Zambrotta, Santon, Grosso, Criscito
De Rossi, Pirlo, Marchisio, D'Agostino, Palombo
Camoranesi, Pepe
Rossi, Di Natale, Iaquinta, Gilardino, ????

This is probably very close, since Cassano obviously won't be called this is what I would take with a few changes.

Buffon, Amelia, Marchetti
Cannavaro, Chiellini, Gamberini, Bocchetti
Zambrotta, Santon, Grosso, Criscito, Motta
De Rossi, Pirlo, Marchisio, D'Agostino, Palombo
Camoranesi, Pepe
Rossi, Di Natale, Iaquinta, Pazzini,

[falvo]

Originally Posted by TheGrimSweeper

This is probably very close, since Cassano obviously won't be called this is what I would take with a few changes.

Buffon, Amelia, Marchetti
Cannavaro, Chiellini, Gamberini, Bocchetti
Zambrotta, Santon, Grosso, Criscito, Motta
De Rossi, Pirlo, Marchisio, D'Agostino, Palombo
Camoranesi, Pepe
Rossi, Di Natale, Iaquinta, Pazzini,

I honestly don't believe Rossi or Pazzini presently deserve a spot.......come May however, things might change...

[DaveyGorgeous]

I would like to see this 23-man squad for South Africa:

Gianluigi Bufon, Federico Marchetti, Marco Amelia
Giorgio Chiellini, Salvatore Bocchetti, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Gamberini
Fabio Grosso, Domenico Criscito, Gianluca Zambrotta, Davide Santon
Danielle De Rossi, Angelo Palombo, Claudio Marchisio, Gaetano D’Agostino, Andrea Pirlo
Mauro Camoranesi, Simeone Pepe
Alberto Gilardino, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Giuseppe Rossi, Antonio Di Natale, Giampaolo Pazzini

I would pull Zambrotta for Marco Motta, but only if Motta shows it this season. But, since that is doubtful, and Lippi will likely opt for experience considering he will bring two young FBs in Santon and Criscito, Zambrotta will likely be there. If Pepe continues his good for, I say keep him in there (as envisioned by Lippi, he has developed into a valuable utility player); if not, maybe replace him with someone like Matteo Brighi. As for the forwards, i would obviously like to see Cassano in there in place of one of them; that's a given, but its sad to say I don't see it happening.

All in all, though, despite maybe a different thing here or there, I think Lippi has molded a pretty good squad (bar Cassano exclusion).

[falvo]

Originally Posted by DaveyGorgeous

I would like to see this 23-man squad for South Africa:

Gianluigi Bufon, Federico Marchetti, Marco Amelia
Giorgio Chiellini, Salvatore Bocchetti, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Gamberini
Fabio Grosso, Domenico Criscito, Gianluca Zambrotta, Davide Santon
Danielle De Rossi, Angelo Palombo, Claudio Marchisio, Gaetano D’Agostino, Andrea Pirlo
Mauro Camoranesi, Simeone Pepe
Alberto Gilardino, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Giuseppe Rossi, Antonio Di Natale, Giampaolo Pazzini

I would pull Zambrotta for Marco Motta, but only if Motta shows it this season. But, since that is doubtful, and Lippi will likely opt for experience considering he will bring two young FBs in Santon and Criscito, Zambrotta will likely be there. If Pepe continues his good for, I say keep him in there (as envisioned by Lippi, he has developed into a valuable utility player); if not, maybe replace him with someone like Matteo Brighi. As for the forwards, i would obviously like to see Cassano in there in place of one of them; that's a given, but its sad to say I don't see it happening.

All in all, though, despite maybe a different thing here or there, I think Lippi has molded a pretty good squad (bar Cassano exclusion).

When I look at Federico Marchetti's resume, I can not believe he is that good. Also because I never watch Cagliari......but after playing in only 35 Serie A games, I can not understand why he is in the national team pool....

2002–2006 Torino 001 0(0)
2002–2003 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 034 0(0)
2003 → Crotone (loan) 000 0(0)
2004 → Treviso (loan) 000 0(0)
2005 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 013 0(0)
2005–2006 → Biellese (loan) 030 0(0)
2006–2009 AlbinoLeffe 049 0(0)
2008–2009 → Cagliari (loan) 035 0(0)

Especially since Marco Ruzittu has been playing this season.... at least that is what goal.com says....is he injured?


http://www.goal.com/kr/people/italy/30565/marco-ruzittu

[Kqql]

Originally Posted by falvo

When I look at Federico Marchetti's resume, I can not believe he is that good. Also because I never watch Cagliari......but after playing in only 35 Serie A games, I can not believe he is in the national team pool....

2002–2006 Torino 001 0(0)
2002–2003 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 034 0(0)
2003 → Crotone (loan) 000 0(0)
2004 → Treviso (loan) 000 0(0)
2005 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 013 0(0)
2005–2006 → Biellese (loan) 030 0(0)
2006–2009 AlbinoLeffe 049 0(0)
2008–2009 → Cagliari (loan) 035 0(0)

Especially since Marco Ruzittu has been playing this season.... at least that is what goal.com says....is he injured?


http://www.goal.com/kr/people/italy/30565/marco-ruzittu

YouTube - Federico Marchetti: The Next Number One

YouTube - Federico Marchetti: The Next Number One

[falvo]

Originally Posted by Kqql

YouTube - Federico Marchetti: The Next Number One

Why hasn't he played much this year? Is he injured?