I'm just like you in that respect. I don't even have a favorite club team. My favorite team is La Nazionale.
cant wait til i hear his excuses of why tied teams like malta or not being able to qualify by failing to keep a draw. lol
in Canada we have been watching WC and EC on TV since 1982 world cup at home,. CANADA TOP 5 NATION IN THE WORLD TO LIVE.
Yeah we have in the USA also but not the WC & EC qualifying matches. They rarely show those games. Fulvio Barnardini 1974-1977 was from Rome.
Less than 2 months ago, most of us in this forum said no ways Conte would be NT manager, so never say never… welcome Conte!
I can understand the sentiment, but why let it affect my feelings for country. Their jealousy stems that their clubs are inferior to Juve. Why should we be brought down to their level?
Italy coach Antonio Conte is set to recruit his trusted back-room team as the former Juventus coach has set his sights on Angelo Alessio and Massimo Carrera, along with athletic trainer Paolo Bertelli. http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2014/08/juventus-coaches-to-join-conte-with-italy/
Great hiring here. Conte is a winner, a hard worker, and has vision. Most of all, he's respected and knows what he's doing. A lot of Juve fans upset about this move (I have a special place in my heart for Juve) but they used to praise the man when he led them to titles. He was my favorite since day 1. Ancelotti is the only name who can compete with him. So very glad with this move... I'd guess Pirlo and Buffon stay on for two more years....I'm ok with this. Our midfield should be: Pirlo, DeRossi, Marchisio, Verratti and Jorginho moving forward...pick two or three out of those five to start, put two wingers on either side, a central forward or two, and roll with four defenders and we're good. Hopefully, Conte restores some order. .
Great hire. I'm elated. Eccezionale! Italia plays best with a hard head as CT. We have to tighten up our D and become tactically smarter. All this schoolgirl infighting from this summer...it will be crushed. Conte was never the most talented player but he bled for us. He will do everything possible to hoist trophies. All the Italians pissing and whining...go cheer for France if you don't like it. Otherwise have some respect for la maglia azzurra and your patria.
Why would we automatically dismiss Pirlo when he is still the best MF we have, and was one of the only players who actually did well for us at the WC?
so many are quick to dismiss him due to age. i can understand wanting to get the younger players players more involved. what if those younger players just aren't ready though? what if the best available is still the old guy? i say give the job to the best guy available, regardless of age. if pirlo can outplay the young guns throughout the euro qualifiers, then he's earned the job.
When I suggested in the threads Prandelli would be gone if Italy got eliminated, someone actually posted in response to my post saying he would remain CT no matter what...... How things change......
there was no way he was going to survive a group stage exit. the day an italian coach is retained after total failure at the world cup is the day that italy becomes a 2nd tier football power.
I do not believe that @totti fan is saying that Pirlo is too old, but that it is time to change generations and begin to change the style of play in which everyone is waiting for Pirlo to make the perfect pass. As long as Pirlo is in the squad, that is what we are likely to see. It is time for some of the others to mature and become our next group of starting eleven. I absolutely love Andrea Pirlo, but this is the perfect time to move on. I have no problem with him continuing to play, but I see Totti Fan's point about it being something that can hurt us over time.
So who would you guys like to see play in September? I go back and forth with Pirlo. I'm not keen on him still being around for the Euro's in two years, but maybe he can get us some points in these early qualifiers in September. Maybe a slower phaseout is best. Either way, I think we need to move on soon enough. So many questions…. I wonder if Conte will employ a 3 5 2 or a 4 3 2 1? Obviously the latter makes more sense in the future with all the wingers we have coming up, but the former is what he's comfortable with. Does Barzagli still make the team (I think he should be cut at this point)? Should we employ Bonucci in a back four until a youngster can be slotted in instead? Does Balotelli make the team and given one more chance? Does Berardi get promoted to the senior side? Will Conte's seemingly cool indifference to Immobile leave him out? I could go on and on….
I think Conte should (and will) employ a 4-3-3 (wide) and a 4-2-4 (wide) - both are similar formations that allow us to play a wider game, with emphasis on our wingers and less reliance on short, lateral passes. Both formations require one lone substitution to switch over to the other (an attacker for a central mid, and vice versa), and both allow Pirlo, De Rossi and Verratti to excel in deep lying roles with a duty to play out wide or to one of our strikers centrally. If I was Conte, I'd drop Balotelli for now. Tensions are high internally within the camp and a lot of it has to do with Mario. I'm not saying to phase him or drop him completely from the squad, but I'd like to see some new faces. My 23 for the September matches: Buffon, Sirigu, Scuffet Donati, Darmian, Chiellini, Rugani, Barzagli, Camporese, Santon, Antonelli Pirlo, Verratti, De Rossi, Marchisio, Jorginho (if Jorginho is still not eligible, then Baselli) Insinge, Florenzi, Gabbiadini, Bernadeschi Berardi, Rossi, Immobile
he never said that, he said "Time for the kiddies to learn how to go to sleep with the night light off" its pretty clear what he is saying and it is something i have been saying for the last 4 years, we must learn to play without pirlo, when one guy is injured or suspended another guy should be alboe to slot in without the rest of the team even missing a beat, when pirlo is our our boys have a complete meltdown, time to move the fcuk on