Italy still play a tough way of football though. Where Spain spend time on the ball and pass it around in the midfield. Italy still look for the...
Re: Mar 30: Italy vs Iceland The team I want to see (more than predict) ----------------------De Sanctis----------------------...
The serie B U21 squad is a good basis for these players to try and get into the main U21 squad. Especially some names stand out. IMO Cassano is...
GK - Buffon RB - Zambrotta LB - Parisi/Chiellini CB - Nesta CB - Cannavaro (c) RCM - Gattuso CM - Pirlo LCM Maresca AM - Totti AM/ST -...
Re: Italy's Class of '86 (U-19s) [R] Its strange really this U19 team is very good. They played a tournament last summer-autumn in which they...
Re: Italy's Class of '85 (U-20s) [R] Maybe in the summer Montolivo and Lazzari of Atalanta should be called for that tournament. At least to stop...
Re: Italy's Class of '88 (U-17s) [R] It shows how young 17 really is. Many of these we cant tell until they are a bit older at least.
Re: 4 Nations Cup - U20s [R] Also Coda is an Empoli first team player and I think Empoli are playing around this tiem so I wonder if he will be...
Re: U-19 European Championship [R] This is a nice team and should get through to the finals. Has some decent strikers it seems.
Hehe Gilardino has scored 6 goals, he is not in such bad form. Toni is actually ok IMO even wthout the goals, Corradi is terrible and shouldnt...
World class: Buffon, Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Totti, Gilardino Over-rated: De Rossi, Pirlo, Oddo, Bonera and a few others Potential...
I say we dont have a chance and this is the reason In the last 4 years what world class players have we produced? Gilardino is on the verge...
Re: 11/16 U-21 Friendly - Bulgaria vs Italy [R] Actually I hear he is injured other players from Serie B are not really included becoz I think...
Re: 11/16 U-21 Friendly - Bulgaria vs Italy [R] No Montolivo which is weird
I personally think that unless Italy suddenly get better players who will work hard they will need a huge slice of luck to win this competition....
Re: U-19 European Championship [R] No Cerci or Savi but its a quite strong squad for the firendly.
Look Im not saying all players from small clubs are bad, but the more you stay at a smaller club the less likely you will improve your game....
The problem is you already know that for however good these players may be only a handful of them will really become world class players if that...
Basically the seniors are crap and the youths are much more interesting currently! I just wanted to know anyone who follows the U21's what they...
Re: Italy's U-18s [R] Yes Italy lost 0-4 but Italy did not look like a 0-4 loss team I heard. They hit the post 3 times and it was one of them...
Re: Italy's U-17s [R] Russotto the midfielder who is actually owned by Lazio is supposedly a very good player at this level! I have not seen any...
I would like to see us play at home to Austria. Not the biggest test but also a decent opponent the same.
Re: 4 Nations Cup - U20s [R] 2 years ago Italy won it with Calaio (now of Pescara) scoring 8 goals. last year we did badly but still came 3rd....
Re: U-19 European Championship [R] Cerci is still just 17 which is why he is 87. He is a yea ahead of himself but his talent allows him to be....
Re: WC Qualifying - the big picture I think it will be tough considering we still have to travel to Nrway and Belarus. If we get 4 pts from them...