hello if i were in the place of Marcello Lippi to choose the squad for the WC 2006 i will select : 1- BUFFON (JUVENTUS) 2- PANUCCI (AS ROMA) 3- F.GROSSO (PALERMO) 4- C.NATALE (UDINESE) 5- F.CANNAVARO (JUVENTUS) 6- A.PIRLO (AC MILAN) 7- DEL PIERO (JUVENTUS) 8- GATUSSO (AC MILAN) 9- GILARDINO (AC MILAN) 10- TOTTI (AS ROMA) 11- L.TONI (FIORENTINA) 12- ABIATTI (JUVENTUS) 13- NESTA (AC MILAN) 14- ZACCARDO (PALERMO) 15- DE ROSSI (AS ROMA) 16- S. BARONE (PALERMO) 17- A. DIANA (SAMPDORIA) 18- CASSANO (AS ROMA) 19- IAQUINTA (UDINESE) 20- ROCCHI (SS LAZIO) 21- ZAMBROTTA (JUVENTUS) 22- MATERAZZI (INTER) 23- ANTONIOLI (SAMPDORIA)
Personally I'd pick: Buffon Zambrotta Grosso Barzagli Cannavaro Nesta Diana Gattuso Toni Totti Gilardino Peruzzi Perrotta Fiore Oddo Pirlo Liverani Cassano Bovo Camoranesi Flachi Amelia Montolivo
yes i forgut Camoranesi he is a good player and deserve to be in the squad by the way , Who is Montolivo , Amelia ?????????? Flachi is too old to make it to the team
PEROTTA!!!! and PERUZZI!! c'mon man perotta is finished and always has been garbage and peruzzi should step down for AMELIA and ABBIATTI. Now LIVERANI I hope to see hes really really impressed me.
Jawz, The hype that this Montolivo kid is getting at such a young age reminds a bit of the hype Totti, Del Piero and Baggio received. I unfortunately have not seen much of him other than a few highlights, does anyone know more of this kid, is he the superstar in the making or what? Maybe Sue or one of our insiders would know best?
Check out what I wrote here about him during the Palermo vs Fiorentina match. He's still got a lot of learning to do, but what he has can't be taught, which is superb technique.
I don't like Camoranesi, there, I said it. He holds the ball too long, and lately has decided to start kicking his opponents. Montolivo and Amelia are young starlets who in the future will likely be on the full squad. I figure unless the entire team gets the flu this summer they may as well take some youngsters just for the experience ala Ronaldo in WC94 and Kaka in WC 2002. Flachi is a sentimental choice, I just always felt he was a fantastic striker who never got a lot of praise.
If you watched Roma's last few game you would know Perrotta fully derserve a spot on the NT. You are a Roma fan right?
jawz i kind of agree with you about camoranesi, id rather have ambrosini in his place (if he can get healthy and on form). dont get me wrong though i like camoranesi but i dont like him in a 4-3-1-2 IMO thats a weakness in the midfield (defensively) it leaves pretty much gattuso as the only DM. If you play ambrosini instead then you can have zambrotta charging up the right wing but with camoranesi he cant (can but i doubt he will consistently) IMO camoranesi is best suited in a midfield like the one at juve where he plays out wide and doesnt have much defensive duties. edit: btw i like the pirlo, camoranesi, gattuso and totti midfield its just it worries me how it will do against a great offensive team. but hey if camoranesi plays a good enough defensive role then we will be fine!!!!!
did you forget about Pirlo as your Defensive mid? My 23- Buffon Zambrotta Grosso Barzagli Cannavaro Nesta Diana Gattuso Toni Totti Gilardino Peruzzi Perrotta Fiore Oddo Pirlo Liverani Cassano Di Michele Camoranesi Flachi Abbiati Del Piero (bye-bye Vieri) My formation -------------Buffon------------ ---Oddo------Nesta------Canna-- --------Gattuso---Pirlo--------- -Camoranesi---------Zambrotta----- ---------------------------------- -------------Totti---------------- ----Toni-------------Cassano-----
pirlo is a deep lying playmaker. not a DM. im a huge fan of pirlo but lets be honest hes not that good defensively
i guess he's nothing special when it comes to defending but when he recieves that ball, he sends the perfect ball throught the opposing defence catching them flat footed as they dont expect it, and Italy will be off. I stillwouldnt move him out of DM
i would neverr move pirlo from his position. IMO hes more important than totti is to our midfield. my number 1 team is -------------------buffon --zambrotta----nesta---cannavaro----grosso --------------------pirlo --------camoranesi--------gattuso -------------------totti ---------------toni------cassano i know it seems like im contradicting my self but im not i like camo as long as he plays defense because like i said you need a box to box player in this formation and i hope camo can be that man.
Here is mine: Goalies: 1. Buffon 12. Abbiati 23. Peruzzi / Curci Defenders: 2. Zambrotto 3. Grosso 4. Canna 5. Nesta 13. Barzagli 14. Oddo / Zaccardo 15. Materazzi 16. Chiellini Midfielders: 6. Pirlo 7. Gattuso 8. Camoranesi 9. Totti 17. Diana 18. De Rossi 19. Barone 20. Blasi / Montolivo Attackers: 10. Cassano 11. Toni 21. Gilardino 22. Del Piero 23. Pazzini / Inzaghi / Rossi
umm note to the guy who posted before me you have 24 players not 23 anyways this is my list Goalies: 1. Buffon 12. Abbiati 23. Amelia Defenders: 2. Zambrotta 3. Grosso 4. Canna 5. Nesta 13. Barzagli 14. Zaccardo 15. Oddo 16. Chiellini Midfielders: 6. Pirlo 7. Gattuso 8. Camoranesi 9. Totti 17. Diana 18. Fiore 19. Barone 20. De Rossi Attackers: 10. Lucarelli 11. Toni 21. Gilardino 22. Del Piero
Buffon Amelia Curci Nesta Cannavaro Barzagli Zaccardo Panucci Grosso Zambrotta Chiellini Camoranesi Gattuso Totti Fiore De Rossi Diana Pirlo Maresca Cassano Gilardino Toni Del Piero
Thanks i'll correct my list: Goalies: 1. Buffon 12. Abbiati 23. Peruzzi / Curci Defenders: 2. Zambrotto 3. Grosso 4. Canna 5. Nesta 13. Barzagli 14. Oddo 15. Materazzi 16. Chiellini Midfielders: 6. Pirlo 7. Gattuso 8. Camoranesi 9. Totti 17. Diana 18. De Rossi 19. Barone Attackers: 10. Cassano 11. Toni 20. Gilardino 21. Del Piero 22. Pazzini / Inzaghi
I couldn't have got closer to that La Gazetta predicts: Portieri: Buffon, Peruzzi, Abbiati/Amelia. Difensori: Zambrotta, Zaccardo/Oddo, Nesta, Barzagli, Cannavaro, Materazzi, Grosso, Chiellini/Pasqual. Centrocampisti: Camoranesi, Diana, Pirlo, De Rossi, Gattuso, Barone. Attaccanti: Totti, Del Piero, Toni, Gilardino, Cassano, Vieri/Iaquinta.