To be fair to Lippi....I would say he was better than Capello ..till ..12/2006........ since his return one can't say that.. Hopefully he buys new pair of glasses.........and sees the team he has put on the field since his return has not done well. ,
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I'm not just saying this because of bias but Iaquinta has been playing exceptionally well lately. On a team that has been playing like shit, Iaquinta has been our one bright spot. If he gets called up, its deserved.
I have no problem with iaquinta, he fits lippi's system perfectly, is athletic and fights hard with a lot of heart and never quits...i just don't like how he is on the left in place of cassano, move iaquinta out right and have cassano on the left with toni/pazzini/gila as a target man is fine by me, but iaquinta left and pepe right just has too little creativity.
Iaquinta best plays as CF, as shown for Juve and the last game vs. Ireland (after Pazzini was red carded). Iaquinta on right and especially left is waste of his talent. .
well, i disagree, i think on the right behind a striker he can be very useful provided the creative burden is mainly on other players (like cassano, pirlo and overlapping fullbacks). yeah he can play as a cf though, too and be fine, though he has less ability to stretch his legs and will find less space. out wide on the counter he is pretty strong.
I think at the moment the Pazzini/Cassano partnership must be in the starting XI, Pazzini is only half the player he is at Samp without Cassano backing him up. I'm a big fan of Pepe but he has been pretty disappointing lately. Cassano/Pazzini/Iaquinta is probably the best option right now IMO, Floccari and Pepe on the bench.
I am not a Pepe fan.....but the last game I saw him play vs. AC Milian....he did good.... P.S I doubt Floccari gets picked by Lippi for Confederation Cup... .
Cassano deserves this chance. I hope Lippi can put his personal issues aside and look how Cassano has changed and sacrificed his lifestyle to become a better person and better player.
Cassano does NOT deserve a chance. he never plays good against big teams and he will not be a sub for the team. if he doesnt start he cries.
LOL everything you said is so false. Marcello Lippi is that you? doesnt show up big games: for the big games i saw cassano play in he played well even if he didn't tally any stats. he has 11 goals 10 assists on a team who doesnt know how to capitalize except for pazzini(who came in january). he will not be a sub for the team: what was he in euro 2008? if he doesnt start he cries: he just said he would even be happy to come to the confederations cup as the 23rd man.
yeah, i was going to see if he listed milan and inter, cause he torched milan in the last meeting, and played well against inter in the first leg of the coppa... anyways, cassano has been so important for them, and if pazzini had been there the whole year to take some pressure off of him, he would have 15 assists in serie a by now, not to mention his goal tally is very good given how samp isn't the most prolific offensive team plus he takes few pens.
I think it's important to note that Toni is still having a pretty good year at Bayern. 14 goals and 6 assists in 24 games is still pretty impressive.
Wolfsburg just won the Bundesliga. I overheard the announcer say that Barzagli has played every minute in every competitive match for Wolfsburg this season. That fact alone must prove that he's been having a great season and could bring Lippi's attention back to him. Can't say the same for Zaccardo though