As of right what is your prediction for the 23 man squad we could send to the Euros(Assuming we Qualify) Heres mine: 1.Donnarumma 2.Meret 3.Perin 4.Bonucci 5.Romangnali 6.Caldara 7.Rugani 8.Emerson 9.Florenzi 10.Cristico 11.Calabria 12.Jorginho 13.Veratti 14.Pellegrini 15.Barella 16.Mandagora 17.Cristane 18.Insigne 19.Chiesa 20.Verdi 21.Balotelli 22.Belotti 23.Immobile Outside looking in: Bernadeshchi Acerbi Zappacosta Bonaventura Gagliardi Diwara Politano Berardi Cutrone Zaza Kean De Rossi
Donnarumma Zappacosta Bonucci Rugani darmian De Rossi Jorginho Canderva Florenzi Immobile Insigne 4-4-2
Portieri Donnarumma Perin Scuffet Difensori De Sciglio Spinazzola Conti Florenzi Bonucci Caldara Rugani Romagnoli Centrocampisti Pellegrini Cristante Mandragora Verratti Barella Locatelli or Jorginho Attacanti Belotti Cutrone El Shaarawy Insigne Chiesa Bernardeschi Guys who I wouldn't be surprised to make it in a few years time but i didnt include: Immobile Locatelli / Jorginho Daniele Verde Orsolini
My 23/32... G: Perin. Donnarumma. Meret. CB: Caldara. Romagnoli. Rugani. Bonucci. FB: Calabria. Spinazzola. Florenzi. De Sciglio. M: Pellegrini. Jorginho. Cristante. Verratti. Barella. W: Bernardeschi. Chiesa. Insigne. Berardi. F: Belotti. Cutrone. Immobile. Backups... G: Scuffet. CB: Darmian. FB: Conti. Barreca. M: Locatelli. Gagliardini. Mandragora. W: Orsolini. F: Kean.
G: Perin, Donnarumma, Meret CB: Caldara, Romangoli, Rugani, Bonucci FB:Florenzi, Conti, Barreca, De Sciglio MF: Verrati, Jorghino, Pellegrini, Christante, De Rossi W: Berna, Chiesa, Insigne, El Shaarawy F: Balotelli, Cutrone, Belotti Strong feeling De Rossi will return to the Italy set up, perhaps as just a backup or as a guy that we sub on to protect the lead. We are in an interesting spot as we will have a very large turnover in our roster heading into the euro. The Nations Cup should help our young, less experienced players get some exposure to International Football on a competitive level
Goalkeepers Perin Meret Donnarumma Centre backs Bonucci Rugani Caldara Romagnoli Fullbacks Florenzi Darmian Donati Murru Miedfielders Jorginho Gagliardini Pellegrini Mazzitelli Cristante Wingers Insigne El Shaarawy Caligiuri Chiesa Parigini Forwards Cutrone Immobile
Goalkeepers: 1. Donnarumma 2. Perin 3. Meret Center Backs: 4. Chiellini 5. Bonucci 6. Romagnoli 7. Caldara 8. Rugani Full Backs: 9. Florenzi 10. De Sciglio 11. Spinnazola 12. Conti Midfielders: 13. Jorginho 14. Verratti 15. Cristante 16. Benassi 17. Pellegrini 18. Marchisio Wingers: 19. Insigne 20. Chiesa 21. Bernardeschi Strikers: 22. Belotti 23. Immobile Possible Backups (In case of injury, etc): 1. Berardi 2. Balotelli 3. Zaza 4. Cutrone 5. Bonaventura 6. Darmian 7. Locatelli 8. Baselli 9. Zappacosta 10. Sirigu
Really you think these players will be there? Murru, and Parigini I have never even head of. Caligiuri, are you serious? Gagliardini and SES are alright but I don't think they are good enough.
I don't think they will be there but i think they should. El Shaarawy always makes the difference when he plays for Roma. Caligiuri would solve the lack of scoring of this team. Murru is a left back and is not worse than Criscito for exemple. For Parigini maybe you should watch some under 21 matchs, he is often the best italian player in those matches, he deserves a chance for sure. Gagliardini will be there imo, nothing special but i think he is better than the overrated Verratti. I think you also have never heard of Mazzitelli, he is a playmaker, the perfect backup of Jorginho.
Umm really? I don't think so. Since when has he scored a big number of goals? Did you see how terribly he played against Poland? I have heard of him, but do not know that much about him. To be honest I am starting to even think if Jorginho should even be there. Put back Marchisio. He should be playing more as he went to Zenit.
The question is, are we even going to be at Euro 2020? This team better get moving ASAP if we are going to make the tournament because now this team is not good enough to make Euro 2020. Honestly we are even inferior to teams like Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine right now. I never thought I would ever be saying this 4 years ago.
It seems that i predicted it : yesterday Parigini was the best player for Italy under 21. =) You are right that Gagliardini is an average player but Marchisio isn't the solution, after the injury isn't as good as before. Benassi is another good option i think. Caligiuri isn't young but he is a great player, he is a leader, i'm sure he would give a big help to the team. Unfortunately Mancini almost doesn't even know who he is.
Donnarumma Conti Romagnoli Bonnucci Verratti Chiesa Pellegri This will be the spine of the team, the rest can change based on formation and form but if this spine is healthy and developed we will have a competitive team and a good future for 2022 and 2024. This is paramount. The rest is dressing.
Am I the only one that isn't completely sold on Donnarumma I mean I don't exactly know who replaces him but just that I'm not sold yet.
Perhaps he doesn't pan out.. but remember hes only 19 and he's been pretty good so far. Mistakes will be made... even buffon had some.
I rate him, would be strange not to. He isn’t commanding when catching lofted balls and looks to the ref to award him a clear path. This is his main problem but that comes with experience. Imagine a keeper starting in Serie A for AC Milan from the age of 16 that doesn’t pan out. Seems unlikely, he has extra ordinary gifts.
He tends to have issues playing the ball out of the back. In the Napoli AC Milian game the pressure got to him. I don’t doubt he’s a good goalkeeper. I just have questions about him.
It's ok to question him but he's immensely talented. Its easy to forget he's just 19. As long as he stays hungry and focused, he'll be fine.
Some out of the box thinking here - I wouldnt mind testing out a 3-1-4-2 formation moving forward. We have some talented CBs and not a ton of depth at the CM spot, and it'll allow the 1 to push that ball further. Gigio Perin Meret Bonucci Chiellini Rugani Romagnoli Caldara DeRossi Jorginho Barella Verratti Baselli Florenzi Conti Darmian Bernardeschi Chiesa Bonaventura Insigne Pellegri Immobile or Belotti Zaza For the attack, I like Insigne and Pellegri there, but form over everything here.
If Conte was still with us I think he’d play a 343. ————————-Gigio——- ———Chiellini——Bonucci——-Romagnoli Florenzi———————————-Spinazola —————-Veratti——Jorginho———- Bernardeschi——Cutrone———-Chiesa I would bring Insigne off the bench since Chiesa and especially Bernardeschi could drop into midfield. CF could be Belotti, Mario, Cutrone, Pellegri (by 2020) depending on form. I like Cutrone’s runs with this midfield and wing play. Seems solid at the back and options up top. Bonnucci is almost a regista/sweeper in this set up while Florenzi/Bernardeschi can help pack the midfield off the ball. I don’t think Mancini has ever favoured a back three so I think 433/4231/442 will be the main options.
Oh Please, not Jorginho. Really any midfielder but him or Gagliardini. Bring back DDR is we have to. At least try Marchisio, Benassi, or Cristante in that role. Even Pellegrini I'd prefer. Jorginho, like Insigne, is really not flexible tactically and the way our team plays does not suit him. He is terrible for the national team.
De Rossi Verratti would be great but I think by 2020 De Rossi will be past it if he isn’t already there outside of Serie A. Perhaps Marchisio Cristante Barella ? It will depend hugely on form, early days. Either way I don’t think we’ll see a 343.
This lineup would have as much of a chance to win the next Euro as this current group of players: PAGLIUCA GENTILE MALDINI NESTA ZAMBROTTA GATTUSO PIRLO D. BAGGIO ANTOGNIONI VIERI R. BAGGIO
After watching Serie A for the last five weeks and seeing some positional restructuring that worked extremely well at Napoli over the weekend, I think Italy's best formation based on the personnel we have (essentially no worthwhile FB's other than a few young or long-term injured players), I think 3 4 3 is probably the best possible tactical setup at the moment... -------------Belotti------------- --Berna-------------Chiesa-- -------------Insigne------------ Barella--Jorginho--Verratti Chiellini--Bonucci--Romagnoli ---------Donnarumma-------- Belotti over Immobile simply due to age, otherwise either one is acceptable. Berna and Chiesa play the wings with Insigne more central right behind them (Berna and Insigne could also switch at any time for more tactical flexibility/confusion of opponent). IMO that is the best possible offensive setup, and the only conceivable way I see Italy scoring goals. Midfield is a problem especially with Cristante and Pellegrini struggling this year. I would start my three and see how they do. Other options besides the Roma duo are Bonaventura, Benassi, and possibly Baselli/Gagliardini. Go to the dreaded three CB's. It worked for Conte in a slightly more defensive formation and the Juve players know it well. If Romagnoli somehow struggles with three at the back, Caldara and Rugani have the experience. Donnarumma over Perin who temporarily sabotaged his career by going to Juve and getting zero playing time.
I would also be interested in seeing Ancelottis new 442/4231 hybrid with Italy. After a month this would be my team. ——————-—-Belotti—-——— Chiesa————Insigne——-Bernardeschi —————Barella————Verratti Criscito———Giorgio—-Leo———Florenzi —————————Gigio———— Mario B for Belotti Calabria for Florenzi Jorginho for Marco V Romagnoli for Leo Bonaventura for Insigne Criscito is a decent stay at home full back especially with an offensive line up like this and Florenzi bombing forward on the right, he could have his Balzaretti moment with Italy for Euro 2020. Insigne reborn as a CAM is brilliant, gives us options. Barrella is for real and Verratti is world class.