@Sam De Martino Would you bring Leoni for these 2 matches, even if for 45 Minutes? Or wait until September?
AGomes. Leoni isnt fit to play but u would bring him for the experience.and been around the squad. As long as leoni comes back well from his injury he will be a guaranteed starter for italy for years to come. He has the potential to be world class. Id like to see calafiori at LB and leoni and coppola or scalvini as centre backs at kayode at RB. Donnarumma in goal. Midfield of tonali, barella and piselli. Inacio, tresoldi and esposito or kean forward. Would like to try this. If only we could get tresoldi. Feel so crap as world cup nears. Will watch the friendly games, hopefully baldini does what he says.
Hope carnescchi plays one game and caprile the other friendly if called or palmisani. Its pointless playing donnarumma not see why he is called unless he is there to encourage the players.
A Gomes, what would your squad be for friendly games and for september. Would love to see your selections.
They’re reporting that Conte and Napoli are going to continue for another year. So that will rule him out of the Italy job. This bastard is ruining my life
You know its a funny thing about Antonio Conte. I'm not sure if it is because he is terrible with the media or with his players but even though everyone loves to hate him , the guy has been the most successful manager Italy has produced since at least 2012. Juventus Serie A: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 Supercoppa Italiana: 2012, 2013 Italy national team Euro Quarter-finals 2016 Chelsea Premier League: 2016–17 FA Cup: 2017–18 Inter Milan Serie A: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2019–20 Napoli Serie A: 2024–25 Supercoppa Italiana: 2025–26 Other than maybe Allegri, no one else has come even close to winning as much as he has.
Today I learned that Olise, who is France’s top winger right now, can’t even speak French. 2053938736048570738 is not a valid tweet id
Atalanta won the Europa league two years ago. Point stands that Conte’s European record is abysmal when you look at the talent he has managed
Oh yeah I forgot about Atalanta. That is how much I remember Italy's Euro victories. Like them or not, the fact remains that both Conte and Allegri are Italy's most winninest coaches of the last 16 years.
Conte is great as a short term coach which is why in the past I was all for him going on the NT but these past couple of seasons not so much. It was remarkable was he accomplished in 2016 with a bunch of bums from a random tabacchino
A fact that means very little today. These guys specialize in things that hurt Italian football. They need to go to Arabia and ******** off
Gasperini's Atalanta, with only a few Italian players , also did very little to help Italian football and/or Italian players.
When they’re going to write the book on the death of calcio, there’s going to be a chapter dedicated to both Conte and Allegri. Two guys who are regarded as the best we have. I’m not exaggerating, but Italy will only turn the corner when these guys go away. I don’t care what anyone says, the bottom learns from the top. It’s not a coincidence that 3/4’s of all the coaches in the Italian pyramid have modelled their games after both Conte and Allegri. 3-5-2 dell cazzo. The result is a football movement that is scared to risk when the obvious first step to change is to begin risking. All these things are considered too risky in Italy: - Only playing with a back 4 - Playing with a high line - Playing with winger who can actually dribble - Not playing with wingbacks who can play a back 5 - Aggressively pressing in your opponents half - Playing with young players - Developing young players in your first team
At this point base on how he has played with his feet, it would be wise to take a look at the other options. We need to know what we have.
🎙️Michael Kayode to @tuttosport “I will ALWAYS give PRIORITY to Italy. Even at the youth level I grew up wearing the Azzurri shirt. I hope to achieve this dream as soon as possible, I’m close. I have NO DOUBT about which path to choose”💙🇮🇹Kayode snubs Nigeria✅June call🔜⏳ pic.twitter.com/ciZFKjs3op— AzzurriXtra🇮🇹 (@XtraAzzurri) May 16, 2026
Interesting squabble between journalists. Alfredo Pedulla going at it with Zazzaroni. Pedulla implying that Zazzaroni made up the rumours of Real wanting Allegri. “Amico”: non citarmi a modo tuo, non è la prima volta e non mi interessa. Mi hai richiamato nel tuo giornale dicendomi “nessuno come te”, facendo allusioni e paragoni: ora cambi opinioni e pareri in base al vento. Lascia perdere, non ti stimo e potrei dimostrarti perché (quanti… https://t.co/S9xh9TQHui— Alfredo Pedullà (@AlfredoPedulla) May 16, 2026 @AGomes you asked me weeks ago why it matters what journalists say. If this rumour is true, it just confirms that journalists are vehicles to get narratives out there. Controlling public opinion is important. If Real Madrid is looking to get Allegri then he must be a great coach right?
That article I posted, and the quotes therein supported that he didn't want to sell Tonali. Honestly though, I'm surprised you didn't know that he wanted to go with youth at Milan given all the discussions regarding his "virtuous project"? Maldini worked Milan's youth development. He was the director of development in 2018-19 before becoming technical director. As technical director (2019–2023), he focused on a "virtuous project" emphasizing young, hungry players, lowering the squad's average age, and building sustainably, by often highlighting support for young talents. https://sempremilan.com/maldini-dis...uous-project-at-length-in-revealing-interview I think you will agree that this youth movement initiative of his would naturally extend itself should he be involved with the Italian federation. Paolo Maldini has been named Best European Manager at the 2022 Golden Boy Awards Paolo Maldini ha vinto il premio "Best European Manager" ai Golden Boy Awards 2022 Credits: LaPresse #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/VoeBeOjdY6— AC Milan (@acmilan) November 7, 2022 Milan was better with him than they were before and after him. I think a player of his stature would also be less inclined towards corruption. I think you guys would do well with a tactician like Baldini who knows the youth well, going with a youth movement maintaining key players for leadership that you already have. Take a page out of Spain and Argentina's book. Both promoted their U21 manager and the results speak for themselves. Italy obviously has talent in their youth ranks. You need a manager who understands the talents and how to use them. I hope you do well in the upcoming fiendlies. You have a Nation's League and EURO to build upon. Palestra looked strong in that last game and that's more of what you need instead of safe old players.
Love this Lineup but somehow would like to see Fagioli and Vergara as his sub in there. Baldini plays a 4-3-3 and if this leaked list is anything to go by it should be very close to what you've written. I too don't know if they should play Gigio in these 2 Friendlies. As Captain it's great to see he wants to be there but I'd sooner give Carneseccchi and Motta of Lazio 1 match a piece. Or as you wrote, Elia Caprile. Better still.
Conte Recently on a podcast it was mentioned about Conte's 2016 team. Carlo Garganese brought up a good point in that Italy's best 2 performances in that tournament were against Belgium and Spain and probably not a coincidence for both those matches he had more than 4 days to prepare. Don't know if it's because of the earlier comment that he runs his players into the ground with his training methods or he just can't handle 2 games a week. Probably probably a little bit of both.