I think part of the problem with the current state of the FIGC and the Azzurri is in part to the # of imported players in Serie A. Take Inter for example... almost all foreigners. Even my beloved AC Milan... tons of Brazilians. With all these big name imports we are preventing young talent from gaining experience. I'm interested in hearing everyone's opinion
A World Cup knockout and a few cranberry vodkas tonight allow me to propose the idea of the FIGC limited foreign talent to a certain # on each team or force them to pay some sort of tax. This will greatly improve the talent pool and will improve Serie A overall.
Does everyone want to reintroduce the foreigner ban similar to the one enacted after the 1974 WC fiasco?
Not a total ban, just a limit. Having too many foreigners only makes other countries stronger while it kills our youth. Look at England. #1 league in the world and 90% of the league can't say 6 words in English.
Just reactionary bullsh*t...Germany and Spain have a lot of "foreigners" yet they're through to the second round. The EPL has more foreigners yet they got out of the group stages. Again, there's one man to blame for this disaster. Not foreigners. We had two years to develop a team, and we rolled with the same crap. Spots to players who did absolutely nothing all season. SHIT IN...SHIT OUT!!! I will agree with the big clubs not taking chances on Italian youth. Four WCs and we still don't believe in our kids...O Dio
I'm not blaming foreigners for our failure. We know why our squad failed. I'm blaming foreigners for preventing possible young talent from getting half a chance. In Serie A, on the major clubs you ride the bench for the most part if you are unproven talent. A team like Inter is a disgrace in my opinion to the league. At least 40% of the team should be Italian. And for England and their league... England stinks. They are overrated, barely got out of the group and will be joining the Azzurri at home soon enough
The only disgrace here is you and your Mussolini like views. Get a grip man we got knocked out because of your Juvemerda jerkoffs: Iaquinta, Cannavaro and Lippi. Nice way to try and deflect the blame. Balotelli, Materazzi and Thiago Motta all put their hands up for selection, Santon would of as well, if he wasn't injured, not our fault Lippi is a tool! Prandelli is a top coach and not a egotistical maniac, he won't let petty things like player friendships or club alliegances get in the way of the national team, he will have us back at the top where we belong in no time I am sure of it. But it's ironic you are bashing us, when Inter's youth system is light years ahead of anything Juve, Roma or Milan have. We also have the best young Italian forward in Serie A and that is a FACT. Giovinco? Paloschi? LOL!! And we are on the verge of signing the best young defender in Serie A, Andrea Ranocchia. Between Balo, Santon and Ranocchia we have a solid foundation with which to build for the future. Juve can go right ahead and sign as many duds as they want like Palladino, Pepe, Grosso and Candreva, that doesn't prove crap. We on the other hand actually prefer quality over quantity. Seriously it's like some of you people only started following football in the last 5 years, because otherwise you would know Inter has always done it's part for the national team and will continue to do so, just you haters wait.
Inter fans never fail to show their stupidity always. Materazzi is finished, and didnt even feature for inter. Whats next, tell us toldo should have been picked? LO ********ING L! The only inter player who had a chance to be called up was Balotelli, and balotelli himself wasnt key figure at inter.Actually inter managed to suspend him for many games and didnt give shit.. Dude, inter didnt provide the NT with any player. You shouldnt come here and post anything.
And thiago motta lol. Oh yes, Lets call julio sergio as second keeper as well. Lets naturalize everybody.
the only player inter could have really provided in the last year was santon if not injured. matrix too old and balo too inexperienced. could balo have been called and used as a sub? sure but we all knew that wouldn't happen
The only person showing his stupidity is you, Matrix actually featured quite a bit towards the end of the season and played some important games, he surpassed Cordoba and was pretty much 1st choice back up to Samuel/Lucio. And Motta might not be De Rossi but he sure can hold his own against the liks of Gatusso, Palombo and Marchisio.
Why am I not shocked by this type of a comment from an Inter fan? Why not take Inter and move them to the EPL. They will fit right in. And by the way buddy Inter's youth will never see the light of day.
Oh your really a funny guy aren't you? Motta has Italian blood in him, as much as Camo, Amauri or Santocroce.
cmon dude stop grabbing at straws. matrix was definitley unfit and should we really have to naturalize another player?
Forget about nationalizing players. If these guys were good enough they would play for Brazil Argentina or whoever. I dont want other countries rejects.
Materazzi played 20 games last year. And how many of those he entered in the last minutes of the game dude stop posting then embarassing urself
I don't think amauri has any Italian blood in him. Hi name goes like Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira so really Amauri is his first name
Yeah and what's your point? How many players from Juve should have even been on this team? What did they do all season to warrant a callup, let alone a guaranteed spot? What happen with the ITALJUVE block at this world cup? Maybe you should follow your own advice. Motta's more "Italian" than Amauri, yet Lippi considered giving him a chance. Balo is better at 19 than Pepe. Why did LegroCRAPtaglie and Candreva even get call ups? OH YEAH, the colour of their shirt. Juventini trying to make up more excuses....
This just proves my point even further if a clown like this can come close to getting called up why can't Thiago? Oh that's right he doesn't play for Juve.
I dont think any Juventini are trying to make excuses. We know first hand how awful the team was and we also know that part of it was Lippi fault because he was the guy who recommended Cannavaro Grosso Candreva Iaquinta and the rest of the shit we are stuck with.
Hey buddy how many of Milan or Juve's young talent has seen "the light of day" recently and actually been succesful? Antonini and Marchisio? Both your teams seem content to play dad's army and only play 30+ years olds. So much so Paloschi and Giovinco's careers look like heading down the toilet, unless things change a lot quickly.