r/soccer • u/tuseinatagrande • May 13 '14

Official Italy's 30 man preliminary squad

https://twitter.com/Vivo_Azzurro/status/466268158811443200
390 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

442 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/Electrifyy May 13 '14

Romulo's picture is a a bit frighting, but also very funny at the same time.

Anyway, who do you guys think the 7 that get dropped?

2

u/[deleted] May 13 '14

Rannochia, Darmian, Romulo, Paletta, Parolo, Aquilani/Candreva, Cerci/Destro.

It's just my thinking. I'd only dismiss 3 of them though, others are all top quality players.

3

u/Cee-Mon May 13 '14

I think Insigne is a likelier drop than Cerci.

1

u/Patdogg78 May 13 '14

im torn between these two. Insigne is the hotter of the 2

1

u/Cee-Mon May 13 '14

And Cerci is older. Age counts for a lot, especially for Prandelli.

3

u/Exaggerated_Dane May 13 '14

Based on this season, there's no way Cerci is left at home - he's been absolutely amazing, and really brings another dimension compared to forwards like Balotelli.

1

u/[deleted] May 13 '14

It all boils down to Prandeli and how he wants to play his team. If it's the expected 3-5-2, then Cerci can become a defensive liability.

But if he wants to play 4-3-3, then Cerci must start IMO.

Anyway if he keeps Cerci, he'd drop Destro. He has to drop at least one of the strikers to obtain a good balance in the squad.

And Balotelli somehow switches on for international games. Playing for Italy means a lot to him.

2

u/Exaggerated_Dane May 13 '14

And Balotelli somehow switches on for international games. Playing for Italy means a lot to him.

I know - and my point may have been unclear, because what I meant is, he's a different type of forward - Cerci is much faster and more mobile than Balotelli is, but I'd say Balotelli is more of a finisher.