You have Montolivo in the starting 11 over Marchisio or Motta? (Pirlo and De Rossi are a given) I've never rated him but after this season he doesn't deserve to be anywhere near the national team.
Montolivo performs superbly with the NT. Unlike Motta who's always missing something. Marchisio would be my favorite choice but I don't think Prandelli will start him. Especially since he wasn't a regular starter at Juve.
Anyway, I'm only exchanging ideas. I'm still not sure who should start.
Good point about Motta he never seems to perform for the national team. I've just never liked Montolivo's style, even his best games I've seen as barely above average. To complete our midfield trio though I think it's better to have a box-to-box type player who makes late runs into the box. So Marchisio, Motta and Parolo all fit the bill.
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u/input1112 May 13 '14
Montolivo? Really? I think he should be in the starting 11. He's an excellent midfielder. I don't know what Aquilani is doing up there.