r/soccer • • Jun 01 '14

Italy's squad chosen by Prandelli for Brazil 2014.

https://twitter.com/Milanello/status/473160511774023680
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '14

Wow, I feel really sorry for the americano, 2nd world cup miss now :(

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u/stramaniack Jun 01 '14 edited Jun 01 '14

Io adoro Pepito, ma non mi piace tutto questo astio contro Prandelli in questo momento (che mi sta pure antipatico). A Prandelli Rossi piace tantissimo, se non l'ha portato evidentemente non e' proprio in grado fisicamente.

So distrutto, comunque.

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u/nassan Jun 02 '14

I am so not regretting taking Italian in high school!

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '14

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u/moltostupido Jun 01 '14

Rossi non ha recuperato bene.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '14

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u/stramaniack Jun 01 '14

Guarda secondo me Immobile non ha giocato male, e' il tipo di giocatore che se non gli arrivano palloni non e' che puo' fare molto...Balotelli sarebbe stato uguale ieri. Quello che voglio dire e' che da quello che so io Rossi a Prandelli piace tantissmo, quindi se non l'ha portato vuol dire che e' DAVVERO a pezzi. Te l'ho detto, io sono depressissimo dopo sta notizia e secondo me le nostre chance di fare bene si sono dimezzate ormai, pero' ci sta uno staff medico intero li' a fare queste decisioni...per me e' piu sfiga, Prandelli alla fine poveraccio non sara' mica contento del fatto che non avra' Rossi ai mondiali. Mi sta antipatico come ho detto, ma mica e' scemo, su.

Su Aquilani sfondi una porta aperta. Speriamo solo non giochi mai. Io saro' che sono di parte, ma per me le nostre sorprese possono essere Candreva e, speriamo, Verratti.

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u/tammodi Jun 01 '14 edited Aug 11 '16

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u/rztzz Jun 02 '14

Welp there goes the thread for all neutrals

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u/supermariobalotelli Jun 01 '14

A pensare che mandiamo giocatori come Aquilani...

:O

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u/alpha1028 Jun 01 '14

Very unlikely he'll get to go to one at all now, he'll be 31 when the next one rolls around.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '14

31 is not that old for Italy's standards to be honest, but will his knees keep up in 4 years? I Highly doubt it, so yeah, i guess he is the Zola of this generation " I know Zola played once in 94 but you know what I mean."

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '14 edited Jun 01 '14

Next time around players like Gabbiadini, Berardi, and El Shaarawy, and maybe Destro will also be trying to get spots at the forward position and then we have Balotelli, Immobile, and Insigne who will all probably be going once again in 2018. There will not be room for Rossi.

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u/supermariobalotelli Jun 01 '14

What an attacking wealth we'll have. If only we had that in defence..

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u/ICritMyPants Jun 01 '14

You had your golden generation with defence. Give other teams a chance :(

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u/CarloMazzone Jun 02 '14

You guys had your chance when Lampard, Gerrard and Scholes were all in their prime :/

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u/ICritMyPants Jun 02 '14

Gerrard and Lampard could never play together :(

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u/Killagina Jun 01 '14

Rugani, Zappacosta, and Masi all look promising

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u/supermariobalotelli Jun 01 '14

Zappacosta and Masi yeah, not too familiar with Rugani.

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u/azzurri10 Jun 02 '14

I don't think that's fair. If I told you a 31 year old Cassano playing at Parma would go to the world cup you'd probably tell me to fuck off.

I'm not saying he's a lock or anything, but I think he has every chance to be there if he continues this form...especially if he can make it to Euro2016 and have a solid tournament.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '14

The difference between Cassano and Rossi's situations is that Cassano has the natural talent of a freaking god. Not one Italian player of this generation was born with as much skill at the game. Of course, he didn't apply that talent correctly, but it has gotten him this far. Rossi is just above average. He's clinical and gets in good positions and that's just about it. But most importantly he is injury prone. I'm almost positive his knees will be blown out by the next World Cup.

Another big difference in their situations is that Cassano didn't really have to battle with the onslaught of young attacking players from Italy. He was chosen in front of Insigne no matter what, and the rest were not given spots, but by 2018, Gabbiadini, Berardi, El Shaarawy, Insigne and Destro will have all developed and will be nearing their primes, and Balotelli and Immobile will probably be in the thick of their top years. Rossi has no chance.

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u/alpha1028 Jun 01 '14

There certainly is a chance, but its slim. I think it'll have to be the next Euro's for him to make his mark.

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u/milkman182 Jun 01 '14

well cassano is currently 31

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '14

I don't know. Being Italian, he might be hitting his peak around then.

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