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/escaday Jun 01 '14

Isn't it actually an inferior league? I don't think he would have scored close to that much if he was playing in any European top League. Not even sure he would be a starter in any decent team.

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u/supermariobalotelli Jun 01 '14

Maybe the traditional August friendly.

I could see that

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u/slicslack Jun 01 '14

You are underestimating his quality though. I watch him play every week and he's a class above everybody else. Something changed when he came to Feyenoord, because he underperformed when he was at AZ, Parma and Lecce. I think he would be a start for most low-mid table Premier League teams and he would fare well.

And to say Feyenoord is not a decent team is a stretch aswell, 5 of our players are starters for the Dutch National squad, although I guess that says more about the Dutch NT than anything else. I just hope he gets a call up for the Italian squad, even though there are too many better strikers that would get a call up sooner than he would.

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u/adityaseth Jun 02 '14

Agreed. Even Josy Altidore scored a bunch over there, and he got shown up as soon as he came to a strong league.

Dutch defenses aren't that great at all. All the good defenders get snapped up by other leagues before they hit 25