GROUP 6 (F): Slovakia-Italy and Paraguay-New Zealand [R]
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From: Manx Gunner on 24 Jun 2010 15:19 On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:01:46 +0200, anders t wrote... > Predictions: > S-I 0-3 > P-NZ 2-0 Is Darth Simian your sock-puppet?
From: Mehdi on 24 Jun 2010 16:08
> Subject : GROUP 6 (F): Slovakia-Italy and Paraguay-New Zealand [R] > From : ssri(a)nospam.com > It seems that Italy is still overly dependent on an aging Pirlo. His > introduction in today's match resulted in Italy finally stringing more > than one pass out of the midfield. His vision, one of the things > Montolivo is lacking comparatively at this stage of development, > breathed new life into the match for the Italian side. Furthermore, it > seemed that Quags was the only forward truly giving it his all, whose > efforts was rewarded with that sublime chip over the gk. With no true > replacement for Pirlo coming through the Italian ranks, I am afraid of > the return to the mid-to-late 90s Italy where the midfield mostly > consisted of a bunch of watercarriers. Italy don't need a replacement for Pilro. Most teams play without a regista. Prandelli knows how to get the best out of Montolivo and will/should attempt to replicate Fiorentina's strength on the flanks, he has the players to do it - Criscito, Motta, Cassani, Pepe, Marchionni etc, etc -- http://soccer-europe.com Rss feed : http://soccer-europe.com/RSS/News.xml |