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From: Futbolmetrix on 12 May 2010 07:56
GK: Buffon, De Sanctis, Marchetti, Sirigu.

DF: Bocchetti, Bonucci, Cannavaro, Cassani, Chiellini, Criscito,
Grosso, Maggio, Zambrotta.

MF: Camoranesi, Candreva, Cossu, De Rossi, Gattuso, Marchisio,
Montolivo, Palombo, Pepe, Pirlo.

FW: Borriello, Di Natale, Gilardino, Iaquinta, Pazzini,
Quagliarella, Rossi.

The highest this squad can reasonably expect to achieve is the QF.
Anything more would be a huge bonus.

D

From: Google Beta User on 12 May 2010 08:02
On May 12, 7:56 am, Futbolmetrix <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> GK: Buffon, De Sanctis, Marchetti, Sirigu.
>
> DF: Bocchetti, Bonucci, Cannavaro, Cassani, Chiellini, Criscito,
>        Grosso, Maggio, Zambrotta.
>
> MF: Camoranesi, Candreva, Cossu, De Rossi, Gattuso, Marchisio,
>         Montolivo, Palombo, Pepe, Pirlo.
>
> FW: Borriello, Di Natale, Gilardino, Iaquinta, Pazzini,
>        Quagliarella, Rossi.

Either this is the worst Italian outfit I've seen since I started
watching football, or I'm mistaking a lack of "names" for sucking,
admittedly it could be that.
From: Futbolmetrix on 12 May 2010 08:08
On May 12, 3:02 pm, Google Beta User <wanyik...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 12, 7:56 am, Futbolmetrix <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > GK: Buffon, De Sanctis, Marchetti, Sirigu.
>
> > DF: Bocchetti, Bonucci, Cannavaro, Cassani, Chiellini, Criscito,
> >        Grosso, Maggio, Zambrotta.
>
> > MF: Camoranesi, Candreva, Cossu, De Rossi, Gattuso, Marchisio,
> >         Montolivo, Palombo, Pepe, Pirlo.
>
> > FW: Borriello, Di Natale, Gilardino, Iaquinta, Pazzini,
> >        Quagliarella, Rossi.
>
> Either this is the worst Italian outfit I've seen since I started
> watching football, or I'm mistaking a lack of "names" for sucking,
> admittedly it could be that.

The former.

D
From: Futbolmetrix on 12 May 2010 08:20
On May 12, 2:56 pm, Futbolmetrix <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

Likely 23-man squad:

> GK: Buffon, De Sanctis, Marchetti, Sirigu.

Sirigu will be cut, but he could be the GK of the future.


> DF: Bocchetti, Bonucci, Cannavaro, Cassani, Chiellini, Criscito,
>        Grosso, Maggio, Zambrotta.

Cassani most likely to be cut, Maggio maybe.


> MF: Camoranesi, Candreva, Cossu, De Rossi, Gattuso, Marchisio,
>         Montolivo, Palombo, Pepe, Pirlo.

Camoranesi, De Rossi, Gattuso, Marchisio and Pirlo in for sure. Then
probably Palombo and Pepe.

Candreva, Cossu and Montolivo to be cut.

> FW: Borriello, Di Natale, Gilardino, Iaquinta, Pazzini,
>        Quagliarella, Rossi.

Di Natale, Gilardino, Iaquinta in for sure. Pazzini probably with the
advantage over Borriello, a toss-up between Quagliarella and Rossi.

D

GK: Buffon, De Sanctis, Marchetti

DF: Bocchetti, Bonucci, Cannavaro, Cassani, Chiellini, Criscito,
Grosso, Maggio, Zambrotta.


From: Chagney Hunt on 12 May 2010 13:20
On May 12, 7:56 am, Futbolmetrix <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> GK: Buffon, De Sanctis, Marchetti, Sirigu.
>
> DF: Bocchetti, Bonucci, Cannavaro, Cassani, Chiellini, Criscito,
>        Grosso, Maggio, Zambrotta.
>
> MF: Camoranesi, Candreva, Cossu, De Rossi, Gattuso, Marchisio,
>         Montolivo, Palombo, Pepe, Pirlo.
>
> FW: Borriello, Di Natale, Gilardino, Iaquinta, Pazzini,
>        Quagliarella, Rossi.
>
> The highest this squad can reasonably expect to achieve is the QF.
> Anything more would be a huge bonus.

They're all 4 year older, probably not as motivated or unified, but
weren't Italy just as low key, perhaps even more doom and gloom before
the last WC?
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