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Originally Posted by troutman
Hop Holland!
I could not resist checking in.
Who said "the only team that can beat Italy is Italy"?  |
Italy did beat Italy... I don't want to take anything away from the Dutch, they played magnificently... but if I've ever seen a game that called for a coach's sacking, this was it.
Completely, completely wrong line up. Barzagli was sacked from Palermo for a reason... he's awful, and simply not capable of playing in big games for anything but a midtable club. Materazzi is a human pylon. Panucci is past his prime and not capable of being an effective wingback. Meanwhile, Chiellini is on the bench, Grosso starts on the bench (and instantly improves the backend), Gamberini is on the bench.
On midfield, Ambrosini is a tired hack. De Rossi and Aquilani are the future of Italy, and they are riding pine. Camoranesi had an off game, but he is simply not built for a deep offensive role.
On offense, Di Natale is total garbage. There's a reason he plays for Udinese. Del Piero and Cassano are musts.
This game simply got out of control because of piss poor defense. The first goal was bollocks, but that happens, and was no reason for a 3-0 finish. Donadoni is way out of his league and it showed. He picked a suspect team out of what was available and it shows. Losing Cannavaro should not have been such a crippling blow.