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Originally Posted by kobasew19
Thunderball, nice to see another Juve fan on the flames board. Question for you is where would Amauri fit in for the Azzurris? Would he be the one that takes Toni's spot as the sole striker on the team or would they have some sort of twin tower partnership?
Il Captaino (Del Piero) should have played in the game yesterday against Brazil, it would have ended up 2-2 if had occurred. ahah just jokes but my love for DP is 100% true.
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Toni has been just dreadful for Italy since leaving Serie A for the Bundesliga. Only reason he looks good there is Ribery. I'd say boot him off the team outright. Italy has a lot of good younger strikers that need a chance. No more Toni, Di Natale, or even Iaquinta. Gilardino should only be a reserve for the Azzurri.
Amauri would most likely be the sole striker replacing Toni outright in the current Lippi system, like he was often with Palermo, with wide wingers like Camoranesi and Di Natale (probably not a good idea). I would rather an Amauri-Rossi partnership, with DP, Cassano or Quagliarella as a sub, or to bring back the trequartista, either Totti, or someone with the potential to be better, like Montolivo or Giovinco. Just because Ranieri wastes him doesn't mean Lippi has to.
I was quite happy Il Capitano wasn't at the game, since it was a meaningless friendly. Sampdoria is way too important to have him fatigued, especially with the defense in such dire shape without Chiellini.