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Old 09-08-2015, 01:29 PM   #306
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18 View Post
No strikers and limited creativity up front.

The last class of Italian strikers that was supposed to be great busted as world class players (Giovinco, Balotelli, Borini, etc)

They have some decent working type strikers (Immobile, Zaza, Pelle) but those guys aren't world class.

Really they have relied on Pirlo to create offensively since 2006, and now that he is past his best before date they are struggling to create offense.
The era of the 'False 9' really thinned out the talent pool for outright strikers all over the place.
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