Chris from the Catania blog gives his opinion on who deserves a spot on the Azzurri:

So it’s official: Napoli have sacked Reja and brought in everyone’s favorite Azzurri ex-coach, Roberto Donadoni:

Looking at the starting lineup for the Brazil-Italy game, I could tell that we were going to have trouble from the get-go:

2008 is drawing to a close, and it was a hell of the year for the Azzurri. 12 months ago we were looking forward to the Euros and to being crowned European, as well as World, Champions. Luca Toni was on fire in the Bundesliga and in the national team, and we finished top of [...]

Big news story of the day(as far as this blog is concerned): the Azzurrini qualified for the U21 European Championships playoffs with a 1-1 draw against Cyprus. Motta put us ahead late in the first half, and Croatia tied deep into the second, but the Azzurrini held out for the win. The draw put [...]

Hey guys. My name’s Julian and I’ll be blogging here on the Italy WCB from now on. I’m super pumped to be here and I hope you guys are too. A little bit of backround info about me- I’m American, the son of 2 full-Italian parents and I love the Azzurri. So let’s [...]

I wonder why real life doesn’t translate to the world of football. Would a person with Donadoni’s qualifications, or lack thereof, have been shepherded to their career summit so readily in another profession? Highly doubtful. Show me a kid with a B average in pre-med classes offered a position as chief neurosurgeon after their sophomore [...]

(Fabio says hi to Abidal)
Barzagli Down & Out
When Donadoni released his squad list with only 7 defenders, I simply thought “alright, whatever”. When Canna went down and Gamberini was forced into the fold I thought “Shit, calling up 7 defenders, 5 of whom are into the Geritol stage of their careers wasn’t too brilliant, was [...]

There’s a strong rumor emanating out of the boot that the soon-to-be-defunct Roberto Donadoni Era will make way for a return to greatness: Marcello Lippi is coming back.
I don’t think this would (will? – being called a mere “formality” and we’ve all been expecting this for some time) be a great shock to anyone, but [...]

No more secrecy, at least not fully, and no more speculation by less-than-reputable media sources. Donadoni has given a clear indication to a couple of changes in the side.
“I will make three or four changes to the team that I picked to face Holland,” Donadoni revealed.
“Along with Alex, I will hand a chance to [...]