Comments on: Defensive Depth Diminishing e Stuff http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html Italy - World Cup 2010 - South Africa Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:17:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ali http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html/comment-page-2#comment-136779 Ali Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:32:22 +0000 http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html#comment-136779 That's true Tuta, hopefully Don will make the right decisions and play a solid team that can contain Spain. That’s true Tuta, hopefully Don will make the right decisions and play a solid team that can contain Spain.

]]> By: Tuta http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html/comment-page-2#comment-136762 Tuta Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:14:41 +0000 http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html#comment-136762 Yes Ali what you say makes sense, thinking about the attack aspect but the defense and running back ... I am 100% sure he will fail to run back with the rest of the midfielders. I understand that Del Piero isn't meant to do that, but against spain we need a player who can! and I also Agree that Del piero Is a better choice in terms of shooting at the goal. because surely Toni will be deactivated by at least 1 defender stuck onto him every second of the match, in which case we will be needing players who know their way to the net. there are points for Perrotta and others for Del Piero. the tactic with which Donadoni will play is the only that can decide who's most fit to start! and since we can never anticipate that...GOD HELP US! Yes Ali what you say makes sense, thinking about the attack aspect
but the defense and running back … I am 100% sure he will fail to
run back with the rest of the midfielders. I understand that Del Piero
isn’t meant to do that, but against spain we need a player who can!
and I also Agree that Del piero Is a better choice in terms of
shooting at the goal. because surely Toni will be deactivated by at least 1 defender stuck onto him every second of the match, in which case we will be needing players who know their way to the net.
there are points for Perrotta and others for Del Piero. the tactic with which Donadoni will play is the only that can decide who’s most fit to start! and since we can never anticipate that…GOD HELP US!

]]> By: Ali http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html/comment-page-2#comment-136760 Ali Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:33:50 +0000 http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html#comment-136760 Tuta, I totally understand what you're saying, but a player like Del Piero would bring creativity playing behind Toni and Cassano, if Don wants to go with Toni-Cassano up front. Especially now with Pirlo out, we also need a dead-ball specialist, and who better than Del Piero for that role. I would play DP up front with Toni, because he's most dangerous when up front, but playing him in the hole wouldn't be a bad idea either, he could set up plays and get chances to score as well. This would be a 4-3-1-2 formation, with Toni, Cassano and DP all on the field at the same time right from the start, imagine how much damage they could create. I agree, Del Piero and Totti missed chances in the euro final against France, but there have been many others who've missed their chances too. My point was it seems Del Piero gets criticized too much, even when he plays alright, guess there are a lot of expectations from him, but he has to rise to the occasion. Tuta, I totally understand what you’re saying, but a player like Del Piero would bring creativity playing behind Toni and Cassano, if Don wants to go with Toni-Cassano up front. Especially now with Pirlo out, we also need a dead-ball specialist, and who better than Del Piero for that role. I would play DP up front with Toni, because he’s most dangerous when up front, but playing him in the hole wouldn’t be a bad idea either, he could set up plays and get chances to score as well. This would be a 4-3-1-2 formation, with Toni, Cassano and DP all on the field at the same time right from the start, imagine how much damage they could create.

I agree, Del Piero and Totti missed chances in the euro final against France, but there have been many others who’ve missed their chances too. My point was it seems Del Piero gets criticized too much, even when he plays alright, guess there are a lot of expectations from him, but he has to rise to the occasion.

]]> By: Ilovemath http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html/comment-page-2#comment-136726 Ilovemath Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:28:34 +0000 http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html#comment-136726 Question: Do you Nazis make Andrea Pirlo ride in the back of the team bus? are you threatening to burn down his family's home too if he doesn't score? Question: Do you Nazis make Andrea Pirlo ride in the back of the team bus? are you threatening to burn down his family’s home too if he doesn’t score?

]]> By: Tuta http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html/comment-page-2#comment-136692 Tuta Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:04:17 +0000 http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html#comment-136692 Ali I can't agree with you. it's just not right to play Del Piero that far back. unless you're suggesting that Italy plays with the 4-3-3 formation then we'll be ran over no matter what the lineup will be! Perrotta as I said, is the choice with the lack of alternatives. You all keep talking about how many chances Luca didn't succeed to score and you keep forgetting that it would only be real chances because it's Luca who's controlling these high long balls! and a quick reminder... Del Piero and Totti... can't even begin to count the chances the wasted in euro final against france! Give the man a break... he's the top scorer in the bundesliga he's bound to get back in form. I was the first to point out that italian strikers didn't score and that the defense is scoring instead but let's not fail to acknowledge the danger toni creates infront of the opponent's goal. He needs more support. he's alone and isolated and all he gets is high long crappy balls that you need to have a balance of a clown to be able to control and place inside the net! I am not saying that's he's doing great but he's doing bad enough to be kept out. He is the kinda guy that can score at any given moment. and he scored but it was called off as an offside :D Ali I can’t agree with you.
it’s just not right to play Del Piero that far back.
unless you’re suggesting that Italy plays with the 4-3-3 formation
then we’ll be ran over no matter what the lineup will be!
Perrotta as I said, is the choice with the lack of alternatives.
You all keep talking about how many chances Luca didn’t succeed to score and you keep forgetting that it would only be real chances because it’s
Luca who’s controlling these high long balls!
and a quick reminder… Del Piero and Totti… can’t even begin to count the chances the wasted in euro final against france!
Give the man a break… he’s the top scorer in the bundesliga he’s bound to get back in form. I was the first to point out that italian strikers didn’t score and that the defense is scoring instead but let’s not fail to acknowledge the danger toni creates infront of the opponent’s goal.
He needs more support. he’s alone and isolated and all he gets is high long crappy balls that you need to have a balance of a clown to be able to control and place inside the net! I am not saying that’s he’s doing great but he’s doing bad enough to be kept out. He is the kinda guy that can score at any given moment. and he scored but it was called off as an offside :D

]]> By: Ali http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html/comment-page-2#comment-136687 Ali Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:43:37 +0000 http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html#comment-136687 What has Totti done for the National Team, or what has Toni done ?. Had ADP played against France, he would have finished off all those Toni chances and gotten a hat-trick. ADP should play behind Toni and Cassano, and not Perrotta. Perrotta should be on the bench, we need someone creative like ADP to be on the field especially against a team like Spain. What has Totti done for the National Team, or what has Toni done ?. Had ADP played against France, he would have finished off all those Toni chances and gotten a hat-trick. ADP should play behind Toni and Cassano, and not Perrotta. Perrotta should be on the bench, we need someone creative like ADP to be on the field especially against a team like Spain.

]]> By: Matteo http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html/comment-page-2#comment-136686 Matteo Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:37:12 +0000 http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html#comment-136686 With the speed of Villa and Torres, there's a small, and I mean very small, part of me that would rather have Gamberini start instead of the slow Panucci. But yeah, go with Panucci. With the speed of Villa and Torres, there’s a small, and I mean very small, part of me that would rather have Gamberini start instead of the slow Panucci. But yeah, go with Panucci.

]]> By: Matteo http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html/comment-page-2#comment-136685 Matteo Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:21:50 +0000 http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html#comment-136685 Perrotta isnt a striker, he's there to set things up, which he's great at. ADP can't take advantage of a weak defense the way Perrotta can. And besides...what has ADP done for the national team? Perrotta isn't my first choice, but with Pirlo and Gattuso out, he's the last resort. Perrotta isnt a striker, he’s there to set things up, which he’s great at. ADP can’t take advantage of a weak defense the way Perrotta can. And besides…what has ADP done for the national team? Perrotta isn’t my first choice, but with Pirlo and Gattuso out, he’s the last resort.

]]> By: Tuta http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html/comment-page-2#comment-136684 Tuta Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:12:54 +0000 http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html#comment-136684 I agree with Frank. Perrotta is hopeless when he has to shoot at the goal he would be useless against a team with "not so strong defense" and like to have open play... this team being spain! We need someone who can shoot and score or at least keeps his cool inside the box (penalty area) and around it. I don't know if we have that so Donadoni might just go with Perrottaand he simply won't take advantage of any chance presented to him. I agree with Frank.
Perrotta is hopeless when he has to shoot at the goal
he would be useless against a team with “not so strong defense”
and like to have open play… this team being spain! We need someone
who can shoot and score or at least keeps his cool inside the box (penalty area) and around it. I don’t know if we have that so Donadoni might just go with Perrottaand he simply won’t take advantage of any chance presented to him.

]]> By: Matteo http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html/comment-page-2#comment-136683 Matteo Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:11:30 +0000 http://italy.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/defensive-depth-diminishing-e-stuff.html#comment-136683 ADP is done! Leave him as a sub...thats it! ADP is done! Leave him as a sub…thats it!

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