24 Players Called Up by Italian Head Coach Roberto Donadoni "Cassano and Del Piero are In but Inzaghi is out"
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Serie A is over and we welcome the EURO 2008!!!!
I will be covering the EURO 2008 from the Italian perspective including coverage of the teams having players from the Italian Serie A.
The list is out and the big surprise is that finally Italian Head Coach Roberto Donadoni called up great Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero who is the Serie A Top Scorer with 21 goals!
The bad news is that Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi is out!!!!
It just doesn't make sense because Inzaghi has played better than rebel boy Antonio Cassano. Well, I want to know the reasoning on choosing Cassano who is an excellent player but a terrible character that might compromise unnecessary yellow cards and not Inzaghi. Honestly, I wish Cassano to shine and learn from his previous mistakes.
The other surprise was the calling of goalkeeper Amelia from Livorno when he has had a terrible season and not calling Cagliari goalkeeper Marco Storari who has practically saved Cagliari from Relegation while Livorno is in the relegation!
Here are the 24 called up players by Italian Head Coach Roberto Donadoni for EURO 2008:
Goalkeepers: Amelia (Livorno), Gigi Buffon (Juventus), De Sanctis (Siviglia);
Defenders: Andrea Barzagli (Palermo),
Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Grosso (Olympique Lyonnais), Marco Materazzi (Inter), Christian Panucci (Roma), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcellona);
Midfielders: Massimo Ambrosini (AC Milan), Alberto Aquilani (Roma), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Simone Perrotta (Roma), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)
Forwards: Marco Borriello (Genoa), Antonio Cassano (Sampdoria); Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese), Luca Toni (Bayern Monaco).
Here are the groups of the EURO 2008. Start making your predictions.
Let's salute our Italian National team and wish them the best.
Undoubtedly, Italian Soccer Serie A supports 100% the Italian National
team!
Besides the exclusion of Storari and Inzaghi, I agree with the selection of the rest of the players. How about you? Come on, have your say now.
Serie A is over and we welcome the EURO 2008!!!!
I will be covering the EURO 2008 from the Italian perspective including coverage of the teams having players from the Italian Serie A.
The list is out and the big surprise is that finally Italian Head Coach Roberto Donadoni called up great Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero who is the Serie A Top Scorer with 21 goals!
The bad news is that Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi is out!!!! It just doesn't make sense because Inzaghi has played better than rebel boy Antonio Cassano. Well, I want to know the reasoning on choosing Cassano who is an excellent player but a terrible character that might compromise unnecessary yellow cards and not Inzaghi. Honestly, I wish Cassano to shine and learn from his previous mistakes.
The other surprise was the calling of goalkeeper Amelia from Livorno when he has had a terrible season and not calling Cagliari goalkeeper Marco Storari who has practically saved Cagliari from Relegation while Livorno is in the relegation!
Here are the 24 called up players by Italian Head Coach Roberto Donadoni for EURO 2008:
Goalkeepers: Amelia (Livorno), Gigi Buffon (Juventus), De Sanctis (Siviglia);
Defenders: Andrea Barzagli (Palermo),
Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Grosso (Olympique Lyonnais), Marco Materazzi (Inter), Christian Panucci (Roma), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcellona);
Midfielders: Massimo Ambrosini (AC Milan), Alberto Aquilani (Roma), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Simone Perrotta (Roma), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)
Forwards: Marco Borriello (Genoa), Antonio Cassano (Sampdoria); Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese), Luca Toni (Bayern Monaco).
Here are the groups of the EURO 2008. Start making your predictions.
| Group A Czech Republic Portugal Switzerland Turkey |
Group B Austria Croatia Germany Poland |
Group C France Italy Netherlands Romania |
Group
D Greece Russia Spain Sweden |
Let's salute our Italian National team and wish them the best.
Undoubtedly, Italian Soccer Serie A supports 100% the Italian National
team!Besides the exclusion of Storari and Inzaghi, I agree with the selection of the rest of the players. How about you? Come on, have your say now.
Anna good news you will be covering the EURO 2008, I thought you were going to stop until next season, I am happy with this news! Good.
Regarding the called up players, you will be surpised that an Interisti makes this statement "it's an insult not calling up Inzaghi when like you mentioned he had a great season."
Amelia, not happy with that called up either. I like the inclusion of Barzagli, Perrotta, of course MY MATERAZZI, I bet you will support him now with the nazionale, right?
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Man, let's shake hands and called up our peace treaty again, you won me with your admission that is an insult not having called up Inzaghi when my man had a great season compared to the crazy Cassano or Quagliarella plus the man is more a team player too.
I also don't like Amelia included and not Storari, Anna already contagiated us with the fever of Storari!
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wow, i'm happy to hear that crazy cassano made it to the azzurri,he is crazy,but the kid is too good to be left out. i hope he controls his temper because i believe with the death group that we are in, we need some cassano magic.sorry that pippo didn't make it, it would have been great to have him too. at least del piero and cassano made it.cassano please control yourself.
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Nina let's hope Cassano appreciates this opportunity because another cassanata will be unforgivable.
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Guys lets hope Donadoni knows what he is doing! I guess he is the opposite of Ancelotti becuase Donadoni want new young faces while Ancelotti is so into old players(but they are still great!)
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pietro, i agree with you, and i hope he doesn't have one of his episodes. He is a great talent, and I hate to see him get wasted. With exception of roby baggio, I haven't seen a player that plays with such flair and style. When he first came on the scene, I honestly thought he was going to be the next maradona. that is how good he can be.
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Nina, I'm fainting!!! Svengo! Am I understanding right and you are comparing Cassano with my GREAT ROBERTO BAGGIO????? I hope not because there is not a single iota common between them at all starting from the character. Baggio besides being an execellent footballer has a good temper.
Let me slap my face to wake up from this misunderstanding ah aha hah ... though, I respect your opinion if you think Cssano and Baggio are similar... still, just the thought makes me sweat
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Anna, I’m sorry, I just repeated the same mistake, and compared them again in another entry. Believe me, I adore Roby baggio and I’m regular at his blog, have the autobiography, the whole nine yards,and would put him in the same category as maradona or pele at least for me. Cassano is not as good because nobody is as good as baggio , but he was only other player in Italy that had the potential of becoming close to roby. Of course, character wise there is no comparison. roby is a great champion off and on the pitch and human rights advocate. Believe me, I cried when he retired, and since then been looking for someone who has that magic. Totti came close, but not close enough for me. Outside of Italy, lionel messi is my man ,and cassano could have been as good if he didn’t act so stupid.
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Hallellujah! hallellujah! hallellujah!
Nina you are coming to senses... the good Lord has spoken to your soul
Cassano has the potential BUT NEVER WILL HE COMPARE AT ALL WITH THE "GENTLEMAN BAGGIO."
Super Totti, I can buy it, Totti is way better than CASSANO in every sense.
You know Nina, right now I am watching the final of the Champions League and seeing CHELSEA struggling.... one of the players that impressed me the most when meeting personally was DIDIER DROGBA and I hope he comes to Milan. More than meeting Sheva and talking to him on several occasions it is DROGBA who impacted me the most, sure, Mr. SPECIAL ONE too.
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The good lord has spoken to your soul, you had me laughing, believe me, Baggio is my all time favorite, and i miss him so much that I’m looking desperately for replacement for him in the azzurri ahah aha .... I’m watching the CL final too,seedorf was among the commentator on espn. I’m cheering for Chelsea too.lucky you, you met the special one too. i think he was too handsome for the typical look coach have lol.
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Hey Nina glad I made you laugh because I was really worried with that comparison and praying to understand this comparison with no comparison at all hah ah ah I finished watching the CL too... will post something related in few minute....
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Anna please let me know what you thought about the game chelsea-manu, who were you cheerng? i was for chelsea! sadly they lost
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Milan99 you will find my comments on the Chelsea - Man u on the post about "Italy be ware of Van der Sar"...
Too bad the sent off DIDIER DROGBA... but I wanted Mourinho to win the Champions League with Chelsea...
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Nina I agree with Anna, NO WAY Cassano is to be compared to Roby! though Nina, I'm so into Messi's play!!! sadly Man U beat them
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Believe me, Anna made me swallow my words, and I was not trying to compare the character of baggio and cassano nor the talent. I was just saying that cassano had the potential on becoming among the great ones, but he spoiled it with his attitude. As for little leo,i love love love love Messi. He is the best player in the world in my opinion. And unlike most players nowadays, he is so humble and down to earth.By the way, Messi is Roby baggio's favorite player too according to a recent interview baggio gave to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
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Nina that is great news!! I LOVE MESSI'S PLAY TOO!!! Girl I understand, we always happen to say things we don't want to say! Anna is really good at convincing people!
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Mark to make you happy my man and bringing back our peace treaty I AM SUPPORTING MATERAZZI because he is with the nazionale! Though, i don't know if Suri, the romanista will support him because to what i have followed through her arguments with Anna there is no way she can support Materazzi unles she changed her mind. What's your take?
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Cassano??? are you serious? for me Inzahgi is way better!!! I seriously don't understand Donadoni!
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I agree, no way comparing Cassano with Inzaghi in the current season, now we are 2 not understanding Donadoni.
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Totally agreee!!!! In this season, the one deserving the call is Inzaghi not rebel boy Cassano. Though, I hope he behaves showing maturity.
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Finally! Good to see Donadoni changed his mind at the end. It would be ridiculous NOT to have our capocanonieri in our national squad! FORZA JUVE, FORZA AZZURRI, GRANDE DEL PIERO!
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Hey Roberto you must be on Anna's clan too with DEL PIERO as your guy, but I agree it would have been a big blunder, ridiculous not having called the Capocanoniere.
Forza Inter and Forza Azzurri!
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Mark you made me laugh with your "Anna's clan" ha ha ha, it reminded me of the CELENTANO CLAN!!!!
Oh oh, there you go your proud call for your Inter, so allow me to say FORZA MILAN too!!!!
HIP HIP hurrah MILANNNNN
HIP HIP hurrah GLI AZZURRI!!!!
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Roberto you said the right words, it would have been RIDICULOUS not calling Del Piero, excuse me, hello, the guy is the CAPOCANONIERE, makes assist, great motivator, team player, what else he wanted?
Just hope he is not the one to stay because Donadoni can take only 23 players so 1 will be out,, most likely among the strikers... either Quagliarella or maybe even Cassano.
FORZA DEL PIEROOOOOOOOOOO
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Anna, i hope not cassano. i know what you guys are saying and I totally agree that he could be a liability, but he has something that no other player in our squad does; that extra magic. So I hope that Don leaves one of the other guys that have similar characteristics. I hope borriello or quagliarella, but not cassano. After the 5 match ban, I think he learned his lesson.By the way , I think both borriello and qaugliarella are great players,but talent wise, vision wise, cassano is one of a kind. i know about the goals and the numbers, but cassano takes your breath away when you watch him play.
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Nina I totally agree that Cassano "the rebel boy" has that magic touch. Yet, I won't risk such an important match for an unexpected cassanata. It's no wonder why almost all the media were shocked to see Cassano and not Inzaghi among the called up players. Cassano MUST mature and show he is already a grown up man.
Also agree that Cassano "takes my breath way when watching him play." The thing is that I don't feel that secure about him controlling his temper.
Oh welll...I hope Cassano plays excellent. No question about it, besides whoever remain in the 23 called up, I will be supporting 100%.
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I agree with you Anna, and I have the same worries, let’s just hope he matures. It pains me to see such wonderful Italian talent wasted. I see baggio in him, talent wise, not the personality of course.
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here are my predictions
GroupA: protugal,and Turkery
GroupB: Germany,and Croatia
GroupC: Italy and france
GroupD: Spain and Greece
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Anna Italia, I saw your comment about the choice of Cassano to the detriment of Inzaghi. I think that while Inzaghi is a super "punta" Cassano is a super "mezzapunta" instead. Therefore they cannot play in the same post. If Cassano is still the one who played with Roma I am very happy for the "squadra" that he will play the european championship. But I understand your worries about his behaviour on the pitch.
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That's true Ridha... Inzaghi is the perfect super punta while Cassano a mezza punta. Yet, I rather have Inzaghi right now than Cassano for consistency. I love Cassano too but at this point I think first about the TEAM not the individual player.
Behavior is important in football.... for the sake of the group team.
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