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What's going with the Italian National team on Saturday, June 19, 2010

-  Italy National team training session morning

-  17:30 Charter flight landing  from Johannesburg to Nelspruit.  An hour after the arrivaland the transfer to the 'Mbombela Stadium' just for a visit to the pitchwhich will host the match against the New Zealanders.

- 19:00  Going to Mbombela Stadium

-  19.45 there  will be the press conference of coach Marcello Lippi and players.


This is it guys.  Last training of the Italian National team before the second World Cup game against New Zealand on Sunday, June 20, 2010.    The Azzurri training at Southdowns College in Centurion. 

-   Absent in the training AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo continuing his calf  recovery .  Also absent from training is goalkeeper  Gianluigi Buffon who is not traveling with the team.

-  Training today closed door and only the first 15 minutes open to the press.  What is expected is the switch from the 4-3-3 formation to the 4-4-2 formation based on this week training.

-  Sunday, June 20 is the match and the Italian National team returning to Centurion after the match and press conference.  Monday there will be the morning training session at 11:30 am.

-  Objective:  To increase the goal average. In the last 6 games, Italy have scored only 4 goals. Target is to see forwards Alberto Gilardino, Antonio Di Natale, and Vincenzo Iaquinta scoring more than 1 goal as a group.  Lippi favoring  Di Natale to start along Alberto Gilardino with the 4-4-2 formation.

Here is the thing guys.  the "4 lonesome goals" have been scored by defender Bonucci against Mexico, forward Fabio Quagliarella against  Switzerland, and midfielder Daniele De Rossi against Paraguay.  Hello, it means "only 1 forward scoring" what about the others?  Alberto Gilardino not scoring yet, Iaquinta neither and neither Pazzini. It's about time to shoot and blast the net....
Definitely, I will give a shot to Di Natale and Pazzini usually starting as substitutes.

Imagine ... defenders playing the role of "forwards" hum? what? really?  Yep. defender Giorgio Chiellini scoring against Sweden.  Totaling 2 goals from 2 central defenders, 1 from a midfielder and just 1 from a striker. 
 
-  Last match with New Zealand in 2009 in South Africa just before the Confederations Cup.  Italy defeating New Zealand 4-3.  Two goals scored by Gilardino and 2 from Iaquinta.  Can they repeat the same this time too?  I HOPE SO.

  .Current  20 10 FIFA World Cup Group F Teams Standing

2010 FIFA World Cup Group F Teams Standing Updated June 17, 2010	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	1	1	1
Italy	1	0	1	0	1	1	1
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	1	1	1
Slovakia	1	0	1	0	1	1	1

Here are the photos from the training of the Italian National Football team  from Saturday, June 19, 2010 at the Southdowns college, in Irene, near Pretoria.

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Italy's Fabio Cannavaro arrives for a training session at Southdowns college in Irene, near Pretoria, Saturday, June 19, 2010.  Cannavaro needs to push Italy bandwagon and lead his 10 teammates for a faster game.

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Italy's goalkeeper Federico Marchetti runs during a training session.  Oh boy, it is his golden moment to shine and replace Gianluigi Buffon in what might be the beginning of the transition towards the future..... 

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Italy's Alberto Gilardino warms up during a training session at Southdowns college in Irene, near Pretoria, Saturday, June 19, 2010.  We need Gilardino to wake up and deliver the goals finalizing the actions, the shots on goal.

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Here is Italy head coach Marcello Lippi directing the last training session before the World Cup game against New Zealand on Sunday, June 20. 

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Warming up with jogging, running, here come the Azzurri.... Antonio Di Natale, Mauro Camoranesi, Christian Maggio, Simone Pepe, Domenico Criscito and Riccardo Montolivo  during this morning training session at Irene's Southdown College, south of Pretoria, Saturday, June 19, 2010

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Italy coach Marcello Lippi, left, looks at Italy's Daniele De Rossi , right, heading a ball during a training session at Southdowns college in Irene

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Italy's coach Marcello Lippi (C) talks to his players before a training session at Irene's Southdown College, south of Pretoria on June 19, 2010

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Italy's striker Alberto Gilardino, Angelo Palombo, and Giampaolo Pazzini run during a training session.  Brrrr it must be cold... look at our guys and Pazzini's expression.

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Alberto Gilardino and Antonio Di Natale  during training and they have the "duty to score"  Come on guys, let's go, You can do it.

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2010 FIFA World Cup Tickets Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, and Slovakia

Match	Date	Venue			Results			FIFA World Cup 2010 Tickets
11	14 June	Cape Town		Italy	1 -  1	Paraguay		Goals  39' Antolin Alcaraz and 63' Daniele De Rossi
12	15 June	Rustenburg		New Zealand	1 -  1	Slovakia		Goals 50' Robert Vittek and 93' Winston Reid
27	20 June	Mangaung/Bloemfontein		Slovakia	-	Paraguay		Slovakia - Paraguay Tickets, June 20, 2010
28	20 June	Nelspruit		Italy	-	New Zealand		Italy vs New Zealand tickets, June 20, 2010
41	24 June	Johannesburg		Slovakia	-	Italy		Slovakia - Italy Tickets, June 24, 2010
42	24 June	Polokwane		Paraguay	-	New Zealand		Paraguay - New Zealand Tickets, June 24, 2010

.Italy National Team World Cup 2010 Schedule -World Cup Italy Schedule, Italian National Team Training Schedule


Sunday, June 20, 2010

-  16.00 on Sunday20 June there's Italy-New Zealand, a match valid for the second round  of Group F.

-  20:10 Departure  of the Italian National team from Nelspruit going back to Johannesburg.    Then transfer to Leriba Lodge in Centurion.

Monday, June  21, 2010

-  11.30, Italy National team training session open to the press and after that the press conference of   Italy coach Marcello Lippi.

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