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Calcio Debate: Italy Revolution - Who Should Stay & Who Should Go?
The Italian press is calling for the Azzurri squad to be revolutionised following the Confederations Cup shambles. Who do you believe should be dumped, and who should come in? Goal.com's Italy team offer their suggestions...
23-Jun-2009 6:30:40 PM
On Sunday night, Italy were thrashed 3-0 by Brazil in Confederations Cup Group B, a result which saw the Azzurri humiliatingly knocked out of the tournament in the first round with just three points from as many games.
This South African nightmare has seen coach Marcello Lippi receive a grilling in the press, with many people demanding that he now rids the squad of its dead wood, and starts installing some fresh, young talent.
Below is the rather old-looking 23-man squad that Lippi selected for the Confederations Cup:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Marco Amelia (Palermo), Morgan De Sanctis (Galatasaray)
Defenders: Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Gianluca Zambrotta (Milan) Fabio Grosso (Lyon), Davide Santon (Inter), Alessandro Gamberini (Fiorentina), Nicola Legrottaglie (Juventus), Andrea Dossena (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Gennaro Gattuso (Milan), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Andrea Pirlo (Milan)
Forwards: Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Luca Toni (Bayern Munich), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal), Pepe (Udinese)
Out of this pool above, who would you dump, and which players would you call-up in their place? The Goal.com Italy team offer their suggestions, but we also want to know your thoughts...
In: Federico Marchetti, Marco Motta, Salvatore Bocchetti, Fabiano Santacroce, Gaetano D'Agostino, Alberto Aquilani, Pasquale Foggia, Amauri, Antonio Cassano, Sergio Floccari
Out: De Sanctis, Gamberini, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Montolivo, Palombo, Gilardino, Quagliarella, Toni, Pepe
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Motta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Grosso; D'Agostino, Pirlo, De Rossi; Cassano; Amauri, Rossi
Carlo Garganese, Goal.com International
In: Gianluca Curci, Marco Motta, Fabiano Santacroce, Alberto Aquilani, Claudio Marchisio, Gaetano D’Agostino, Antonio Cassano, Antonio Di Natale, Amauri
Out: De Sanctis, Dossena, Gamberini, Montolivo, Palombo, Gilardino, Pepe, Quagliarella, Toni
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Motta, Cannavaro, Santacroce, Grosso; De Rossi, Pirlo, Aquilani; Cassano; Rossi, Amauri.
Adrian Del Monte, Goal.com International
In: Gianluca Curci, Marco Motta, Fabiano Santacroce, Domenico Criscito, Gaetano D'Agostino, Matteo Brighi, Pasquale Foggia, Amauri, Antonio Cassano, Sebastian Giovinco
Out: De Sanctis, Zambrotta, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Gattuso, Camoranesi, Palombo, Quagliarella, Pepe, Toni
Starting XI (4-3-2-1): Buffon; Santon, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Grosso; Brighi, Pirlo, De Rossi; Giovinco, Cassano; Amauri
Adam Scime, Goal.com International
In: Federico Marchetti, Fabiano Santacroce, Marco Motta, Gaetano D’Agostino, Alberto Aquilani, Pasquale Foggia, Massimo Ambrosini, Mario Balotelli, Antonio Cassano, Amauri
Out: Amelia, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Gattuso, Palombo, Montolivo, Gilardino, Iaquinta, Toni, Pepe
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Gamberini, Grosso; De Rossi, Pirlo, D’Agostino; Cassano; Balotelli, Rossi
Danilo Pochini, Goal.com International
In: Federico Marchetti, Fabiano Santacroce, Gaetano D’Agostino, Alberto Aquilani, Pasquale Foggia, Luca Cigarini, Sebastian Giovinco, Mario Balotelli
Out: De Sanctis, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Camoranesi, Gattuso, Pepe, Toni, Gilardino
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Santon, Santacroce, Chiellini, Grosso; D’Agostino, De Rossi, Pirlo; Cassano; Rossi, Quagliarella
Max De Luca, Goal.com International
In: Domenico Criscito, Alberto Aquilani, Amauri, Antonio Cassano,
Out: Legrottaglie, Palombo, Toni, Quagliarella
Starting XI (4-4-2): Buffon; Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Grosso; Gattuso, Pirlo, De Rossi, Camoranesi; Amauri, Cassano
Glenn Debattista, Goal.com International
In: Federico Marchetti, Emiliano Viviano, Marco Motta, Fabiano Santacroce, Salvatore Bocchetti, Domenico Criscito, Pasquale Foggia, Christian Maggio, Gaetano D'Agostino, Sergio Floccari, Antonio Cassano, Amauri.
Out: Amelia, De Sanctis, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Camoranesi, Gattuso, Quagliarella, Toni, Gilardino, Pepe.
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Santon, Santacroce, Chiellini, Grosso; Montolivo, D'Agostino, De Rossi; Cassano; Rossi, Amauri.
Vince Masiello, Goal.com International
In: Marco Motta, Daniele Bonera, Gaetano D'Agostino, Pasquale Foggia, Antonio Cassano, Sergio Floccari, Sebastian Giovinco.
Out: Gamberini, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Palombo, Montolivo, Toni, Gilardino
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Motta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Santon; D'Agostino, Pirlo, De Rossi; Cassano; Floccari, Rossi
Peter Pedroncelli, Goal.com Africa
In: Federico Marchetti, Marco Motta, Salvatore Bocchetti, Andrea Barzagli, Gaetano D'Agostino, Pasquale Foggia, Antonio Cassano, Giampaolo Pazzini
Out: Amelia, Dossena, Cannavaro, Gamberini, Legrottaglie, Toni, Pepe, Quagliarella
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Santon, Barzagli, Chiellini, Grosso; Gattuso, D'Agostino, De Rossi; Pirlo; Cassano; Iaquinta
Sergio Stanco, Goal.com Italia
Who do you believe should stay and go from the Italy squad? What is your favoured starting XI? Please leave Goal.com with your choices in the comments below...
This South African nightmare has seen coach Marcello Lippi receive a grilling in the press, with many people demanding that he now rids the squad of its dead wood, and starts installing some fresh, young talent.
Below is the rather old-looking 23-man squad that Lippi selected for the Confederations Cup:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Marco Amelia (Palermo), Morgan De Sanctis (Galatasaray)
Defenders: Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Gianluca Zambrotta (Milan) Fabio Grosso (Lyon), Davide Santon (Inter), Alessandro Gamberini (Fiorentina), Nicola Legrottaglie (Juventus), Andrea Dossena (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Gennaro Gattuso (Milan), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Andrea Pirlo (Milan)
Forwards: Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli), Luca Toni (Bayern Munich), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal), Pepe (Udinese)
Out of this pool above, who would you dump, and which players would you call-up in their place? The Goal.com Italy team offer their suggestions, but we also want to know your thoughts...
In: Federico Marchetti, Marco Motta, Salvatore Bocchetti, Fabiano Santacroce, Gaetano D'Agostino, Alberto Aquilani, Pasquale Foggia, Amauri, Antonio Cassano, Sergio Floccari
Out: De Sanctis, Gamberini, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Montolivo, Palombo, Gilardino, Quagliarella, Toni, Pepe
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Motta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Grosso; D'Agostino, Pirlo, De Rossi; Cassano; Amauri, Rossi
Carlo Garganese, Goal.com International
In: Gianluca Curci, Marco Motta, Fabiano Santacroce, Alberto Aquilani, Claudio Marchisio, Gaetano D’Agostino, Antonio Cassano, Antonio Di Natale, Amauri
Out: De Sanctis, Dossena, Gamberini, Montolivo, Palombo, Gilardino, Pepe, Quagliarella, Toni
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Motta, Cannavaro, Santacroce, Grosso; De Rossi, Pirlo, Aquilani; Cassano; Rossi, Amauri.
Adrian Del Monte, Goal.com International
In: Gianluca Curci, Marco Motta, Fabiano Santacroce, Domenico Criscito, Gaetano D'Agostino, Matteo Brighi, Pasquale Foggia, Amauri, Antonio Cassano, Sebastian Giovinco
Out: De Sanctis, Zambrotta, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Gattuso, Camoranesi, Palombo, Quagliarella, Pepe, Toni
Starting XI (4-3-2-1): Buffon; Santon, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Grosso; Brighi, Pirlo, De Rossi; Giovinco, Cassano; Amauri
Adam Scime, Goal.com International
In: Federico Marchetti, Fabiano Santacroce, Marco Motta, Gaetano D’Agostino, Alberto Aquilani, Pasquale Foggia, Massimo Ambrosini, Mario Balotelli, Antonio Cassano, Amauri
Out: Amelia, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Gattuso, Palombo, Montolivo, Gilardino, Iaquinta, Toni, Pepe
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Gamberini, Grosso; De Rossi, Pirlo, D’Agostino; Cassano; Balotelli, Rossi
Danilo Pochini, Goal.com International
In: Federico Marchetti, Fabiano Santacroce, Gaetano D’Agostino, Alberto Aquilani, Pasquale Foggia, Luca Cigarini, Sebastian Giovinco, Mario Balotelli
Out: De Sanctis, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Camoranesi, Gattuso, Pepe, Toni, Gilardino
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Santon, Santacroce, Chiellini, Grosso; D’Agostino, De Rossi, Pirlo; Cassano; Rossi, Quagliarella
Max De Luca, Goal.com International
In: Domenico Criscito, Alberto Aquilani, Amauri, Antonio Cassano,
Out: Legrottaglie, Palombo, Toni, Quagliarella
Starting XI (4-4-2): Buffon; Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Grosso; Gattuso, Pirlo, De Rossi, Camoranesi; Amauri, Cassano
Glenn Debattista, Goal.com International
In: Federico Marchetti, Emiliano Viviano, Marco Motta, Fabiano Santacroce, Salvatore Bocchetti, Domenico Criscito, Pasquale Foggia, Christian Maggio, Gaetano D'Agostino, Sergio Floccari, Antonio Cassano, Amauri.
Out: Amelia, De Sanctis, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Camoranesi, Gattuso, Quagliarella, Toni, Gilardino, Pepe.
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Santon, Santacroce, Chiellini, Grosso; Montolivo, D'Agostino, De Rossi; Cassano; Rossi, Amauri.
Vince Masiello, Goal.com International
In: Marco Motta, Daniele Bonera, Gaetano D'Agostino, Pasquale Foggia, Antonio Cassano, Sergio Floccari, Sebastian Giovinco.
Out: Gamberini, Legrottaglie, Dossena, Palombo, Montolivo, Toni, Gilardino
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Motta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Santon; D'Agostino, Pirlo, De Rossi; Cassano; Floccari, Rossi
Peter Pedroncelli, Goal.com Africa
In: Federico Marchetti, Marco Motta, Salvatore Bocchetti, Andrea Barzagli, Gaetano D'Agostino, Pasquale Foggia, Antonio Cassano, Giampaolo Pazzini
Out: Amelia, Dossena, Cannavaro, Gamberini, Legrottaglie, Toni, Pepe, Quagliarella
Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Santon, Barzagli, Chiellini, Grosso; Gattuso, D'Agostino, De Rossi; Pirlo; Cassano; Iaquinta
Sergio Stanco, Goal.com Italia
Who do you believe should stay and go from the Italy squad? What is your favoured starting XI? Please leave Goal.com with your choices in the comments below...
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