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[Cauet]

Massive decline of Serie A in the past 15 years then add in the pathethically poor national pool of players and this is the end product.

 

[Glass box]

Congrats for the win.

Where's @Pajo ?

Efcharisto poly Drago! Grande.

Have no idea where he is though.

 

[Harpsabu]

Massive decline of Serie A in the past 15 years then add in the pathethically poor national pool of players and this is the end product.

I wonder if they will introduce a cap on the amount of foreign players again. I know Italy won the euros in between, but you can't ignore two massive failures

 

[brehme1989]

I have finished school, 2 whole ass degrees and two jobs since Italy last played a world cup game.

Fuck. Me.

should have stayed in school...

...or is this not when we say this?

 

[brakbrak]

Pathetic generation of striker is the problem, if only Chiesa hadn't been injured, so fucking frustrating.

 

[Il Drago]

How encouraging is the fact that we want to build an Italian core when the NT does so poorly?

 

[brehme1989]

Massive decline of Serie A in the past 15 years then add in the pathethically poor national pool of players and this is the end product.

Same pool won the Euro just 9 months ago.

Problem was not handling the success, which was a struggle itself after the knockouts.

Getting guys like Joao Pedro to the national team is absurd.

Subbing in Chiellini just to get him a cap reminds me of Allegri subbing Barzagli on versus Manchester United to get a CL cap and then they ended up conceding two. That shit's worse than subbing your striker off...


Italy missing Chiesa, Zaniolo and even Bernardeschi isn't an excuse. But the coaching has been poor and Italy shouldn't have been in this setup, they should be part of the qualified teams already.

 

[TheNetworkZ]

I'm furious

 

[Glass box]

Trajkovski played 4 years for Palermo. Salt on wound

 

[Harpsabu]

I've always been a fan of a world cup every two years...

 

[TheNetworkZ]

well at least we miss the most depressing world cup of our lifetime

 

[CafeCordoba]

well at least we miss the most depressing world cup of our lifetime

Perfect opportunity to simply ignore following the World Cup.

 

[brehme1989]

well at least we miss the most depressing world cup of our lifetime

Perfect opportunity to simply ignore following the World Cup.

Italy is way ahead of all of the world, missing the Russian and Qatari World Cups. They know what they're doing

 

[Cauet]

Same pool won the Euro just 9 months ago.

Problem was not handling the success, which was a struggle itself after the knockouts.

Getting guys like Joao Pedro to the national team is absurd.

Subbing in Chiellini just to get him a cap reminds me of Allegri subbing Barzagli on versus Manchester United to get a CL cap and then they ended up conceding two. That shit's worse than subbing your striker off...


Italy missing Chiesa, Zaniolo and even Bernardeschi isn't an excuse. But the coaching has been poor and Italy shouldn't have been in this setup, they should be part of the qualified teams already.

Were they that much better than England? They just won the coin flip

 

[andrejZGB]

Truly remarkable result, either way I don't think this Italy would manage to go past Portugal.

 

[Nerazzurri's Hoe.]

Still shocked....
How just how??

 

[Il Drago]

Inter win Scudetto: Italy win Euro

Milan are Scudetto favorites: Italy fail to qualify to World Cup

Levels.

 

[TheNetworkZ]

Italy is way ahead of all of the world, missing the Russian and Qatari World Cups. They know what they're doing

Some would say the most progressive football team in the world

 

[CafeCordoba]

They need to play some fucking friendly match against Turkey, in Turkey.

 

[Puma]

At least Bsrella and Bastoni will get their first break between seasons in three years.