For Italy, it’s time to begin
For Italy, it’s time to begin
By Mirko Corli, writing from Torino
As usual, there is no public support for the Italian national team. People are arguing about the players that Lippi left home (Cassano, Balotelli, Totti, Del Piero, etc.) and do not feel very confident about the Azzurri’s upcoming performances.
I think Lippi’s picks are not the best he could do. There’s a clear lack of personality and quality in Italy’s football: Cassano, Balotelli and Totti are the dismissed players with those qualities. Lippi’s intention is to build up a strong team full of high-motivated players, everyone with a huge fighting spirit despite of all the critics. Lippi had done this even in Germany four years ago and it was the key to winning the World Cup.