Italy leaves the World
The memory faded of night in Berlin, in so bitter a day for Italian football, gives way to disappointment and bitterness for deletion more than ever deserved, but no less painful.
Soon after the draw for the group stage of World , all were agreed that the Group F was the easiest of the tournament, but the reality was very different.
L ' Italy mourns today a hot removal, marking its lowest point in a world championship.
Today, many will say "I told you," because many expected a similar epilogue, obviously not of this magnitude, but we expect a thunderous debacle.
Since the withdrawal of the National Sestriere Lippi was accompanied by a general skepticism, dictated by the consistency of the rose, but also the courses and historical claims.
There is much talk of the disaster in Mexico's national Bearzot that after winning the 1982 Mundial , sadly, had left the event. There were many similarities between this and the national one, since technically, until you get to 23 as well as blue which then consisted largely of veterans from previous World Cup losers , abusing a recognition that often in football does not pay.
The two warm-up in the program, had hinted something about the potential of the team that was dominated by Mexico and then had failed to even 1-1 against Switzerland : an important (in terms of the dark), which for days has been the only happy note in South Africa, as in a country where superstition is on the agenda, a draw against the Swiss was seen as the prelude of the fifth rainbow statement.
last June 14 to talk about was the field on the African continent and the onset of World Champions was in chiaroscuro, but let us hope for the sight below.
The 11 deployed by Lippi for the presence of Marchisio as playmaker (diamonds then why not?) Behind Gilardino with Montolivo to do and vice-Pirlo Criscito to occupy the left lane that was to Grosso.
the first shot on goal but the Paraguay had taken the lead with Alcaraz, escaped the marking of Cannavaro. In the second half after exchanging Italy had reached a draw with De Rossi in the final and had also had a chance to bring home the 3 points.
In the second group match against New Zealand , Lippi has grown the same format as the previous game, with the only exception of Marchetti in place of the Buffon.
If possible, fared even worse than the first match, the Kiwi lead after the first lunge through a network of Smeltz offside, with Cannavaro once again guilty.
The balanced Iaquinta penalty kick was almost non-existent, perhaps a prize too for Italy did not deserve the same against New Zealand which repeatedly came close to doubling.
in days between that game and today's match it was said that the Italians had trouble taking the game against teams that consistently defended with nine men behind the line of the ball.
are then finished in the eye of critics and Marchisio Gilardino which subsequently lost their jobs in favor of Gattuso and Iaquinta.
This led to the challenge of today: Italy-Slovakia. The Slovakia on paper looked like a mediocre team and alone and the scarcity of blue has only magnified the merits of the men of Weiss that the honest journeyman and a little more, with some exceptions.
Just as in the previous two races to go ahead were the opponents, with Vittek which used a resounding failure of De Rossi in support of the limit of our penalty area.
From there on, the game has not changed, but rather the letivmotiv of the race was always the same with Slovakia to control the game (not defending himself with all the actual behind the line of the ball) high and the advantage of greater athletic condition that allowed him to always first on the ball.
Italy, this Italy team is a low-profile, modest composed of players, unable to play, a team is flat and monotonous, without a change of pace, with no one able to skip the ' man (where are the Rossi and Cassano), unable to break through the central streets and get to the bottom. To put it bluntly, there is already much both in South Africa.
The faults are to be divided equally between Lippi insisted in his convictions, giving confidence to players also well on Sunset Boulevard and talented people leaving home, and players who have proven not to assert such a stage.
Despite the entry of Pirlo, Quagliarella May and has not changed much in the course of the match which doubled Vittek going ahead on a very generous, but guilty Chiellini, marking the irremediably rest of the tournament for the Italians.
At this point the game was over and all that came after part of a script artfully written by a mocking fate which has access to 10 minutes and off for 2 times the hopes of riagguantare blue hair for a qualification now unattainable.
Di Natale's goal has stirred something in the pride of former world champions who began to attack with his head down 2-2 with the goal of creating Quagliarella who was offside, and was rightly canceled.
When everything seemed possible came the cold shower of goals Kopunek that with a soft lob Marchetti moved ahead of Cannavaro after yet another distraction in these 10 days (time lasted Our World) came down perfectly in the role of Brancaleone captain of this army. Take
goal directly from a throw-in is a symptom of a terrible defensive frailties, and it is precisely the defense that left the ills of this country.
With a Chiellini almost always on time, a note must be now boiled Cannavaro, Zambrotta and a little more generous and Criscito inadequate.
But if the defense is badly placed, the attack is not better when you consider that the only survivors of Germany 2006, Gilardino and Iaquinta at the time were that the reserves and now by holders who did not regret c ' was (and is there not in Italy).
Pepe is impossible at certain levels, as well as the top scorer in Serie A , Christmas in South Africa showed very evident all its limitations, and think that came from a spectacular season: very indicative of its performance to understand the level of the Italian Championship.
Pazzini not received and Quagliarella only to save themselves from all 23 blues. In the 45 minutes of play has created several chances and time expired with a delightful touch has bypassed the ridiculous Mucha (some of his attitudes to censor), giving new life to the faint hope of next round.
On the right of Pepe 95 'last hopes were dashed blue and decreased the credits on shipping in the land of South Africa now former world champions coming home covered in shame for having led the national team at the point lowest in its history in the World Cup.
fact never in the history of this event was closed with just two draws in three matches, with the misery of four goals scored and 5 suffered from Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia , not quite three battleships.
Bis Lippi ends here and it's up to July 12 Prandelli restore luster to a team than ever today needs renovation.
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