The Italian League has some of the best footballers in it but why is it their top players want to leave and go to a rival leagues? There may be many reasons; one could be that it has been stagnant for many years. You could say it is also down to the match fixing which saw the most successful club Juventus stripped of two of their league titles and caused them to get demoted to the Serie B. Also there have been other problems such as low crowds, racism, hooliganism, and various other problems that have plagued their game, despite Inter Milan did win the European Champions League which they weren't favourites to win.
Don't let the Champions League win deceive you as only one of the players were Italian and to make things worse he was a substitute that play in the final minute of stoppage time. If you were to compare it with their German opponents they had five Germans in the starting line up and then had two more Germans who came off the bench with the second one coming on around the 75th minute. So in theory it wasn't really an Italian team which is why the Italian public have played it down a bit.
If we were to look at the national side of things things don't look good as the team, they have been heavily criticised and after the world cup, the criticism has gotten more vocal. They have been criticised for their ageing squad. Most of the players that were picked were veterans who were part of 2006 championship winning team.
When there were calls to inject young players these calls were ignored for example Antonio Cassano who just had a great season at Sampdoria has been absent from the national team for two years. Being snubbed from the Italian squad before the world cup led to widespread criticism of Marcello Lippi from not only fans but the media alike. Although he has been remitted into the Italian team by head coach Cesare Prandelli.
The 2010 World Cup campaign was a complete embarrassment for them - they couldn't make it out of the first round; it was a fall from grace, from champions four years ago to in 2010 being held to a draw by country that is 50 ranks blow them in the FIFA rankings. Undeniably they had an group compared to what their rivals had - it was shameful for the country. The final game was the straw that broke the camel's back; you could visually see the players themselves where ashamed of how little they accomplished in this tournament and that they want to go back home to their villas in Italy as soon as possible.
You could say since the 2006 victory was the beginning of the downward spiral that has seen them perform worse at each competition - knocked out of Euro 2008 after passing the group stage came and third in their group in the Confederation Cup. In that time Italy has searching for new managers every few years.
Italian Football in general is at an all time low compared to the glory days of the 80s and certainly the 90s. What can be done to improve the state of league play and can the national squad get out of its rut? Flagging national teams' problems generally dissipate only young talent us slowly introduced into the team. Has Italy strung out one group of players for too long?
The Italian League has some of the best footballers in it but why is it their top players want to leave and go to a rival leagues? There may be many reasons; one could be that it has been stagnant for many years. You could say it is also down to the match fixing which saw the most successful club Juventus stripped of two of their league titles and caused them to get demoted to the Serie B. Also there have been other problems such as low crowds, racism, hooliganism, and various other problems that have plagued their game, despite Inter Milan did win the European Champions League which they weren't favourites to win.
Don't let the Champions League win deceive you as only one of the players were Italian and to make things worse he was a substitute that play in the final minute of stoppage time. If you were to compare it with their German opponents they had five Germans in the starting line up and then had two more Germans who came off the bench with the second one coming on around the 75th minute. So in theory it wasn't really an Italian team which is why the Italian public have played it down a bit.
If we were to look at the national side of things things don't look good as the team, they have been heavily criticised and after the world cup, the criticism has gotten more vocal. They have been criticised for their ageing squad. Most of the players that were picked were veterans who were part of 2006 championship winning team.
When there were calls to inject young players these calls were ignored for example Antonio Cassano who just had a great season at Sampdoria has been absent from the national team for two years. Being snubbed from the Italian squad before the world cup led to widespread criticism of Marcello Lippi from not only fans but the media alike. Although he has been remitted into the Italian team by head coach Cesare Prandelli.
The 2010 World Cup campaign was a complete embarrassment for them - they couldn't make it out of the first round; it was a fall from grace, from champions four years ago to in 2010 being held to a draw by country that is 50 ranks blow them in the FIFA rankings. Undeniably they had an group compared to what their rivals had - it was shameful for the country. The final game was the straw that broke the camel's back; you could visually see the players themselves where ashamed of how little they accomplished in this tournament and that they want to go back home to their villas in Italy as soon as possible.
You could say since the 2006 victory was the beginning of the downward spiral that has seen them perform worse at each competition - knocked out of Euro 2008 after passing the group stage came and third in their group in the Confederation Cup. In that time Italy has searching for new managers every few years.
Italian Football in general is at an all time low compared to the glory days of the 80s and certainly the 90s. What can be done to improve the state of league play and can the national squad get out of its rut? Flagging national teams' problems generally dissipate only young talent us slowly introduced into the team. Has Italy strung out one group of players for too long?
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