100% agree with Nima - Locatelli NEEDS to be in this team. He has so much to offer, even as a rotation player. His influence on the Euro 2020 win was underated!
Lots of great commentary here, boys. My go to podcast. The best thing said was Nima saying we had an identity again. Just right on the mark. We had flow, looked organized and exceedingly sharp. So proud!
Under Allegri, chiesa played in the 2, not as a wing back. As a wing back I don’t rate him and is wasted doing too much defending. He can do a job as a second striker but he prefers to drift wide and not stay centrally.. Raspadori is best suited in that position but chiesa is a better player, so it will be interesting to see if Spalletti finds a way to incorporate him in the starting 11. Just please just don’t play Pellegrini upfront. He’s too slow.
@@Sanjos94good points. I do think Pellegrini played well enough because his touch and intelligence is so good, he dropped in to overload the midfield. Remember Totti at World Cup 06? He wasn’t fast either but played a similar role. As for Chiesa, I hope he finds his feet at Liverpool to work his way back into the Azzurri. Yes true he is not really suited as a second striker but the overall system works best so I think he would need to play there for Italy.
@@gabr131s I agree with your points. I would love to see chiesa start in that role even though he isn’t suited. Hopefully he gets back in form at Liverpool and Spalletti finds a way to make it work for Italy. I agree that totti was basically on one leg and was still effective in 2006, however, in modern football, I don’t think Pellegrini cuts it. He had some good touches in between the lines but he simply isn’t good enough at the top level. He’s a good player, but not anything close to totti or del piero. As one (of two) attackers he doesn’t provide enough.
@@Sanjos94 yes man let’s hope that chiesa gets into form at Liverpool because he is a great talent and it would be great to see him back for Italy. Fair point about Pellegrini. Although this game he was good as second striker, maybe he isn’t the best for that position for the next couple years. He is probably more suited as one of the 3 mids. Yeh I know he can’t be compared to Totti, I’m just saying similar in that Totti was also pretty slow but still awesome and effective in that World Cup team. Raspadori is clearly suited to that position but it would be good to see over the next 2 years if any others can be given opportunity to play there as well
I am French and I am still pissed off 2 days later. Shameful display and Deschamps needs to go. Good on Italy and my Milan's former Sandro Tonali was excellent. Maybe he didn't bet on the outcome of this match ;)
Pleasant surprise. As far as i have followed Italy, they never have put such a dominant show so early in d season in Sep. Even against minnows we used to play badly in Sep. Tonali was the difference maker. Barella, Scalvini & Scamacca would complete this team soon🇮🇹 Pellegreni is out of form, should be replaced by new players like Baldanzi, Pafundi.
@@w1572w would be exciting to see Baldanzi or Pafundi in this team. Otherwise I would like to see Coplani, Orsolini, or Liberali considered. Would be keen to see any of those tested as the second striker (incidentally they are all left footed players)
@@diodoruscronus I think he was isolated tactically in the euros and we didn’t see his best, unfortunately getting an acl now is no good at all, I hope his recovery goes well and he can be in with a shot in making the team again in the future. He is young and still has a lot to offer
I love your Azzurri content. You both bring up really good points. And I like many others was pleasantly surprised at our performance. I hope this is the start of something great and we can achieve some consistently.
Amazing win!! The system needs to be locked in now, and continue to build from here. Pellegrini and Raspadori show they can play that second striker role well, and Retegui did his job well, great assist for the Frattesi goal. (Frattesi did great too, Inzaghi needs to pay attention!) Overall I was most impressed by the performances of Ricci and Tonali. But again so solid from Bastoni & Calafiori. Cambiaso played so intelligently as Nima said. Being predominantly left footed but able to play so solidly as a right winger, it’s a joy to watch. I’m so glad to see Dimarco shine when he is played in his proper position, and the one touch team goal was so glorious, what a finish by Dimarco. As for France, they were underwhelming and we all know they can do better, there must be pressure piling up on Deschamps now because he doesn’t look to be getting the best out of the talent available. I think Thuram should be the target man with Mbappe playing of his shoulder. Udogie showing he is great and showing how versatile he is. Yes he subbed on as a mezzala in the 62nd minute but later he moved to left wing when Brescianini came on. For the next game against Israel, I reckon Fagioli Brescianini Udogie and Bellanova should start. The players should be rotated to avoid any injuries but also to give others a chance to shine and integrate into the system. In the future I wouldn’t mind seeing Orsolini brought in as an impact sub, I think he could play as a second striker in this system. Also think Rovella could be considered still as another CDM option
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Surprising superb performance by our boys. I’ve watched so much post match analysis from the pundits and a great amount just rips France and doesn’t credit Italy.
With the way Arsenal uses its fullbacks, Calafiori playing Left back for them will end up benefitting Italy..and so will his decision to leave Serie A. None of this staying in Italy stuff
If Italy could somehow unearth a quick strong CF like Osihmen or Thuram playing alongside Chiesa or Raspadori (hopefully Liberalli one day) then this system could really work. Defence, wingbacks and midfield look pretty good otherwise.
It was a great result, performance, and very encouraging going forwards. That said, it's only one game. Spalletti has it in him to try and be too clever at times; overloading his players and constant tinkering. I still don't understand what he sees in Di Loremzo (at CB) and what his problem is with Locatelli, who would thrive in this new system which will give him license to push forward. Overall though it's a very encouraging time, moreso when you consider the quality of young players (Liberalli, Camrarda and many others) coming through.
Ricci is awesome! Italy at all was awesome! I didn't even recognised them. This team only needs Locatelli,Zaniolo,Chiesa,Barella back. But for me Italy need to produce another right back as an alternative for Di Lorenzo(I can't see this guy wearing this jersey anymore. ) he did well in the euro 2020,but Spalletti needs to think about other options like Bellanova or Calabria. P.S.: Pellegrini is a good player,but is very slow. Baldanzi or Zaniolo can play there too ,I think.
with respect, sincerely, there's a whiff of 'credit hogging' around this success [true, it tends to have many fathers]... this is down to Spalletti's absolute class. did i predict a rout in france, IN france, nope. but post game, the commentary cannot be "i wanted to see a fluid italy, a solid italy, an italy with character" who wouldn't and who didn't? its spalletti who delivered through myriad, MYRAID, configurations, combinations, a team that excelled in all departments. he saw it all from his perch. credit him for recognizing all his failings, nobody had to collate the failures for him, and he sorted shit out. a maestro
It really doesnt. You might want to listen again to everything in context. If you still dont get it then it's one of them things, agree to disagree and that
obviously a big victory for italy, especially for their moral, that they can play with the best teams in the world. However this is "only" the Nations League and at the beginning of the season when many players are not in form yet. france is also a bit in decline as we saw at the Euros where they really didn't impress and it may be close to the end of the Deschamp era. Tonali however gives Italy along with the return of Barella and i agree also Locatelli the makings of a solid midfield for the future and of course this is the key to winning soccer matches. Califiori continues to impress ( maybe the next Cabrini?) and Bastoni is also solid in defense. The next step of course is as you say consistency
Donnarumma, Darmian, Buongiorno, Bastoni, Cambiaso, Barella, Tonali, Calafiori, Dimarco, Retegui, Scamacca. Yes, Calafiori as a fake central midfielder just because I don't like Pellegrini's style of play and I don't like to see Bastoni playing in the centre 😅 And one more thing, DARMIAN deserves the place than Di Lorenzo; at least for the next 12 months. And yes, Frattesi, Locatelli and Ricci would be a great great super sub.
@@ItaFootPod Thanks for the answer guys. But of these guys only Verratti is over 30. But still hes best Italian midfielder and pretty close to worlds best still
Yes frattessi from the bench Di lorenzo needs to resign to the azurri for our sake The midfield was the real problem in the euro Locatelli needs to be there and drop pellegrini and barella more up Yes we can win the word cup if spalleti drop di lorenzo The system is a mix of Al-legri and inzaghi There is a rumor that Al-legri wants coach the azurri, but briatore makes a meeting with spaletti I am almost certain that Al-legri has something when spaletti says i will only use this type of formation from now on The funny thing all the last season chiesa fight with Al-legri for the 3-5-2 and now the azurri use that formation 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Probably from the bench chiesa or overloading the left side
But overall with the players available, this system works! I have no problem with the azzurri if Spalletti sticks to the system, as long as he has them still play well though
To add onto the Di Lorenzo convo. Go back and watch Croatia and Switzerland's 2nd goal vs us in the Euros. Both times Di Lorenzo is stuck in mud and falling asleep. He does not sense danger and is very lazy. That French goal is completely unacceptable and Conte is not going to fix these instincts of a 31 year old man. It is time to move on from Spalletti's son!
Di Lorenzo and Pellegrini should be benched. I prefer Udogie and Bellanova over Dimarco and Cambiaso as they will take on their defenders. Tonali was so missed and Ricci looks special. When Barella returns, who does he replace? Frattesi is not great as a midfielder but he is one of our top goal scorers and works his ass off like Retegui which we need. You can take out Pellegrini for Barella but then do we use Chiesa as a sub?
Wow. Disrespecting Newcastle like that. We've looked after tonali. Supported him. Increased his power, speed and made sure he was mentality right. May be his time away from italy has done him some good. Even your managers have suggested some of the players should move aboard to educated themselves and improve as footballers and human being. Always thought Italian football was arrogant and proven right here. Perhaps a bit of humanity would suit seria A
Great Improvement, ..one last removal of this Italia Team. " De Lorenzo", needed to leave before the Euro. I'm 61 and l know l could outrun this Guy, l'm being very honest.
I think they’re glad to be shushed. They also didn’t say anything that we weren’t all thinking. It was very surprising and I think we’re all very happy w the outcome, esp after the opening minute. I personally immediately thought, “Here we go again”.
I may be an old grumpy man but all this positivity all of a sudden about Italy now after the disgusting menu they served is in the summer is hard for me to take - I need to see at least a year or two in progress
haha mate we're just reacting honestly to this game and contextualizing it. We havent made it sound like everything is great and Italy are world champions
@@ItaFootPod Let me read you his stats, 58 minutes played, 24/29 accurate passes (83%), 1 chance created, 1 error led to goal, 40 touches, 1/1 successful dribbles (100%), dispossessed 0 times, 2/2 tackles won, 1 block, 2 interceptions, 5 recoveries, sure stats don’t mean anything but you can’t blame one singular player when everyone had a horrible game and deschamps got everything wrong.
@@forzamiIano Well stats arent like checking the answers in a test IMHO. Stats are a tool to help describe reality, not the be all and end all. We'll have to agree to disagree.
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100% agree with Nima - Locatelli NEEDS to be in this team. He has so much to offer, even as a rotation player. His influence on the Euro 2020 win was underated!
Thanks mate
Yeah - bemused by how much flak he gets. He's a fantastic player who brings so much to a team.
Lots of great commentary here, boys. My go to podcast. The best thing said was Nima saying we had an identity again. Just right on the mark. We had flow, looked organized and exceedingly sharp. So proud!
Thanks brother! Appreciate again
Very impressive win... I didnt recognize them!
Yeah very good
I give a lot of credit to Spaletti for not being stubborn and changing back to 3-5-2. Where do you guys see Cheisa on this team?
Under Allegri, chiesa played in the 2, not as a wing back. As a wing back I don’t rate him and is wasted doing too much defending. He can do a job as a second striker but he prefers to drift wide and not stay centrally.. Raspadori is best suited in that position but chiesa is a better player, so it will be interesting to see if Spalletti finds a way to incorporate him in the starting 11. Just please just don’t play Pellegrini upfront. He’s too slow.
@@Sanjos94good points. I do think Pellegrini played well enough because his touch and intelligence is so good, he dropped in to overload the midfield. Remember Totti at World Cup 06? He wasn’t fast either but played a similar role. As for Chiesa, I hope he finds his feet at Liverpool to work his way back into the Azzurri. Yes true he is not really suited as a second striker but the overall system works best so I think he would need to play there for Italy.
@@gabr131s I agree with your points. I would love to see chiesa start in that role even though he isn’t suited. Hopefully he gets back in form at Liverpool and Spalletti finds a way to make it work for Italy. I agree that totti was basically on one leg and was still effective in 2006, however, in modern football, I don’t think Pellegrini cuts it. He had some good touches in between the lines but he simply isn’t good enough at the top level. He’s a good player, but not anything close to totti or del piero. As one (of two) attackers he doesn’t provide enough.
@@Sanjos94 yes man let’s hope that chiesa gets into form at Liverpool because he is a great talent and it would be great to see him back for Italy. Fair point about Pellegrini. Although this game he was good as second striker, maybe he isn’t the best for that position for the next couple years. He is probably more suited as one of the 3 mids. Yeh I know he can’t be compared to Totti, I’m just saying similar in that Totti was also pretty slow but still awesome and effective in that World Cup team. Raspadori is clearly suited to that position but it would be good to see over the next 2 years if any others can be given opportunity to play there as well
On the bench at Liverpool to start.
I am French and I am still pissed off 2 days later. Shameful display and Deschamps needs to go. Good on Italy and my Milan's former Sandro Tonali was excellent. Maybe he didn't bet on the outcome of this match ;)
I understand that. It was horrible
Yeah, their performance was similar to Milan. Uninspiring.
Very
Pleasant surprise. As far as i have followed Italy, they never have put such a dominant show so early in d season in Sep. Even against minnows we used to play badly in Sep.
Tonali was the difference maker. Barella, Scalvini & Scamacca would complete this team soon🇮🇹
Pellegreni is out of form, should be replaced by new players like Baldanzi, Pafundi.
@@w1572w would be exciting to see Baldanzi or Pafundi in this team. Otherwise I would like to see Coplani, Orsolini, or Liberali considered. Would be keen to see any of those tested as the second striker (incidentally they are all left footed players)
Finally a glimmer of hope
Scamacca does absolutely nothing for the team
@@diodoruscronus I think he was isolated tactically in the euros and we didn’t see his best, unfortunately getting an acl now is no good at all, I hope his recovery goes well and he can be in with a shot in making the team again in the future. He is young and still has a lot to offer
I love your Azzurri content. You both bring up really good points. And I like many others was pleasantly surprised at our performance. I hope this is the start of something great and we can achieve some consistently.
Thank you!
Grande Ragazzi Grande 💪🇮🇹
Amazing win!! The system needs to be locked in now, and continue to build from here. Pellegrini and Raspadori show they can play that second striker role well, and Retegui did his job well, great assist for the Frattesi goal. (Frattesi did great too, Inzaghi needs to pay attention!)
Overall I was most impressed by the performances of Ricci and Tonali. But again so solid from Bastoni & Calafiori. Cambiaso played so intelligently as Nima said. Being predominantly left footed but able to play so solidly as a right winger, it’s a joy to watch. I’m so glad to see Dimarco shine when he is played in his proper position, and the one touch team goal was so glorious, what a finish by Dimarco.
As for France, they were underwhelming and we all know they can do better, there must be pressure piling up on Deschamps now because he doesn’t look to be getting the best out of the talent available. I think Thuram should be the target man with Mbappe playing of his shoulder.
Udogie showing he is great and showing how versatile he is. Yes he subbed on as a mezzala in the 62nd minute but later he moved to left wing when Brescianini came on.
For the next game against Israel, I reckon Fagioli Brescianini Udogie and Bellanova should start. The players should be rotated to avoid any injuries but also to give others a chance to shine and integrate into the system.
In the future I wouldn’t mind seeing Orsolini brought in as an impact sub, I think he could play as a second striker in this system. Also think Rovella could be considered still as another CDM option
Agreed
Forza Italia!!! 🇮🇹❤️🎉
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Surprising superb performance by our boys. I’ve watched so much post match analysis from the pundits and a great amount just rips France and doesn’t credit Italy.
Love these long episodes
Thanks! Glad you like it
With the way Arsenal uses its fullbacks, Calafiori playing Left back for them will end up benefitting Italy..and so will his decision to leave Serie A. None of this staying in Italy stuff
I hope so. Idk how Timber has been playing above him so far. I really hope Calafiori didn’t go there to ride the bench.
Hope you're right
If Italy could somehow unearth a quick strong CF like Osihmen or Thuram playing alongside Chiesa or Raspadori (hopefully Liberalli one day) then this system could really work. Defence, wingbacks and midfield look pretty good otherwise.
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It was a great result, performance, and very encouraging going forwards. That said, it's only one game. Spalletti has it in him to try and be too clever at times; overloading his players and constant tinkering. I still don't understand what he sees in Di Loremzo (at CB) and what his problem is with Locatelli, who would thrive in this new system which will give him license to push forward.
Overall though it's a very encouraging time, moreso when you consider the quality of young players (Liberalli, Camrarda and many others) coming through.
Spot on
Ricci is awesome! Italy at all was awesome! I didn't even recognised them. This team only needs Locatelli,Zaniolo,Chiesa,Barella back. But for me Italy need to produce another right back as an alternative for Di Lorenzo(I can't see this guy wearing this jersey anymore. ) he did well in the euro 2020,but Spalletti needs to think about other options like Bellanova or Calabria.
P.S.: Pellegrini is a good player,but is very slow. Baldanzi or Zaniolo can play there too ,I think.
Agreed
“Every defense needs a douchebag”.
So well said, Nima
haha thanks
no more chiellini
with respect, sincerely, there's a whiff of 'credit hogging' around this success [true, it tends to have many fathers]... this is down to Spalletti's absolute class. did i predict a rout in france, IN france, nope. but post game, the commentary cannot be "i wanted to see a fluid italy, a solid italy, an italy with character" who wouldn't and who didn't? its spalletti who delivered through myriad, MYRAID, configurations, combinations, a team that excelled in all departments. he saw it all from his perch. credit him for recognizing all his failings, nobody had to collate the failures for him, and he sorted shit out. a maestro
It really doesnt. You might want to listen again to everything in context. If you still dont get it then it's one of them things, agree to disagree and that
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@@remogirlato2296 Thanks
obviously a big victory for italy, especially for their moral, that they can play with the best teams in the world. However this is "only" the Nations League and at the beginning of the season when many players are not in form yet. france is also a bit in decline as we saw at the Euros where they really didn't impress and it may be close to the end of the Deschamp era. Tonali however gives Italy along with the return of Barella and i agree also Locatelli the makings of a solid midfield for the future and of course this is the key to winning soccer matches. Califiori continues to impress ( maybe the next Cabrini?) and Bastoni is also solid in defense. The next step of course is as you say consistency
still a huge result and great bounce back for Italy..they hadn't won in Paris in over 70 years and France is always a formidable opponent.
Yeah agreed we did discuss that
Donnarumma, Darmian, Buongiorno, Bastoni, Cambiaso, Barella, Tonali, Calafiori, Dimarco, Retegui, Scamacca.
Yes, Calafiori as a fake central midfielder just because I don't like Pellegrini's style of play and I don't like to see Bastoni playing in the centre 😅 And one more thing, DARMIAN deserves the place than Di Lorenzo; at least for the next 12 months.
And yes, Frattesi, Locatelli and Ricci would be a great great super sub.
Darmian is too old
Verratti back please. Midfield Verratti, Tonali, Barella/Locatelli/ricci
Also back Spinazzola in 2021 condition, Chiesa and Zaniolo
Too old unfortunately
@@ItaFootPod Thanks for the answer guys. But of these guys only Verratti is over 30. But still hes best Italian midfielder and pretty close to worlds best still
What about Federico Gatti in the CB position?
In the squad for sure
Nations League is important now! Shouldn't be dismissed.
No-one said it shouldnt be. We were talking about the importance of this game moving forward for Italy etc
Yes frattessi from the bench
Di lorenzo needs to resign to the azurri for our sake
The midfield was the real problem in the euro
Locatelli needs to be there and drop pellegrini and barella more up
Yes we can win the word cup if spalleti drop di lorenzo
The system is a mix of Al-legri and inzaghi
There is a rumor that Al-legri wants coach the azurri, but briatore makes a meeting with spaletti
I am almost certain that Al-legri has something when spaletti says i will only use this type of formation from now on
The funny thing all the last season chiesa fight with Al-legri for the 3-5-2 and now the azurri use that formation 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Probably from the bench chiesa or overloading the left side
But overall with the players available, this system works! I have no problem with the azzurri if Spalletti sticks to the system, as long as he has them still play well though
hahahaha re allegri comment
I see your point but not quite id that makes sense
Tonali is Pirlo with an engine.
Disagree. There's only one Pirlo
To add onto the Di Lorenzo convo. Go back and watch Croatia and Switzerland's 2nd goal vs us in the Euros. Both times Di Lorenzo is stuck in mud and falling asleep. He does not sense danger and is very lazy. That French goal is completely unacceptable and Conte is not going to fix these instincts of a 31 year old man. It is time to move on from Spalletti's son!
Yeah but we have to move on from the EURO's
Di Lorenzo and Pellegrini should be benched. I prefer Udogie and Bellanova over Dimarco and Cambiaso as they will take on their defenders. Tonali was so missed and Ricci looks special. When Barella returns, who does he replace? Frattesi is not great as a midfielder but he is one of our top goal scorers and works his ass off like Retegui which we need. You can take out Pellegrini for Barella but then do we use Chiesa as a sub?
Not sure Dimarco can be dropped when he plays like that! His left foot is essentially a wand at times
Agree re Udogie & Bellanova
I'm less excited cause the disgrace from Euros was so big that one friendly game can't do much
That's fair but this was a good retort
Wow. Disrespecting Newcastle like that. We've looked after tonali. Supported him. Increased his power, speed and made sure he was mentality right. May be his time away from italy has done him some good. Even your managers have suggested some of the players should move aboard to educated themselves and improve as footballers and human being. Always thought Italian football was arrogant and proven right here. Perhaps a bit of humanity would suit seria A
huh?
Great Improvement, ..one last removal of this Italia Team. " De Lorenzo", needed to leave before the Euro. I'm 61 and l know l could outrun this Guy, l'm being very honest.
hahaha
Mancini is a hazard! 😅
haha
it;s "i ain't no band leader". i guess Spalletti isn't either
hahaha
453
LOL
It should be fixed now
@@ItaFootPodyes
Spaletti shushed you guys
Spalletti did what I (Nima) have been yelling for 18 months for him to do. So if that's shushing I'll gladly be shushed
@@ItaFootPod of course it's a shushing Nima - you predicted 3-0 France 😂
@@BadselS I spoke for 96 mins but that's all you heard? LOL
@@ItaFootPod I heard everything, but prediction is a prediction, you know how it is
I think they’re glad to be shushed. They also didn’t say anything that we weren’t all thinking. It was very surprising and I think we’re all very happy w the outcome, esp after the opening minute. I personally immediately thought, “Here we go again”.
I may be an old grumpy man but all this positivity all of a sudden about Italy now after the disgusting menu they served is in the summer is hard for me to take - I need to see at least a year or two in progress
haha mate we're just reacting honestly to this game and contextualizing it. We havent made it sound like everything is great and Italy are world champions
Fofana did not flop, sure he didnt have a great game, but no one did, this was entirely on deschamps and its none of the players fault.
He was a flop in the game. It cant just be the manager. Players have a responsibility too
@@ItaFootPod Let me read you his stats, 58 minutes played, 24/29 accurate passes (83%), 1 chance created, 1 error led to goal, 40 touches, 1/1 successful dribbles (100%), dispossessed 0 times, 2/2 tackles won, 1 block, 2 interceptions, 5 recoveries, sure stats don’t mean anything but you can’t blame one singular player when everyone had a horrible game and deschamps got everything wrong.
@@forzamiIano Well stats arent like checking the answers in a test IMHO. Stats are a tool to help describe reality, not the be all and end all.
We'll have to agree to disagree.
@@astanco1574 and what about every other player? was it his fault saliba let raspadora glide right past him?