Italy not making the world Cup appreciation thread

[dennis roadman]

Argentina

 

[Serious]

@Slystallion

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

 

[Miggs]

Im obligated too because of Messi

 

[Jamal514]

Should've called up Balotelli

He's been playing really well the last year. Italy had no valid reason to not call him up.

 

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He's been playing really well the last year. Italy had no valid reason to not call him up.

Apparently Ventura wasn't a fan

 

[Bboystyle]

No USA or Mexico either.


I guess it's Colombia, Brazil and England.

fukking casuals...

 

[dennis roadman]

Im obligated too because of Messi

apparently you rock with man so hard that you don't even watch his games

 

[Formerly known as...]

Germany, Spain, France.

Any of those willl take the trophy home

 

[TTT]

DeRossi was telling the coach what subs to throw in because he was too defensive. Failing to make a world cup with Verratti, DeRossi, Chiellini. Anyway Europe might still have an edge with the new look Spain, Germany (though its hard to repeat), France (bad coach). Brazil looks like it has turned the corner now and will be interesting to watch.

 

[Gusto]

check the complexion of the next winning squad & tell me what the difference is¿*

France is black.

 

[superunknown23]

How’s that even a surprise? Italy didn’t make it past the first round in 2010 and 2014.
They’ve been in steep decline since winning it in 2006 (same with their league, which used to be the strongest in the world).
Look at their squad... There’s no Baggio, Del Piero, Pirlo or even a Totti.
The best player Italy has produced in the last 10 years is Balotelli, which says a lot

 

[MikelArteta]

How’s that even a surprise? Italy didn’t make it past the first round in 2010 and 2014.
They’ve been in steep decline since winning it in 2006 (same with their league, which used to be the strongest in the world).
Look at their squad... There’s no Baggio, Del Piero, Pirlo or even a Totti.
The best player Italy has produced in the last 10 years is Balotelli, which says a lot

when they had nesta and cannavaro in the back

 

[TheFryingDutchman]

People really think Argentina are gonna do something in the WC

Also, yall better put some respect on France name. Everyone should have them as one of the favorite teams to win it all

 

[THEREALBRAND]

He's been playing really well the last year. Italy had no valid reason to not call him up.

Them failing to qualify makes Ventura's comments about him even more ridiculous.

"The way of judging this is not whether Balotelli is scoring goals, the problems are elsewhere -- the rest of Balotelli.

Probably should have judged him on if he was scoring goals

"We need to consider the 360 degrees of Balotelli, but right now our priority is qualifying and then we will have a further four to five months to think about it. I can't put the World Cup on the line right now -- I need certainties."