Originally posted by eatmybishop
do italy have better players...? are you sure...? maybe they play better as a team but that doesnt mean the players are better...
the truth is italian football is highly corrupt, boring, slow, uses defensive play... think i'd rather see england lose than play in their style
italian football kinda imploded really... it destroyed itself.... once the ...[text shortened]... strange the country that invented the game still shows the world why football became so popular
Typical stupid English mentality and moronic English supporter.
Does Italy have better players.
YES.
I'll prove it.
Buffon - Definitely the best goalkeeper in the world, and arguably the best goalkeeper ever VS Paul Robinson/Carson/James - None of those GK's are even in the top 20 in the world and not even the top 3 in the EPL. Cech / Van der Sar / Almunia / Gordon / Given.
Cannavaro / Nesta - Better than overrated Rio Ferdinand and John Terry. Say what you like, Terry is not in Cannavaro or Nesta's class. An English pundit, during WC 2006 said, 'If Rio Ferdinand is worth 120000 pounds a week, Fabio Cannavaro is worth one hundred million a day'.
Zambrotta - better than Ashley Cole.
Massimo Oddo - he sucks and is the weak link in the Italian team, but I'm still not sure I'd rather have Gary Neville ahead of him. I'd much rather have Grosso or even Panucci.
Gatusso - Awesome player. Midfield Destroyer. Better than Carrick or Hargreaves any day. Steven Gerard is a different type of player and I think Gerard is a better player than Gatusso, but there is no player on this planet that locks down a midfield like Gatusso.
Pirlo - Best passer of the ball in the world. Controls a midfield like no one else. Eats fat Frank for breakfast.
Italy don't use wide players but De Rossi / Perotta / Camoranesi are generally better than Wright Phillips / Joe Cole (not so much - he is good) / Lennon.
Francesco Totti (unfortunately retired) but Golden ball winner and a maestro on the field. Absolutely no BMT though (but the same can be said for the entire English NT) - hands down better than Wayne Rooney.
Luca Toni - 32 goals in 36 games in Serie A in a season. Currently destroying the Bundesliga - Beats Crouch / Owen / Heskey / Walcott anyday.
The problem with England and the English supporters is that they feel their players are Gods and their NT is the best in the world.
The sooner you realise that your expectations are ludicrous, the better.
Capello might make you guys play more like a team, but the talent just isn't there to be world beaters.
On paper, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Holland, France are all better teams.
On to the Italian league being corrupt, boring, slow and defensive....
Snore.
England has the best packaged and marketed league, but in terms of quality of football, spare me.
And the best players???????
How many world cup winners are playing in the prem?
You can count them on your hands.
How many final appearances in the CL by English teams since it's inception? Compare that to Italy.
EPL is a distant third to 1) Spain 2) Italy, despite what your commentators tell you.