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Italian World Cup squad named Monday 15 May, 2006
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There were no last minute surprises from Italy boss Marcello Lippi as he named his World Cup squad this evening.
The tactician was expected to keep faith with the majority of players he has used over the last year as well as adding in-form Milan striker Pippo Inzaghi.
Roma star Francesco Totti is included despite the fact that he has made just two substitute appearances since breaking his ankle in February.
Livorno ‘keeper Marco Amelia, as he revealed earlier today, has beaten Udinese’s Morgan De Sanctis for the third set of gloves.
Lazio right-back Massimo Oddo has made the party after his fine capital campaign and he also joins Palermo’s Andrea Barzagli after Lippi opted to pick eight and not seven defenders.
There are no places for Sampdoria midfielder Aimo Diana and Monaco striker Christian Vieri who have been ruled out with injury.
Real Madrid sensation Antonio Cassano will have to watch the tournament from home given his lack of Bernabeu use.
Livorno’s Cristiano Lucarelli was also overlooked in favour of Udinese’s goal-shy forward Vincenzo Iaquinta.
Lippi has also named four reserve players should injuries strike before the start of the tournament with Chievo midfielder Franco Semioli making that shortlist.
Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Peruzzi (Lazio), Amelia (Livorno)
Defenders: Zambrotta (Juventus), Nesta (Milan), Cannavaro (Juventus), Grosso (Palermo), Zaccardo (Palermo), Barzagli (Palermo), Materazzi (Inter), Oddo (Lazio)
Midfielders: Camoranesi (Juventus), Pirlo (Milan), Gattuso (Milan), De Rossi (Roma), Perrotta (Roma), Barone (Palermo)
Attackers: Totti (Roma), Toni (Fiorentina), Gilardino (Milan), Del Piero (Juventus), Inzaghi (Milan), Iaquinta (Udinese)
Reserves: De Sanctis (Udinese), Bonera (Parma), Marchionni (Parma), Semioli (Chievo)
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satisfied. obvious problems with the line-up are iaquinta. unless he is taking a penalty, he is useless. even then, taking penalties, he is still useless. i really wish we had taken a wildcard player.(lucarelli wouldn't be it either).
i don't mind the eight defenders because zambrotta, oddo and grosso can all be converted into wide midfielders with great effect.
great to see perrotta there, but i wish marchionni was in the full 23 and not the reserves.
FORZA AZZURRI
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There were no last minute surprises from Italy boss Marcello Lippi as he named his World Cup squad this evening.
The tactician was expected to keep faith with the majority of players he has used over the last year as well as adding in-form Milan striker Pippo Inzaghi.
Roma star Francesco Totti is included despite the fact that he has made just two substitute appearances since breaking his ankle in February.
Livorno ‘keeper Marco Amelia, as he revealed earlier today, has beaten Udinese’s Morgan De Sanctis for the third set of gloves.
Lazio right-back Massimo Oddo has made the party after his fine capital campaign and he also joins Palermo’s Andrea Barzagli after Lippi opted to pick eight and not seven defenders.
There are no places for Sampdoria midfielder Aimo Diana and Monaco striker Christian Vieri who have been ruled out with injury.
Real Madrid sensation Antonio Cassano will have to watch the tournament from home given his lack of Bernabeu use.
Livorno’s Cristiano Lucarelli was also overlooked in favour of Udinese’s goal-shy forward Vincenzo Iaquinta.
Lippi has also named four reserve players should injuries strike before the start of the tournament with Chievo midfielder Franco Semioli making that shortlist.
Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Peruzzi (Lazio), Amelia (Livorno)
Defenders: Zambrotta (Juventus), Nesta (Milan), Cannavaro (Juventus), Grosso (Palermo), Zaccardo (Palermo), Barzagli (Palermo), Materazzi (Inter), Oddo (Lazio)
Midfielders: Camoranesi (Juventus), Pirlo (Milan), Gattuso (Milan), De Rossi (Roma), Perrotta (Roma), Barone (Palermo)
Attackers: Totti (Roma), Toni (Fiorentina), Gilardino (Milan), Del Piero (Juventus), Inzaghi (Milan), Iaquinta (Udinese)
Reserves: De Sanctis (Udinese), Bonera (Parma), Marchionni (Parma), Semioli (Chievo)
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satisfied. obvious problems with the line-up are iaquinta. unless he is taking a penalty, he is useless. even then, taking penalties, he is still useless. i really wish we had taken a wildcard player.(lucarelli wouldn't be it either).
i don't mind the eight defenders because zambrotta, oddo and grosso can all be converted into wide midfielders with great effect.
great to see perrotta there, but i wish marchionni was in the full 23 and not the reserves.
FORZA AZZURRI
Jedi Mind Trick
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RUSI said:Zanetti will not be going.
why?
Voltaic Borusse
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Hanke over Kuranyi? 
Jedi Mind Tricks said:
Yea, that along with Giuly not being called up are my biggest shocks.Because our coach is a Peker(man).
I guess he thinks he is passed it.
Voltaic Borusse said:Hanke over Kuranyi?
Yea, that along with Giuly not being called up are my biggest shocks.
Demichelis isn't going either for Argentina.
Jedi Mind Trick
Starting XI
not that surprising for giuly to be left off...but i would have expected zanetti to be named.
Demichelis, Lux and Zanetti out...
I cant believe that Zanetti and Demichelis wont be in Germany...Coloccini, Cufre and Burdisso over Zanetti...
Apparently Scaloni and Duscher will take those spots...2 red cards for sure in any game...
I hope that this crappy players can do what bad players did in Mexico 86...except Maradona of course...
If Aimar and Cruz dont go to the WC....i dont know what to expect if plan A fails...becouse our plan B is sh*t...
Go Argentina, but f*ck you Pekerman...!!! I miss Bielsa right now...
I cant believe that Zanetti and Demichelis wont be in Germany...Coloccini, Cufre and Burdisso over Zanetti...
Apparently Scaloni and Duscher will take those spots...2 red cards for sure in any game...
I hope that this crappy players can do what bad players did in Mexico 86...except Maradona of course...
If Aimar and Cruz dont go to the WC....i dont know what to expect if plan A fails...becouse our plan B is sh*t...
Go Argentina, but f*ck you Pekerman...!!! I miss Bielsa right now...
Well, to answer all of the questions :
The GK's :
Brazilians prefer Rogério Ceni, especially considering Dida's form of late. The thing is, like fellow Kibe Kru said, coaches tend to pick a favorite and they dont change them. Parreira prefers and feels more safe with Dida on goal. Bad for him i guess.
The rightback issue :
Parreira never called Alves before, and he wouldnt do it right now. I pretty much doubt he has watched a single match of the Sevilla rightback anyway. Also, Alves is not well known around here. He's a very strong candidate for 2010 though. Form and class wise, he should be called, but i understand Parreira's reasons. At least he was coherent.
The leftback issue :
Same as Alves. Parreira barely called Leo, and he barely watched him in action for Benfica i guess. It was written all over the place that it was going to be Nery or Gilberto. Another thing Leo has against him, is his age. He's over 30 and he has no future on our NT, even though he's the better player out of the contenders.
Ricardinho :
Class player, when on form. Not the case, but still, Ricardinho in terms of creativity and midfield tempo, takes the edge. Like i said about Baptista, he's decent in a very good amount of positions, but he didnt specialise. He's not better than our DM's at the position, not better than our AM's in their position, and not better than our forwards on the position. Baptista could find himself a place, there, instead of Edmilson, but the latter can also perform as a centre-back.
Ricardinho takes a mean free-kick once in a while, and it's a pain to steal the ball from him, as his markers would say. His main problem is holding too much into it, in intention of making the killer pass. Sometimes he cant manage it and he ends up killing the play. Still, a good midfielder.
The GK's :
Brazilians prefer Rogério Ceni, especially considering Dida's form of late. The thing is, like fellow Kibe Kru said, coaches tend to pick a favorite and they dont change them. Parreira prefers and feels more safe with Dida on goal. Bad for him i guess.
The rightback issue :
Parreira never called Alves before, and he wouldnt do it right now. I pretty much doubt he has watched a single match of the Sevilla rightback anyway. Also, Alves is not well known around here. He's a very strong candidate for 2010 though. Form and class wise, he should be called, but i understand Parreira's reasons. At least he was coherent.
The leftback issue :
Same as Alves. Parreira barely called Leo, and he barely watched him in action for Benfica i guess. It was written all over the place that it was going to be Nery or Gilberto. Another thing Leo has against him, is his age. He's over 30 and he has no future on our NT, even though he's the better player out of the contenders.
Ricardinho :
Class player, when on form. Not the case, but still, Ricardinho in terms of creativity and midfield tempo, takes the edge. Like i said about Baptista, he's decent in a very good amount of positions, but he didnt specialise. He's not better than our DM's at the position, not better than our AM's in their position, and not better than our forwards on the position. Baptista could find himself a place, there, instead of Edmilson, but the latter can also perform as a centre-back.
Ricardinho takes a mean free-kick once in a while, and it's a pain to steal the ball from him, as his markers would say. His main problem is holding too much into it, in intention of making the killer pass. Sometimes he cant manage it and he ends up killing the play. Still, a good midfielder.
#1 Stunna said:
I'm pretty sure he won't be a starter. This is the most probable lineup for the defense:
Nunez----Gamarra----Caceres-----Caniza
If one of our CB get injured or need to go out I'm sure Da Silva is the first option. He can also play in the left side if Nunez doesn't impress or gets injured.
Cardozo!!! So whos gonna start up front?
Santa Cruz and Nelson Haedo Valdez most likely.
POLAND
Goalkeepers - Artur Boruc (Celtic Glasgow), Tomasz Kuszczak (West Bromwich Albion), Lukasz Fabianski (Legia Warszawa);
Defenders - Jacek Bak (Al-Ryyan), Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Krakow), Michal Zewlakow (Anderlecht Brussels), Mariusz Jop (FK Moscow), Seweryn Gancarczyk (Metallist Kharkiv), Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk), Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow);
Midfielders - Euzebiusz Smolarek (Borussia Dortmund), Kamil Kosowski (FC Southampton), Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer Leverkusen), Sebastian Mila (Austria Wieden), Miroslaw Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor), Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Krakow), Arkadiusz Radomski (Austria Wieden), Piotr Giza (Cracovia Krakow), Damian Gorawski (FK Moskwa);
Strikers - Maciej Zurawski (Celtic Glasgow), Grzegorz Rasiak (FC Southampton), Ireneusz Jelen (Wisla Plock), Pawel Brozek (Wisla Krakow)
Dudek and Frankowski not included.
Goalkeepers - Artur Boruc (Celtic Glasgow), Tomasz Kuszczak (West Bromwich Albion), Lukasz Fabianski (Legia Warszawa);
Defenders - Jacek Bak (Al-Ryyan), Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Krakow), Michal Zewlakow (Anderlecht Brussels), Mariusz Jop (FK Moscow), Seweryn Gancarczyk (Metallist Kharkiv), Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk), Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow);
Midfielders - Euzebiusz Smolarek (Borussia Dortmund), Kamil Kosowski (FC Southampton), Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer Leverkusen), Sebastian Mila (Austria Wieden), Miroslaw Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor), Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Krakow), Arkadiusz Radomski (Austria Wieden), Piotr Giza (Cracovia Krakow), Damian Gorawski (FK Moskwa);
Strikers - Maciej Zurawski (Celtic Glasgow), Grzegorz Rasiak (FC Southampton), Ireneusz Jelen (Wisla Plock), Pawel Brozek (Wisla Krakow)
Dudek and Frankowski not included.
Gerrard 17
Fan Favourite
mihalll said:
It's really too bad about Dudek, the 3rd goalie won't even play, I think Dudek deserved to go just because.
Forward line looks awful minus Zurawski, if anything the goals will be coming from midfield.
I haven't seen Poland play in so long, I've never seen half of these players play. I've been following the results though, I'm scared for the World Cup man, it seems like the team is really disorganized... How do you see us doing? I'm not too confident about making it out of the group.
Gerrard 17 said:
Based only on our performances this year, we should fail completely but I believe we're going to show a different face in the two upcoming friendlies. I like the squad Janas chose. Jelen and Smolarek are skilled forwards. Anyway, this squad looks a bit stronger than the one we had in Korea.
Voltaic Borusse
Fan Favourite
Smolarek to shine for Poland. He's been Dortmund's best player since his arrival from Feyenoord.
Here is the final list for Argentina:
Goalkeepers
Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors, Argentina)
Leonardo Franco (Atlético de Madrid, Spain)
Oscar Ustari (Independiente, Argentina).
Defenders
Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo La Coruña, Spain)
Roberto Ayala (Valencia, Spain)
Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United, England)
Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal, Spain)
Lionel Scaloni (West Ham United (England)
Gabriel Milito (Zaragoza, Spain)
Nicolás Burdisso (Inter, Italy)
Leandro Cufré (Roma, Italy)
Midfielders
Esteban Cambiasso (Inter, Italy)
Javier Mascherano (Corinthians, Brasil)
Luis González (Porto, Portugal)
Pablo Aimar (Valencia, Spain)
Juan Román Riquelme (Villarreal, Spain)
Maximiliano Rodríguez (Atlético de Madrid, Spain)
Forwards
Carlos Tevez (Corinthians, Brasil)
Hernán Crespo (Chelsea, England)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain)
Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors, Argentina)
Javier Saviola (Sevilla, Spain)
Julio Cruz (Inter, Italy)
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Main surprises here: Javier Zanetti is out, Demichelis is out, Samuel is out, Duscher is out, Cruz beat Aguero to the final spot.
Goalkeepers
Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Juniors, Argentina)
Leonardo Franco (Atlético de Madrid, Spain)
Oscar Ustari (Independiente, Argentina).
Defenders
Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo La Coruña, Spain)
Roberto Ayala (Valencia, Spain)
Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United, England)
Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal, Spain)
Lionel Scaloni (West Ham United (England)
Gabriel Milito (Zaragoza, Spain)
Nicolás Burdisso (Inter, Italy)
Leandro Cufré (Roma, Italy)
Midfielders
Esteban Cambiasso (Inter, Italy)
Javier Mascherano (Corinthians, Brasil)
Luis González (Porto, Portugal)
Pablo Aimar (Valencia, Spain)
Juan Román Riquelme (Villarreal, Spain)
Maximiliano Rodríguez (Atlético de Madrid, Spain)
Forwards
Carlos Tevez (Corinthians, Brasil)
Hernán Crespo (Chelsea, England)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain)
Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors, Argentina)
Javier Saviola (Sevilla, Spain)
Julio Cruz (Inter, Italy)
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Main surprises here: Javier Zanetti is out, Demichelis is out, Samuel is out, Duscher is out, Cruz beat Aguero to the final spot.
Argentina:
Arqueros: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Jrs.), Leonardo Franco (Atl. Madrid-ESP) y Oscar Ustari (Independiente).
Defensores: Roberto Ayala (Valencia-ESP), Nicolás Burdisso (Inter-ITA), Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo-ESP), Leandro Cufré (Roma-ITA), Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United-ING), Gabriel Milito (Zaragoza-ESP), Lionel Scaloni (West Ham-ING) y Juan Pablo Sorín (Villarreal-ESP).
Mediocampistas: Pablo Aimar (Valencia-ESP), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter-ITA), Luis González (Porto-POR), Javier Mascherano (Corinthians-BRA), Juan Román Riquelme (Villarreal-ESP), Maximiliano Rodríguez (Atl. Madrid-ESP).
Delanteros: Hernán Crespo (Chelsea-ING), Lionel Messi (Barcelona-ESP), Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Jrs.), Javier Saviola (Sevilla-ESP) y Carlos Tevez (Corinthians-BRA) Julio Cruz (Inter-ITA).
Arqueros: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Boca Jrs.), Leonardo Franco (Atl. Madrid-ESP) y Oscar Ustari (Independiente).
Defensores: Roberto Ayala (Valencia-ESP), Nicolás Burdisso (Inter-ITA), Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo-ESP), Leandro Cufré (Roma-ITA), Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United-ING), Gabriel Milito (Zaragoza-ESP), Lionel Scaloni (West Ham-ING) y Juan Pablo Sorín (Villarreal-ESP).
Mediocampistas: Pablo Aimar (Valencia-ESP), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter-ITA), Luis González (Porto-POR), Javier Mascherano (Corinthians-BRA), Juan Román Riquelme (Villarreal-ESP), Maximiliano Rodríguez (Atl. Madrid-ESP).
Delanteros: Hernán Crespo (Chelsea-ING), Lionel Messi (Barcelona-ESP), Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Jrs.), Javier Saviola (Sevilla-ESP) y Carlos Tevez (Corinthians-BRA) Julio Cruz (Inter-ITA).
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Poor Javier 
I will truly miss him this World Cup
I will truly miss him this World Cup 