For a few hours the possibility of closing the season regularly was also questioned: the English government sanctions against Roman Abramovich also closely affect Chelsea . The Russian tycoon, in the aftermath of the outbreak of the war between Russia and Ukraine, had immediately put the club up for sale, probably foreseeing the arrival of the sting against him. He didn’t have time to sell and now the situation is getting terribly complicated.
The sanctions against Abramovich
Frozen goods, this is the essence of the sanctions against the Russian oligarchs present in the United Kingdom, announced by Liz Truss, foreign minister. Abramovichthus he cannot close business with English people or companies, he cannot enter the country and in fact he is prevented from any economic / lucrative activity with Chelsea . The “blues” have been allowed to continue playing and take part in sports competitions only thanks to a special license but the team will also be directly affected by these penalties.
Suffice it to say that Stamford Bridge will only be open to subscribers (tickets cannot be sold, as well as all merchandising activities have been suspended), while for transfers it will not be possible to spend more than 20 thousand pounds, obviously complicating the logistical aspect as well. .
Not only that: Chelsea obviously cannot make the transfer market (no purchases and no transfers) and cannot renew expiring contracts. Of course, between now and May 31 the situation could soften, given that the London club has asked the government to be able to operate as normally as possible, but there are many unknowns from this point of view as well.
Demobilization in sight
German coach Tucheltries to stay focused on what’s left of the season (the “blues” are in the running in the Champions League, where they are still among the favorites according to the odds of the bookmakers who also offer the best casino bonuses, and in third position in the Premier League) but it is useless to hide that there is concern for the future of the club. Abramovich had asked for 3.3 billion euros to sell the club, there was talk of an offer of 2.3 billion from a Swiss-US consortium, but to date it is still the billionaire Wyss who is the most interested. Everything is now blocked.
It is worth remembering that we are talking about the reigning European champion team: the scenario of a possible demobilization in the summer was therefore unthinkable until a couple of weeks ago.
The Italians ready to take advantage of it
There will be exodus, in any case. In fact, there are several players who are about to expire, one of them (the 24-year-old central defender, Christensen), has already reached an agreement with Barcelona and has also carried out medical examinations at the Camp Nou. The Dane, however, is not the only defender with the contract that expires in June: there is the captain, Azpillicueta , also considered close to signing with Barca, and Antonio Rudiger .
The ex Roma, 29 years old, is one of the prized pieces of the free market. Juventus will take care of it, called to find a replacement for Chiellini, expected since last season as a professional, but the competition is thick and includes several top European clubs.
For the bianconeri, then, it is more realistic to get to Jorginho . Merrysince last summer and in search of a “pure” play, it is no coincidence that he has asked (in vain) for the return of Pjanic. The Tuscan coach would therefore look favorably upon the arrival of the national team director, whose contract with Chelsea expires in 2023. The former Napoli could be bought at much lower figures than those estimated a few months ago, and should not be forgotten. that from the point of view of the salary Juve would enjoy the benefits of the growth decree: in short, to the 6 million net salary per season, only 3 more gross would be added (and not 6).
The signs are there, they have been coming for weeks, incessant: Lazio is more and more than Maurizio Sarri. After a first part of the season below expectations, the hand of the Tuscan coach can be seen, and how: game and results go hand in hand, Lazio and a clear rise in the standings. Of course, the fourth place dream is practically impossible, as the odds of betting sites with bonuses also testify, but the feeling is that the foundations are being laid for a lasting cycle.
Sarri’s contract
The first step to take will be the renewal of Sarri ‘s contract: the former Napoli has signed an agreement until 2023, there is a clause that – if exercised by him by May – would allow him to free himself for abroad. But it is an unthinkable scenario: after some contrast due to the inaction of the Capitoline club in the winter transfer market session, Sarri is firmly in command of the team and the relationship with the players has improved significantly compared to the beginning of the season.
The renewal, we said: Filigne’s coach earns 3 million euros net per season plus bonuses, Lotito ‘s intention is to bring the expiration date to 2025, keeping more or less the same remuneration. There is absolute availability of Sarriwhich, however, wants guarantees on the market and a say in the choice of new purchases: understandable, after what happened in January.
The sales
In short, in the summer a mini-revolution in the workforce is to be expected, also considering the departures of a few big pieces, already budgeted. The sale of Milinkovic-Savic (the Serbian likes PSG and Manchester United) should serve to finance the incoming market, without forgetting that the defense could register three goodbyes: Luiz Felipeand in the expiration of the contract (for the Italian-Brazilian to date and a two-way race between Inter and Betis Sevilla), Acerbi and in total rupture with the environment, the same Patric frees himself in June and returns to Spain, where he awaits him the Valencia. All without forgetting the situation relating to Strakosha : the Albanian goalkeeper has recovered the title but the intention of Sarri and the biancoceleste club is not to renew his contract, which expires in June.
The role of the play
Tare will therefore have to be able to please Sarri and, at the same time, give a deep and balanced staff in all departments to his coach. Which, however, at the top of his priorities has put the purchase of a role play with characteristics suitable for his idea of playing. Qualities that, for example, do not have Lucas Leiva and Cataldi.
Here then the focus has shifted to the Portuguese Vitinha , the 22-year-old Porto director who Lazio has seen closely in the recent double confrontation of the Europa League, and to Maxime Lopez, 24 year old from Sassuolo that the neroverdi bought two seasons ago from Olympique Marseille. One excludes the other: not only for the role and the identical technical characteristics, but also for a question of price. Both, in fact, have a valuation that fluctuates between 25 and 30 million euros, a considerable investment.
The defense
Let’s go back to the defense, which must necessarily be reinforced with several purchases. One would already seem to be close: Alessio Romagnoli is expiring with Milan and is a welcome name to Sarri. Without forgetting that the 27-year-old central has never hidden his footballing faith, biancoceleste.
It will then be a two-way race also for the role of goalkeeper: Sarri would like Kepa, who has already coached in his season at Chelsea, but the former Athletic Bilbao has an out-of-reach salary, earning 7 million euros net per season. A more realistic goal could therefore be another Spaniard: we are talking about Sergio Rico , 28, owned by PSG but now on loan to Mallorca.
There are nine months left to kick-off the first winter World Cup in the history of football. A real watershed considering that the next edition of 2026 will expand the number of participants from 32 to 48 teams in the name of sports inclusion. Or perhaps simply with the aim of increasing the proceeds from TV rights, tickets and all related activities. The Qatari one will be the first World Cup in the cold for Italian spectators from home, while the very small oil state of the sheikhs will enjoy the summer temperatures of the Persian Gulf. The date of the kick-off is certain as well as the number and name of the already qualified teams. The European playoffs are different: a set of play-offs from which the names of the 3 missing teams will come out. In the African area there are 5 missing, in Central and North America 3,
On the front of the national teams already qualified on a global level, there are 15 formations including the eleven of the host country: Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, France, Croatia, Holland, Serbia, Spain, England, Switzerland, Iran and South Korea Excluding any outsiders from the playoffs, the tournament favorite should be hiding exactly among one of the already qualified national teams. To get an idea, just take a look at the World Cup winning odds with complete and updated statistics that describe the current and potential situation of the teams competing to conquer the 22nd edition of the World Cup.
Taking a look at the football that counts, the teams that can still participate in the Qatari World Cup, which changes the dates of the championships in Europe, are the following. In Africa: Egypt, Senegal, Cameroon, Algeria, Ghana, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco, Mali and Tunisia; while in north-central America there are Canada, Mexico, the United States, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica and Honduras. A separate speech for the oceanic and Asian area with teams still competing as simple sparring partners who can only wish the sporting miracle to participate in their first world championship in history: teams such as Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands they have been playing for a lifetime, and with no luck, and all in all it would be a very pleasant surprise to see them in the presence of world football giants.
On the blue front, here is the situation of the Qatar 2022 play-offs with dates and opponents from Italy. Qualification for the World Cup for Mancini & co. it seemed like a formal formality before turning into a tragedy. After the unexpected success at the European Championships in England, Italy will have to play for the top seed in the playoffs in a mini tournament that is not at all simple that also sees the participation of teams from the Nations League. Meanwhile Mario Balotelli has returned to the national team and surprised the Italy coach. However, doubts remain about the real contribution of the blue striker under Adana Demirspor, who this season scored about ten goals in the Turkish top flight: the Super Lig. Four years have passed since the unfortunate night in Milan with the Azzurri in tears on the green of San Siro after the sensational elimination suffered by the usual, as solid Sweden, and the nightmare of a new exclusion seems to already be manifesting itself on the horizon. After the miracle in the land of Albione, the second is expected: the victory in the playoff playoffs which in itself represents another real tournament before the highly anticipated, how far away, Qatari paradise in the Persian Gulf.
A few more weeks and we will know which all 32 national teams will be qualified for the next world championships that will take place in Qatar this year. To date, some teams are still missing that will complete the registration process for the event through the various methods decided in agreement between Fifa and the continental federations.
Mancini’s Italy, for example, will have to face it in a double playoff round useful to get a pass for the world championship by beating Macedonia first, a challenge that will be played in Palermo on March 24, and in the event of a victory between Turkey and Portugal, going to play the final on the opponent’s field.
Ronaldo therefore risks not participating in this tournament, with Mancini and all the Azzurri very interesting spectators.
Russia 2018 World Cup top scorer
If we look at the top scorers of the last edition, organized in Russia and ended with the victory of France, by virtue of the 4 to 2 success of the transalpines against Croatia, we find some protagonists of that edition ready to battle even 4 years later.
The golden shoe of the tournament was awarded to the English striker Harry Kane who scored 6 goals, overtaking the world champion Antoine Griezmann, who was decisive in the final, with 4 goals. On an equal footing we also find Romelu Lukaku, with the Belgian champion currently at Chelsea who is experiencing a period that is not too happy and, just in view of the World Cup, could change the air to regain confidence.
Euro 2020 top scorer
We find the English striker Harry Kane also present in the top scorer ranking of the last edition of the 2020 European Championship, which, due to the pandemic, took place, always on an itinerant basis, but only last summer with a year of delay.
Kane is a striker who knows how to finalize the opportunities created by his teammates, always managing to be in the right place at the right time. Unfortunately for the English, however, his qualities were not enough to win the trophy and the striker also missed the title of top scorer which was won by Cristiano Ronaldo, author of 5 goals.
The Portuguese champion, however, was not the only one to score 5 goals, but found himself in the company of Patrik Schick, an old acquaintance of our league and star of the Czech Republic.
Fifa, however, chose to award the Lusitanian the prize because he played fewer minutes with the same number of goals scored.
Both strikers have to go through the playoffs if they want to extend this challenge in Qatar as wellAmerica’s Cup top scorer 2021
Last year the America’s Cup was also disputed which ended with the victory of Argentina (result of 1 to 0) against Brazil, with Leo Messi who, in addition to celebrating the trophy with his teammates, won the shoe gold, together with the Colombian Luis Diaz, with a haul of 4 goals.
In second place with 3 markings we find Inter Milan Lautaro Martinez and Gianluca Lapadula, an Italian player who, however, has chosen to be called up by Peru, in homage to his South American origins.
The other bomber of Qatar 2022
Among the names already mentioned we will certainly find Lukaku, Kane, Griezmann, Lautaro Martinez and Messi as well as Benzema, Mbappe, Morata, Neymar, Muller at the next world championship.
There will also be Dusan Vlahovic who will debut at a world championship for the first time and could be, together with Serbia, a surprise of the event. The Juventus forward is undoubtedly one of the most interesting young players on the international scene and it will be a pleasure for all the fans to see him in action in such a spectacular competition.
Among the sure absent there will be another young striker, capable of scoring in all ways, like Erling Halland, because Norway has not managed to qualify.
Much, however, will depend on the draw, scheduled for April 1, with some teams that could have affordable matches in the group, an advantage for some strikers who could start scoring several goals in these challenges to get closer to winning the top scorers.
In a few days, precisely on March 24, the Azzurri will take the field for the first round of the playoffs to guarantee a place for Qatar 2022. This new formula, chosen by FIFA to give the last passes for the World Cup is not simple and is rich of unpredictable variables that have nothing to envy to the fluctuations of probabilities faced by fans of online slot machines or games in which probability plays a dominant role, with 12 national teams divided into 3 groups of 4 teams that will face each other in two dry races ( semifinal and final).
Unfortunate draw for Italy
Italy, after finishing second in the group, has a lot to complain not only for the penalty missed by Jorginho in the decisive match against the Swiss, but also for the result of the draw.
The European champion national team has already missed the last World Cup, organized by Russia in 2018, due to the defeat against Sweden, but now the playoff system has become even more complicated. Mancini’s boys were included in the group made up of North Macedonia, an opponent to be faced in Palermo in the first leg match, with the winner facing an away match between Portugal and Turkey.
According to experts and bookmakers, on paper the decisive match will see Bonucci and his teammates face Cristiano Ronaldo, with the two former Juventus players ready to find themselves as enemies.
Portugal danger
The Lusitanian national team, coached by Fernando Santos, finished second in its qualifying group due to the home defeat suffered on November 14, 2021 for 1 to 2 against Serbia, which perhaps a little surprisingly won a place for the next world cup.
The strengths of the Portuguese, in addition to a legend like Cristiano Ronaldo, eager to participate for the last time in this prestigious event, which for the first time in history will be played during the winter, are the possibility of playing in front of his own fans and proactive football always voted to attack.
The form with which they often take to the field is a 4 3 3 with external attackers who can put the opponent’s defenses in difficulty, taking advantage of technique and individual speed.
Pepe should return to the center of the defense, who with his experience is ready to lead his team mates who will have to counteract, even with the physical, probably Ciro Immobile who for the moment should be the striker chosen by Mancini.
The Portuguese defense could be hampered by Italy’s attacks, but it will also be a challenge to play under the mental aspect. In the event of a final between Portugal and Italy it is difficult to determine who could have more pressure: if the home team, European champions in 2016, has the honor and responsibility to play in front of their fans, Italy cannot afford to nullify the latest international success by missing the qualification for a World Cup for the second time.
But be careful to take the final between these two national teams for granted because we must not forget that North Macedonia and Turkey could exploit the odds against them, playing with less pressure while continuing to chase the dream of going to Qatar.
At 31, Mario has finally come to his senses
Mario Balotelli has always been considered a great talent, but extraneous things constantly distract him from the game. He often played foolish in training, threw loud parties and was often criticized. A few facts are enough to assess the extent of the nonsense committed by the attacker.
He throws the Inter shirt and tries on the shirt of the sworn enemy: Milan
At the beginning of his career Balotelli often aroused the ire of the Nerazzurri fans on the pitch. After one of the matches, the striker became so furious that he defiantly tore his shirt and threw it on the lawn, which almost led to a fight with Inter veteran Marco Materazzi. And during one of the television broadcasts, Balotelli fell due to the provocations of the hosts and tried the Milan shirt. The Nerazzurri fans did not appreciate such a trick on the part of the attacker.
He drove Francesco Totti crazy
The legendary Roma forward has always been considered a model of professionalism. But he too was led to the tricks of a hateful compatriot. During the match Balotelli said to Totti: “You will play or be a child
“. Francesco could not bear such impudence, I reproached Mario and with all his strength he hit him in the legs. Perhaps for the Roman captain, this collapse was the strongest of his career.
He amused people with a
Mario miss and entered the humor charts after the episode in a friendly match with a failed back heel. The striker was unable in any way to back down and sent one of Manchester City’s coaches, Roberto Mancini, into a rage. On that day many bookmakers greatly underestimated all the odds with his participation, but you can read the strategies to win on bets on the site Scommessadelcapo.com.
He threw darts at teammates and nearly burned down his house
At Manchester City, Balotelli went crazy. He threw darts at the young players, fought with Rio Ferdinand and almost burned … his own house. During a friendly party, Mario decides to throw fireworks directly from the bathroom window. Everything ended badly: first the curtain caught fire, and then the whole house. Fortunately, nobody got hurt. Compared to that, training fights with Micah Richards, Vincent Kompany and Jerome Boateng seem like nonsense.
The last time the striker was seriously interested in his country’s national team was in 2016-2018. With Nice he made 76 appearances, scoring 43 goals and providing three assists. After that, there was a strange period at Marseille: 15 games, eight goals and the club suddenly refused to renew the contract.
After France, Balotelli’s career was that of Brescia, to which the player also brought many advantages (5 goals in 19 games). This is just a more responsible attitude to the training process, the attacker has not started. Regular absenteeism from training resulted in the early termination of the contract.
Balotelli thus reached Serie B. With a good match in Monza (6 + 1 in 14 games), Mario attracted the attention of the Turkish club Adana Demirspor, where he currently plays. He behaves very well, since the coach of the Italian national team, Roberto Mancini, has decided to give the troubled striker another chance, calling him to the most difficult qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup: with North Macedonia, and in the future also with Portugal.
Mancini explained the unexpected move as follows: “I don’t consider Mario’s challenge a gesture of desperation. He has always shown an excellent technique. The main thing is to evaluate the physical fitness of him. We’ve lost sight of him lately, so it’s nice to see him up close ”.
Attilio Lombardo, Mancini’s assistant, spoke flattering about the attacker’s readiness: “He lost a lot of weight. I don’t know if this is due to the fact that he had been sick with coronavirus or something else. I haven’t seen Mario for a long time because now that he plays abroad it’s more difficult to keep track of his progress. Honestly, I didn’t expect to see him this fit. It was a pleasant surprise ”.
Balotelli is back in the national team and could be Mancini’s “wild card”. The task in front of the European champions is incredibly difficult: not to stumble into North Macedonia and then, probably, get rid of Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo.
There is no need to regret: DeCoubertin’s sport is now dead and gone. According to the vision of the founder of the modern Olympics, sport was essentially based on competition as an end in itself. And while this is a noble purpose, the evolution of sport has seen it return to its origins, deriving from the arts of warfare – and as such, dependent not only on physical preparation, but on weaponry.
The evolution of modern sport: the equipment
The whole world of sport has changed with the introduction of modern materials and the possibilities offered by computers, so much so that not only the sport played has entered another dimension, but also the “bet” one. Modern bookmakers offer the possibility of betting on matches from your smartphone, taking advantage of live odds, i.e. which vary continuously even during the course of the matches on which you are betting, up to the final result.
It is obvious that, when these IT potentials are exploited to improve the tool through which we compete, the results in the field can only improve. Without going into extremely technical sports such as Formula 1 or Moto GP, where the athlete’s performance depends substantially on the design and reliability of the mechanical vehicle, even in other sports, which would seem less subject to this evolution, the impact of equipment and materials proves crucial.
Let’s think, for example, of tennis, which has recently given the blue colors so much satisfaction. The fastest serve ever recorded in history belongs to an Australian player, Samuel Groth, who in 2012 recorded a speed of 263 km / h. If we take a step back in 1994 the services of Pete Sampras, considered a “bomber” reached 206 km / h. In 1980, in the famous Wimbledon final between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe the Swede served at 160 km / h. We are really sure that the semi-unknown Groth is so much stronger than a tennis legend like Bjorn Borg, called at the time “the Alien”
From rackets to shoes
If you think that things are different in athletics or football, you are very wrong. Modern sneakers or soccer shoes are subject to continuous design and optimization by the big houses that produce them, and which employ – especially for the professional ones – enormous technological resources in their design. For example, let’s remember what happened with the famous Adidas adiZero shoes.
While the technological trend of the time led to robust and heavy shoes, in order to support the foot during the effort and ensure stability, in 2010 Adidas took a completely opposite path with the adiZero project, which instead favored lightness. They were launched during the 2010 Europa League finals, and have found much appreciation among professional players, including even the “Pulce”, Leo Messi. A special series was produced, sold to the public in a Limited Edition in 299 numbered copies. Their weight
Only 99 grams.
The secret of such incredible performance goes to the one-piece polyester mesh sole just one millimeter thick. According to the words of the designer, Robin Fuller, to make them lighter it would have been necessary to paint them directly on the feet: and we do not find it hard to believe.
The evolution of training
methods Even training methods have actually improved thanks to the adoption of modern technologies. By now there are software that allow to trace, through a series of sensors applied on the athlete’s body, all his biometric references and the results in the different exercises. By connecting the readings with a historical database of performances, the technical staff is able to evaluate the state of form of the athlete.
This allows the coach to calibrate the training on specific details, evaluate any loss of form and prevent injuries. In short, behind the great sporting successes, such as the last Golden Ball won by Lewandowski, there is much more: and who knows what the old DeCoubertin would say today if he could see how sporting activity has evolved today!
In exactly one year, we will see a very special edition of the World Cup. For the first time in history, in fact, the World Cup will be played in Qatar and in late autumn. A choice dictated by the obvious fact that, at those latitudes, it is impossible to play in the summer due to the temperatures that are too high for a football match.
Italy, fresh winner of the European championships on the magical night of Wembley, in which they defeated the hosts, should have been one of the favorites for the final victory but, as we know, things got a bit complicated.
Italy’s journey towards Qatar 2022 is uphill
If Italy will participate in the World Cup or be excluded again as it happened four years ago, we will only find out in March. The Azzurri’s journey towards Qatar 2022 has been compromised in the last few matches. Roberto Mancini’s team looked tired and tarnished. Furthermore, a series of injuries of iconic players like Spinazzola, injured in the quarter-finals, and the absences of Verratti and Immobile deprived them of those elements necessary to be dangerous in front of the goal. Furthermore, in the decisive matches against Switzerland, Jorginho missed two penalties.
And so, Italy will have to play for the qualification to the playoffs: 12 teams will compete for the three reserved vacancies. Mostly affordable teams, but the draw may hold dangers: especially Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and Sweden who already eliminated us four years ago.
However, sites specializing in sports betting and odds calculations, such as Odds Anywhere, are confident that Italy can qualify for the World Cup and also indicate it as a possible outsider for the win.
No big favorites, but the show will not be lacking
Waiting to know the fate of Italy, how the favored teams at the World Cup are progressing.
The two most convincing teams, so far, are Brazil and France. Brazil is dominating the CONMEBOL group, namely the one reserved for South American teams. After 13 games, he collected 35 points and suffered only 4 goals. And experience teaches us that when Brazil defends well, they can only be among the favorites.
France, for its part, while never expressing a spectacular game, has a team with many champions, just think of Varane in defense, Pogba in midfield and the attacking trio Griezmann-Benzema-Mbappe.
And then there is England: we will see if it manages to transform that sporting anger dictated by having lost the final of the European Championship at home to Italy into success. For many years she has had a team built to win, but then it always turns out to be a disappointment for those who bet on her.
Other teams that could have their say with a view to final victory, if they arrive very fit, are Spain, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Neither of them part with the underdogs, but if they end up in an easy part of the board, they could play their chances of winning in the final.
All those who love fantasy football know that, after the midweek round, the championship and the Serie A matches of 30-31 October and 1 November quickly resumefall into this category. At the moment, the most accredited for the Scudetto are Milan and Napoli and the Rossoneri, on the eleventh day, will have to face the trip to the Olympic match against Roma. Pioli
‘s team has always won so far, except in the home match of Juventus , in which they scored a draw and seems to have found a good organization and a good synchronism between the departments. Mourinho’s Roma, however , is a tough team, which has good individualities and can put anyone in trouble, as Juventus well knows. It will most likely be a very intense and hard-fought match between two good teams.
Matches 30-31 October 1 November Serie A – Big Match Roma vs Milan
Mourinho should field the starting eleven and will take advantage of the now consolidated 4-2-3-1, with Abraham as the only striker, supported by Zaniolo, Pellegrini and Mkhitaryan. If nobody gets hurt during the match in progress, as sometimes happens to Zaniolo, the technical rate of the team on the pitch will be very high, especially in attack.
Pioli’s Milan recovers some unavailable, such as Kjaer who returns to command the center of the defense and Diaz, now negative to Coronavirus, who resumes his place on the trocar. The pattern is the usual 4-2-3-1, with Ibrahimovicwho acts in the role of central striker, with his excessive physical power and his great individual technique.
Matches 30-31 October 1 November Serie A – The Probable Formations
Rome (4-2-3-1): Rui Patricio; Ibanez, Mancini, Vina, Karsdorp; Cristante, Veretout; Pellegrini, Zaniolo, Mkhitaryan; Abraham;
Milan (4-2-3-1): Tatarusanu; Kjaer, Tomori, Calabria, Theo Hernandez; Kessie, Tonali; Diaz, Leao, Saelemaekers; Ibrahimovic;
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Other Matches Napoli , which shares the lead in the standings with the Rossoneri, faces the Campania derby against Salernitana , without having access to Osimhen, injured in training. Although this absence is heavy, he still has a squad that can win quite easily against the neighbors. Inter meet Udinese at home and it will be, as usual, not an easy challenge while Juve will have to win in Verona , otherwise they risk detaching themselves from the top of the table.
In the table there are all the matches of the eleventh day of Serie A.
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All supporters of the Italian national team appreciated and noted the importance of Italy in the course of Euro Mancini 2020and in the interview with Intervista a Sirigu we talk about those moments and much more. The Genoa goalkeeper, in fact, during the chat with Repubblica , mainly discusses the national team, as well as his current team and Turin.
Interview with Sirigu – His Words
The first question relates to his role as a motivator and Sirigu says that he was born thanks to his experience in blue, which made him understand the importance of having a cohesive group, where everyone is rowing in the same direction. . Climbing the ranking is very important because it allows Italy to start as seeded at the next World Cup but first there is the challengeItaly-Switzerland.
This match is, in fact, essential to reach qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and therefore is a challenge to win; in the absence of victory, the blue ranking loses meaning and importance.
The goalkeeper then talks about the coaches he had in the national team, from which he was missing only for the period in which the coach is Ventura and states that the change of pace with Mancini is evident. In fact, such a spectacular blue team had never been seen and the results proved her right; all this was possible thanks to the propensity to play for everyone’s fun and also for good individualities in midfield. Italy
_has changed mentality, now even abroad they have noticed it and do not consider it as a defensive team but look at it from a different perspective; thanks to the coach and the many players suitable for prolonged ball possession. A mole related to Italian football and that of the launch of young people and Sirigu brings the example of Spain that launched Gavi without him having suffered the anxiety of the debut. In Italy this does not usually happen frequently, even if there is an improvement.
The last three goalkeepers of the national team, including Sirigu himself, have moved from PSG andthe Genoa goalkeeper, in this regard, says that the club has had a frightening growth; which is not only due to the great economic power of the club but also to a good job of the management. On the whistles at Donnarumma, the second of him obviously did not approve them, because he was playing the national team.
As for his career, he says he is happy to have played in two historic teams, such as Turin and Genoa and looks at both the Super League and, above all, the World Cup every two years with a little suspicion. On the elimination with Sweden , for Sirigu eit was a pain, even though he did not experience it in first person because he was not among the squads. It must be a warning for the internal challenge against Switzerland, in which it is hoped to erase that bad page and land at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
