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No Italian team is in the top eight in the Champions League, the cup that measures the strength of a country in international football. We haven’t reached the semifinals in three years (succeeded there Rome in 2018) and in general in the last three seasons we have qualified for the quarterfinals only two teams: the Juve from Allegri in 2019, removed fromAjax; l ‘Atalanta last season, made of Psg. In this same period, three years in fact, England led 8 teams in the quarterfinals, Spain and Germany 4, France 3. Only then we and him Portugal with 2 and theNetherlands with a. Therefore, we are not worse (and quite a lot) only than the most famous nations in international football, but also France, which we often look at with presumption, and we are equal to Portugal, whom we treat as a rearguard country in the world of football. In reality we are too much and It cannot be the Europa League in Milan and Rome that changes its criteria.
Atalanta me Lazio They are two teams that have filled our eyes in recent seasons, perhaps the brightest and most alive of our decadent league. Well, as soon as two great Europeans crossed, the True and the Bayern, all the beauty has been swept away: the difference has been enormous. Nobody asked Gasperini me Inzaghi to qualify, mind you, but they both had the legitimate ambition to upset two highly skilled opponents: they have not succeeded. At the same time as our two most complete teams, you me Bury, they have faced very affordable rivals: the Port cast Shakhtar – They failed to make their technical superiority prevail, which seemed indisputable. IS have been eliminated: the Nerazzurri even in the knockout round, the Bianconeri in the second round.
Why are we so small? There are many reasons, starting with quality of footballers. And also yours age. The queens of Europe propose champions at the height of their careers, with us the 35-year-old stars rage and pass, like Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo. We celebrate and praise them, but Are we sure that in other places they would have the same impact that they have in Serie A? There is a feeling that our tournament allows even those who are not at their best from an athletic point of view, and a player in their forties cannot be, to dominate. In other places, the intensity of the game is infinitely greater., it has looked good in Real-Atalanta: Bergamo players, who in Serie A are almost irrepressible from a physical point of view, always reached the ball after Zidane’s old men, Modric. An indicative and disturbing sign.
The time has come to take note of the our sad situation and intervene, since from 2015-2016 we have not run out of teams in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Italian clubs must strive to bring together the great players of Europe in terms of investment capacity, coaches and coaches must work to ensure that our teams also race. Seriously.
@steagresti
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