After three games, the Italian team has not lost its desire to win, but they are no longer the championship team. In this Italian team, there are a series of problems that must be solved as soon as possible.

How can Lian Po still be able to make a living when he is old?

The league is depressed and in overall decline

This season, Serie A’s points in the European league rankings are almost overtaken by the Bundesliga overtake. The diminishing influence of Italian football in Europe is an indisputable fact.

The Serie A league that year was called the "Little World Cup". The seven Serie A sisters achieved many honors for the Serie A league in the European arena. The Dutch Three Musketeers, the German Troika, the Czech Gang, the Brazilian Gang, the Argentine Gang, and countless outstanding players gathered in the Apennine Peninsula. The Italian national team is even more talented. When people thought of the word "golden boy" back then, people thought more of Del Piero.

However, today’s Serie A has lost its former prosperity, with poor stadium attendance and a serious club debt crisis. More and more top players have chosen the more competitive La Liga and Premier League. Clubs increasingly prefer to use cheap players. Moreover, Italy's youth training system has not produced any promising new stars for many years.

Although Inter Milan won the UEFA Champions League, compared with other European clubs, most of their players come from overseas. Similarly, the main lineups of major Serie A clubs such as AC Milan, Juventus, and Lazio are also dominated by foreign players. If useful talents cannot be mined from the domestic league, then the decline of this team can be imagined.

Injuries and soul ailments

The successive injuries of Pirlo and Buffon left them without a leader and spiritual support on the court. In fact, before facing the Slovak team, the Italian team held their destiny in their own hands. As long as they defeated Slovakia, they could successfully qualify. But without a spiritual leader, they showed no determination to win.

Pirlo's injury is devastating to Italy. In yesterday's game, as soon as Pirlo came on the field, the Italian team's midfield immediately changed its appearance, with smooth and precise passing. Returned to the Italian team. But Pirlo's injury healed too slowly. If there was a healthy Pirlo, the Italian's journey in this World Cup would not end so quickly.

The striker is weak and the shot is inaccurate

It is not so much that the Italian team relies on reinforced concrete defense to win the championship, but it is better to say that the Italians have always been able to make fatal blows. From Baggio to Vieri to Totti and Toni, Italy has always had no shortage of figures who can make the final decision. But in this World Cup, Italy's forward line really disappoints us.

Iaquinta and Gilardino, who were so powerful in the league, seemed to have lost their sights as soon as they came to the World Cup. Gilardino couldn't even find a chance to shoot. . And Di Natale, Pepe and others failed to stand up when the Italian team needed them. Compared with its big brother, this Italian team's forward line can simply be described as "bad".

How can Lian Po be old?

Winning the World Cup in 2006 actually had a certain impact on the Italian team's defeat this time. Although winning the championship could minimize the impact of the "Phonegate" incident, they missed the best opportunity to replace the old with the new.

Look at the Italian team’s defense. Cannavaro is 37 years old, Zambrotta is 33 years old, including goalkeeper Buffon is also 32 years old, Pirlo, Gattuso, etc. in the midfield and frontcourt People have long passed their prime. According to calculations, the average age of the Italian team is 28.48 years old, also ranking 26th among the top 32.

Such an aging lineup made repeated mistakes under the impact of young people, especially Cannavaro. After his marking error in the first game, he made an own goal assist in the second game, and the Italian was eliminated. , largely related to the veteran's unstable performance. Therefore, it is not surprising when an upset entangles this established European powerhouse.