Inter were knocked out of the Champions League, the last representative of Italian football...but does that necessarily mean that Italian football is in decline?
I really don't think so, let me explain, first of all there aren't that many Italians in Inter, secondly the League is tighter than ever, I mean who would have guessed that Napoli would be fighting for the title?! Italian football is going through a rebuilding phase after what happened to their credibility in 06. And in order to rebuild, everything must be brought back to the foundations and work from there, otherwise they would just fall even further if the foundations aren't set. Least we forget Italy are now back in the top 10 of the FiFa rankings.... and how did they achieve this? By building a new Azzurri with secure foundations, and of course by winning their games in style. The Azzurri has really changed, instead of relying on a talisman like Totti or Del Piero, they work as a team and collectively put the work in.
Least we forget, there is only 1 English team left in Europe. You can't judge a nations football without looking at the whole picture.. not just the club competitions.
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