Cassano and Balotelli?

..... Both are great footballers, but just a tad on the nutty side. He started his career in his native town of Bari but was fast on his way to bigger and better things when he went to Roma. Well that was the idea anyway, but his attitude, tantrums and basically childlike behaviour was a bid obstacle. He apparently had major conflicts with the Coach and Francesco Totti, the talisman of Roma. Antonio was and still is a very gifted player and he could do wonders for the Azzurri, if only he can keep his mouth in check! His basic disrespect has got him looking for a new club as Sampdoria, his current club are looking to get rid of him. It just baffles me that a club would want to get rid of arguably their best player? Surely they could find away to forgive and forget, that, however doesn't seem to be the case as the people at Samp are looking for ways to end his contact. He could have been a great if he could keep his attitude in check.

I fear the same is happening with " super Mario". He has only played a couple of game for Man City and is already looking to move on!! This kind of attitude towards the club is shameful, I have no Idea what he has got to complain about-he gets truckloads of money and has bags of skill. He is or should be one for the future Azzurri. However watching him play against Romania last week. I did begin to wonder why people had tauted him as a great- he was lazy, wasteful and spent half the time on the floor- maybe the crowd were not shouting racial slurs but were just sick of his lackadaisical attitude. The Azzurri may have to look elsewhere for their saviour!

FiFa corruption..

... Is anyone really all that shocked over this latest corruption charge? They have been corrupt for years, the only reason they decided to make an example of these two men was because the voting for who will get the next WC was coming and it's just good PR on their part.

I mean if England are rated sixth in the FiFa ranking while Italy are fourteenth, then something is obviously wrong. I mean the four time World Champions are behind Egypt for God's sake, but we've all know for a long time that this ranking system means nothing, so no harm done.

So this latest scandal just proves what we've all been thinking about a long time.... FiFa means Squat!!!

Italy v Romania??

.... I kindof understand why Italy are in 14th position in the FiFa ranking, at first I was slightly angered and a little insulted that the FOUR times World Cup champion were behind England, a team that still clings on to the '66 triumph!

I understand that this was a friendly and no manager would risk injury to their players, but it was a matter of pride. The Azzurri should go out to win every game in order to regain some credibility. They may have had the most possession, but it's what you do with it that matters the most. Cesare Prandelli used this as a platform to try and test out different tactic a debutant players, the fact that Giuseppe Rossi was captains says it all, it was an experimental team... but I do hope the Coach got the feedback he needed in order to make the National team great again.

The first goal was sloppy by the defence, firstly they didn't clear the ball properly and they left a man unmarked to get the shot in. And they were lucky to get the equaliser from an Andrea Pirlo free kick, maybe he should have been on sooner? but there is the issue of tired legs, and lets face it..he isn't a "spring chicken" anymore.

But it was just a friendly and the good thing is that they didn't lose( unlike England!), but this does tell Prandelli that he still needs some seasoned players... as much as people complain, experience is the key!

FORZA AZZURRI!!!

Italy vs Romania ( 1-1 ) Goals and Highlights