And now who do we start from? The question concerns not only the future of Roberto Mancini, whom the English bookies nominate as a possible new manager of Manchester United (but behind the favorite Ten Hag) while in France he is given in the running for the PSG bench. Here we must also think about who will play in the Italy of the future, who will try, if not to confirm themselves, at least not to disfigure the next European championship and then to bring Italy back to the World Cup in 2026, twelve years after the last time. .
If for the Alpha generation, of those born after 2010, cheering the national team at the World Cup is unknown, it will have to be other guys, those a few years older than them, to build the national team of the future, which they will try to bring back in vogue the ancient coat of arms, that of the four world titles won. Chiellini, Bonucci, probably also Insigne who emigrated to Canada are saying goodbye: this is also why a generational change is inevitable.
Some important elements have already been present in Mancini’s summons: just think of ZANIOLO, STICKS, TONALS, SCAMACCA, KEAN (if he will still enjoy the trust of the coach or whoever will replace him) e RASPADORI, so there is a basis on which to start again. But it will certainly not be easy, just think of the alarm cry launched in recent days by the under-21 coach Paolo Nicolato about the lack of minutes played by his team, who find very little space in the top flight, to the point that the coach has already had to resort to people who are in Serie C where, at least, he plays the owner. And there is another fact that makes you think and does not make the future so bright: it is precisely the under 21 who took part (with the three out of range) for the last time in the football tournament of the Olympics in 2004, when it was bronze. Athens. Since then, nothing, as if to say that even at the level of youth tournaments something does not work.
Meanwhile, all that remains is to hope for the explosion at the highest levels of people like FRATTESI, DANIEL MALDINI (‘little star’ of Italy under 20 but who never plays in Milan, apart from the feat of the goal scored in Empoli), UDOGIE and that MORO that in C scores with Catania a lot of goals and has already been bought by Sassuolo. Disappeared from the radar, at least for now, COLD GREEK, EXPOSED (Inter have already stopped believing in him) e PELLEGRI, who for now has not benefited from the move to Turin. It was he, scoring in Serie A at the age of 15 on the day of Totti’s farewell to football, the greatest hope of Italian football, but an endless series of physical problems is blocking his career.
In its place they could assert themselves in the role of future Azzurri strikers LUCCA and CANCELLIERI, but the first after a boom in Pisa has now stopped scoring while the other, Roma school and gifted with good individual technique, is just starting but has already scored in Verona. And speaking of Rome, José Mourinho highly esteems BOVE, new addition to the blue under 21 (previously he was part of the under 20). In Bergamo, on the other hand, Gasperini guarantees the future of his defender SCALVINI, who will turn 19 in December. To keep an eye on another defender of the Atalantine school, RUGGERI, now on loan to Salernitana.
In midfield, the future of Italy could also be SAMUELE RICCI, formerly of Empoli and now in Turin, while the move to Juventus (if it happens) could accelerate the growth process of the genoan ROVELLA. In Empoli the defender is being highlighted SCREWSwhile the former Romanist CALAFIORI he has some difficulties in Genoa but he still has time to recover. To keep an eye on In Bologna there is VINEYARD, former jewel of Chievo, who has a younger brother who some consider even better than him, and who plays in Serie B in Monza together with another talent like the defender PIROLA, on loan from Inter. For the door the young age of Donnarumma and Meret, but beware of CARNESECCHIone of the Cremonese jewels together with BEANS (who should return to Juve) and OKOLI.
Other names? POBEGA, CAMBIASO, PINAMONTI, LOVATO, BELLANOVA and MELEGONIbut thinking of the Pedri and Gavi who have already been minors in Barcelona, the impression is that Mancini or whoever will have a lot of work to do for him.
Source: Ansa
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