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Teaser - Azzurri Battle For World Cup Qualification (Ep. 170)
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A discussion on Italy's recent struggles following their Euro 2020 triumph and their battle for World Cup qualification.
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Italy's World Cup Qualification Challenge
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the Azzurri, they failed to qualify for the top spot in the group. And now they are forced to go to the playoff for World Cup qualification.
Crisis in Italian Football: The Striker Shortage
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The following is a clip from this week's Italian football podcast.
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Guys, I think the most glaring thing is there's a number nine crisis in the Italian national team, yeah?
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Clearly, it's a historic low for number 9s. Apart from Immobole, every single striker in the top half of Serie A, every starting striker is foreign, every single one. What hope does Italy have and Mancini have of finding a suitable number 9?
A Contrast of Eras: 1990s Talent vs. Today
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It's, you know, you go back to the late 1990s, you look at France 98, Italy had Badio del Piero Vieri and Zagi Chiesa in their squad. They had Zola, Ravanelli, Totti, Caselagi, Di Canio, Never Even Cat, Signori, Mancini, Viali. These players didn't even get in the squad, and you look at us now, and there's just nothing. No, there is a problem there. I think the problem is also that when you have a player like Chiro Imogule who was injured now, he works in a two-man attack. The others just simply aren't good enough