[rudy] Kalau Piala Dunia 2010 nanti salah satu dari 4 mutiara sepakbola dunia ga masuk final, gw berpikir untuk pensiun dari milist ini. Ini kaset yang paling gw suka, jadi kalau ilang mending gw pensiun. Lupakan ajang regional seperti Piala Eropa, Coppa America dan yang lainnya, buru piala yang dibuat dari emas "PIALA DUNIA". Di penyisihan grup memang Piala Dunia terlihat lebih "ramah" dari Piala Eropa, tapi kalau sudah masuk 8 besar, disitu "hampir pasti ada Brazil dan Argentina...(serem), satu hal yang membuat perbedaan besar dengan Piala Eropa.
Ciao [/rudy] 01/07/2008 16:37 | Goal.com Lippi's First Italy Press Conference Marcello Lippi has given his first Press conference since returning as coach of Italy, and he has outlined his plans ahead of the 2010 World Cup campaign. *Lippi Returns* Lippi coached the Azzurri from 2004 to 2006, but left after famously leading the country to World Cup glory in Germany. However he has now returned to the bench after his successor Roberto Donadoni could only take Italy to the quarter finals of Euro 2008. "Naturally I am happy to pick up where I left off, even though that means our Nazionale did not do as well as we all thought," explained Lippi. "When I was asked by Federations to go and coach their country, I said no tactician who won the World Cup with his own country could try to do the same with another nation a year later. "I received some very, very interesting offers, but as the European Championship approached I felt the strong desire to regain the place I had left and made myself ready for this opportunity if it arose. I won't list all the sides I turned down, but from a certain point onwards I felt the need to return. "I felt in debt to the Federation and therefore my way of repaying that would be turning down all the other alternatives." *The Right Balance* With 14 of Italy's Euro 2008 squad over the age of 30, Lippi was asked if he would revolutionise the side, however he said that a balance between young and old is the way forward. "We must be careful not to fall into the trap of following the wave of enthusiasm in Spain where there are some very young players who until now had won nothing, but at club level have a great deal of experience," he noted. "In recent years they reached that level of performance to earn a deserved European Championship. "We are in a different situation. We have a group of players who two years ago won the World Cup with a fantastic performance. We must find a balance between using those experienced players and finding new faces who can fit into the squad. "I love all those players who shared this experience with me, but that doesn't mean they will all stay on. Some certainly have a lot more to give and we need to find a balance." *Catenaccio Is Dead* Italy were criticised at Euro 2008 for being too negative, and Lippi says that the age of Catenaccio is over, promising attacking football once again from his side. "We have proved a thousand times at club and international level that the age of Catenaccio is dead," he stated. "Italian football has changed so much from the clichés and certainly does not just sit back and defend. Don't forget we played a portion of the World Cup Final with four strikers on the field. "We will aim to create an immediate competitive squad that plays in an aggressive, attacking and intelligent fashion. "I admire the new unity in European teams, with sides such as Manchester United who have Wayne Rooney helping out in midfield, and that is something we have done to a degree already and will do so more." * No Return For Totti & Nesta * There has been talk in the press that Lippi will talk Francesco Totti and Alessandro Nesta out of international retirements, but it seems that this will not be the case. "I firmly believe we should respect the opinion of two great players who have given so much to the Nazionale," the 60-year-old explained. "I have absolutely no intention of trying to talk them out of retirement, as they have made their decision. "If anything, I can give advice to anyone who arrives at a certain stage of their career with difficulty dealing with a packed fixture list and injuries so they decide to retire from international duty. "Don't say 'I quit the national team,' instead explain they are temporarily dedicating themselves to the club because they cannot handle the two requirements, that way if there are injuries and suspensions so they are needed, then they can come back. I think some of those who made this decision to retire do regret in a way the manner of their departure. "I speak to Totti on the phone fairly often and saw him at my birthday party. We have never talked about the Nazionale and won't start now. I respect the decision of professionals who made a choice that I'm sure it hurt them to make." *Squad Unity* Lippi's 2006 World Cup success was built on squad unity, and he is looking to revive this for the 2010 campaign in South Africa. "My idea is to revive the squad I left behind," he noted. "I don't think it is one that needs to be shelved or scrapped entirely, but rather with new arrivals who can fit in. "We played in several different tactical forms during those two years and it is important to create organisation between the defence and midfield with two or three creative players upfront. "It doesn't matter so much whether they are centre-forwards, wingers or support strikers, the real question is the overall mentality of a team that tries to pressure its opponents and also knows when to defend. "It would be lovely to dominate a game for 90 minutes, but that means you are facing a really poor opponent. A great team must know how to attack, maintain and defend. "Undoubtedly if I came back here it is because those sensations we felt two years ago were so wonderful that we wanted to repeat them. "In that I don't so much mean the joy of victory, but the time you spend with the entire squad of 30-35 players throughout two years to create a solid and psychologically united team. That is the only real condition needed to win a competition." *Qualifying Group* Italy have a generally weak World Cup qualifying group, including Giovanni Trapattoni's Ireland, but Lippi is taking nothing for granted. "It is important not to assume qualification will be a formality," he warned. "That is the worst mistake a side can make and the best way to begin an unsuccessful spell. Only once we qualify for the World Cup can we begin even thinking about winning the tournament against the likes of Brazil, Argentina and Germany. "We faced Ireland in a friendly in August 2005 and it was a tough game, our first at the end of a year in which we had experimented the new side. It was there we started to think in a certain way about building the system and our confidence in our own abilities. "I am sure Trapattoni will give them even more strength and unity, so Ireland will be a formidable opponent," Lippi concluded. Anthony Sormani -- Cavaliere AC Milan atau tidak sama sekal! 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