Azzurri Wrapping up that Qualification Thing
By: Martha | November 21st, 2007
How quickly things change — just a few days ago, the press (and the rest of us) were in a Euro 2008 frenzy, hanging on Roberto Donadoni’s every wise word, closely analyzing his possible formations, and talking endlessly about the Scots and their frenzied supporters. Now, though, you have to dig to find out the Azzurri have a match today. Instead, we have articles about the one maniac who traveled to the Faroes to watch the Azzurrini play today — these, my friend, are the things that really matter.
What, you didn’t know about the match? Yeah, the big boys are playing the Faroe Islands, the team of part-timers who made Italy look terribly pedestrian in their 2-1 win on the frozen tundra back in June. Now that it doesn’t matter, the Azzurri will probably win 14-3, with four goals each from Old Man Panucci and Luca Toni, who’ll celebrate his homecoming with a flip after each goal. Or, you know, not.
The press conferences since Saturday’s win have been nothing but Donadoni solidifying his position (to the chagrin of many), comparing himself to the Pope, and talking grandly about the few spots still open in his Euros squad, while his players pat themselves on the back and do clever things like demanding apologies from the haters. No mention, now, of things like systems or fitness, or who’s playing where in training. All we know for sure right now is that Marco Amelia will get the start in goal, but it’s assumed that, if everything goes as planned, Donadoni will give a chance to some of his squad players. (In other words, he might trim the number of Milan players on the pitch by one or two.)
All of which is a very long way of saying: If you’re planning to spend your afternoon watching the match, you’re probably a)very, very devoted, b)incredibly bored, and c)can’t find a stream for one of the games that matters.
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