In the Gil Azzurri
(the Blue’s), we’ve always had a number 10 that could do impossible things with
the ball at their feet, Il Divin Codino
(The Divine Ponytail) Roberto Baggio, Il
Re di Roma (The King of Rome) Francesco Totti and even in some cases the Il Gioiello di Bari Vecchia (The Jewel
of Old Bari) Antonio Cassano. These players have been idolized by Italians for
years for their creativity, passion, flair and love for colours of the shirt.
I’m looking at the squad now and I’m thinking to myself, where
is that magic number 10 now? is there anybody when you need it most to unlock
that defence, or produce a piece of pure magic that will take your breath away
and leave you speechless, its 0-0 with 3 minutes to go in a semi final, who can
do this in the Azzurri at the minute?
Candreva from wide right maybe or El Shaarawy however there both wingers, but
for me it needs to be a number 10 Marco Verratti can play as a number 10 but
Verratti is unplayable on his day in the Pirlo role so for Euro 2016 that’s
where I think Antonio Conte will play him, for me it leaves Sebastian Giovinco.
Since Giovinco’s move to the MLS, I thought like many what on
earth is he going there for? Let’s be fair Giovinco has thrived at Toronto FC,
scoring an incredible 22 goals and providing 16 assists in his debut season is astonishing,
which also is a MLS record for the most goals and assists combined, Giovinco
has produced moments that have left you speechless or asking how has he done
that? Being in the MLS team of the week on 10 occasions, two time MLS player of
the month and with this being awarded Newcomer of The Year sadly the MVP award
is given out till December 3rd so we’ll have to see if Giovinco
picks that up as well furthermore these performances haven’t gone unnoticed
rumour has it that Toronto FC rejected a loan move for the pint sized Italian to
go to FC Barcelona, after the MLS season finished. have a look at the at the pint sized Italian and see what you think.
My only criticism of Giovinco is can he cope with the
pressure of being the Azzurri’s number
10? To unlock that defence in the dying minutes of a quarter or semi final. Giovinco
really struggled at Juventus with the pressure of being the heir to legendary
forward Alessandro Del Piero, I’ve got my fingers crossed that Giovinco will
come good for Italy at the biggest stage and none other than France 2016.
Thank you for reading
Nice analysis Tony. The only problem is the MLS is never rated. Critics will say the opposition for him was weak and that is why he is flourishing. Why did Juventus let him go?
ReplyDeleteThank you, giovinco left to get his career back on track after a hit and miss time at juventus and now FC Barcelona are interested however you can only play against what's in front of you
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