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He also said it's a shame Cassano isn't in the squad. As he is a talented striker.
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Yeah. I guess here's where I agree with Lippi and you agree with Sacchi. I rate four of the five strikers, above Cassano. Cassano never really fulfilled the massive promise he landed with when the big money transfer sent him to Roma a couple of years back.
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But you can't deny the fact that Italy has little to no young talents atm. I'm not saying all other countries do have that, but some do.
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Yeah, Italy's dry of hot shot generation. But there's no reason to exaggerate the age of the team: the average would probably be below 30. But World Cups aren't about building teams for the future (see: England 2006 and the Theo Walcott story), but about winning with what you currently have.
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"Italy is a rediculous country"
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Arrigo Sacchi is definitely the man to say this, though, considering he coached Italy through a dry spell in an era where they had the Ponytail Baggio generation (Ancelotti, Baggio, Donadoni, Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta, Albertini, Casiraghi, Signori, et cetera) with a runner up and a third spot. I can agree it's a ridiculous country, but one of the most succesfull footballing countries for that.