The Azzurri chief states that he is not worried about Leonardo Bonucci’s connection to the betting probe; insists that the Juventus defender could still be included in the Euro squad.
Cesare Prandelli has voiced his concern over the unexpected raid on Domenico Criscito’s room, and insists that the incident could be very damaging for the young kids who support Italy.
The Zenit player’s room in Italy’s training head-quarters was raided by police, after the defender was linked with the betting match-fixing scandal.
Prandelli revealed that he was oblivious to the sudden foray of investigators, and insisted that the news of the raid will greatly affect the young minds that love the game.
While Criscito has been dropped from the Azzurri squad due to the investigation, reports also suggest that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-Bonucci-c22064 could also be sucked into the probe.
The Azzurri coach stated that the Juventus defender is not rattled by links to the scandal, and insisted that the Bianconeri centre-back could be included in the Euro 2012 squad, if he does not receive any paperwork by the next
day.
While talking to the press, the 54-year-old said
“I wasn’t aware of the raid at all. What has happened is very damaging, especially to the young kids who support us. Bonucci is calm, as we all are. He’s not received any official paperwork. If he’s OK tomorrow then he will be
available for Euro 2012.”
The Azzurri won the 2006 World Cup while a similar Calciopoli scandal was ravaging through the Italian football landscape.
When asked if the new scandal could have similar effects on the performance of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in the upcoming Euros, Prandelli stated that it is natural for teams to become more resilient in times of trouble, and insisted that he will continue
to solve troubles without hiding from them.
“Bad only comes from bad. But it’s only normal that in times of difficulty a squad comes together as it did in 2006. We’ll sort out the problems without hiding away from them.”
The Italy manager stated that he still has to cut out two players from the 25-man selection, and insisted that he is still pondering over his options and could take six strikers with him.
Prandelli assured that Gigi Buffon will be included in the final squad, as he has only picked up a minor muscle twinge, and will be fine before the start of Euro 2012.
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