In the light of their impressive European tournament, and the vibrancy in the Italian squad, Bettor.com looks at the best players to have donned the Azzurri shirt.
Despite being renowned for their defensive prowess, the Italians have had some of the most high profile attackers in the past decade, and in the formation that is chosen for La Nazionale, we would have a three pronged attack with two strikers supporting
the central striker.
There have been some big attacking names in the Italian national set up, and even though it is unfair to rule out such exceptional talents as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Cassano-c6302 from this list, it just shows us the quality of attackers the Italians have
had in the past decade.
In our three pronged attack we chose the partnership of Del Piero-Vieri-Totti as the best to have graced the national outfit for the past decade. Below we would discuss the credentials of the above trio and discuss why others could not make it to the list
on the attacking front.
We start proceedings by commenting on the Juventus legend, Del Piero;
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The Turin legend is occupying the fourth position in Italy’s all time leading goal scorers. The striker has had a long and distinguished career with the Azzurri, amassing 91 caps along the way and scoring 27 times.
Always known for his humility and being a great ambassador for the game of football; Del Piero is one of a kind. His role as a second striker has seen his true generosity, as he is one of those few strikers who create as many goals as they score.
Having a distinguished career spanning from 1995 to 2008, the striker would very well have made it into the teams of both the decades, which is testament to the immense quality of the striker.
His positioning in this formation sees him utilise his best attributes and serving the Azzurri cause in the process. He has naturally excelled in a slightly deeper role where he gets more of the football to impose his game to the opposition.
Christian Vieri:
The Bologna born striker had great aerial ability, and his physical presence in the box has led to some anxious moments in the opposition defence. His aerial prowess can be seen by the fact that he heads the list of all time leading scorers of headed goals
in the Serie A history.
His international career spanned from 1997 to 2005, and if there was ever a dent in his career it was his lack of success in the national colours.
However, despite that fact, Vieri has always proved to be of great help to the Nazionale, which can be further seen from the fact that there are 23 goals scored by Vieri in the Azzurri colours.
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Totti is synonymous with loyalty, and what this loyalty brings to the forefront of the Italians is grit and passion for the national side. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 born player has been infamous for his temperament and volatility; however, many have stated that it is this
volatility that makes him such an unpredictable threat for the Nazionale.
He has had his fair share of clumsy tackles, reckless yellow cards and sending offs. Totti had his first major tournament for the Italians in Euro 2000, where he was instrumental in the success of his team; but despite losing to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Trezeguet’s strike
in the final, his performances were acknowledged when he named in the Team of the Tournament.
His next two international tournaments were marred by controversial incidents, namely the World Cup in 2002, and the European Championships in 2004. Totti made a miracle recovery in 2006 and played through the pain for his national side. He took the faith
put in him by Marcello Lippi in a positive light and provided the most number of assists in the tournament in 2006.
This has meant that Totti has nearly won every trophy that he has contested in, further cementing his position as one of the finest attackers of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926.
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