The Italian national has benefited from the injury to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrea-Barzagli-c5669, as the change in formation will lead to De Rossi filling
in defence instead of the midfield.
Cesare Prandelli has had a nightmare to contend with before the start of the Euro 2012 group stages, as one of his key men in defence, Andrea
Barzagli, succumbed to a thigh strain in the friendly warm-up match against Italy.
Injuries, along with the Scommessopoli match-fixing scandal, has deprived the Azzurri from the services of Domenico Criscito due to his involvement
in the alleged crimes. Besides this, several players are carrying knocks, like Andrea Pirlo and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937, who are key individuals of the Italian national set up, and if their injuries were to aggravate, it could lead to a gloomy situation for Prandelli’s
side.
The depletion in defensive ranks has led the head coach to be on the lookout of making a replacement for the tournament, and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Davide-Astori-c10639 has
been mentioned to make his way into the Italian following the depletion of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926’s defence. However, Astori would be deployed on the bench as Prandelli has been testing Daniele De Rossi’s defensive abilities in training, and there is a higher probability of
him starting in centre of defence alongside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giorgio-Chiellini-c14963.
This has freed up the midfield, which is De Rossi’s preferred position, leading http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Motta-c34897 with a chance to have a more prominent role in the
centre of the Italian midfield. The PSG man has added that he would be willing to play in any midfield position as long as he was in the starting line up.
“I’m happy to play in any midfield position. It becomes easy to play alongside certain individuals. One role is the same as another for me.”
Thiago Motta has furthermore stated his passion for the Azzurri and the fact that he would not want to be anywhere else, and commented:
“This shirt means a lot to me. I’m here because I feel it, otherwise I would be on holiday with my wife and kids. I’m happy in this squad.”
Motta was addressing the media in Krakow.
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