Italian national team head-coach, Cesare Prandelli, briefed on the inclusion of AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Borini-c13163, in the friendly match against the USA.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 are set to play a friendly match against USA, which gives Prandelli an opportunity to test his players ahead of the Euro 2012 tournament.
It will be a midweek clash, with the match being played in Genoa on Wednesday, February 29th.
The tactician has given Fabio Borini a chance to prove his worth in the Azzurri colours. Borini was initially selected for the Italy U-21 match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899. However, Prandelli felt it necessary to promote
the striker to the national team.
The Giallorossi striker is expected to make his debut against USA, as Gli Azzurri manager starts the hunt for a new strike pairing.
The former Juventus player heaped praise on the 20-year-old, and in his interview to the Gazetta dello Sport, the mastermind remarked:
“I was left very impressed by his determination and generosity on the field of play. His performances have been quite consistent too.”
The Italian tactician conceded that his staff has been keeping an eye on the prodigious talent for some time. The manager is predicting a bright future for the former Swansea star and said:
“I’ve been following him for some time. I predict a great future for him.”
Prandelli seems to have no other option than to look at alternative strike-force, given his predicament. His preferred strike pair, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giuseppe-Rossi-c15027, are long-term injury concerns, and are
highly doubtful for the European competition. However, the head-coach has given the two a glimmer of hope that they will be considered for selection, if they recover in time.
Besides having lost his preferred strike-force, the 54-year-old has openly spoken against the selection of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pablo-Osvaldo-c28996 for the Euro 2012. Prandelli has been extremely critical of their
disciplinary behaviour, stating that he does not want to take short-tempered players in the European Championships.
He went on record to say that immature players become a danger for the team, as they could get sent off due to a rash tackle.
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