The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper has stated that anything could happen in the knockout stages and mistakes could prove to be fatal at this stage of the tournament.
There has been a lot of interest in the game between the two dark horses of the tournament, who had been written off by many to be serious contenders for lifting the European Championship.
The Italian national team has been in a rebuilding phase for the past year and a half, with the old guard being replaced by new players. The attacking line-up of the Azzurri has seen the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-c4710
Del Piero make way for youngsters such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Borini-c13163.
There are notable experienced players in the squad as well, with Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Di-Natale-c6306 adding a relative balance between experience and youth within the team.
One of the youngsters in the Italian setup is http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Morgan-De-Sanctis-c26801, and during
his interview with the press he stated that all sides had a relatively equal chance to progress to the semi-final as all the sides have their strengths.
La Nazionale goalkeeper went on to state the threats by particular players, and sidelined http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 for special praise, and commented:
“Wayne Rooney is a complete player and really quite formidable. I put him after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, as he has everything needed to be a star.”
He further went on to state that it was hard to decipher the relative quality of the two sides and who will outperform the other on the day, going on to state:
“England have strong and important players, while in terms of style they are very solid. It is a game we have to be very wary of. They have some very good players in the squad, but quality is a difficult thing to decipher.”
Sirigu and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-Neuer-c23424 were singled out by the Azzurri captain as the best upcoming goalkeepers playing in this edition of the European Championships.
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