The Azzurri national team head coach came to the defence of his attacking style of play for the national team, and also reserved special praise for Andrea Pirlo.
Many have seen a refreshing change in the Italian style of play, who have been renowned for playing extremely defensive football, while attacking the teams on counter attack.
Cesare Prandelli took over the Italian national coaching duties after Marcello Lippi failed to lead http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757. Prandelli started a project where he was keen to involve youngsters in the national
team to add some exuberance and greater levels of energy in the team.
That had been his rationale for dropping the Udinese striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giuseppe-Rossi-c15027 through the qualifying stage of the European competition.
This lets us know the relative young age of the Italian team in comparison with the teams of past. The former Fiorentina manager was of the opinion that teams have to proactive in their approach of play rather than being reactive in nature. He further reiterated
that was the popular consensus as well. He went on to state:
"The new generation want to see this kind of football and not have teams thinking about the final result from the very first minute. At the moment, the teams that make the difference are those who raise the defensive line and have the courage to play."
The former Venezia manager also lauded the impact Juventus midfielder, Andrea Pirlo, has had on the tournament so far. Pirlo has been lauded by many football stars for the audacity he had to chip http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Hart-c18699 in the quarter-finals of the Euro 2012.
"Pirlo is one of best midfielders in world. Others maybe score more but the consistency he has over the course of a match is simply extraordinary."
Cesare Prandelli’s men face off Joachim Low’s men in the second semi-final of the European Championship. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908 through in normal time.
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