A World Cup is an excellent opportunity to study humor, racism and friendly relations among peoples. Even if they do not say, the French hate the Italians who reciprocate the antipathy, tell me what Italian has enjoyed for the elimination of France in South Africa and what France has not enjoyed the Slovak goal tonight. ignominiously The German newspapers write of the Italian Mafia and spaghetti, "but actually" gnawing " -in fact I was 15 years old when Italy happened in the semifinals with Germany and won 4 to 3 in Mexico City in a game that we did everything to lose, but it was impossible not to win as we were significantly higher. I challenge a single 60 year old telling me I can not remember the fourth goal for Italy as Rivera, a beautiful stroke to the right of the German goalkeeper. The Germans we met them again in the final in Spain 82: ended 3 to 1 for us and wrong even with a penalty Cabrini, Tardelli were the mythical, Bruno Conti, Paolo Rossi ... Even in Berlin in 2006, an entire stadium in red, yellow and black, we played the semi-final with Germany : 2 to 0 after extra time for us, Grosso Pirlo's assist, and soon after, Del Piero. The World Cup as First Communion, graduation, marriage and the purchase of the house, mark the life and I never understood all the radical-chic with hints if you considered insane nostalgia Domenghini and Riva. I, too, if there is love in between, do not watch the game and my wife can testify that, on holiday in the mountains, I preferred to go out to dinner, go the evening with her, and know the outcome of the 1994 final Brazil Italy the next morning. This year's World
Italy went wrong, I would say that he went "Italian".
First of all, faithful to the carelessness that characterizes national identity, Lippi has made the same mistake Bearzot in 1986. He trusted, especially for the defense team, the champions of 2006: Cannavaro, 37, for three games in a row was a real tragedy and did make the shape of the unknown world class players. Many were selected by Lippi, you can now use the past, Juventus, Juventus, despite no fewer than 9 players did a bad season. Here comes another national problem, the convenience, the conflict of interest, the game lobby to be favored at the expense of the municipality. Since Lippi has long been the coach of Juventus, and probably will return there, has seen fit to ignore the players of other teams.
The third aspect that is striking: after the first two draws painful Lippi said: stay calm, "is not my last game in blue," says that "in 1982, Italy passed the first round with three draws and then won the World ". It does not say what went wrong in the first two games, leads analysis, does not describe remedies for him alright, "is now the beautiful, "said before the game with Slovakia.
In essence, relies on good luck, another national disease. We Italians know, if we study history, what happened when we trusted to luck: September 8, Greece, Adua, Lissa, Custoza, Kobarid
... All occasions when it is mixed with carelessness personal convenience of kings and generals. And, for want of other weapons, it has relied on good luck.
A fourth point to consider is that for an Italian there is no greater enemy of another Italian. This we learn from the history of past and present, from politics, even by sport.
I have a friend that Inter tifava for Slovakia. The league, on and on radio Padania Bossi ever for foreigners who support and are always against Italy we would have to make a long speech. They are the Government of the Italian Republic and the opposition at the same time, they are ministers but do not go to the June 2, they take their hefty salaries as a minister, Mr and senator from Italy, but are against the flag, their sit on the benches of Palazzo Madama and Palazzo Montecitorio and bear tie and a handkerchief in the pocket of green. I am, I hope that at least aware of it and begin to have shame, the quintessence of the worst "southern". If ever there was a character like that, synthesized from the symbolic image of the "foot in both camps" or dell'Arlecchino servant of two masters, the actor would be a fixed policy of the Northern League ready to jump on the bandwagon of who wins in any occasion (because in 2006 they were all fans of Italy?), ready to say one thing and do another just to hold on to power, with a handkerchief or the green flag, depending on what and who should pay, not a northern realizes that he has even lost the exquisite culture of its own North. Who prefer shouting "celodurismo" stadium instead of understanding the complex country that would love and in which he lives. Italy is forever. Instead Right and Left history, fascism, DC, PCI, Berlusconi and the League last season and an end.
Moreover, even in football fan Italians stand out. When Inter has played in European Cup against Bayern Italy tifava half for Bayern, Inter did the same when they played Roma, AC Milan or Juventus. I'm the only fan that Italian fans never against, which is always for Italian teams in any city and wherever they play. At best, I have some more sympathy for small provincial football is still where the passion and the teams are not built with the money of Agnelli, Berlusconi and Moratti, but that's another story.
One last point: all teams have dozens of players naturalized foreigners, or immigrants who have become "national." It has always been France, and England, now he also Germany with the Polish attack and midfield turkish. We at this phenomenon which is stronger than any team there are not even noticed. Thiago Motta, the very strong defender, is an Italian citizen for 4 years and held, of course, before the World Cup, "I would be happy to play in the Italy of Lippi."
I would have liked the couple Okaka - Balotelli at least on the bench.
Lippi was wrong about everything and tell you right now con chiarezza, ma molti sarebbero saliti sul suo carro, come nel 2006, se solo avesse vinto.
Consoliamoci con i gol di Quagliarella e Di Natale. Splendidi.
All’italiana...
