Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi has been coaching since 1982. He is one of the most experienced and versatile coaches out there. He has had two coaching spells at Juventus and a spell at Inter Milan in between. Lippi also led Italy to a World Cup win 2006 and quit the team after the World Cup but he was reassigned for the 2010 World Cup.
Football in Italy: Crisis, Problems & Solutions – Part I
The bitter disappointment for the Italian National Team poor figure at the FIFA WC 2010 is just the tip of the iceberg of a crisis that involves all Italian soccer, including clubs. Inter’s win in Champions League came without a single local player on the pitch, but at the same time saved Italy’s fourth spot…
A look back at Italy’s 2010 World Cup
In what can only be seen as an incredible fall from grace, it is unbelievable how over a period of four years, the 2006 World Cup Champions have gone from producing stunning displays of disciplined and tactically sound football, to finishing bottom of their group and becoming only the second defending champions to be knocked…
World Cup News: Marcello’s Getting Lippi!
Buon giorno and welcome, one and all, to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. It may have caught your attention that the reigning champions Italy did a bit of a whoopsie last night, failing to overturn ‘little’ Slovakia (see below) and flying home early with their collective tails between their collective legs as a…
“They had terror in their legs, heads and hearts… I didn’t prepare them well.” – Marcello Lippi
Italy became only the fourth defending champion to exit at the group round phase (Italy in 1950, Brazil in 1966, France in 2002) after a humiliating South African experience. The Azzurri lacked balance, creativity, organization and urgency. Paraguay wins the group and Slovakia finishes in second. New Zealand leaves South Africa with their heads held…
World champions no-more as Italy crash out
Rewind to four years ago to that wonderful glittering night in Berlin as Italian football rose above the diplomatic and testing troubles of their domestic game and peaked at the summit of world football once again to capture their fourth FIFA World Cup. The scenes of an unknown yet ageing left-back from Palermo stepping up…
Fabio Cannavaro: “The best is yet to come.”
In what will be his 136th and potentially final appearance for the Azzurri, Fabio Cannavaro commented ahead of the key match with Slovakia in Johannesburg. Cannavaro will retire from international play after the World Cup and next season will feature for Al-Ahli in Dubai. His boss, Marcello Lippi, also weighed in with comments during a…
Marcello Lippi: “New Zealand is a very physical side and closed us down well.”
After the historic draw by New Zealand against Italy yesterday afternoon from Nelspruit, Italian boss, Marcello Lippi, had to face his critics with the Azzurri on the brink. Closed Down by the All Whites “Siamo stati poco fortunati come contro il Paraguay abbiamo preso gol sull’unica azione degli avversari. Poi abbiamo reagito, dimostrando grande volontà….
“We lack a cutting edge” says Lippi as the World Champions are held by spirited New Zealand
Italy coach Marcello Lippi has bemoaned Italy’s lack of cutting edge in decisive moments for his team’s downfall after a disappointing 1-1 draw against minnows New Zealand in the beautiful Mbombela Stadium. “We didn’t have much luck.” said Lippi. “But we didn’t play a great game. The side played with great desire, but we were…
Marcello Lippi: “My favorites are Brazil and Spain”
Italy boss, Marcello Lippi, had his first press conference from Irene, South Africa. He spoke to journalists about his adamant refusal to provide his playing formation, favorites to win the World Cup, the age of his Italian side, altitude training and the status of his injured players. On His Formation/Starting XI “Non mi chiedete la…
Prandelli to take control of The Azzurri after the World Cup
Cesare Prandelli will take over the Italian national side after this summer’s FIFA World Cup. The Fiorentina coach is one of the most respected in Serie A and has had a successful five year spell with The Viola who he guided to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League last season. Current Azzurri coach Marcello…
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