The title of the article, a parody of the Kinks album ' Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) , published in 1969, is easily adapted to the situation of Italian football in the continental and international scene.
The culmination which meant winning the World Cup in Germany in 2006, by the Alpine combined, showed a physical and tactical superiority that had already been seen in the last decade, thanks to the actions of Juventus Milan, when he lifted the Champions League in the nineties and early this century. I'm young and I could not enjoy his moment of Milan of Arrigo Sacchi or the end of the Juve end of that decade. However, I can almost recite a lineup that dazzled me, composed of Dida, Cafu, Maldini, Nesta, Pirlo, Seedorf, Inzaghi and Shevchenko (who also lost a final). Inter, Lazio, Parma and AS Roma also highlighted in UEFA Cup and Cup Winners Cup in a time of dreams for the Italians.
Money, cracks and success continued with the good record of the nineties, when the Olympic soccer was at the boot-shaped country. The selection won third place in Italy in 1990 and only the penalty ended the dream of conquering the United World Stages 1994. In the Championship, two disappointments gave way to second place in Belgium / Holland 2000. It was evident, therefore, the health of the Italians in the world of football.
The emergence of tycoons and the growth of the English league, English and German enhanced the acquisition of media stars to these clubs, which were gradually displacing the calcium, then dropped him to third place on the podium of Europe's top leagues.
The Moggigate, the same year for the exploit of the Azzurri in Germany, altered the participation of Italian clubs in continental competitions both as its own country. Juventus went down to Serie B in what was a sentence something 'light' that the decision was taken at first. Other clubs such as Fiorentina, Lazio and Milan, were also involved in this alleged match-fixing scam.
the exception of Inter Jose Mourinho last year, looked far into the horizon a few years ago is now a reality: UEFA Germany will have more seats in the various continental competitions for the season 2012/2013 , and thus overcomes the Serie A ranking of European leagues .
And the issue seems to go more, because Most eyes were diverted to a championship (in Germany) that is well organized, which is synonymous with show business, and has won the battle of prejudices to Italian football, as there is news that the popular culture of the country Gross is known for pizza, defensive and very tactical (although this is not true.)
In short, calcium is suffering a decline not only media but also on results. An example? Which was three-time champion last year, Inter Milan, will have to bend over Bayern Munich in second round of the Champions League. Otherwise, Italy will be without representatives Wedges. And in Europe League, more of the same. Villarreal got off to Napoli Treintaidosavos Finals, the last representative of the Serie A.
The situation is not expected to improve. I refer to the evidence, Your Honor.
0 comments:
Post a Comment