Angelillo
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Should Italy take football in the olympics seriously?The Gold Medal for football in the Olympics is a serious honour to hold, indeed had it not been for this event there would be no World Cup.
Brazil and Argentina along with all the other South American nations are taking it serious by calling up key players, I will be tuning in and hoping that La Nazionale will win it, but am gutted that no bigger players were called up to fill the over-age slots - only Tommaso Rocchi has been called up, surely some of the better players that failed to play in the euro could have been called up...Inzaghi, Iaquinta, Bonera, Oddo, Vieri, Abbiati or even Toldo all players that can make a difference. Let us know what you think.
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zeds
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Re: Should Italy take football in the olympics seriously? | Angelillo wrote: | The Gold Medal for football in the Olympics is a serious honour to hold, indeed had it not been for this event there would be no World Cup.
Brazil and Argentina along with all the other South American nations are taking it serious by calling up key players, I will be tuning in and hoping that La Nazionale will win it, but am gutted that no bigger players were called up to fill the over-age slots - only Tommaso Rocchi has been called up, surely some of the better players that failed to play in the euro could have been called up...Inzaghi, Iaquinta, Bonera, Oddo, Vieri, Abbiati or even Toldo all players that can make a difference. Let us know what you think. |
Those Italian players you mentioned wouldn't all be eligible as I'm quite sure you can only pick 1 or 2 players over the age of 23. Plus, the fact that the Olympics isn't really a FIFA recognised even, most nations just don't bother. Brasil and Argentina seem to care simply because they seem to produce loads and loads of young players that usually don't get a look -in. I am looking forward to seeing Breno and Sobis playing for Brasil.
Brasil, I don't think have ever won the tournament, hence the special interest this time around.
Maybe I'm just cynical, but I do question Ronaldinho for example saying he's 'too tired' to participate in the Copa America but now eager for the Olympics. Far be it for me to suggest sponsor-intervention and greater exposure have anything to do with his decision to favour the Olympics.
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Mexico86
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Re: Should Italy take football in the olympics seriously? | zeds wrote: | | Angelillo wrote: | The Gold Medal for football in the Olympics is a serious honour to hold, indeed had it not been for this event there would be no World Cup.
Brazil and Argentina along with all the other South American nations are taking it serious by calling up key players, I will be tuning in and hoping that La Nazionale will win it, but am gutted that no bigger players were called up to fill the over-age slots - only Tommaso Rocchi has been called up, surely some of the better players that failed to play in the euro could have been called up...Inzaghi, Iaquinta, Bonera, Oddo, Vieri, Abbiati or even Toldo all players that can make a difference. Let us know what you think. |
Those Italian players you mentioned wouldn't all be eligible as I'm quite sure you can only pick 1 or 2 players over the age of 23. Plus, the fact that the Olympics isn't really a FIFA recognised even, most nations just don't bother. Brasil and Argentina seem to care simply because they seem to produce loads and loads of young players that usually don't get a look -in. I am looking forward to seeing Breno and Sobis playing for Brasil.
Brasil, I don't think have ever won the tournament, hence the special interest this time around.
Maybe I'm just cynical, but I do question Ronaldinho for example saying he's 'too tired' to participate in the Copa America but now eager for the Olympics. Far be it for me to suggest sponsor-intervention and greater exposure have anything to do with his decision to favour the Olympics. |
Isn"t the Olympics an under 23 event?
Never really seen the point of Olympic football.
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