Filip Joos added images of an angry Leonardo Bonucci in Extra Time after the defeat of Juventus in the Italian Supercup. A telling image, according to Sporza’s football commentator.
“He is one of those Italian internationals with whom it has gone terribly downhill after the European Championship. He is having a very difficult season at Juventus, where things are not going well,” says Joos.
And Bonucci is by no means the only Italian that worries Joos. “Insigne signed in Toronto, which is far away. Chiesa has a torn cruciate ligament. Spinazzola is still not fit.”
“Donnarumma has a competition with Navas at PSG. He is winning it, but he doesn’t play everything. And then Jorginho: 9 out of 9 penalties at Chelsea, but 0 out of 2 for Italy. Because of his miss against Switzerland Italy will soon make the play-offs for the World Cup.”
At the end of March, the Squadra Azzurra will play against North Macedonia. “In Palermo, where they hope that the Sicilians will turn it into a witch’s cauldron. If Italy wins, Portugal or Turkey will wait. Probably Portugal, because they can play at home, also against Italy.”
“With all those guys who are out of shape or injured, I give the European champion a 10 percent chance to be present at the World Cup.”
Peter Vandenbempt picks up on the argument of Filip Joos. “That perhaps illustrates how improbable that Italy course was at the European Championship, with that team.”
“That is different from our Red Devils. Those Italians peak with a real team and manage to outdo themselves.”
Joos: “It is a godsend for the Belgians that there is no preparation in Qatar. Other national teams that normally forge a real team during those 2 or 3 weeks of preparation, now don’t have that chance.”
