Renegade Futbol Club

Ok Team Renegade. I will from this point forward be posting ALL important information regarding Practices, Games, ect on this Blog...So check it at least once per week. I am always a email away Rocco44444444@Yahoo.com
Pick Up Games at Peleggi field in Huntington Valley..I have been asked via email by several of you about location and Time. I will meet anyone wanting to go at Cottman and Central avenue (Burleholme park) at 5pm SHARP!! my cell is 267-982-1625
I can drive a Red Dodge Ram
Contact Boon if you live in CC area to get together a weekly practice at 33rd and diamond.
His address is boso118@yahoo.com thanks Boon
On the Uniform issue, We are being provided Purple jerseys...Lets wear white shorts and socks..I am going to work on a couple sponsors I have and get us some first rate kits, hopefully FREE :-)
I am posting the Summer schedule below, Please lets meet at the fields at 10am Sharp to meet then get a good warmup...I can set up a Full warmup circuit if everyones ok with it?
heres 1st games field directions
http://www.phillysoccer.org/field.html#Penny

arrivederci Azzurri.....Forza, Onore

Well,

Anyone who sat and watched the quarterfinal between tourament favorite Spain and the Azzurri know, It was textbook Catenaccio...Bravo!

Italia had some great chances and in the end while disappointed, I hold my head high...through all the adversity...Forza Azzurri!

below is from De Rossi after loss on PKs

Heads highWith the scores still locked at 0-0 after 120 minutes it took a shoot-out to separate the sides and the AS Roma midfielder was one of the unfortunate few to miss as Spain prevailed 4-2. "We go out with our heads up, but it's a painful defeat," he said. "We all gave our best and we all know it was not enough. We're very sorry for ourselves and for the Italian fans. Spain enjoyed most of the possession but we had better chances to score. The draw was a fair result, then on penalties sometimes you celebrate and sometimes you cry."

Spain......You're NEXT!

Well,

Italy seems to me to have found stride at the perfect time. The exclusions of Pirlo and Gattuso due to suspension will hurt , however, with young gun Aquilani, De Rossi and Cammoranesi I feel that Azzurri tide will continue to build.

below is post from Euro 2008 page

My prediction

Italia 1 Espagna 0

and sheer frustration ...they will wish for Raul ;-)

Italy have the maturity to add the Henri Delaunay trophy to their world crown according to injured captain Fabio Cannavaro, who believes the Azzurri can overcome Spain in their UEFA EURO 2008™ quarter-final.
MomentumCannavaro lifted the FIFA World Cup in Germany two years ago but was forced out of these finals on the eve of the tournament, and has now been joined on the sidelines by another injured defender, Andrea Barzagli. The 34-year-old centre-back has nonetheless stayed on in Austria and Switzerland to lend his support to a team who, having struggled initially in Group C, may now have the momentum to surge past Spain in Sunday's Vienna quarter-final.
'False start'"Sometimes you get off to a false start in tournaments," the Real Madrid CF player told euro2008.com. "But now we've got it together again and have rediscovered our team spirit. The great high we experienced at the World Cup can be repeated again. It's hard for me – not playing can seem easier, but mentally it's a lot more difficult. However, the boys know what they've got to do and they are mature enough to rise to the occasion."
Spain threatThe next big stage for Roberto Donadoni's team is the Ernst-Happel-Stadion where they take on a Spain side who beat them 1-0 in a March friendly. Cannavaro, as a two-time Primera División champion with Real Madrid, knows what it takes to stop their leading forwards. "There's no doubt they have players of great technical ability and they will be fit too because they rested several players [against Greece]. They have an excellent side which we respect, but we are confident we can win.
'United'"All teams have weaknesses and we'll have to exploit theirs by taking advantage of the space they sometimes leave when going forward," the former Juventus man continued. "Sometimes they are so enthusiastic about attacking that they leave one-on-one situations in defence, so that's something we'll look for. We won the World Cup because we were united as a team – not because we had a phenomenon like [Diego] Maradona – so we know that if we are concentrated and together, we can beat anyone. Perhaps this is the best time to face Spain because playing against the best is more challenging and you know you have to give 100 per cent."

Arise Saint Antonio?

Much To my satisfaction this is the latest heading on Euro 2008 Italia page..It has been my prediction all along...Italia v Espania round two

With the Azzurri having scored just once in two matches at UEFA EURO 2008™ the Italian newspapers are calling for coach Roberto Donadoni to give Antonio Cassano his first start of the tournament.Cassano optionDonadoni has so far kept faith with the misfiring Luca Toni and in turn deployed Antonio Di Natale and Alessandro Del Piero on the problematic left side of the three in his preferred 4-2-3-1 formation. Now though it seems the unpredictability of Cassano, who has only so far made two appearances as substitute, may be called upon against France.
Big-game playerCassano does has previous at this tournament, having scored two of Italy's three goals at UEFA EURO 2004™, and such is his unique personality that he appears oblivious to high-pressure situations. So are the 'giornalisti' right to call for 'Saint Antonio'? Can he provide the missing goals for the Azzurri against France? Let us know your thoughts.

When its Right, Its Right!! Go APD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Del Piero relishes added responsibility
by Michael Harrold from Stade de Suisse

Del Piero and Luca Toni during an Azzurri training session (©Getty Images)
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A veil of secrecy hung over the Italy camp on Thursday evening as they prepared for their crucial Group C tie with Romania at the Letzigrund Stadion.
Great formRoberto Donadoni spoke of making major changes to the side that had lost 3-0 to the Netherlands on Monday, but was giving little away as he fielded questions from the massed ranks of Italian journalists. All he would confirm was that Giorgio Chiellini would start in defence and that Alessandro Del Piero would indeed be captaining the side. Del Piero's inclusion has been an open secret since he brought Italy to life after coming on as a substitute against the Netherlands. He showed enough to keep his place in the side and now Italy's most-capped player, with 87 appearances, will take over from goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon as skipper. It is a remarkable turnaround for a player who was only on the fringe of coach Donadoni's plans at the turn of the year, but whose superb form since for Juventus has forced the Azzurri coach's hand.
'Turnaround'"The fact there was a chance I would not make it into the squad and now I am captain for the game somehow reflects the reality of the last couple of months," the 33-year-old said. "Now I just need to look ahead to this game without any pressure to perform, approaching it just like I would in the league." Do that and Italy could have plenty to thank him for. Del Piero scored ten times in the final six weeks of the season to finish the Serie A campaign wth 21 goals and will be looking to provide a similar spark for the Azzurri on Friday. "We have all worked very hard together to prepare for this match," he said. "Now we will need to transform our desire into positive results. When the expectations are high, we usually play at our best. Keeping cool heads is important, but we do that in every game. We need a boost and we'll play with heart."
'Difficult group'Del Piero's relaxed demeanour belied the pressure on the Azzurri ahead of a match they cannot afford to lose if they are to reach the quarter-finals. The reaction to the loss to the Netherlands back home has been one of anger, but right-back Gianluca Zambrotta is determined his side will make amends aganst Romania. "We made some mistakes in the first game but we also did some things well towards the end and created some good chances," he said. "I think we just need to improve our mentality a bit to be successful. We knew this would be a very difficult group."

Is Nothing Sacred?!

Ok,
Will The AZZURRI PLEASE SHOW UP!! I REPEAT, ITALIA, EQUALS PADLOCK DEFENSE!! NOT WIDE OPEN, CAUGHT WITH YOUR PANTS DOWN OFFENSE!!!
THE TALENT IS THERE! DONADONI, USE IT WISELY!!
My modest suggestions:
Buffon was actually the strongest in the match and it would have easily been 5-0 without his aggressive play
defense: I love panucci, but I am ready to see Chielini start, he has ruthless aggression and will take a bad call here and there BUT, you will think twice coming into HIS house!
Midfield: I know the ease of AC Milan midfield is appealing BUT as huge of a Milan fan I am, they were not too stellar this year...Lets keep ringho and Pirlo as they are perfect , put lets Go with that young talent in aquilani and De Rossi?? Hello??
Up top: I am a huge Luca Toni fan, but I want to see something different in game two
I would love to see Del Peiero, Yes, can anyone doubt that the point at which italia look like Azzurri was when Alex entered late and down by 2? and my big pick, Antonio cassano!!! PLEASE start Cassano!!

Here is La Gazzettas summary:
HUMILIATION - The only way back at this point for Italy would have been through one of those miraculous efforts, perhaps inspired by the right substitutions. Instead Donadoni brought exactly the same team out for the second half and made the first change only after 54 minutes when Grosso came on for Materazzi. The Azzurri defence was thus reshuffled with Zambrotta on the right, Panucci in the middle and the Lyon defender on the right. But Italy seemed to lack passion and the will to win, the team unable to find their rhythm, ineffective just like Zambrotta's turning shot on 53 minutes, weak as Toni's low shot on 60 minutes. Donadoni then tried to change things by replacing Di Natale with Del Piero, who had started the game well but had lost his way in the tragic events of the first half. On 66 minutes, Del Piero tested van der Sar with a shot, but it was simply not good enough. With 75 minutes on the clock, Donadoni replaced Camoranesi with Cassano, but it was simply not to be. Had there been a more aggressive midfield, able to placate the orange tide, perhaps we would have been writing a different story. Instead Holland kept on pottering along in the knowledge that their backs were covered by a comfortable lead, and even took pleasure in their mistakes as Toni on 76 minutes contrived to miss the impossible alone in front of van der Sar. On 78 minutes the Dutch goalkeeper then pulled off two miraculous saves first from Grosso and then from Pirlo, putting the icing on top of the triumph, because it is of triumphs we must talk about. On 79 minutes the world champions fell apart once again allowing van Bronckhorst to add a third, serviced by the usual Kuyt. Never has Italy got off to such a bad start in a tournament. The Azzurri can already no longer afford any mistakes.
from our correspondentGaetano De Stefano