Comments on: Italian Players Around the World (2/09) http://www.mcalcio.com/italians-around-the-world-209/ Serie A & World Soccer News Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:28:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Marco Pantanella http://www.mcalcio.com/italians-around-the-world-209/#comment-112 Marco Pantanella Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:09:30 +0000 http://www.mcalcio.com/italians-around-the-world-209/#comment-112 There has definitely been a great exodus of Serie A players in the past year Serja, undoubtedly. But I don't think it's necessarily because Serie A dropped in level (which it didn't), but more like Italian players have been made more aware perhaps of the quality of other leagues. That, and some of them were fed up at the lack of opportunity of first team play (e.g. Grosso, Donati, Maresca) so they decided to try their luck elsewhere. Also, there's the money factor, which would account for big transfers such as Toni to Bayern. Can't really put Zambrotta & Cannavaro in there, because those were post-relegation sales on the part of Juventus. There has definitely been a great exodus of Serie A players in the past year Serja, undoubtedly. But I don’t think it’s necessarily because Serie A dropped in level (which it didn’t), but more like Italian players have been made more aware perhaps of the quality of other leagues. That, and some of them were fed up at the lack of opportunity of first team play (e.g. Grosso, Donati, Maresca) so they decided to try their luck elsewhere.

Also, there’s the money factor, which would account for big transfers such as Toni to Bayern. Can’t really put Zambrotta & Cannavaro in there, because those were post-relegation sales on the part of Juventus.

]]> By: Serja http://www.mcalcio.com/italians-around-the-world-209/#comment-109 Serja Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:44:11 +0000 http://www.mcalcio.com/italians-around-the-world-209/#comment-109 Wow I didn't know that Italy had so many exported players... guess that Serie A isn't as good as it used to be, what do you think Marco? :razz: :mrgreen: Wow I didn’t know that Italy had so many exported players… guess that Serie A isn’t as good as it used to be, what do you think Marco? :razz: :mrgreen:

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