If he plays the day after tomorrow evening, Ciro Immobile will be the new captain of Luciano Spalletti’s Italy, while his deputy will become Gianluigi Donnarumma (center forward and goalkeeper are separated by only two appearances). The captain question in modern football has maintained and perhaps even increased the value it held in ancient football. Reason why the number of appearances, which designates the recipient of the armband, does not always go hand in hand with authority, the credibility, empathy and also the leadership typical of a captain.
This reasoning is so true that Spalletti, at first, had thought of making captain of Lorenzothe same one he had in the Napoli and, with which, he won a Scudetto. Then, for reasons of opportunity or perhaps due to tradition, he returned to prefer the blue with the greatest number of shirts.
In the choice of Immobile (captain, and not from today, also in the Lazio), the problems, at least in my opinion, are two. The first: it is not certain that you play holder (the coach may prefer him Raspadori). The second: Immobile would not have, at least according to some, the characteristics I mentioned above. In short he’s likely to cultivate cazzimma, but not charisma and that, perhaps, even some teammates don’t recognize him as the reference he should represent in the team. I sincerely believe that, in Macedonia, Immobile will play and will have the band. Then, it’s up to him to prove he deserves it. Not only by scoring important and decisive goals, but by working for his teammates in every sense: competitive, psychological, moral, behavioural. In the meantime, good luck to him and to all the Azzurri.
2023-09-07 09:00:00
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