Why Many Italian Players Now Fail in England.

rhizka (52)in World Of Football ⚽ • 2 years ago

The exodus of players from the land of pizza is not always smooth, many of the good Italian talents who leave the cage have bad luck, this is due to many factors, especially for those who take part in the Queen Elizabeth State League.

Regarding the exodus of Italian players who migrated to England, in the 90s many were said to have succeeded, but now the story is not as sweet as it used to be. Because the English League is so tight, now many Italian players are trying their luck in England, but their fate is limited to hitchhiking through.

So what is the cause..?
There are many factors why Italian players often fail to shine in the Premier League, one of which is the difference in the identity of the game applied in Italy and England. Broadly speaking, the instinct of the Italian player's atmosphere emphasizes the ability of skills and tactical game concepts, while in England the instincts of the players have to adapt to the affairs of the game which rely quite heavily on physicality and speed.

Football in Italy which is very tactical also makes the tempo of the game tend to be slower than in England which looks more dynamic, that is why the adaptation process of Italian players in England has difficulty, yes the root of the problem is in the speed of the game which tends to make them weak

It's probably the same when English players go to Italy, a different style of play will make it difficult for English players to adapt to the tempo of the Italian League. But today the situation is slightly different, English players such as Smalling, Abraham and Fikayo Tomori can actually adapt to Italian football. Perhaps this is because the quality of Italian football is currently declining.

The same thing actually happened to Italian players who were successful when they moved to the Premier League, many Italian players in the 90s shone in England because these players came in an era where. The Premier League has just rebuilt its image.

The English Premier League competition at that time was not as tight as it is now, the English game pattern tended to rely on kick and rush and seemed weak in tactics, unlike now where the English League is already very tight and rich in tactics. This is because of the influence of the gathering of Heroes from all over the world, therefore the players of the 90s era can stand out.

For example, when Gianfranco Zola's brilliance for Chelsea made him a Premier League icon, when he scored 59 goals and provided 42 assists, he teamed up with compatriots Roberto di Matteo and Gianluca Vialli who went on to lead the Blues to success both domestically and in Europe.

Only Paolo di Canio has beaten Zola's record tally, he scored 66 goals and 49 assists with West Ham United and most recently Charlton Athletic and also Benito Carbone's memorable appearances in Seville. But in the current era, very few Italian players who shine in the Premier League can be counted on the fingers.

Mario Balotelli's success, for example, when an assist for Sergio Aguero led the citizens to win the English league, it was indeed one of the parameters of his success. However, his career in England then failed, when he was sacked by Liverpool, another player who could be said to shine was Graziano Pelle.

Graziano Pelle who was on the rise when it came to England in the 2014-2015 season, although in only two seasons Pelle was able to record 23 goals and 11 assists, that score made him the top five Italian players with the most goals scored in the Premier League. Pelle is one of those who can adapt to the tightness of the Premier League, this is because his posture is able to match that of English defenders.

Another example in the current era is Jorginho at Chelsea, he is the backbone of the Blues midfield in achieving various successes. Even though Jorginho is not flashy about goals and assists, he often appears slick in his game, the ability to read opponents and regulate the tempo of the game is one of his advantages. No wonder he still survives until now and has always been the key to the game at Chelsea.

Yes, in today's era, many Italian players have only briefly tasted the Premier League and the results were not as expected, apart from the intense competition among Italian players who only stopped by for a moment in the Premier League. Most of them are not able to adapt to the game in the current era, Italian players are usually still carried away by the tempo of Italian football when playing in England.

As a result, his career was slowly fading, unable to match the tempo of the game in Queen Elizabeth's country, for example, there were quite a few examples in the Manchester City squad, there used to be strikers like Bernardo Corradi and Rolando Bianchi. Two names that you may not know are fairly inexpensive, for example Bianchi who was recruited from Regina for 8.8 million pounds.

Liverpool before being handled by Jorge Klopp had also brought in Italian players such as Andrea Dossena, Alberto Aquilani to Fabio Borini. Some of these players don't cost a lot of money, for example Dossena Aquilani and Borini, the total is only 34 million Pounds.

Manchester United in the era of Ferguson also did not miss investing in Italian players such as Federico Macheda and Giuseppe Rossi, which of the names shined before, let alone shine, these names are not necessarily familiar to English football fans. Even in mediocre English Premier League clubs, this often happens, such as Watford, who used the services of Italian players such as Stefano Okaka and Adam Masina, as well as West Ham, who had players like Diamanti, Marco Borriello, Antonio Nocerino and now Ogbonna.

Italian players in this mediocre club have the same case, namely the price of big clubs like Manchester City and Liverpool don't have the courage to spend too much money on Italian players, let alone mediocre clubs with little money.

Moreover, other players such as Gambiandini and Osvaldo at Southampton, Moese Keane at Everton Petri at Wolves, Giaccherini at Sunderland, these players are included in a series of Italian players who fared less well in terms of performance in the Premier League.

In the current era, it is rare to find an exodus of Italian players to the Premier League because they may already know the results, it will be like what English clubs have calculated which players are suitable for their teams and the rareness of Italian players selected to be recruited by English clubs certainly shows that players from Italy is still perceived as difficult to develop and adapt to in the Premier League, in addition to of course the quality and price.