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In conversations on the subject of the present and future of Italian football jumps willy-nilly, frighteningly mysterious word “ crisis ” . It is associated with this concept is now a football Italy, ten or twenty years ago, reputed birthplace of the well-being and financial prosperity. Sport . ru trying to find reasons for dramatic changes, driven into Italian football in such a delicate situation …

Speaking about the crisis in Italian football, it is understood that it is indeed the case and was not started yesterday. Even at the turn of the century local clubs over and over again began to signal distress, taking desperate attempts to save themselves in a financial starvation and imminent collapse. Today, the reality is that to find any positive developments in the rehabilitation of Italian football for the last time period is a matter of an intractable problem, so obviously hopeless. Recent results of local clubs in European competition but was persuaded that football in Italy has reached a critical point, in transgressing which is in danger of falling into a bottomless abyss.

“ in Italy is not prepared to invest in long-term development of the club, preferring to deliver finished masters that are in the twilight of his career … “

Why is this happening and what is behind this? Firstly, there is a systemic, structural crisis, delaying the development of football in the country. The failure of the Italian national team at the recent World Cup in South Africa is directly linked to the dominance of foreign players in the local championship, which block the way for young players and deprive them of their precious game practice. Not only that Italian clubs willing to take the imported goods, so also are often of dubious quality or past their expiry date. The fact that the Series A steadily aging, we can see a glimpse of the Entry lists the same local grandees. The presence of a sizeable number of players over 30 – a fact significant.

It seems that Italy is not prepared to invest in long-term development of the club, preferring to deliver finished masters that are in the twilight of his career, but still able to hold on to a certain level of a year or two. Mirror image of such processes is the failure of the Italian 'youth team' in the playoffs for the summer European Championships. Who would have thought in a nightmare and saturate that the youth team in Italy, until recently, who looked to leaders of teams of their age, with a crack team of Belarus will play?!

Why in the bleak

by European standards Belarusian championship every year there are exciting young players? It's simple: there is no reason for the expansion of the legionary not very “curly” financial allowances for the majority of clubs, but the youth has a constant match practice in the basic structure of their teams. The output is a Competitive “junior” and the closest reserve to first team.

second component, which consists of the Italian crisis – the loss of image appeal of Serie A. In recent years, interest in the local championship has fallen so much that once the unconditional leader of People's preferences from year to year, slipping lower and lower, giving place to the English Premier League Spanish “example” and, objectively speaking, the German championship. At one time, it explains the indoor style of play of most Italian clubs, which went to the detriment of entertainment and attractions. Such an assertion is partly true, but let's not forget that in Italy there were also football players open and nice team, but there was not the main thing – reverse the crisis tendencies of processes.

“ crushing blow to the image of Italian football struck erupted ” modzhigeyt “…”

Jovetić, Gamshik, “Sampdoria” and pretentious “Fiorentina” – it is rather an exception to the rule, rather than its confirmation. A crushing blow to the image of Italian football struck broke “modzhigeyt” completely otbivshy desire to invest in the development of the club, which may well be involved in any behind the scenes merrymaking. Search-fistula after your money, permanently sunk into the abyss of the second or third leagues. You may want to understand those owners who rely on ready-made players able to bring here and now returns. These investments reduce the risk at least to remain “high and dry” to a minimum and increase the likelihood of investment efficiency in the shortest possible time. Only the vital principle of “drunk-stole-villages” invariably leads to places not so remote, but in our case – it is running in circles in the fear of it breaking.

Third, a negative role in this situation has played an aging Italian infrastructure. Stadiums, which serves the vast majority of local clubs, have not correspond to the spirit of the times, giving much of its appeal and functionality of most of the arenas in which their conduct of the championship matches of clubs and competitors. Do not forget that the middle class, filling the bleachers and the buying club paraphernalia, to a large extent forms the budgets of clubs. Agree, much nicer to come to the shiny veneer of a brand new arena, rather than indulge in nostalgia, gazing around the legends of old times.

an important factor in the interest of the audience for the match, is security. If England were able to go for tough measures and gradually made its order in the stands of stadiums, in Italy the problem of violence around football left, has not disappeared. Once seen by entertaining tsifir, which states that “Milan” five times inferior to “MJ” on the income from ticket sales and tickets for their matches. It is important that the stadium the Italian club less than 5%, and attendance is lower at 1.5.

“ class Italian team has been steadily decreasing, averaged … ”

There is an imbalance in

proportions, but it is easy to explain, given that Italian clubs for the most part do not have their own stadiums, arenas renting the municipalities. It turns out that the money could go to the club treasury, go on paying the rent. An example of “Arsenal”, which failed to earn even the old “Highbury” and briskly taps credits taken for the construction of “Emirates”, near by. This is again a question of long term investments, but in Italy the queue of those wishing to stop is not observed. Exception to the general number – except that “Juventus”.

In all the above one might reasonably argue, say, how to explain Italian team gold at the World Championships, winning the Champions League, “Milan” and “Inter” is described in a crisis? I will answer. Italian gold in 2006 – largely the merit of those players who formed back in relatively good environment, but starts to decompose. The “Milan” Kaka was brilliant, who, I dare say, then spent his best games in his career, but in the “Inter” – struck “finest hour” Mourinho against the background of the financial stability of Moratti.

As you can see, the gains to some extent, happened because of luck, and the favor of stars, as would have said Domenech. Much more food for thought capable of giving the bulk of the failures of Italian clubs, originating in the autumn start in the European Cup tournaments. It is obvious that the class of the Italian team has been steadily decreasing, averaged. Remain afloat only those clubs, the owners are willing to invest personal funds in the life support team, and the majority are still forced to make ends meet, even not thinking about the occurrence of a bright future. In this situation it is difficult to single out some one of a problematic place a bouquet of diseases of Italian football, but with full confidence we can claim – need urgent treatment. Procrastination – like death!

Sergey Gavrilenko. Sport . ru

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