Oh no! Looks like the Italians have found themselves another Pirlo
Posted Wednesday, August 15, 2012 by Dailymail
Having been spared another date with Andrea Pirlo, the architect of England’s Euro 2012 demise, Roy Hodgson is set instead to encounter the teenager hailed as his natural successor.
Marco Verratti, 19, has been compared to Pirlo since Zdenek Zeman used his technique and vision as Pescara’s defensive playmaker. He made his debut for Pescara at 16 and, last weekend, played his first competitive game for Paris Saint-Germain after a £10million move on the same day Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva swapped Milan for the French capital.
Watch out: The talented Marco Verratti (right) at Italy training and in PSG colours (below)
Within Italian football, the move did not go unnoticed, setting off another bout of soul-searching over the drain of young talent.
‘It is a shame we could not keep him in Italy,’ said national coach Cesare Prandelli. ‘Perhaps we should have been a bit quicker to recognise his talent and stop him from ending up abroad. He is very skilful and a strong personality.’
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