Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRIis an Italian World Cup-winning former professional football manager and player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian national team head coach in the summer of 2008 and was succeeded by Cesare Prandelli after the disappointing performance in the 2010 FIFA World Cup...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth12 April 1948
finish point sight since within
It's true, we can say we are within sight of the finish line, since we only need one point to qualify,
against champions game great opportunity organize presented reasons team terms therefore tradition
For bureaucratic reasons we weren't able to organize a game against the world champions and therefore we were presented the opportunity to play against Germany, which is a team with great tradition and big ambitions in terms of the World Cup.
approaches several using
There are several approaches to anything, but I wouldn't be able to do it in his way, using all that technology, computers, e-mail.
half lots scoring three
We did what we wanted to do in the first half with three strikers -- we had lots of scoring opportunities. We had to win, because now we have three away games.
deadline resolved saying
When he has resolved his problems, Cassano will return, ... Something may change. I'm not saying that because I know what it is but because the deadline is tomorrow.
against brazil cup deserve germany lose saw strong tape watched yesterday
I watched a tape yesterday of Germany against Brazil in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup and they didn't deserve to lose that game. Then there's the Germany we saw tonight. Which Germany is it? I still think it's a strong team.
navigate
He navigates the Internet, I navigate boats. But evidently he's able to do it.
start team
From here on it's serious, no more expanded rosters. I have to start working on the team for the World Cup.
anybody anyone error less personal serious team thinks
If anyone thinks too much about personal things and less about the team that would be the most serious error anybody could commit.
asking hide press room
You are a d***head. You can't film me without asking first, ... If you like, we can go into the press room and you can film all you want, but you can't hide away like that.
five scotland
We know this Scotland are very, very different from the Scotland of five years ago,
team choices together
Paul Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team.
soccer football player
What happened in the United changing room has happened to me 50 times in my career. I have kicked bottles of mineral water, bags and shoes but I never hit a player. It's a question of technique, and the Scots must have a better technique.
football country team
To this day I am not convinced of having brought together with me in Germany the technically best players that could have been. But I was firmly convinced I called the ones that could create a team, and they could play with one another to the best of their possibility. In this day and age you win if you become a team. It doesn't necessarily mean that you've got to have the best football players in the country. It's possible that the best, all together, don't become a team. It's like a mosaic, you have to put all the pieces together.