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What are you guys' thoughts about having no Milan players in the Euros Italian National Team

So with Donnarumma gone, there are no Milan players called up to the Italian NT. Obviously that's because our squad is more heavily non Italian than it's ever been but it still feels bizarre to me. Has this ever happened in our history?

As a non European, I have always been drawn to the Italian NT because of the Milan players and because I genuinely enjoyed the Italian game. Now going into the Euros, I find myself with a dilemma because I still love Italian football, but I see the current NT littered with snakes and rival club players.

I believe there are a lot of non European, Italy NT fans here like myself. What do you guys think?

Do Italian Milan fans face the same dilemma? Or are you guys totally fine with supporting players like Bonucci, Chiesa, Barella, etc when they are in the Azzuri colors?

Posted May 30, 2021, 6:55 PM UTC

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DubsifiedNesta•

We all know Calabria should be there. I suspect Tonali and Gabbia could be there within the next 4 years.

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SilverSixRaiderInzaghi•

Theo, Calabria, and Sally should be there. Tonali, Gabbia, Hauge will later.

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NotYoGuru•

Umm he was talking about the azzuri.

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SilverSixRaiderInzaghi•

ah. I thought since he said Euros that we could expand the conversation. My b.

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DubsifiedNesta•

I’m talking about the Italian NT.

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sergiugsvMaldini•

That's ok, less bullshit drama, I can watch other players play, like Kjaer, or Giroud if we land him.

I don't really understand why they called Sirigu instead of Cragno, I guess leadership, but that's unfair for Cragno, Sirigu has been garbage this season

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FloodsVsShips•

You mean meret has been garbage

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DevNebGattuso•

Donnarumma until 30/06 is a Milan player and he was called up because of his performance with Milan shirt. Calabria is injured.

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BitfrostedOPMaldini•

Bennacer was not yet a Milan player when he won afcon with Algeria, but the deal was already in place, yet I was so hyped to see him perform in the competition.

Similar with Montolivo in 2012 Euros. He had already signed a deal with us and I was so excited when he put in an amazing performance in the Euros.

My point is, I don't see Donnarumma as a Milan player anymore even if he was called up due to merit playing with us.

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Giampalle•

Italian Milan fans couldn’t care less. The ones that are super passionate about Milan don’t give a shit about the National Teams. The ones that support the NT obviously have no issue with supporting the players.

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BitfrostedOPMaldini•

I never thought about it that way. Coming from a small country with very little international potential, I always thought coming from a major competitor like Italy would give you a huge sense of national pride as a football fan.

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Giampalle•

You’d be shocked but as the Euros are going on, not only Milan fans but also the plenty of other Serie A fans are more interested in the transfer market than the Euros.

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Willy995Rebić•

Germans are pretty much the same btw. Except for 2006 and in the later stages of the 2014 WC there never was that much of a hype for their national team

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serafaleBonaventura•

I was in Italy for the last Euros, could have fooled me. You could hear from our house the collective yells of my grandfather’s village during every major moment of the Italy-Germany game.

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Giampalle•

Villages are a different story. They don’t always have allegiances with the big teams and since their small teams are provincial they definitely will have Italy as their #1 team. Not that there’s no cheering in big cities either. People will still watch it and cheer for Italy. Euros and the World Cup are still a big event.

But if you notice the TV shows, they never stop talking about Calcio mercato even if there’s a WC or Euro going on.

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thedude1010101•

my 2 teams are ac milan and Italia... don't care who comes from where.

I still cheered on buffon chiellini bonucci del piero during the big tournaments . and when its over I don't

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serafaleBonaventura•

My thoughts exactly, well said man. Have no beef with Buffon or Pirlo because they brought us home a World Cup, how could I hate them?

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gianni_Maldini•

Calabria should be there. I'm Italian so I obviously want Italian players of high quality on Milan.

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alexiusmxInzaghi•

He just got surgery

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there_will_be_dragon•

A bit sad... not too much about seeing the Italian players for Euro, but every time I see the Milan line up every game with just 2/3 Italians. Luckily we have a good number of young Italian players. I think UEFA should put a rule that every team need to have at least 3-4 players in the initial formation for that country.

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TahomaYellowhorseBennacer •

My country is not a football power, so I normally just follow Milan players. I’ve had no issue supporting rival players in the past because I usually pick the Azzuri, and I knew all the players.

The national team has struggled to produce talent for a long time now, so I’m not too bothered that Milan doesn’t have internationals. It’s probably not the first time it’s ever happened in history. It is the first time I can remember that Inter had more Italians than Milan though.

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Haunteduke•

I have no problem supporting guys like Chiesa or Barella in NT. I like Chiellini, too. If there would be someone i really don't like, i would also not support him when he joins Milan.

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MilanDNAx7CL•

I'm gald though for this season they've had a stupid long campaign with the europa league qualifiers which were really fun to watch but probably burnt the team out towards the second half of the season where we did start to dip in form and get injuries. I still think Inter would've won but Milan would've been closer. Contes teams once they're out of Europe just don't stop.

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Vince1128Maldini•

I would be sad if Italy had a chance to win the Euros, but let's be realistic, France, Portugal and Netherlands are the contenders.

Obviously, I'm not Italian, so maybe I can't understand the feeling about them not playing for the NT, but at the end of the day, Milan pay their salaries and is better if they are fit to face next season.

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