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Trap impressed with Asia

AFP, Florence
Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni believes Asian football is ready make a breakthrough as the world's most populous continent prepares to stage its first World Cup.
Trapattoni, whose Italy team will be based in Japan before moving to South Korea if they reach the second phase, said that 40 years of World Cup experience had taught him that the gap between the traditional twin powers of Europe and South America and the rest of the world had narrowed.
And Trapattoni, at the helm for the first time in an important tournament for Italy but who sampled the World Cup atmosphere as a player in 1962, admitted Asian football was coming of age.
"The level will be a very high level because there are a lot of countries that have got real ability," said the 63-year-old.
"Japan are a very good side now," said Trappatoni, whose 'Azzurri' drew 1-1 with Japan last November in a friendly at the Saitama World Cup Stadium. "And we mustn't be surprised if China play well too."
Although Trapattoni never got to start a match in the 1962 World Cup
in Chile the coach admitted the game had changed radically in the four decades since.
"There are technological changes and also that applies in football.
"It was a very long time ago. Now we have countries like France who have become world-beaters and Ecuador (competing in their first World Cup).
"You have to fear all the teams, there are no bad teams. There are different systems - 4-4-2, 3-4-1-2, 43-3. There are no surprises in football anymore.
"It's like comparing a contemporary poet to one 40 years ago."
Italy's most humiliating moment in a generally superb World Cup history came at Asian hands in 1966 in the unlikely surroundings of Middlesbrough's now demolished Ayresome Park in the north of
England when Italy lost 1-0 to North Korea.
A single goal by Pak Doo-Ik sent the Italians home where they were famously greeted by rotten tomatoes thrown by irate supporters.
Aware that he will be judged by results alone Trapattoni cautioned fans not to expect fireworks when Italy kick off their campaign against Ecuador on June 3 in Sapporo.
And he stressed adaptability would be vital if Italy were to win a record-equalling fourth crown.
"We do not have a fixed scheme," said Trapattoni. "We are starting off with the 3-4-1-2, in England (where Italy won 2-1 in a friendly) we tried out
"We are not spectacular but adaptable and tough."
Trapattoni explained that it was versatility that had persuaded him to pick Fiorentina's Angelo Di Livio over Stefano Fiore of Lazio and Massimo Ambrosini of AC Milan.
"Di Livio can play in four different positions," said the coach. "He is the right sort of player to come on for 20 minutes and that's why I picked him ahead of Ambrosini."
The coach was unconcerned about the condition of Inter Milan striker Christian Vieri and AS Roma playmaker Francesco Totti who have both been carrying knocks - Totti worked apart with a physiotherapist on Monday.
"Vieri's better now," said 'Trap' who also said that any club rivalries
had been put aside - Inter defender Marco Materazzi and Lazio's Alessandro Nesta had had a very public argument over the 4-2 victory for Lazio that cost Inter the championship.
"I think the bickering over the Scudetto has settled down now," said Trapattoni.
Juventus and Parma players, who had competed in last Friday's Italian Cup Final, were given permission to miss Monday's first training session but were expected at Coverciano by midnight on Monday.
On Friday Italy depart for Prague where they will play Saturday's friendly with the Czech Republic while on Tuesday, May 21 they will hold a last training session in public at the Stadio Flaminio before flying to Japan that evening.