The Men who matter!!

In less than 24hrs the greatest spectacle on earth is gonna kick-off!! Here i try to bring out the men who matter the most in this world cup.. u ppl r well aware abt rooneys, ronaldos, messis n other star players but i wud lyk 2 bring out the other players to watch out for in this world cup who'll make tis wc interesting...
I'll start up with the reigning champions ITALY- everyone who saw the last wc wud knw wat the Azzuris r capable of but their current form is pretty pathetic with loss against mexico n tame draws against swiss n the cameroonians.. but italians r never short of players who can perform when needed the most.. De Rossi, Genera Gattuso n Cheillini are the men to watch!! De rossi potential sucessor of Fabio Cannavaro,with his pile drivers n defensive capability is defly the man who can carry the azzuris on his shoulders.. Genera Gattuso according to me is the player who wears his heart over his sleeves. The man whom Lippi(italian coach) considers as the king pin s an amazing all ronud player.. his passes r imaculate n his selfless play r always an added plus.. Coming to Cheillini, he has taken over the place of one the greatest defenders of all time, alessandro nesta so gracefully.. he along with Cannavaro hold the key in guarding the post along with Gigi Buffon..
We'll move on to the runners-up, France. Les Blues wudn't ve boarded their flyt to SA if it wasn't for the controversial hand ball goal by their captain Theirry Henry., nevertheless french r formidable atleast on paper.. current french side r largely depleted of services of veterans lyk zidane, veira, n other veterans r in a spot of bother.. France noe has nxt generation of grts lik frank ribery, govou, gourcuff, malouda, benzema n the lot.. as far as i am concerned if the above players come together as a tema France r a force to reckon with.. personally i feel Ray Domenech needs to re think his stratergy n turn france into an attacking team rather than to hold back.. ( to be contd...)