It's been a few years since he hung up his boots, but nothing much seems to have changed and even now things like self-censorship have no place in his vocabulary. Without mincing his words Di Canio made it clear what he thinks of defending champions Italy's chances at this year's World Cup in South Africa. Marcelo Lippi's men, in his opinion, are an ageing bunch, who don't have a chance because "the balance is disturbed". "We are the defending champions but at the moment our experienced players are four years older and some of them are close to 35, so it will be difficult to keep the trophy.
Di Canio, 41, feels teams like England, Spain and Brazil will be favourites as they've hit form at the right time. "If you look at the way things are going on at the moment; they are definitely the better teams going into the World Cup. They've done very well in qualification and it's just a matter of keeping that momentum going for the next few months going into the competition.
"[Wayne] Rooney is my favourite player in the world and he will show why he is special at the World Cup and as far as defending is concerned. Then I think the pairing of John Terry and Rio Ferdinand is really great, provided that Terry doesn't go there with his gossip but instead with a good mindset."
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