Complex sentence: Throughout the tournament he played along with Andrea Pirlo behind strikers Luca Toni, Alberto Gilardino, or Vincenzo Iaquinta, forming a dangerous attacking-midfield pairing, while the offensive players were supported defensively by Gattuso, Perrotta, and De Rossi.
Split into simpler sentences: Throughout the tournament he played alongside Andrea Pirlo in an attacking-midfield pairing, behind strikers Luca Toni, Alberto Gilardino, or Vincenzo Iaquinta. The offensive players were supported defensively by Gattuso, Perrotta, and De Rossi.