The blue coach on the eve of the Grand Final: “What a thrill to be back at Wembley, it will be a great match”
Roberto Mancini prepares to face theArgentina in Final 2022 and admits that the one againstAlbiceleste it will be a match destined to close a chapter in the history of the national team: “It will be the match that will end a cycle – said the coach of theItalia in conference -. It does not mean that 15-20 players will leave, but from Wednesday we will include young players to understand how much they are worth and if we can count on them for the future. “
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Mancini also explained what project he has in mind to operate this reconstructionwhich comes after the triumph at Euro 2020, but also after the second, sensational consecutive exclusion from the World Cup: “In the meantime, I must continue to choose the players always with a logical criterion, but then courage will be needed, because it will be a younger group and that will go supported in a different way. However, this too will be a nice thing to do. We will not change the whole team, but in the four games (of Nations League, ed) we will put them 1-2-3-4 young people. Then it is clear that we will not go to play to lose, we will go there to win. “
Speaking of young people, one is inevitable reflection on their role in the clubs: “We are trying to work for the future and to improve. Whether or not the clubs play the young players I cannot decide. We will try to have more knowledge of young people and we want to do things well, but we certainly cannot pray to anyone. . We still managed to win a European championship, despite many difficulties “.
Speaking of the European Championship, the Azzurri return to Wembley after the victory against England on 11 July: “It is a great pleasure to be here. Not even 12 months ago we were here to celebrate and for this reason there is also a bit of emotion. Italy-Argentina is a classic of football World Cup and it will also be a tribute to many players. It will certainly be a good match and a great emotion “.
For the challenge to Messi and his companions there will be several absentbut the coach is confident: “If we can give a show? I think we can, even if we lack several players. I would have liked to have all the boys here, they deserved it. We are sorry not to have Chiesa, Immobile, Berardi and Verratti, but whoever goes on the pitch will play an excellent match: Argentina are strong, but we are too. Belotti? I saw him calm, all the boys are. He will play because he was the second striker of the European Championship, I hope he can play a good race and I don’t think the fact of being at the end of the contract will affect him “.
London will also be the match of Diego Armando Maradona: “I was lucky enough to play against it for many years and it was a great honor for us Italians and for the Neapolitans in particular. It will be very exciting. It is a great disappointment that Diego is not here with us and it will be nice to remember him tomorrow.”
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