15.30 – Eve day for Italy. Tomorrow the national team of Roberto Mancini will face Spain, in a match valid for the semi-finals of the Nations League. Directly from San Siro, where the match will be played, our coach will analyze the match starting at 3.45 pm.
15.45 – The press conference begins: “Abroad the young players play first, they give them more chances of making mistakes and then after a couple of years they find themselves with a ready player. There is a bit of difference with Italy, yes.”
Is it possible that Italy will play without a center forward?
“We have some problems, we miss the two European center forwards who are at home due to physical problems. We have Kean and Raspadori, and then many attacking players. We’ll see what the best solution is.”
You are at 37 consecutive useful results. Do you want to go on?
“We always want to win, then we know it will depend on us”.
You are very religious, you have a lot of faith. How important is religion to you?
“It is important. I was born and raised attached to the oratory and I spent all my youth there. It is very important for me, in my life”.
Luis Enrique said that sooner or later you will lose.
“He’s right, sooner or later it will happen. We would like to go on like this until December 2022, but we know it won’t be that simple.”
Did you summon Dimarco because Tonali had to stay in the Under 21?
“Dimarco I made him debut in Serie A, I know him very well. I called him up because a few years have passed and I was pleased to see him, we left some players at the Under 21 and that’s right, they have two important games” .
Surprised by the failure to call Luis Alberto and Brahim Diaz?
“He has so many that it is also difficult for him to call them all. He is forced to leave good players out.”
What is the value of this competition?
“It is an important competition. It is clear that it comes after a European championship and it seems to be two races like this, preparing them in such a short time is not even easy but they are two races among the four best in Europe and we want to improve ourselves, this sure”.
Is Chiesa center forward an option or rather Insigne?
“I don’t know if Federico can play the center forward, probably over time he will also be able to do it as happened with Chelsea. We have precise roles, we know where he can play better. We have Kean and Raspadori and then there is the possibility of Insigne as well as Bernardeschi. who have already done so “.
Verratti in the European Championship suffered against Spain.
“We suffered in that game, it was a semifinal and Spain put us in difficulty on possession, they have been doing it for 20 years and on this they are ahead of us. We have to improve this game situation, be faster, but Marco had problems like the others. We must improve, we also have young players who have to play important matches. We have 14 important months and we must play better and better, offensive and balanced. ”
TMW – On the positive side, who surprised you the most in this Serie A start?
“The young guys are doing well. Tonali to say, he is doing a great championship, there are others who are playing and are in the Under 21s. While they play and can have space, it is certainly good, the hope is that they will continue to play” .
16.05 – The press conference of the coach Roberto Mancini ended
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