Spalletti confident: “I expect a more relaxed Italy”

BERLIN (GERMANY) (ITALPRESS) – Four-man defense, without Dimarco and with Bastoni in doubt. But in addition to tactics, you need heart, the same one that allowed us to equalize at the last minute against Croatia, reaching the round of 16 of Euro2024. Having passed the circle of death, Italy returns to Berlin, a city with sweet memories. “Buffon spoke to us about that final, he made us relive that emotion that we experienced from home, we know that we also have this match to honour, it is an extra responsibility as is knowing that we have fans all over the world – the words on the eve of coach Luciano Spalletti – Against Albania and Croatia the Italian fans were in the minority, but we knew that the Italians were there to push us on TV, an affection that can still be perceived even if they are not present” . Good on debut, bad against Spain, so-so against Croatia. “We have to do something better than what we’ve done so far – admits Spalletti – It was a difficult draw, we saw that the players suffered a bit, as I probably suffered too. Now I expect to see them more relaxed, you can’t go and reason and do calculations. You have to act, in the next round you go if you manage to win this match. We need to qualify because it is something beautiful and important, especially to see our fans rejoicing. Could Zaccagni’s goal have triggered the spark? He arrived because he was sought, we remained in the game with application, sacrifice and order. Seeing the boys after the goal was something incredible that remains with us. I am convinced that I will see beautiful things again tomorrow.” Regarding the training, “Bastoni must be evaluated, he did some training today and we breathed some sighs of relief, while Dimarco is not recoverable. We will play with something similar to a 4-man defense because we have to try to be more offensive than what we have shown.” Finally, regarding the opponents, Spalletti concluded: “Switzerland has a united team, it is also difficult to restart and find them wide between the departments. They don’t defend the goal but read what type of ball the opponents are handling. They are always within 20-25 meters, they attack quickly and if you are not ready it becomes difficult to think. We must have balance and significant mental strength.”
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