L’Italy won narrowly againstAlbania but Luciano Spalletti he didn’t appear completely satisfied with his team. Among those most targeted by our Technical Commissioner was above all Davide Frattesi, protagonist of a performance that did not fully convince Certaldo’s demanding coach. A question of details, precisely those that are fundamental to playing a great European Championship and making as much progress as possible. But what were the reasons for the constant warnings to the Inter fan? Let’s go and discover them.
Spalletti’s opinion on Frattesi
Luciano Spalletti’s screams towards Davide Frattesi did not go unnoticed. So much so that at the end of the match won by the Azzurri against Albania, in the usual Rai interviews one of the questions concerned precisely this topic. Here is the reply from the coach who, as usual, did not shy away: “A discussion that also concerned the second half. They were losing and wanted to do something more and so we had to carve out space up front, but their defensive line sucked us in. Sometimes we get a little comfortable doing things. Instead of interpreting everything, sometimes we manage in a comfortable way and not in a bad, filthy way, to have the advantage that determines the goal“.
Little malice and room for improvement
In short, the coach would have liked more determination from his midfielder. The passive attitude of the player who let himself be carried away by the match and the events, without particular malice in going to end the games early, was not appreciated. Despite the clear and obvious shouting, it is not the first time that Spalletti has goaded his player. Here’s what he said 6 days ago after the last friendly match played by the Azzurri: “It can do much more, when they are on top of us and they take over the field you have to be better at following their pressure“.
The screams of the coach and Rimedio pleading for mercy
In reality, it is clear that Luciano Spalletti appreciates Frattesi and considers him functional to his type of football. Also for this basic estimate, the coach from Certaldo always tries to get something more from his player. It’s the same system he has always used with all the talented players he has coached. It will be remembered how the then Italian coach was in the year Napoli won the Scudetto he beat up his strongest champions, Osimhen and Kvara, emphasizing their mistakes more than their prowess. To prod them and also to avoid too much pressure on their shoulders. Maybe sometimes exaggerating, as in the case of yesterday when the journalist Alberto Rimedio even intervened during the commentary, asking for mercy for the Inter midfielder with a laconic: “But poor thing“. It’s a question of a winning mentality, which can also be achieved this way by putting a little more pressure.
