“Oh! It has to be played! This is not good!” – Free Daily

All under accusation after the depressing night of Gelsenkirchen. No one is saved, alone Gigio Donnarumma who kept the game going with his interventions and prevented the defeat against Spain from being humiliating. The performance, however, was and the coach Luciano Spalletti he knows it well, the Azzurri were dominated in the game and were unable to offer, on the contrary, at least some effective counterattacks. Three players were most accused by Certaldo’s coach during the match of not having been able to interpret the dictates they had prepared: Jorginho, Frattesi and Barella.

The first two were replaced at half-time with Cambiaso and Cristante, but there was no change of pace and the Roma midfielder, moreover, got himself booked after just 20 seconds for a harsh and useless challenge on Rodri half the field. Sky Sportswho focused a special camera on Spalletti, caught the reproaches to his players: “Go clean this ball, otherwise it’s difficult. Oh, it must be played. That’s not good.” Frattesi was called out several times for not finding the position: “Get in Davide, get in.”

Barella was also scolded: “But aren’t you coming (referring to the position to receive the ball from a teammate)?”. The real target, however, is Jorginho, the man who should act as a beacon of the Italian game and who, up to now, including Albania, has been subdued: “Jorginho, let him come and make it happen otherwise there’s no point in him playing”. In these conditions, it is difficult for the attackers to do well, especially Scamacca isolated against the entire Iberian defense. Yes, however, he was encouraged by the coach: “Well done Scama, well done. Come on Scamacca, look for the position”. A few more reproaches, however, for Chiesa: “Settle yourself, Federico!”. Cambiaso, as mentioned, had no impact, perhaps Bellanova would have been more useful: “Play in front of Andrea! Andrea, but you had the passage in front!”.

In short, incorrect positions, non-existent turnover recovery, inability to keep the ball and that Nico Williams there on the left he did what he wanted. Now it’s time to sweat, perhaps focusing on Buongiorno as a central scorer and relying on the Inter block with Darmian on the right and Dimarco on the left and the ready substitution with Bellanova, with the ex-Man Utd player ready to move up the opposite lane, could be more effective choices for a vertical game. You can’t make any more mistakes against Croatia.