He was talking about Italy and not only at Maracanà on TMW Radio in the afternoon Stefano Impallomenijournalist and former footballer.
Italy, Croatia tonight. Spalletti spoke of less beauty and more substance:
“Four changes that I didn’t expect, except for the entry of Darmian. I believe he can get behind the three. Then we’ll see how Chiesa will exploit him. And then free up Barella a little more, like Frattesi. The point, however, is that El Shaarawy, Zaccagni, Frattesi, Pellegrini, keep all the technique out. Maybe Spalletti is more worried about the physical side and maybe he can change it on the run with the technique.”
If you return home, could Spalletti resign?
“I don’t know but anything could happen. Not going through to the round of 16 would be sensational. They’re not a team but they’re not that poor either. It would be a humiliation. Against Spain there was a rejection, a failure of everything they want us to see Why this flop? I saw a very tired team.”
What do you think of Roma’s green line? Does it convince you?
“De Rossi must be supported, he is a great man and eager to establish himself. We will see how much positive there can be in this green line, but we also need some experienced players. Words such as model or project are overused, talking about Bayer or something else. I would go step by step. Roma must start with clear ideas, then whoever arrives will arrive, we need to rebuild a team, let’s see.”
Juve, Motta wants Soulé to retire. Is it good or not?
“Yes, he did well last season. So I would try to aim for him, why not? He is ahead of Yildiz in terms of maturation.”
Fagioli, can we bet on him by removing Jorginho?
“He is a player who has characteristics that we don’t have in the middle. He could be there, Jorginho enjoys important immunity, there are some who enjoy it and others who don’t. Look at Scamacca, who received three balls with Albania and nothing against Spain. We need to make less confusion now, even in the declarations. I would put Fagioli, because Jorginho didn’t do well.”
What do you think of Spalletti’s defense of Di Lorenzo?
“I don’t like this talk about the son. I don’t understand the management at the moment, he’s exhausted and even if he’s your son, there’s someone else who’s pushing and you have to put him on the field and leave him out.”
