They are the words of Fabio Capello, who intervened on Italy’s defeat against Switzerland in the match valid for the round of 16 of Euro 2024. A one-sided match that reiterated the insufficient and desolate performance of the Azzurri also exhibited in the previous matches of the tournament. The Swiss will face the winner between England and Slovakia, expected on Sunday 30 June at 6pm on the Veltins-Arena pitch. The former coach thus responded to the words of Luciano Spalletti and to the statements of Donnarummawho at the end of the meeting said they were sorry and aware of how the team is not capable of doing better.
Capello: “Spalletti overvalued the squad”
“The quality isn’t there because if we’re not physically well and therefore have the chance to have an extra moment to pass the ball and look for a dribble, we can hide all our shortcomings. This evening we played against a team that attacks you , he starts again and what’s more you don’t recover and you don’t return. So we recovered the ball sometimes but we couldn’t make three passes because there was no movement when pressing and above all there wasn’t the technique to get out quickly Tactically we tried everything, but we didn’t see anything except a team scattered around the pitch. I had the impression that there was no order Spalletti overestimated the squad. He had some ideas and wanted to see a certain type of game, but this is the quality of the players. This is their dynamism. If we progress in European cups it is because we are helped by foreign players.”
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