Roberto Mancini managed to boost the performance of the Italian national team in just three years. squad Azzurri determined to win Euro 2020 for the sake of the coach.
Italy qualified for the 2020 European Cup final with a classy performance. Gianluigi Donnarumma et al unbeaten from the group phase, and scored 16 goals from six matches.
In the final, Italy will compete for the championship trophy with the English national team. The match was held at Wembley Stadium, Monday (12/7/2021) early morning WIB.
For Italy, this will be their fourth European Cup final after the last time in 2012. The Azzurri At that time, they were defeated 0-4 by Spain who came out as champions.
Italy’s performance in major tournaments began to decline since then. Starting from failing to qualify for the group stage at the 2014 World Cup, being eliminated in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, to failing to penetrate the 2018 World Cup.
Roberto Mancini took over as coach of the team after Italy’s failure to the 2018 World Cup. In the hands of the former Manchester City manager, Azzurri slowly rose and returned to being a fearsome force in Europe.
Mancini’s Italy have lost just two of their 38 matches in all competitions. Italy is unbeaten in their last 33 matches, and has won 14 games in a row.
Mancini’s cold hands boosted Italy’s performance received appreciation from Leonardo Bonucci. He wants to repay the 56-year-old tactician’s hard work with the 2020 European Cup title.
“I never imagined how difficult it would be for us to bounce back. Mancini has always motivated us from day one and all the players want to recover,” said Bonucci, quoted from Football Italia.
“We now have more experience, both young and old. Three years ago, it was difficult to imagine where we are today,” he continued.
“We want to give everything to complete the mission on Sunday. Mancini has trained our mentality. He gives us confidence, makes us believe that we are on the right track,”.
“He chooses the best talents and his quality shows the difference. You can play the best matches, but you need quality or you will always fail,” said Leonardo Bonucci of Roberto Mancini’s role in the Italian national team.
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