Italy returns to the field for a double, fundamental double challenge: the last two rounds useful for gaining the pass for Euro 2024, against North Macedonia on Friday 17 November at the Olimpico and Ukraine, at the BayArena on November 20. After the meeting in Coverciano, Luciano Spalletti speaks at the press conference: follow the interviews and all the words of the Italian coach in real time.
14:50
Spalletti: “Here’s what strikes me about Serie A”
“What strikes me about this Serie A? In general this morning I spoke to our players that the fundamental things are construction and pressure, those count in football. And then precisely because I had seen it a bit, they are the distances of the team block With the right distances you can dominate and sometimes even suffer in the correct way. If a team defends with their feet in the penalty area the essential thing is that the team block is all around there. This fact of distances is important, also City sometimes defends low but allowing the pitch without space between the departments is the most important thing, we all need to stay within 30 meters to be able to help each other and develop. Strong teams never lose their distance, especially in the best moments of their opponents. With In the second half, we were a bit ahead of England, while in the first half we did very well.”
14:47
Spalletti on Cambiaso
“Cambiaso? He’s a footballer who knows football, he’s one of those slightly modern ones who feels good on all sides. Having Dimarco going on the wing, someone who comes in more like Udogie or Cambiaso can give new tactical situations on the construction of the game. So you can risk a construction of 3 plus 2 which is always an important situation in football. Now there is no longer a rigid tactical scheme, it becomes liquid stuff which then gets diluted during the match. He is left-footed, not right-footed, even if the quality of his right foot is very similar”,
14:45
Spalletti on Good morning
“Good morning? On the second call-up he was injured, while on the first we had to pay attention to the playing time because in that call-up you bring with you a bit of physical condition, it’s important to have played some playing time and he had never played. In October I didn’t bring him because he was injured. I spoke to him when I was in Turin, he’s an exquisite person and a total professional. His choice to stay in Italy is important and I hope he also gave other players some ideas on what’s going on fact, that is, follow your heart and not just look at an interest”
14:35
Spalletti on Totti
“That of the Child Jesus is a moment that the Federation had already built, the Federation is always very attentive to these facts where there is a need for presence. When I was in Rome I had already had the opportunity to go and share a few moments of happiness with these children, so now that I have to go back I’m happy. Since we had to have this meeting with Totti, it was right to be able to make him available because he too has always been very sensitive to these situations regarding children who need of help. If we give this moment to guys who are my friends but also his friends, I think it’s a beautiful thing for both of us. I’m happy to talk to him again, to be able to call him again because when I had him as a coach he was a source of inspiration for me , as a footballer he showed me important things on the passing lines full of creativity and imagination. Many things he showed me are still innovative, they are a huge support in allowing me to have the career I have had. Tuscany is my land, my blood. It is painful to see that many normal families and staff who have difficulties find themselves even more put to the test. I thank the Federation for helping these people even though I later saw that they had already done it themselves because the next day they were already there shoveling.”
14:33
Spalletti on Zaniolo summoned
“Zaniolo has always said that he played on things you can bet on and continued to say that he was clean about the accusations. Before calling him up I spoke with the Federation and there is nothing that prevents him from calling him up.”
14:30
Spalletti on Jorginho
“There’s Cambiaso who has a swollen ankle, Cristante who has a muscle strain and we need to pay attention in the first and second training sessions. We sent Locatelli home, Jorginho has some points in his head from the last match and great care must be taken, but we need his feet.”
14:28
Spalletti: “The players are touchy”
“Are the clips made available to the players individual or team clips? They are always team clips, in the clips we never analyze the individual player but the context, I know they are touchy.”
14:25
Spalletti on Udogie
“Why isn’t Udogie here? Because he’s injured.”
14:20
Spalletti and training
“For us, winning the first match gives us an advantage over the second, so let’s pay attention to that formation there. Then there may be some evaluations on the players in view of the two close matches, but regardless I don’t make a formation for the first match and a another for the second. It is clear that something will be changed, but we do one thing at a time.”
14:17
Shoulder pads on defenders
“It depended a bit on the moment they are also going through with the club. Then many are reconfirmations. Jorginho, for example, has been called up now because between September and October he had played little. But he had always shown his desire to be part of this group, I had spoken to them on the phone and he had expressed all his desire to wear this shirt. Now he is playing regularly, he seems to be better, he has returned to being the team man, the director who shows the way, he has become the captain of Arsenal: there are very positive signs which then led to this call-up.”
14:15
Spalletti on Immobile
“I don’t discourage anyone. As for Immobile, we consider him a very important player who we always follow with total attention, like everyone else. We go to watch the matches, the training sessions, even if I haven’t been to Lazio yet. At the moment it seemed to me that the other three I called up were in better condition, even though he did well in the Champions League, he scored a great goal and I even complimented him when he spoke to us. The criteria then are to go and win the matches we go to to play, call up the best taking many things into account. I work in its entirety when I make certain choices.” Thus Luciano Spalletti in the press conference before the double qualifying match for Euro 2024.
14:00
National team, Spalletti’s squad
For the next two matches, Spalletti had called up 29 players, including the new players Andrea Cambiaso, Juventus defender, and Andrea Colpani, Monza midfielder, and the returns of Alessandro Buongiorno and Jorginho, both out of the Nations League Finals. Meret, Calabria and Toloi were forced to withdraw after the championship match on Sunday evening, the latter two called up for the first time by Spalletti. THE COMPLETE LIST
13:45
Peace between Totti and Spalletti is official: the details of the meeting
Peace is made between Totti e Spalletti. The former Roma captain and the coach will meet for the first time on the eve of the match between Italy and North Macedonia ALL DETAILS
13:30
Italy, because Spalletti didn’t call Immobile
Spalletti has called up twenty-nine for the qualifying matches against Macedonia and Ukraine: there is no shortage of surprises in the coach’s list READ ALL
13:20
What Italy needs to qualify for Euro2024
Con England already qualified, the sprint for second place in group C is now underway, which will award the pass to the final phase of the European Championship. The ranking says at the moment Ukraine (13 points in 7 games) e Italia (10 in 6), with the direct clash set for the last day. In the event of success in Rome against North Macedonia, a draw will be enough for the Azzurri to qualify, having the advantage of the direct match won in the first leg. With different results in the match at the Olimpico, it will instead be mandatory to win at the BayArena. THE RANKING
13:10
Spalletti, interviews and press conference
Luciano Spalletti is expected at a press conference shortly. Follow all his words on the double qualifying match for Euro 2024 with our live broadcast.
Coverciano
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