Second day of work for Luciano Spalletti a Coverciano with the National in view of the European qualifying matches, on Saturday in Skopje with the Northern Macedonia, and on Tuesday in Milan with theUkraineTwo games that are absolutely must-win for the Azzurri, who are currently second to last in the standings, with 3 points after two games.
Even today, like yesterday, the new Italian coach was able to count on the entire group. It is still early to choose the formation, Spalletti and his staff are concentrating mostly on tactical exercises, movements, verticalizations, intense maneuvers as they were in Napoli fresh from the championship.
The starting module is 4-3-3, with the wingers pushing forward and a playmaker in front of the defence: at the moment it is a ballot between Locatelli e Crystalline and Stretcher e Tonali should be certain of a starting shirt, the same goes for By Lorenzo (the captain of the Neapolitan team) right back and Marco's at left back, more uncertainty regarding the central pairing: from Sticks a Romagnoli, from the debutant Casale a Scalvini maximum Mancini, everyone is applying at the moment.
Locatelli, protagonist in today's press conference, said he was ready to take on the role of director, as indicated by the technical commissioner himself: “It's one of the most crucial roles, you have a lot of responsibilities and you have to be good at maintaining the balance of the team. – said the Juventus player -. It's a role I can do, I also played there in my first year at Juventus, playing quite a few games. For me on the pitch it's important to touch the ball a lot, but I have to learn to get to the conclusion more often."
Between the posts the certainty is Donnarumma which, in the absence of Bonucci, could be the captain unless the armband ends up on the arm of Property, if the Lazio striker and captain will initially be confirmed in the centre of the trident, preferred to Breakers (which is in any case ready to launch already knowing Spalletti's ideas and screens) and Retegui.
For the role of external Federico Chiesa, given his current form, is a strong candidate, but the various teams are also raring to go politan, Weather in Zaccagni and also Zaniolo. The next training session will be tomorrow afternoon, strictly behind closed doors, the media will not be allowed in the first 15 minutes, while the morning will be dedicated to videos and analysis. The departure for Macedonia is approaching and the coach needs to tighten the times to best prepare for a delicate and important debut on the bench.
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