“Luciano Spalletti has shown great attachment from the first moment. He said it clearly: he is also dedicating himself to the other national teams, including the women's team, he wants to consider them as a club.
He said that if there is no possibility of having the players available, he will go and visit the boys, talking to the clubs, talking to the coaches, also attending the training sessions of these boys during the week, which is what he has done, which he will continue to do until June to prepare in the best conditions for the final phase of the European championship in Germany. This first period has gone beyond my rosiest expectations, he is working with great commitment and dedication”. The president of the FIGC said it Gabriele Gravina during the program “In campo con Pardo” on Radio 24.
“One thing that surprised me is that he wanted a room in Coverciano equipped with technology to be able to follow the boys' games, the videos, he works as if he were really a club coach and this makes me feel at ease and I think it will also make our fans feel at ease”.
“The Euro 2024 group draw on December 2nd?
We are the reigning champions, I spoke with Luciano Spalletti at length even in these last hours. In the first group there had always been some outsiders linked to history, to the ranking... this year the choice of UEFA to focus only on the points won shows that those who had the opportunity to compete in a less demanding group than ours, had the opportunity to earn more points and therefore to enter a group where we find some teams that are still on par with our national team.
And it's the first time since we've been following this structure of the final phase of the draw that the first tier is truly a tier of big names: six of the strongest in Europe."
“Maybe Germany, at this moment, has something less? They are always the masters of the house and we must take them into due consideration.
For the rest, perhaps with hindsight, if we consider that the fourth band at the moment includes Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, which we know well, it could include the presence of Wales, Finland, Poland or in any case Ukraine, you understand that the fourth band is perhaps better off hosting Italy rather than the third or second”.
Article published on November 25, 2023 - 14:51
