“It’s always my responsibility, I made my choices. We were behind the pace, they were faster and had more individuality.”
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“In the previous match I rested some players, not tonight, but the result hasn’t changed. I’ll talk to Gravina and we’ll evaluate together”.
Luciano Spalletti's words after the humiliating defeat against Switzerland and elimination from the European Championships do not bode well for Italy's future.
“The goal at the beginning of the second half affected us, we were not very incisive. The difference was made by the pace: they were clearly superior in the first half, even in individual performances”.
“We changed to let the players recover, but perhaps at this moment we couldn’t do more.”
World Cup and reflections:
“We will reflect on the World Cup later. We need more energy, more pace, continuity and sacrifice. We probably weren’t in top condition.”
The words of Spalletti they reveal the awareness of the difficulties encountered and the will to make an in-depth analysis to understand how to improve. The future of the Italian coach is uncertain, but surely in the next few days there will be meetings to decide the fate of the national team.
Article published on 29 June 2024 - 20:25
Spalletti's words are honest enough, but it remains to be seen what will happen in the future of Italian football.
It seems that the situation is not the best, we will have to wait and see if there will be changes.
Let's hope that the reflections lead to concrete improvements, Italy needs to recover after this elimination.
What a disappointment, it seems like just excuses and no real responsibility. We need to do more!
It just seems like a way to justify a disappointing performance. I'm not convinced at all.