“It is a beautiful cup, between two teams that have won two continental trophies and are great national teams. They deserve the 90 thousand people who will be at the stadium and we will try to honor them”. This was said by the national team coach, Roberto Mancini. in an exclusive interview with Rai Sport before the Grand Final with Argentina at Wembley. “It will be an open match with an extraordinary team, they have great players and perhaps the best ever together with Maradona. We must try to do well – he continued -. Of course we are at the end of a tiring season, no one can be 100%. like a year ago. However, there is a good trophy at stake and we will try to win it “. From tomorrow, Mancini continued, “we will begin planning in view of the Europeans and the next world championships. It is the end of a cycle but it does not apply to everyone, there will be some insertions for the future, with slightly younger players”. “The repechage? I read something, it has already happened in other cases, such as Denmark at the European Championships. Should it happen, we are ready”, concluded Mancini.
MANCINI: ‘COURAGE IS NEEDED FOR THE FUTURE’
The path of Italian redemption will pass (necessarily) from the best of youth, to be chosen with logic and courage, but first there is the Wembley catwalk, home of the Grand Final against Argentina, which will conclude a cycle that has risen to the top of Europe less a year ago, just in London, but also guilty of missing the world qualification last March against North Macedonia. Ecstasy and torture of a group of players that the coach, Roberto Mancini, on the eve of the match against Albiceleste, thanks, albeit announcing a profound renewal in the near future. “The Wembley match will close a cycle – the words of Mancini -. It does not mean that 15/20 players will leave us, but from Wednesday we will add several young players to this group to better understand their value and if we can count on them in the future. In the meantime, however, I will have to continue to choose the players based on a logical criterion. Then it will take courage because the new one will be a young group that will have to be supported in different ways. We will not change the whole team, but in the next four games, one two three or four young players will play “. Young people who may not have found much space in their respective clubs so far. But in London Mancini preferred to avoid any controversy. “If the clubs don’t let the young players play, I can’t help it. I think about what we have to do. We are trying to work for the future, to improve ourselves. We will try to get to know the young people at our disposal better, but we also want to do the things well. Certainly we will not pray to anyone if they do not want to come. Because we have already shown that we know how to win a European championship, despite many difficulties “. Against Argentina, however, Mancini has to do without numerous potential owners, from Ciro Immobile to Federico Chiesa, from Domenico Berardi to Marco Verratti up to Nicolò Zaniolo. “It is a great pleasure to be here, where in July we celebrated a historic victory. Surely there is a bit of emotion. It is nice to play this match, Italy-Argentina is a classic of world football and it will be a great one. challenge. We can put on a show even if with some defections. But even in this way we are strong, as is Argentina “.
CHIELLINI GOODBYE CEREMONY
Meanwhile, it will be a special evening for Giorgio Chiellini, the captain who closes the experience in blue. Before the kick-off of the ‘Final’, the federal president, Gabriele Gravina, will deliver a trophy to the defender as a tribute to his extraordinary career in the national team. An exciting farewell in front of his teammates, the many Argentine champions, but above all those fans who have never let them lack their affection. The party will continue on the London-Rome axis, as the most significant moments experienced by the Captain in Azzurro will be broadcast on a giant LED screen in Piazza della Repubblica. Then for him and his teammates it will be the turn to face Argentina, which under the guidance of Lionel Scaloni is managing to express its full potential: 31 matches without defeat (equaled the record set by Alfio Basile between 1991 and 1993) , including 21 victories, the America’s Cup against Brazil last year and the pass in total safety to the World Cup. “Obviously we care about the match against Italy and we want to win this trophy, but our goal, between now and November, is to continue to grow, and to improve our game, in order to present ourselves in the best possible way at the world championship in Qatar”, the words of Scaloni, who exonerates Mancini for failing to qualify for the next world championship. “Mancini has done a great job, restoring a precise game identity to Italy after so many years. There are games in which the ball does not want to enter the goal, and this is how matches are lost. But Italy did not deserve to play. not to go to the world championship, he is still European champion, a great team “.
Source: Ansa
I have been working in the news industry for over 10 years now and I have worked for some of the biggest news websites in the world. My focus has always been on entertainment news, but I also cover a range of other topics. I am currently an author at Global happenings and I love writing about all things pop-culture related.
