(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 04 – “Tonight Italy must play its game, try to put Germany in difficulty, it will not be so easy we must play our game and start again well”: this is how the Italian coach Roberto Mancini at the Rai Sport microphones a few hours after the Nations League debut.
The coach also announces the formation that will take the field tonight in Bologna (“Donnarumma, Florenzi, Acerbi, Bastoni, Biraghi, Cristante, Tonali, Pellegrini, Scamacca, Frattesi Politano”) and the new Frattesi stands out. “He has been playing in the league for some time – the coach said – he has already been with us. He is a complete midfielder, who needs to grow, he must gain international experience, but he is a player with important and flexible characteristics”.
Tonight Mancini will touch the 50 benches since he became coach: “He could have been a little better – he smiles – 50 appearances as coach are a lot, it’s nice and should be celebrated a bit”, he adds.
“Bologna in destiny? It brought us luck with the Nations League three years ago – he says – we hope it will bring some in this case as well.
Tonight it will be a slightly different game. “The new course of Italy restarts tonight.” It takes some time, not a few months – explains Mancini – then football is special, strange things happen but it takes patience and risk losing a few games “.
On Zaccagni and Lazzari who left the blue retreat Mancini does not say he is disappointed. “I have to accept what they tell me – he underlines – The National team for the youngest must be a point of arrival. Disappointed? No, these things happen, we have to accept what the boys tell us”.
Then on the lack of qualification for the 2022 World Cup he says: “This is football, we didn’t deserve to go out and we went out, we have to accept it, this is sport. We are all a bit disappointed but we have to think about the future but we will give it our all. I always have faith in young people “. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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