«We missed the rhythm, the freshness, which always makes the difference. Tonight I changed some players but at the moment we are not able to do more than that."
Thus Luciano Spalletti spoke to Rai after Italy's elimination from Euro 24 . Loving the coach's considerations after the bad defeat suffered by Switzerland, scoring twice with Freuler and Vargas ( THE NEWS ). «That goal at the beginning of the second half – explained the Italian coach – cut our legs short, we were not very incisive, the pace made the difference, theirs was higher in the first half and even individuality there was a different pace between couples. Many were not continuous in pressing, in nibbling away at centimetres", Spalletti said again.
«The road to the World Cup is very long, but it has to be done slowly - concluded the coach - and certainly more pace, more quality and more sacrifice are needed . Unfortunately there are a few things that also come from how the championship ended. We didn't arrive in good condition and then the heat also had an impact."
Speaking to Sky, Spalletti then added: «The responsibility always lies with the coach , I made the choices. I will talk to Gravina and we will hear...".
(Unioneonline/lf)