Luciano Spalletti claims that “nothing will change” in Italy’s tactical approach against Israel, with very different players, and warns that this match “has all the makings of a trap”.
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On Friday night in Paris, the Azzurri came back from conceding the fastest goal in their history, after just 14 seconds, to beat France 3-1.
“It’s a completely different context, this game has all the connotations of being a trap,” Spalletti said this to RAI Sport.
“It is often said that Italy now lacks this or that type of player, but we can fill these gaps with different characteristics, as we saw the other evening”.
Italy is different, but Spalletti remains faithful to the plan
Riccardo Calafiori suffered a bad injury against France, when Ousmane Dembele accidentally hit the back of his leg, while Lorenzo Pellegrini is also out with a muscle problem.
Raoul Bellanova replaces Andrea Cambiaso, Federico Gatti is in defense, while Moise Kean and Giacomo Raspadori are a brand new attack. How does this change Italy’s tactical approach?
“Nothing changes in our approach, we continue on this path. We have a perimeter of five players, three midfielders – or four, depending on the choices – and two attackers or a forward and a half”, insisted the coach.
“This is what we’re going to do from now on.”