“I went as a fan and manager of Italian football and I was impressed by the climate we experience, by the enthusiasm of the boys and the coach. I am very optimistic for the future. We are reigning champions and, as such, we are in the crosshairs of our adversaries. But it is clear that this is a group with great human and technical bases.” Thus the president of Inter Beppe Marotta he told the microphones of Radio Anch’io Sport on Rai Radio 1 his feelings on the winning European debut of Spalletti’s national team against Albania, experienced live at the Dortmund stadium.
All the big national teams have a young champion like Bellingham or Musiala. What direction are we going in? “I believe we have the right average age. As Buffon said, this is a team that will give us great satisfaction in a couple of days when they reach the top of their maturity. The foundations are being laid to ensure that this group can continue, with the inclusion occasional, and which can give us a lot of satisfaction”.
Frattesi Chapter: “Frattesi is another very valid element, he is a very modern player. His competitive strength is his flagship but he manages to adapt well tactically. Football is always looking for eclectic players. The task of us managers is to look for and find players who have these characteristics.”
After Mancini and Spalletti, do you see another Nerazzurri coach like Inzaghi in the national team in the future? “Inzaghi is very young and still has time to gain experience. This year he has made a notable leap forward, he is a modern technician who combines professional qualities with human ones. Obviously the pressure placed on him is great, he is the technical manager of a world club and as such requires certain results to be achieved. I am very happy and optimistic about his future, the hope is that he can remain with us for many years.”
Marotta himself, yesterday from Casa Azzurri in Iserlohn, reassured about the white smoke for the renewal of Inzaghi, like Lautaro Martinez (read here).