“The beating is not a problem in itself.” Italy’s elimination from the European Championship continues to be a topic of discussion. A 2-0 defeat that was heavy in the way it came about, against Switzerland, which left the Azzurri helpless. Cesar Prandelliinterviewed by today’s edition of the Gazzetta dello Sportcommented: “I’m sure it will be digested soon and the Azzurri will be charged up for the challenge with France in September. They won’t be afraid. However, a different type of reaction will be needed.
Rejuvenation, as Spalletti said, is necessary. But not so much in age, since Italy is young. We will have to be younger in team spirit. In the head. Too many questions are unanswered. How is it possible that you have a coach like Spalletti, a delegation leader like Buffon, and you don’t react? What happened in Berlin? The players seemed catatonic. How can you judge a performance like that? Given Georgia?
And then, when debacles like this happen, the debate on the difference between a club coach and a technical commissioner opens up again. On this topic it seems really complicated to answer: “A very difficult question. There is no real answer, because the big tournaments, even those we have won, are often conditioned by episodes. You can intervene up to a certain point. But you certainly have to reduce your ego, your ego, and make yourself available: in the sense that you have to adapt to the players. You are not a federal coach who has known them since they were fourteen. You have little time, little confidence. A synthesis is needed. Choose and make them the protagonists. You do not coach Spain”.