Is it better to draw 4-4 or 0-0? This is one of the questions posed to the Italy coach Luciano Spalletti in the studies of DAZN: “It always depends on the progress and what happened on the pitch, on how the match took place. It was certainly a bit of a crazy race which puts the public in a position to see a good show. But underneath there are many interpretations that could have been done better.”
We also saw two goals under the legs today, is this something you train?
“Many situations are discussed and then the player understands how to develop them in the match. It’s something I hear about in the locker room, it certainly bothers. But Buffon also saved these…”.
How important is it to have Buffon as a manager?
“For me it is important to have him as a friend, after meeting him I found him to be an extraordinary, mature and expert person. He transfers everything he has to me, now we are in tune and we love each other. It is very important to have it. Having characters of this level in the locker room allow you to dilute some situations, with their experience they also allow you to analyze other situations. Chiellini also comes to me while on tour in America, having figures like that allows you to find a synthesis.”
For the Scudetto, how long did you hide for when you coached Napoli?
“I tried to hide in the office when I started to see the celebrations, I hid because I was afraid. There was a moment where if we hadn’t won I don’t know where I would have been able to hide.”