Italy, Arrigo Sacchi pessimistic: "This way you won’t go far"
The’former technical commissioner of the Italian national team Arrigo Sacchi at the microphones of the Gazzetta dello Sport made an explained analysis of the moment of the Azzurri: “I saw individual and collective errors that, at a certain level, you can not commit. I look for a justification in the psychological attitude, perhaps in the recovery. The Azzurri got a bit scared, they lost heart and were afraid to win, I don…The fact remains that in all four goals we conceded on Sunday night there were glaring mistakes that a Serie A player cannot make. The defenders did all kinds of things, some turned their backs on the opponent who was crossing, some left Haaland free to kick in the middle of our area, some misjudged the pass in the setting … This way you don”t get far”.
“I cannot even imagine what would happen if Italy did not qualify for the World Cup, however, we need to wake up! It is not possible to play like we did in the second half with Norway. And who’s to say that in March, when the decisive matches take place, things will change? Now, in such a situation, I know only one medicine: work. I am worried”.
Sacchi proposes a possible internship: “Here you have to act like a teacher teaching the alphabet to first graders, and mind you I am not exaggerating. I hear talk of forms, of schemes, of attacking tactics, but do we want to understand that in-depth work must be done on concepts-basics? In my opinion, we need an internship at Coverciano before the March commitment: Gattuso could train for a few days, recompose the group after this drubbing, recharge the batteries also from the psychological point of view and improve what is still not working”.
“The game can solve our problems. Don’t talk to me about individuals, please. Because then if these individuals, in March, when we have to take the field to win qualification, are not fit, or maybe they are injured, what do we do? I can see it too that Pio Esposito is a good asset, I am not blind, but let him grow without creating too many expectations. We would only hurt him”.
