1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 10th Italy defeated Moldova 2-0 and Spaletti ended his national team’s curtain call. After the game, Spaletti attended the press conference for the last time as the head coach of the Italian national team.
Is there a little passion missing?
Sparletti: “It’s something missing. The audience expressed their enthusiasm to us, and we should have driven them more.”
How are you feeling now?
Sparetti: “I got along very well with the difficulties, they have been with me for the rest of my life. When I see people sympathizing with me, I really want to give him a hammer, I don’t accept this sympathy, I always respond like this. I feel distressed by the outcome of the game because I failed to hand over a very strong national team to the successor because we didn’t play a great game tonight. I got the chance to work, I tried, I did something wrong, and I tried some things… I tried to fully understand it when I came into contact with anything, and I didn’t think I was the smartest one. I failed to get these players to the best, and I have to admit that. Everyone’s performance is below the level. You are still too polite to me, and if I evaluate you one day, I might have a worse attitude…”
What advice would I give my successor?
Sparetti: “When I took office, I tried to bring some impact, but maybe the situation became worse afterwards. As you can see from what you see, Buffon blamed me 4 or 5 times. Buffon gave me a lot of help. Only afterwards can you realize whether you are doing well or bad, I tried and tried my best. I wish all the best of all the best of the Italian Football Association and the new head coach.”
What will you take away in the past two years?
Sparetti: “It is the regret of my love for this national team… Tonight, when we arrived, 7 or 8 children even risked being run by our bus to say goodbye to us. We have reflected on this love of the people around us two or three times. If we cannot repay this love through our performance on the court, it means we don’t understand anything.”
What did the players say when they heard the resignation statement?
Sparetti: “They were silent and there was no need to say anything to me. I informed the players first and then announced the incident at the press conference. I went aheadCall them together in five minutes because they already have a premonition anyway, and we do this to eliminate this speculation atmosphere. Otherwise, there will be chaos today and tomorrow… I only blame myself because I didn’t do my job well. Some people may ask what step the national team will take? What was it like when I took over, and what was it like now… It was because I had no improvement that I had dereliction of duty at work. When I coached the national team for the first time, everyone was worried that they would not be able to enter the European Cup. Now when I left office, the national team returned to the same situation. I sincerely hope that the successor will improve. As it turns out, I have no intention of crowing or pretending to behave. I really hope someone can tell those players who refuse the national team: Don’t think about going back when you come. I might have lost my composure to that response, but later we made a phone call. I apologized to Archelby and said, ‘Coach, you’ll be fine if you say that…’ This matter has been passed. It is also true that he was not called in the team in the early stage, but I wanted to give Calafiori and Buongiorno a chance, and we are still cultivating Leoni. I believe others will make the same choice. I asked ‘how old is he?’ and was planning for the next World Cup. Archerby at the end of the season was the best in the team, and I had to refer to the league performance to select people. This made me a little confused. Actually, I brought a few extra players, but everyone was exhausted in physical fitness… It was naturally difficult to have no muscles and legs. Tonali can always with it. He has the nerves that are almost as tough as an African player, but unfortunately the whole team is almost collapsed now. Maybe I made some mistakes in selecting people, and I was not lucky enough to play Norway away in the first game. If you play two easy games first and then play a key battle in September, the situation will be different. Having said that, I didn’t lead the team well after all. The difference is too far. ”
Is this national team marginalized by the football system? What suggestions do you have?
Sparetti: “The other leagues are also dealt with in this way, I don’t know… I really don’t know. From a technical perspective alone: we need the legs and feet of cats and the muscles of African players, as well as the one-on-one-to-one neuroresilience. There must be such players, because the opponent has both a meat grinder and an iron-lung long-distance runner, so it will be difficult to fight. Players who are good at single-soldier combat must be given priority. I called Chiesa but he never played; Zachani was unwell and asked to stay at home to recuperate; Zachaniolo had lost his position… But theoretically, this type of single-handed player should be used, and all teams should be given two, and this type of person can break the ball and win on the football field. ”
Is there really such a big difference between being a national team coach and a club coach?
Sparetti: “I don’t know, I have been taught that I have to solve problems myself. Since I take over as the national team coach like me, I have to find a solution. We cannot use the excuse of not being enough players to shirk responsibility. I didn’t do it well, so it would be reasonable to end the get out of class. But I don’t quit voluntarily because I think I can do better. If the Football Association determines that I am no longer competent, I will sign and terminate the contract immediately. The national team I handed over was exactly the same as when I took over, and it remained unchanged at all. ”
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