Italy coach Luciano Spalletti needs his aspect to embrace a extra “trendy” strategy as he tries to spring some surprises forward of Euro 2024.
The Azzurri face Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, earlier than travelling to New Jersey to tackle Ecuador, and Spalletti has promised a extra progressive model from the defending European champions.
He’s set to discipline a again three and trial two attacking gamers behind a central striker and has made it clear he’s on the lookout for a extra fluid dynamic than his aspect have grow to be used to.
“We have to do one thing trendy,” he declared on the eve of the Venezuela assembly.
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“There may be an openness now to being footballers who know find out how to interpret a number of techniques throughout the identical match.
“Earlier than we had little time and we solely centered on one system. Even after we misplaced, I mentioned we might keep in that system, however now there may be extra time to do one thing completely different.
“We’ll take note of the behaviours in these two friendlies. As Italy we have to create one thing new, one thing robust, and we all the time take one thing away from checks like these.”
Italy have been visited at their coaching camp by tennis participant and compatriot Jannik Sinner, who’s on the town competing within the Miami Open, and Spalletti believes the 22-year-old ought to act as a inspiration for the entire squad.
“He has already been an instance for a very long time, since he began, since he was a child,” mentioned Spalletti.
“He confirmed us that to be on the highest of the world, one should grow to be prime even within the different hours when he isn’t taking part in sport. He has the proper mentality and it exhibits. He is aware of his character and his character very properly, he is aware of the place he needs to go.”
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is aware of Sinner properly and is able to take his lead on the subject of forging the type of edge Italy have to get again to their greatest.
“He’s an expensive buddy of mine, we discuss so much, he’s an instance for everybody for every thing he’s doing for the nation,” he mentioned.
“Could he even be an instance for us, for our mentality, and need to win. These two friendlies will be capable of inform us so much, as a result of we face two robust groups, two South American groups, broadening our expertise.”
Udinese’s Lorenzo Lucca is ready to get a debut alternative within the coming days, having been promoted forward of the out-of-favour Ciro Motionless, however could have to attend for his flip.
Genoa’s Mateo Retegui is fancied to start out, with Lorenzo Pellegrini and Federico Chiesa in help.
