03-30-2016, 02:52 AM
They got completely outplayed. It's easy to praise them after the Spain game so it should be easy to criticize them after this too. The back line got exposed numerous times and the midfield do pretty much nothing all game.Zaza seemed isolated the entire first half. Like it's been mentioned before, why is Bernardeschi in this squad right now? Sure the kid has talent but he's got a long way to go and he's done nothing to warrant a place in this team. This 3-4-3 was really exposed tonight. Giaccherini is a hard worker and can be a useful sub to many teams, but he's got no business starting games for Italy. Conte should just be normal and not try to reinvent the wheel here. Play a normal 4-3-3 with either 2 pivots or 1 regista. In either case, it puts the players in their best positions at this moment. Once the 3 Juve CBs are back, than you can think about playing all 3.
But maybe he wanted to see who else can play in that system and that would explain his choices.
In any case, a full strength Italy side is much better than this and I think they will have their say at the Euros. As long as Verratti, Chielini, Barzagli, Bonucci, Marchisio are healthy, this will be a tough team to beat.
But maybe he wanted to see who else can play in that system and that would explain his choices.
In any case, a full strength Italy side is much better than this and I think they will have their say at the Euros. As long as Verratti, Chielini, Barzagli, Bonucci, Marchisio are healthy, this will be a tough team to beat.