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Pretty open game yesterday, the 3421 was mixed, some good fluidity and also lacking in solidity at the back. The team was more effective at the end with the 433, yet it was after changes and other details.
Players who passed the audition definitively:
Retegui, no question he is the 9
Donnarumma saved a penalty and a couple of good chances
Di Lorenzo always good at every facet of the game
Barella & Jorginho grouping them together as these two showed so much quality when coming on, no doubt will be the starters in the euros
Zaniolo played on the right of the 433 at the end and created danger with every move
Players who were ok:
Scalvini
Udogie
Cambiaso
Raspadori
Locatelli
Frattesi
Players that failed to impress:
Chiesa
Pellegrini
Zaccagni
Buongiorno, disastrous
Bonaventura, poor
A challenge for Spalletti is that almost all his defenders play in a back 3, its the same that Mancini mentioned at the end of his stint. He has to see what is best, to give continuity to club styles of play or to impose his 433/4231.
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While Dimarco and Di Lorenzo are better to have as starters, Udogie and Cambiaso are so exciting at fullback and I'm happy that Spalletti is trying them now. They can change a game, yet they still have mistakes in them. For Udogie its defensive mistakes. For Cambiaso is to get lost in the match due to his freedom to play in every position, its a double edged sword.
Players who passed the audition definitively:
Retegui, no question he is the 9
Donnarumma saved a penalty and a couple of good chances
Di Lorenzo always good at every facet of the game
Barella & Jorginho grouping them together as these two showed so much quality when coming on, no doubt will be the starters in the euros
Zaniolo played on the right of the 433 at the end and created danger with every move
Players who were ok:
Scalvini
Udogie
Cambiaso
Raspadori
Locatelli
Frattesi
Players that failed to impress:
Chiesa
Pellegrini
Zaccagni
Buongiorno, disastrous
Bonaventura, poor
A challenge for Spalletti is that almost all his defenders play in a back 3, its the same that Mancini mentioned at the end of his stint. He has to see what is best, to give continuity to club styles of play or to impose his 433/4231.
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While Dimarco and Di Lorenzo are better to have as starters, Udogie and Cambiaso are so exciting at fullback and I'm happy that Spalletti is trying them now. They can change a game, yet they still have mistakes in them. For Udogie its defensive mistakes. For Cambiaso is to get lost in the match due to his freedom to play in every position, its a double edged sword.
The first half against Ecuador must be exactly what Spalletti was looking for. In the second half Ecuador really pushed and played well, Italy neutralized it more than anything and held on until scoring the 2nd goal at the end.
This time the 3-4-2-1 was executed more "normally" and the players themselves knew better what to do, and probably were better suited.
Having Bastoni, Jorginho, Barella, Pellegrini meant that football flowed. Much higher technical level in this lineup. Then again Zaniolo looked great and seemed much more suited to interpret this trequartista role than Chiesa or Frattesi before. Bellanova playing as much more traditional wingback than Cambiaso worked very well, he bombed forward all game and created problems to Ecuador next Zaniolo and Darmian. Very good showing from him. Raspadori is probably not the man for this system, Retegui looks better and ideally Scamacca too.
Just looking at these two matches Spalletti will probably think to go with a full Inter block at the back, they know how to play with each other very well.
This time the 3-4-2-1 was executed more "normally" and the players themselves knew better what to do, and probably were better suited.
Having Bastoni, Jorginho, Barella, Pellegrini meant that football flowed. Much higher technical level in this lineup. Then again Zaniolo looked great and seemed much more suited to interpret this trequartista role than Chiesa or Frattesi before. Bellanova playing as much more traditional wingback than Cambiaso worked very well, he bombed forward all game and created problems to Ecuador next Zaniolo and Darmian. Very good showing from him. Raspadori is probably not the man for this system, Retegui looks better and ideally Scamacca too.
Just looking at these two matches Spalletti will probably think to go with a full Inter block at the back, they know how to play with each other very well.
Retegui
Pellegrini - Chiesa/Zaniolo
Dimarco - Jorginho - Barella - Di Lorenzo/Bellanova
Bastoni - Acerbi - Darmian/Di Lorenzo
Donnarumma
Pellegrini - Chiesa/Zaniolo
Dimarco - Jorginho - Barella - Di Lorenzo/Bellanova
Bastoni - Acerbi - Darmian/Di Lorenzo
Donnarumma
