Italian national team coach Luciano Spalletti appeared in press statements after the exciting 1-1 draw against Croatia in the final round of the Euro 2024 group stage.

The Italian national team qualified for the The final price after this draw.

The coach said: “When the matches are decided this way in the end, it becomes more emotional, as no one believes it anymore, but the players Believe it, they kept their minds clear and took little risks even though there were only three defenders on the field.”

He added: “I can only congratulate them on their response.” And dealing with such an attacking formation on the field.”

He continued: “We were below our usual level in the first half. If we did not create much, we would not score much. You can see that we were thinking about getting a good result, without really thinking that we needed to win. It was involuntary, but I expect more from my players, because they show it in some moments.”

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He added: “These matches are difficult because Croatia is a very strong team, and they have a lot of experience at this level and can cause problems for any team they face.”

He noted: “We were not careful at all. If the limitation is that we struggle to play out from the back with simple balls, then we will struggle in whatever formation or tactical system we use. In the first half, we lose the ball in ways that we cannot afford at all. This is not wisdom. If we do not play with high quality, and if we do the basics and nothing more, we will suffer.”

He noted: “It was not about the system, we were very timid in the first half, but The system was irrelevant compared to the attitude and quality we saw on the pitch. They have quality, but sometimes we make really trivial mistakes. We have better capabilities than what we saw today.”

< p>He concluded: “Jorginho played well today, as did Barella, and Calafiore is a great player who knows how to do everything. We have ways to play from the back, but we have to do better.”