Immobile’s injury, Belotti’s precarious conditions, too many mistakes and even a bit of bad luck. The attack struggled and in the matches against Bulgaria and Switzerland (2) only two goals arrived
Roberto Mancini’s on the eve resembled an appeal. More: it almost seemed like a prayer. “Belotti will not be 100 percent because he comes from a serious injury and maybe he doesn’t have 90 minutes. If he managed to score in the first 60-65 it would be better… ”. Nothing to do. Mancio, as scheduled, removed him from the scene around game time and the Rooster didn’t sing. On the contrary. He sat on the bench after touching 26 balls. Offensive production? A shot, rejected by a defender.
Let’s clarify immediately: there is no specific Belotti case at home, there is a “goal case”. In the sense that we make a huge effort to overcome that white line that instead along the summer was a border without controls, without customs: we passed frequently and with pleasure. Then everything became more difficult, although already during the European Championship the problem was smoldering. Simply hidden from the results like dust under carpets. So much so that Immobile had felt himself being pulled several times by his jacket.
ON INACTIVE BALL
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The center forward is missing. We are missing a Lukaku, a Ronaldo. How many times have we said it and how many times have we heard it said. And now that we are forced to grit our teeth hard to catch the World Cup, the problem emerges massively. The reasoning is simple, just look at the match against Switzerland: in the context of a badly played first half, with an Italy unrecognizable and trampled on by Switzerland, the lack of offensive danger is part of the context. But in a well-played second half, played all on the attack, with an opponent unable to get out of the pressure, that’s it, so it’s no longer normal. If you play your game, that game that brought you to the top of Europe, you have to be able to throw it in. And instead the goal that gave us at least the equalizer (without, we would have virtually already been sentenced to the playoffs) came on an inactive ball thanks to the head of a full-back.
VANI ATTEMPTS
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All other occasions have evaporated like snow in the sun. Barella fired on Sommer’s gloves a penalty in motion, then the Swiss goalkeeper was blessed with good luck on an Insigne’s shot deflected by a defender and finally Chiesa shot skyward after breaking free in the area. The rigor paradoxically, in the context of this reasoning does not matter. From the spot you can score or miss, but the goals must be found with the game for those who, like us, have an evident dose of quality.
And the tricks, the variations of Mancini seem to have no effect. Of course, losing the starting center forward who flies in the league is evident damage, but the alternatives struggle too much. After removing Belotti, Mancio placed Chiesa at the center of the attack for a few minutes, and then Insigne. Two false nines that have not found the right shock. Then he threw in Raspadori too. Nothing to do. If we find ourselves playing for Qatar on the last day it is because we weren’t efficient enough up front. Of course, the goal festival was staged with Lithuania, but in the three matches – Bulgaria and Switzerland twice – that condemn us to suffer until the end, we scored the misery of two goals: Chiesa to Bulgaria and Di Lorenzo this time . If we fly to Qatar, a concrete solution will have to be found. Mancini has a year of time.
November 13 – 07:31
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