Tomorrow the Azzurri will be on the pitch against Montenegro. The coach: “Let’s continue on where we grew up. Do the boys have low playing time? It can be an extra boost”
Team, not just a selection. The path taken by Paolo Nicolato with the Under 21 for over two years is this: not an assembly of ingredients but a real “dish”. Thus, even if the playing time of many of his Azzurrini has dramatically reduced over the course of the season, we are continuing in the sign of continuity. Against Montenegro, the team will not differ much from that seen in the October and November outings, when there were noticeable steps forward in the development of the game (as well as in the results: 4 wins and a draw so far in the qualifying round for the 2023 European Championship. ).
“After 4 months of not seeing each other, change doesn’t seem wise to me, let’s continue on where we grew up – explained Nicolato – so two systems between defensive and offensive phases. If I imagine the game, we will have to be patient but not too much, otherwise we will the game ends. Maybe a few dirty balls will be needed, or a few more balls in the area, it is a game that must be forced. At the same time, a defensive balance must be kept, in the preventive measures, because they are good at the restart. Surely it will be a complicated game “.
4-3-3
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The usual system means 4-3-3, with a trident that scores little and plays even less. Lorenzo Lucca, protagonist of an extraordinary start to the season, with Pisa has not seen the goal since the beginning of October and has recently struggled to find a place (but with the Under 21 he has stamped in the last two, with Sweden and Ireland). Vignato plays very little in Bologna, Lorenzo Colombo (match winner of the first leg against Montenegro) with Spal has not scored since 30 November and he also plays on and off the bench in 2022. There would also be Cancellieri, who scored his first goal in Serie A on Sunday in Empoli, but his minutes are also measured in a few dozen. Of course, in the Under 21s the Roman from Verona has always done well (already 2 goals).
Because the positive side of the situation is that the blue often exalts the boys who play little. It happened in the last two years, hopefully it will happen in this: “This little play for us was sometimes an extra boost – explained Nicolato -, we used it as an extra motivation, to show how much we are worth. Maybe the boys don’t they can play it 100% because they are not at their best, but it is an asset, not a difficulty: if I don’t play in the club and go to the national team, I go at two thousand an hour “.
March 24 – 3:34 pm
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