Frattesi appeals to “Italian spirit”

Davide Frattesi, Inter midfielder, assured this Monday that Spain, one by one, ““It’s better than Italy.”which would force the transalpines to show “the italian spirit” at the next meeting of the ‘Group of Death’, this Thursday in Gelserkirchen.

The victory over Albania (2-1), although relatively limited and in return, he put Italy in a very good position to reach the round of 16. The fact is that the rivalry against Spain, who beat Croatia (3-0), will put both teams in the reality of their possibilities to there is a high-profile confrontation in which Frattesi sees Spain slightly better.

“There will be a match in Spain more space than against Albania and we must take advantage of them. We will continue to strive to play with possession, even if it is harder to get the ball than it was on Saturday. We have to be careful in defense because they will put more pressure on us,” he declared from Iselhorn, the town where the ‘Azzurra’ are preparing for the tournament.

Frattesi, a physical wonder who became Inter Milan’s 12th player to win the ‘shield‘He didn’t give any importance to Spain losing possession for the first time in 111 games.

“You have to analyze each game carefully and then analyze it. If they win 3-0, for me property is not required. In that case, our first goal is not to concede goals so they don’t gain confidence,” he said.

Always having full respect for Spain and keeping Italy as a cover, Frattesi acknowledged that Spain is a step up at the moment: “I think the current Spanish team is a more modern version, a team that has adapted to today’s football. The current midfield players of ‘la Roja’ are very strong, especially Rodrigobut those three phenomena from the past that you never let catch the ball are gone.

“Individually, Spain is ahead of us and that’s why we have to show the italian spirit who have been with us for many years,” he added.

Lamine Yamal, Rodrigo or Nico Williams are dangerous players. So is Fabián, who shone against Croatia. But Frattesi It’s clear, you don’t have to focus on a single player.

“If we focus on individual duels, we have little chance. If instead we focus on the group, on unity and sacrifice, we will all be able to do it together. Yamal is young and very talented, but they also have other very good players. They won’t give us many chances and we have to know how to take advantage of them,” he said.

At Inter he became a key player, but from the bench. Ahead of Barella, Calhanoglu and Mkhitaryan, the starting position was complicated and he accepted his role.

“I know that not easy to fit in a team that has just played in the Champions League final and I think the space that Inzaghi has given me is appropriate. “You hope to play as much as possible, but I always respect the coach’s decisions,” he said.

Italy, under the command of Luciano Spalletti, his role changes slightly. He is a good finisher, but defensively he needs to be more focused.

“It changes especially with the stage defending: here I am a little low on defense. In the offensive phase at Inter as a midfielder I was higher,” he explained.

In addition, he spoke about the block formed by Inter players in the national team. Darmian, Bastoni, Barlla, Frattesi. And the injured Acerbi, who was sidelined with pubalgia.

“We can a year together and the actions between us appeared spontaneously, especially the shows with the ball. “What we do at Inter is sometimes repeated in the national team,” he said.

“The same thing happens to me Scam because we know each other all our lives (they happen to be Roma youth players)”, he stated.