The president of Italian Football Federation, Gabriele Gravinaassured this Monday that he maintains confidence in the coach, Luciano Spallettidespite the poor performance of the ‘Azzurra’ in European Cupeliminated in the round of 16 matches Switzerland.
“When we chose him, it felt like we chose the best coach available on the market. We were all excited. Total confidence in Luciano after seeing how he works,” he told ‘Radio Anch’io Sport’.
“Spalletti have to start again from the consciousness of having failed in a performance, which is disappointing against Switzerland. “We admit and analyze with the coach the mistakes we made, we must improve but all together, and that is achieved by being humble and united,” he added.
The president also examined one of the reasons why Italy has not been competing at the level in recent years: the lack of young talent.
“IN Spalletti will give it the time it needs to get results, knowing that, for some reason, the eligible players are limited compared to other countries: we have a quarter of the eligible players compared to Spain” he explained.
Italy is measured this Saturday against the France and the Monday before Israel On the first day of League of Nationsimportant to get a place next time worlda tournament that ‘Nazionale’ has not played since 2014.
“We should be aware of that Italy must belong to the seeds in world and the League of Nations This is the first stage of a two-year journey,” he said. Gravina also spoke about possible reforms in Italian football: VAR requested by coaches and the effective time of matches.
“Football must change and it must be done without disfiguring or violating its nature. We have always expressed our willingness to experiment with certain projects: the VAR at the request of the coaches, it will eliminate a series of controversies related to certain assessments that are not always correct or coherent on the part of the referee,” he commented.
“Regarding the effective time, we need to see what the idea implies for television and radio stations because we still do not know how long the match will last. The schedules of the programs may be subject to changes,” said he.
Source: La Verdad
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