Gattuso: Understand the concerns of the outside world; but cannot refuse to kick Israel, otherwise they will be sentenced to 0-3

Hupu News on October 8th: The Italian national team is about to face Estonia and Israel in the World Cup qualifiers. The national team coach Gattuso attended the pre-match press conference. The following is the second part of the press conference.

Compared to September, will there be more personnel rotation between the two games this time? What message would you like to send to the players, given the current standings?

"We just need to focus on our own business, there is no special message. The team must now focus on work and not be disturbed by the outside world. The current atmosphere is indeed not ideal, so we must focus on our own goals. If we want to enter the play-offs, we must produce results. Israel still To be competitive, we have to be ready to respond to changes at any time, let's see what happens... Now let's consider the game against Estonia, which will be a tough battle."

You mentioned that "the atmosphere is not ideal", do you mean the atmosphere surrounding the game against Israel? What are you most worried about?

"We must learn to 'smell out danger', this is where we need to improve the most. Regarding the atmosphere, yes, I am referring to the external environment of that game, that is the fact. We are going to play in Udine and know that there will be very few spectators. I understand everyone's concerns, but we have to play, otherwise we will be sentenced to lose 0-3 and see innocent people It's really sad that people and children have died, but we are going to the World Cup, so we have to go all out. We know very well that there will be tens of thousands of people outside the stadium, and there will only be five or six thousand people in the stadium. We would rather have the atmosphere like in Bergamo a month ago, which was more calm."

How is Keane's condition now?

"Last year he scored double-digit goals. I told him that he must work more at this stage. He is an important player and cannot find excuses or escape. He must find the right mentality and become a role model for his teammates."

Will you use a two-center formation? Are Italian defenders no longer as good at marking as they used to be?

"In recent years, many defense lines are no longer based on man-marking. Nowadays, few teams adopt a man-to-man defensive system. When you want to play with the entire defense line moving together, it does become more difficult, because that requires more complex coordination. This is modern football. But with this kind of kicking The method does make marking more difficult, especially when the field is more open. Using a double center may mean changing some things that have worked before, but we will take a look at the training situation first, because today is the first training session.”

Have you contacted Cannavaro? He is now leading Uzbekistan to the World Cup. What difficulties will there be in this game against Estonia?

"I called him and said to him: 'You are so lucky (laughing)' to be able to lead the team to play in the World Cup so soon. No game is easy, and we must prepare well. Playing at the opponent's home court will be a completely different game compared to Bergamo. We must respect the opponent and prepare for the game seriously, because we may indeed lose points."

Do you regret that Ricci has too little playing time because of Modric's presence?

"There are regrets, but he has not lost everything. Playing time is indeed important, and it is crucial to play more minutes. I feel sorry for him because he has a 'giant' like Modric in front of him, but the positive aspect is He can also observe Modric and learn a lot from her. Now he is paying the price for his talent because of too little playing time, but I believe he will find his space."

Can you talk about Spinazzola's return? Which position will he play?

"His current position is ideal, but sometimes he can also appear in a more advanced position because he has speed and skills. He was unlucky last year and lacked continuity after injury, and is now slowly regaining his form. I want to thank him: I am in Politano called him after he was injured, and he immediately expressed his willingness to come back. He is 32 years old, which is not an easy task, but he still immediately showed strong will, high enthusiasm and good professionalism, which I appreciate very much."