Calafiori is an amazing prospect. He carries the ball forward so well for a defender. I can see him becoming a defensive midfielder in the future. Italy aren’t blessed with the stars that they’ve previously had. So it’s a case of doing the best with what we have available. I think Italy need to look at bringing in more pace at the fullback and winger positions for future tournaments, as this is key.

i honestly feel for the translator, top fucking job this guy.

People forget defense win games. This is how Italy has won all there Championships! In 2021, they only allowed two goals, the second goal was to England in the finals.

England have their golden age, and how have they performed in this tournament? Italy are rebuilding since they last won the Euros. This can take years, not weeks or months.

@malcolmwaddilove1822

4 күн бұрын

England are always having a golden age,,, but never win anything "ever" Ciao

lmao first question in and he is not having it

An amazing Italian show. Let's hope Italy goes far again in the Euros so we can have more entertaining press conferences like this.

@DonGivani

22 сағат бұрын

First to go home of the sweet16

Why do people bitch and complain about their team when they win or tie and move on to the next round? I admit I'm a casual soccer fan, but to me Italy played good defense all game vs Croatia. A win is a win. This isnt boxing where judges determine who deserves to win based on how they performed.

@ashd6964

4 күн бұрын

Italy dominated the whole game vs Croatia, a lucky goal by Croatia and an self goal vs Spain or we would probably be first.

The team got through in spite of him and not because of him. Aside, from Gigi, Bastoni, Calafiori and Barella, every player has been a shadow of themselves. The team looks disjointe, nervous and confused, lacking composure. Spalletti tinkers too much, and his persistence with the likes of Di Lorenzo is baffling. We had a good spell just after going behind, and then the coach destroyed the momentum with all the substitutions and tactical changes.

The translator didn’t translate the most fun part,when Spalletti asked how old are you,after the journalist answered Spalletti told him “You still have 14 years of handj.b” 😂😂

@marcoskyiland4367

6 күн бұрын

of wanks*

Spalletti is a philosophical individual well articulated and at times even philosophical... I am very impressed. Dai spalletti

Most of the Italian teens that have won world cups were never expected to go all the way & win it

This is why italian national teams past and present wont speak and take this shit from the press who know nothing of the game "callete"

The coach job was saved by lucky goal in extra time. He must attack instead of playing too defensive in order to beat the Swiss team.

Without that late goal against Croatia, Italy would have been eliminated now :). Incredible how important that goal was.

To be frank, Italy doesn't have a great team for more than 4 years now

@Cio_d-borba

6 күн бұрын

4 years? We don't have a great team since 18 years. Somehow we still managed to reach 2 finals and even won one of them

@joshuafabia1689

6 күн бұрын

Barella and Bastoni are the only world class players they have

@Samin-qi8gz

6 күн бұрын

@@Cio_d-borba we should've done better at the 2010 WC, 2012 EUROS and the 2014 WC.

@Nickh4929

6 күн бұрын

Please stop. Italy wasn't even in the World Cup in 2022

@Lost7one

6 күн бұрын

@@joshuafabia1689 donarumma and di marco also top players

spalletti is in full conspiracy mode on the first question.

Spalletti is a great coach, but it’s hard for him to admit his mistakes. Yesterday goal was a miracle, if you look since the first touch of Calafiori. The team has qualities, but he needs to put them in a position to give their best, so far, he’s not doing it.

Even When Brazil won their World Cups they needed a great Defence You build Teams starting with it's Defence because without that you got Nothing. Italy don't allways need to have superstars because you win games with a chemistry & the right balance

Donnaruma, Bastoni, Barella, Califiori, Chiesa, good players, the rest don't belong. They are missing Tonali, veratti, immobile and some srs to level out the squad. They need a scorer or 2 good strikers

The winning tactic for Italy was UEFA proving an extra 8 minutes of extra time from nowhere…

I'm surprised UEFA refs weren't instructed to kick the ball in Croatia's net after gifting Italy 8 min extra time just in case

Italys team is decent. They have a strong defence and a really good goalie. The result if fair. Croatia conceding in the last play of the last second is catastrophic in back to back games

@ararune3734

5 күн бұрын

The result is not fair, they were absolutely worse and deserved the 1-0. They showed nothing all game.

Forza Italia……🎉

Italy scored due to Croatia's mistake. I'm glad Italy qualified, but I'm sad Croatia didn't.

@angeloronzoni

6 күн бұрын

Croatia should have kept the ball in their possession longer in the last 8 minutes

@Juve1986

6 күн бұрын

I think that scoring is always a result of mistakes

@elmohuaerte6082

6 күн бұрын

Scoring always come from "mistake"

@zvikaso

6 күн бұрын

@@elmohuaerte6082 I disagree. There are glorious goals that are a work of art of the player, and not a mistake of the defense. In this case, when leading at added injury time, Croatia should have had a formidable defense, not going on the attack and exposing there "back side" :)

@DancinJim

6 күн бұрын

Croatia scored due to Italy's mistake. lol.

Sorry but this guy is delusional if he thinks he can win playing DiLorenzo and DiMarco

Stop playing Di Lorenzo and Di Marco They both stink Too slow Italy has no wing play with these 2 Spaletti at fault for lineups

Jorghino is destroying this team. He is a soft player who defends poorly in the middle of the field. Barella is a gifted player but he needs a strong number 6 to win balls and service the other players. The fact that Spalletti continues to use him as his top midfielder doesn't say much for him.

@adrianosabatini2879

5 күн бұрын

Totally agree with this! Cristante is probably the only option to fill that role.

This man talks a lot, but says nothing.

Hope Italy win tomorrow. Use that late goal as inspiration and get through.

@DonGivani

22 сағат бұрын

Crickets 😃

Ita has been good this tournament bar the Spa game. But Spa are the heavy weights in this tournament. I don’t see anyone stopping them. It will take huge amount of luck to do so.

Grande Spalletti ...Forza Italia

@Joe_c21

6 күн бұрын

What grande??? Italy look second tier and are lucky to progress

@douglasabdell7676

5 күн бұрын

@@Joe_c21 ... Volevi dire che Spalletti ha fatto bene in su resposta .. é vero che Italia adesso no é molto forte ..vediamo che succede ...sai che I talia é speciale ... tutto é possible

@antemlikota8760

5 күн бұрын

@@douglasabdell7676 sorry to say but judging by Italy’s display of football by now they will get trashed by someone in the knockouts so… 🤷🏻‍♂️

@Cupcakeskitchen

5 күн бұрын

Grande? C'mon. They never attack....Just retreat.

@johnp82

5 күн бұрын

​@@Cupcakeskitchencalm down there cupcake

Quando giocammo il playoff contro la Svezia, lì avemmo paura dell'eliminazione così come contro la Macedonia del Nord eppure ch'io sappia nessuno si azzardo' a fare una domanda del genere horror che ha presentato questo giornalista a Spalletti in questa conferenza stampa!

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It's a silly first question..

Croatia was unlucky in this competition but they worked hard to win some trophies since 2018 World cup Final

Never seen 8 min extra time for 45 min of clear game without any players being carried away etc.. interesting .

@user-dz4bp7vl1p

5 күн бұрын

Did you see how long the Croatians celebrated after they scored, the time ticked away while Italy was waiting to play? Do you understand?

@carrrlo796

5 күн бұрын

He doesnt understand simple things like a typical woman these days, and he probably wasn't watching the game probably distracted by his phone or he just watched highlights

@Cio_d-borba

5 күн бұрын

I guess you didn't watch football in the recent years? The added times in general got much longer to counter time wasting. In this specific case, the 8 minutes were added because 4 min of Var, the Penalty, Croats 2 min long goal celebration celebration, the 7 player changes that happenend extremly slowly (Modrics alone took 2 min), and the breaks caused by the 2 cramps aswell as the many yellow cards, fouls and simulations. I think 8 min was more then fair. The only criticism I can give to the referee is that he stopped the game immediately after Italy scored. Even though the goal happenend at 7:20. So he could have added 40 seconds for a last croatian attack

@jankopandza1072

5 күн бұрын

@@user-dz4bp7vl1p subjective opinion vs facts.. nah sorry mate i dont care about your feelings i care about facts

@jankopandza1072

5 күн бұрын

@@carrrlo796 subjective opinion vs facts.. nah sorry mate i dont care about your feelings i care about facts, i am from Croatia mate.. i think you made a mistake :) Italy is the one with LGBTQ plus minus ideology.. we are one of the few states in the world that rejected it fully.. see . when all it takes is 2 min google search yet you make your self stupid ... biology does not care about your feelings mate.. that came from Croatia :)

Pact? 😂

8 minutes???

@Platos-Den

4 күн бұрын

Are you still hurting bud?

Spalletti is the problem! This guy couldn’t coach himself out of a wet paper bag. Imagine leaving a guy like Chiesa on the bench and starting DiMarco as a winger. Don’t even get me started on the negative tactics. It felt like they were playing for the draw from the start. Spalletti was so progressive at Napoli and here we are reverting back to boring possession with sideways or backwards passing. Frattesi shouldn’t see the pitch again. He’s useless and looks scared. They should start Zaccagni and Chiesa in a 4-3-3. Doesn’t matter who the striker is because they are all garbage.

@user-dz4bp7vl1p

5 күн бұрын

What’s a matter with you did you not see that Chiesa was limping in the first game. Stop criticizing the coach who knows more about soccer on his pinky than you will ever know. Chiesa did you see is injured and can’t do the magic he is capable of because he’s injured bad and still managed to make some nice moves on the pitch. He’s injured do you understand now why he could not play the full game! Put yourself in the fridge and eat something.

@fc-8843

5 күн бұрын

@@user-dz4bp7vl1p Chiesa turned the game around as soon as he came on. I don't need to know how to coach to understand that Chiesa is one of Italy's top 3 players. He should be playing every game ESPECIALLY a game where elimination is on the line. Injured? Didn't look injured. Just because a player limps off doesn't mean they are injured.

The 8 minutes came because of the obvious time wasting of the croations

@aliannacone4782

4 күн бұрын

Wrong. That is normal now as they account for all of the time properly.

spaletti is the problem what he is doning with lorenzo is shame he must go

@dangiambrone7350

6 күн бұрын

He believes he's a lot smarter than he actually is, always swapping and changing tactics, line-ups, questionable substitutions (barring Zaccagni) .... At club level you have time to bed these ideas in, but distilling it all into brief international windows will cause cracks. The players look so out of synch, nervous and confused. Aside from Gigi and the defensive pairing, the players have been shadows of themselves.

@DancinJim

6 күн бұрын

@@dangiambrone7350 They are nervous, but that's their own doing, not Spaletti's. The moment they went 1-0 those nerves went away and they created chances and passed better. It's a psychological barrier of their own.

@Kingtinooo

5 күн бұрын

@@dangiambrone7350idk why he selected Scamacca honestly

Italy with Portugal 2016 vibes

@regularshowlo5677

5 күн бұрын

There's no way this Italy team is just actually terrible probably only the defense saved them and the keeper. U literally see no technical ability poor tbh they look very slow at times as if they can't compete u don't see much. Against better teams this will be exploited just like it happened with Spain. And Portugal 2016 had better players by far they also had Ronaldo who was still at his prime so....

@Kingtinooo

5 күн бұрын

@@regularshowlo5677no technical ability you make sense 😂

@clarencegaultieri8293

4 күн бұрын

Nah that England they will get super lucky

This coach Spaghetti is betrayed by his stylist.

Such a poor first 11

Somehow you managed to make me a Swiss fan. Somehow.

@carrrlo796

5 күн бұрын

Dont also become a germany, france, spain, england, and portugal fan you bad girl

congratulations to Italy....but 8 minutes is too suspicious

@carrrlo796

5 күн бұрын

Refs these days are not allowing players to get away with time wasting. Its about time

@Platos-Den

4 күн бұрын

It's a conspiracy right booby.😆😆😆😆😆

And you had 8 unexplained minutes to kick a goal with fresh players. can someone justify the 8 mystery minutes of extra time ?

@lucap6211

6 күн бұрын

Lol. Seriously? See comment below.

@angeloronzoni

6 күн бұрын

Var + 10 substitutes entering the pitch

@marcof4679

6 күн бұрын

Croatia also had the same extra 8 minuets to score a second goal , the added time came from when Croatia scored there first goal and the time for the PK

@williamwallace4080

6 күн бұрын

Sure 3 mins for subs, 3 mins for var penalty and celebration and 2 for time wasting for 40 mins

@carrrlo796

5 күн бұрын

The experts are baffled

You didn’t deserve to go through,ref gave you 8 min extra time a dont know where from.Ref was on your side badly

@BigSalv

6 күн бұрын

Penalty call, var review, Croatia purposely wasting time, 9 yellow cards for Croatia, all adds up to 8min extra time.

@lucap6211

6 күн бұрын

@@BigSalv esatto

@dangiambrone7350

6 күн бұрын

Nonsense. The VAR review took an age, Croatia made many fouls, the Croatia fans were throwing their beer on the pitch - slowing down the corners, and there were numerous substitutions. Croatia sat back after taking the lead, and had opportunities to hold onto the ball late into stoppages, but instead gave it away foolishly. On the balance of play and chances created, Italy deserved a draw at the very least.

@darkomihalic2727

6 күн бұрын

@@BigSalv Italy waste time in first half 1 min extra time.Italy players just little tach free kick ha

@dukestirling

6 күн бұрын

​@@darkomihalic2727 9 yellow cards, 10 subs, 3 minutes between Modric's goal and the game resuming, VAR review for the penalty, Croatian players lying on the pitch with "cramps". This is post-VAR football and it's always been like this since VAR was introduced, you're either 8 years old or you haven't watched a football game in the last 5 years. It's actually been a very fair game despite it getting tough and physical after the 1-0 (no brawls despite the many fouls), I wish supporters had the same level of mutual respect that the players had on the pitch

Maybe you should have 20 min extra time

@williamwallace4080

6 күн бұрын

8 mins is enough thanks :) 3 mins for subs, 3 for var and goal celebrations and 2 for time wasting from the minute you scored a goal.

@DancinJim

6 күн бұрын

Thank Croatia's time-wasting and their fans throwing cups of beer on the pitch for the extra time. Plus the stoppages for the SIX yellow cards Croatia were given for blatant dirty play and their time wasting tactics after the goal. It's entirely Croatia's doing.

@darkomihalic2727

6 күн бұрын

@@DancinJim Italy are like a Woman 👩 can’t tach tham

@carrrlo796

5 күн бұрын

You literally sounds like a woman when someone reads your comment aloud

@tonymaner5510

5 күн бұрын

Saudi Arabia Argentina 13 minutes added...What you talking about? You lost, accept it

Missing two world cups shattered Italy's condifence! It affected them Psychologically.

@Kingtinooo

5 күн бұрын

Did it tho 😂

@clarencegaultieri8293

4 күн бұрын

Back to back no World Cup back to back euro win? 🤔

@aliannacone4782

4 күн бұрын

No it didn't Did you watch the match?