Italy, Mancini: “Playing to have fun and win. Losing? After 2022”

“What message was the victory of the European Championship? When you do something as we did to keep that level there you have to be even stronger. But ours is a team that can improve and this success can give them the strength to do even more. . Then fun is the basis of football and if you have fun in the end you win, when you do a job that makes you have fun then you always do it to the fullest. In football there is also a loss, but we hope it will be after 2022. The important thing is that the team always gives its best, we are lucky enough to play football which is the dream of all children “. Roberto Mancini on the eve of the match against Bulgaria valid for qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup maintains the optimism he has always shown, since the first days as coach

Mood

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“My state of mind as a European champion coach is the same, it hasn’t changed”, added Mancini who will also be able to take advantage of a championship that will be very balanced. “The championship is always good for us even if it has lost important players. For us and for the national team it is important to have young players play in order to make them important at international level”. The technician from Jesi then spoke about the singles. “Property? Ciro has always done well, as has Belotti. He just has to keep playing and be quiet. Sometimes it takes a bit more effort, also because some races were of the highest level, but he and the Gallo have always done what they had to do and this was a decisive thing. Zaniolo? It is difficult for me to give an opinion on its maturation, I see little of it. To have a very long career you always need to be a serious professional. The hope is that he is always well because his game is physical. Then in private life I trust the boys, I hope that he will be able to exploit these great qualities he has “.

Attack and Jorginho

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“Raspadori has been with us and has great qualities, Scamacca is totally different, young and who can be important for the national team. And then there is Kean. Deputy Jorginho? Sensi is the one who comes closest, then it is clear that with different qualities can also be done by Verratti and Cristante “.

Bonucci

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“Now we start from scratch even if no one will be able to take away what we won in July”. So Leonardo Bonucci waiting for the match against the Franchi against Bulgaria, the first of the three valid for the world qualifiers that await the European champions by next Wednesday. “We were given up for dead in that competition, for many England was the super favorite but then the field showed something else – highlighted the captain of Italy (when Chiellini is not playing) -. We are aware of being strong but we must stay humble to start tomorrow. Last year, again in Florence, we found some difficulties against Bosnia, it could also happen with Bulgaria, even if I’m sure we will play a great match “.