But what the hell happens to Mancini’s boys? Did they have a spell on him? Some mysterious magic that stops them when they have to score? Let’s give him a hand, let’s call a good psychologist who reminds him that they are still the champions of Europe, tough people who beat the English, the Spaniards, the Belgians. And that to the Swiss themselves, who in Basel nailed us to zero to zero (second consecutive draw after the one with Bulgaria), only three months ago we gave them three slaps that still hurt them now.
Azzurri without goals
Not a century has passed. Yet we can’t score a goal, not even cry. Not even on a penalty as happened to Jorginho at the beginning of the second half. A weak and phoned shot, that of our play with metallic yellow hair, which Sommer neutralized as if he were drinking an aperitif. And Berardi? Launched by Locatelli, completely free, he just had to put his signature on it. Not at all, he too hypnotized by Sommer’s tentacles.
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A Swiss octopus is really new. They already have the bear, the watches, the chocolate, the knives and the banks. Now the Swiss also fool us with the octopus, which is usually our thing. Even Insigne, the urchin from the “tiraggiro” did not make it. The first time his right came out half a meter, the second was blocked by the usual tentacles of Sommer. In the end Mancini, in order to close the game, let them all in: Zaniolo, Chiesa and Verratti. All useless, even with the best of youth we were left dry.
It takes more nastiness
“The ball does not enter, it takes more wickedness” said the dejected Mancini who screamed like crazy on the bench to remind Immobile that scoring goals for a center forward is not a secondary option to be exploited only with the Lazio shirt . There was no way. Ciro is faithful. And it only scores in celestial white mode.
If we were in boxing, we would have won on points in Basel. However, since the rules are different in football, now we have to do the math to understand how to get there at this blessed World Cup in Quatar which takes place in 14 months. The Azzurri, who will play against Lithuania next Wednesday, are first at 11 points followed by the Swiss at seven. Except that the Swiss have played two games less. So to avoid nasty surprises we will have to beat them in Rome on November 12th. And in the meantime we will have to start scoring goals. And possibly win. It is not enough to have reached the unbeaten record (36 games). Just remember how good we did at Wembley is not enough. We made that dream come true. Now to make another one you have to wake up again.