Italy midfielder Davide Frattesi warns that Spain are ‘extra trendy’ however Italy can have ‘more room’ than towards Albania on Thursday.
Inter and Italy midfielder Frattesi addresses the media at a press convention from Italy’s coaching base in Iserlohn right now, Monday, June 17, 2024. Soccer Italia was among the many accredited media.
Frattesi performed the entire 90 minutes in Dortmund seeing his Inter teammates Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolò Barella get their names on the scoresheet and encourage Italy’s win.
Through the match, Luciano Spalletti gave many directions to the Inter star, so what did the coach anticipate from him?
“He needed me to get out of the site visitors in central midfield. Drop deeper to get the ball and play a bit of bit wider,” stated Frattesi.
“It’s constructive as a result of he trusts me. Clearly, the coach is the one who has the very best view of the sport. From the pitch, you might not realise what’s the very best place, so it’s good to get his recommendation.”
Italy’s subsequent sport is towards Spain and Frattesi expects a really completely different match from the opening one towards Albania.
“There shall be more room, however we’ll need to maintain possession,” he stated.
“Individually, Spain are higher than us, so we now have to place the Italian spirit on the pitch. We should combat exhausting as a result of we could battle if we attempt to win each one-v-one duel. We’ll want our spirit of sacrifice to place in a terrific efficiency.”
Fairly surprisingly, Spain didn’t win the ball possession on their debut towards Croatia final week.
“I feel that each sport have to be contextualised,” defined Frattesi.
“Whenever you win 3-0, you don’t need to concede and you aren’t actually within the ball possession. It’s a extra trendy model of Spain. They now not have these three legends in the course of the park, so it’s a extra trendy model and I don’t know if this is a bonus.
“I feel we’ll have much less possession than towards Albania, so we’ll certainly must be extra centered defensively. There’ll in all probability be more room as a result of Albania sat again for practically 90 minutes. We should take advantage of the possibilities we create by way of our taking part in fashion.”
Frattesi additionally stated that Rodri is at present the “finest midfielder on this planet” and appeared assured that his good friend Scamacca would quickly discover the web for the Azzurri.
“Over the past three months, Scamacca has proved that he can rating at any second. He nonetheless hasn’t had the precise likelihood [with Italy], however when he’ll have one I’m certain he’ll take advantage of it.”
Frattesi was not an everyday starter at Inter in 2023-24 however was nonetheless in a position to rating eight objectives and supply seven assists in 43 appearances. 4 of his teammates are additionally a part of the Azzurri squad.
“It’s by no means simple to adapt to a brand new crew, particularly one which reached the Champions League Last, so I feel Simone Inzaghi’s administration was proper,” stated Frattesi.
“Having spent a 12 months collectively is definitely useful. Generally, you don’t even want to speak; there’s a click on, like with Scamacca. It’s one thing that occurs naturally.”
What are the variations between his duties at Inter and Italy?
“It adjustments defensively; I need to sit deeper [with Italy]. In assault, it’s fairly comparable. Right here we don’t have two strikers—we now have only one—however two wingers create house like the 2 strikers at Inter. In assault, it’s the identical; in defence, I drop a bit of bit extra down.”
No matter his Inter teammates, Frattesi is constructing a strong relationship with many different Italy gamers.
“We spend most of our free time in a playroom with a ps, ping pong, pool desk, and a flipper. After dinner, we spend most of our time there, and it’s constructive as a result of that’s the place you construct a gaggle. It’s the group that brings you till the tip.”
Frattesi stated that he turned extra intimate with Stephan El Shaarawy because of ping-pong matches, whereas Lorenzo Pellegrini and Alessandro Bastoni are the very best pool desk gamers.
Lastly, the ex-Sassuolo man revealed his function fashions for the central midfielder function.
“Simone Perrotta and Claudio Marchisio extra not too long ago. These are the 2 gamers I look to generally to know the very best place on the pitch.”
