Mancini thinks the opposite of Pirlo, but his Italy is a feast for the eyes. And how Sassuolo shines! | First page



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Men change, but Italy remains the same. Bright, effervescent, persuasive, authoritative, always beautiful, a pleasure for the eyes. Roberto Mancini did not create a team, but a model. More simply, he gave a score and a script, laid out a path and many ways to reach the goal.. His game, for now, is very recognizable and little or nothing neutralizable (by opponents). Sure, Moldova does little text, too weak and easy to punch despite an archaic 5-3-1-1, but scoring five goals in 46 minutes (and a sixth in the second half) is not easy for anyone, unless that is World Champion of France (7-1 to Ukraine) or you do not have a first level organization.

Speech that is worth double if almost none of the players lined up is a starter with the blue jersey (some are not even on their own team) and if Italy on the field is an attempt to gather new or alternative forces that have never played together. The key points, however, are two: the game system (4-3-3) and the principles of the game (prolonged possession, offensive attitude, recovery of the ball in the area closest to the opponent’s goal). Contrary to what Andrea Pirlo thinks – convinced that attacking men are needed to attack – Mancini defends in a pure system in the middle of the area and gets up with the defensive outsiders. Lazzari’s systematic attack on the depth, a winger transformed into a winger and Biraghi’s constant support on the other side are emblematic. It was the latter who assisted Caputo’s goal, rookie and scorer at 33 years, two months and one day. It was the Lazio player who slipped back behind the Moldovan defense, suggesting the ball for his second goal to El Sharaawy.

El Shaarawy was the captain until he left (67 ‘) and by far the best on the pitch alongside Cristante, a Roma player and a returning quasi-Roma player (it will happen in January). Stephan scored the first goal for Cristante, who in turn had opened the scoring with a header from a Bonaventura corner. I wonder why Cristante no longer finds space in Roma (it is not enough to explain that Fonseca plays with the center of the field at two) and how important El Shaarawy can be in the future, if the Portuguese will continue to play with two attacking midfielders having sold all the high rooms. Perhaps it is true that the more football is watched, the more ideas arise about football, but the truth is that Mancini knows how to make those who do not play in China (El Shaarawy) shine and that in Rome he occupies a role that it is not yours (when you occupy it).

Italy concentrated almost all their firepower in the first half, scoring at 18 minutes (Cristante, in fact), doubling five minutes later (Caputo) and tripling with El Shaarawy with two forehand touches, one for control and the other for the smooth conclusion, which delighted the television audience, in the absence of a real audience at the Franchi. But long before 3-0, Italy had started to spread out. Bonaventura, who also built a great opportunity in the second half (frustrated by the goalkeeper), was parried by a safe shot from a defender in Lazzari’s usual refined center. Then Posmac, in an attempt to get ahead of Caputo, scored an own goal and Italy took the lead by force of inertia scoring in the recovery again with El Shaarawy, who risked his face by sticking his head in it. Monotone, but the second part was not useless. Cragno, the twenty-seventh rookie of the Mancini era, took the place of Sirigu, Emerson Palmieri that of Biraghi, Grifo joined El Shaarawy (and the captain became Cristante), Sensi for Bonaventura. And, showing that with Mancini everyone gives everything and immediately, Grifo escaped to the left of the now gutted Moldovan defense, won the bottom and took the far post where Berardi arrived for the exorbitant 6-0. First goal in the selection for Berardi, first goal in the selection (especially in the debut) for Caputo. If we add to this the always mature performance of Locatelli, it is written that there is a Sassuolo who also wins in blue. A provincial history, not a provincial history.

Italy Moldova 6-0

NETWORKS: 18 ′ Cristante, 23 ′ Caputo, 30 ′ 45 ‘+ 1 ′ El Shaarawy, 37 ′ aut. Posmac, 72 ‘Berardi.

ITALY (4-3-3): Sirigu (67 ‘Cragno); Lazzari, Mancini, Acerbi, Biraghi (67 ′ Emerson Palmieri); Locatelli, Cristante, Bonaventura (67 ′ Sensi); Berardi (75 ‘Kean), Caputo (75’ Lasagna); El Shaarawy (67 ‘Griffin). Mancini mancini

MOLDOVA (5-3-2): Koseliev (46 ′ Namasco); Platica, Craciun (46 ′ Mudrac), Posmac, Armas, Marandici (Reabciuk); Rat, Carp, Ionite; Suvorov (46 ′ Cociuc), Nicolaescu (79 ′ Milinceanu). Everybody. Firat

WARNINGS: Carp, Rat.



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