Spalletti says he is more concerned about Italy’s ‘level’ than Spain

The technician of Italian selectionLuciano Spalletti, praised the qualities of Spainhis opponent in this Thursday’s game for the second round of the Euro Cupin Gelsenkirchen, but made it clear that he prefers to focus on his team.

“What worries me most in Spain? Our level of play, that’s the key to the game, I’m paying more attention to that”, replied the coach during the press conference. “Spain knows how to do impressive things, we will have to maintain their quality,” he said, adding that he has “the greatest respect for this team and its history.”

“You don’t need to believe that they are stronger than they are. We also have qualities, we will try everything to beat them”, he added.

Spalletti continued to praise “the Spanish school of football”, recognizing that its players “have the courage to always maintain the same idea of ​​the game”. “From a footballing point of view, they have all the individual and collective qualities,” he added.

“We’re inspired by it. It’s offensive, pressure football, in which even the goalkeeper takes part”, he described.

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“We have to progress before we can play your football,” he replied to a Spanish journalist.

“Is it the best football in the world? We shouldn’t overestimate it either, there are other countries that produce offensive and seductive football”, he continued.

Spalletti believes that, to have a chance, his players must maintain great concentration throughout the game: “We will have to maintain the same level of intensity throughout the 90 minutes, play quickly. If we don’t, they will cause us damage.”

“It will be one of the most important games of my career, it is a game that could become a beautiful story to tell later,” he added.

Spain debuted at Euro-2024 with a 3-0 victory over Croatia, while Italy recovered and beat Albania 2-1.