🔎Naked Eye Observation: ITALY 🇮🇹(Thread)
In this tournament, we haven’t seen the same old Italy that we used to see throughout the years. They are playing much more attacking football under Roberto Mancini and so far it’s working pretty well.
In this tournament, we haven’t seen the same old Italy that we used to see throughout the years. They are playing much more attacking football under Roberto Mancini and so far it’s working pretty well.
...First of all, I want to talk about the potential damage of Spinazzola’s injury. As Roma wingback has been playing extremely well for his national team. He’s had 1.8 shots per game and 2.0 key passes per game which is unusually good for any left-back....
...Now that he’s ruled out of the tournament, the question is can Emerson Palmieri play the same role as Spinazzola. Emerson hasn’t played a lot of football for his club Chelsea this season. So lack of game time can be a concern…
...Also, the way Spinazzola pushed forward in the left helped Insigne do his favourite cut inside playing style. We know Emerson is also an attacking wingback(good for fantasy perspective) so presumably, the plan will be unchanged…
...The concern is more in the defense rather than attacking because Emerson is a bit error-prone and he’ll be facing in form Ferran Torres who tends to go to the penalty box a lot..
...So, Emerson will have to be efficient with the trackbacks otherwise Italy will struggle to face the Spanish counter attacks with a man short...
...Another thing I want to point out is that Italy’s midfielders have been too good in this competition. They have taken off a lot of pressure from the Italian striker Immobile who has played a poor game against Belgium and…
...looked awfully tired. But the good thing is that they are scoring a lot of goals and a fair amount is coming from their CMs. However, I won’t be too surprised if Mancini gives Belotti a chance to start in the next game…
...Now what I’m excited to see is if Mancini keeps on going with his attacking mindset against Luis Enrique’s Spanish side or does things differently…
Fantasy perspective: 👀
➡️Insigne is a must-pick with this super form if you still don’t own him.
➡️Emerson could be a good replacement for Spinazzola.
At this point, attacking potential is the right way to look in a DEF as CS points will be very unlikely.
➡️Insigne is a must-pick with this super form if you still don’t own him.
➡️Emerson could be a good replacement for Spinazzola.
At this point, attacking potential is the right way to look in a DEF as CS points will be very unlikely.
Last words: Thanks a ton for reading!🙌This was my first naked eye observation. Please retweet and help me grow in this beautiful community.🙏Let me know if you have any suggestions.
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