« I wasn't the best Spalletti possible . I read that they attributed to me having raised the tone too much and using myths to follow. But I have examples to follow."

Thus the Italian coach Luciano Spalletti on the day after Italy's elimination from the European football championships. «There are many things still to be seen, my commitment will be total. We need to be honest when describing these 14 games and my journey. We were good up to a certain point. Yesterday we took an important step backwards that cannot be accepted. I think I know what it takes."

The match against Switzerland «brings us back to zero» , continues Spalletti, who announces revolutions for the future. «I will try to rejuvenate the squad, paying attention to the lack of personality . They didn't give me the answers I was looking for, we need new strength and energy, we go and get the players from the bottom, the young people. And since I stay here, this will be done even more in the future ."

In the press conference, the coach also returns to the past, and looks to the future, giving a sort of "blessing" to the man who, together with Donnarumma, was perhaps the best Italian player at Euro 2024 (absent yesterday). «It is clear that players of the level of Chiellini and Bonucci are difficult to find. Then we saw that by trusting Calafiori there is potential that comes through the game ."

(Unioneonline/L)

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