Spalletti: “For Italians we are giants, fearless heroes”

On the eve of Italy-Albania, the coach charges the Azzurri: "Let's try to retrace the magical nights of 3 years ago"

ROME – “Giants”. “Heroes”. No sobriety, Italy takes to the field tomorrow. Luciano Spalletti dictates the charge in the press, on the eve of his debut at the European Championships with Albania. It’s still a time for resolutions, in the form that the coach likes so much: dreams. “We are the protagonists of the dream of every Italian who as a child left school with the ball under his arm and returned home in the evening sweaty and with scraped knees. For our compatriots we are heroes, giants, we cannot don’t put everything into the game. We have to show that we are at that level, the giants and the heroes are not afraid to play a football match. Everyone must have their own toolbox in which they unscrew and screw what they need and what we don’t want”.

Spalletti duets between metaphors and hyperboles, he’s in great shape. “The emotion will be there but it will be magnificent to play for our country with the Italy coat of arms on our chest in this stadium. We feel the emotion transforming into something enchanting. The spirit will be the same as 3 years ago, let’s try to retrace those magical nights, but the team is already ready and won’t need my advice. Those like me who were there three years ago will give the right advice to others to get there bottom”.

“Dreaming costs nothing. We will certainly need all the Italians, their energy. They will be on the pitch with us and will be our strength”.

So confirm: no Playstation recall? “You have to create a correct lifestyle to then give your best in the race. So it’s not true that I said that. I said that you can’t stay up until 3 or 4 in the morning, which is different.”