You have innovated on the tactical level. What is your assessment? “On the offensive side, it was quite similar to what we did in the past, in possession. We played with two attackers, who must be close, and from this point of view I insist on saying that they are happy to play together. Romelu is a target attacker, to whom we send the ball, and who can create spaces. Loïs must find these spaces, but it takes time, to play deeper. we didn’t know how to have these spaces, because Italy is capable of suffering, five behind.”
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And Openda only touched two balls in the first half… “We have to understand why he touched so few balls. We have to put our attackers in the best conditions, we have to review that.”
Are you satisfied with the level displayed in the Nations League? “We had good moments, against Israel in the first leg, or against France, here, and partly in Italy. There were also delicate moments in France and Italy. It’s difficult to say that we is satisfied, because we are competitive, but we are using young players, there were some absentees this evening, but it is not over, there is one more match. Are you confident for the match against Israel? “I’m still confident. If we were competitive against France and Italy, we must be competitive against Israel.”
