Italian national team: Spalletti is already making his mark and is changing the way he plays

New era in the national team Italyby Luciano Spalletti to succeed him Roberto Mancini. The experienced technician will make his debut on Saturday with the “squadra atzura” in a very crucial match, this one against North Macedonia away from home (09/09, 21:45) which is a must win.

The Italian Media is slowly starting to point out what Spalletti is trying to change in the national team. The 63-year-old wants to make his mark and change the way they play “open”while already from his calls it shows an attempt to renew.

Spalletti will use layout 4-3-3 in his first game as its coach Italy, the same formation used by Mancini at the start of his tenure. However, there are differences in the tactical approach of the two coaches.

Italy will look to apply pressure high up the pitch, with one of the team’s two ‘8s’ going high to the side of the centre-forward in an attempt to win the ball back quickly. At the same time, when Italy won’t have the ball, the formation will turn to 4-4-2, while with Mancini it looked more like a 4-5-1 or 4-4-1-1with the team waiting further down the field.

Regarding the build-up of the team, Spalletti wants to put more of the full-backs in circulation and less of the stoppers, giving an important role to Di Lorenzowhom he knows very well from their coexistence in Naples.

Daily work on the field is also organized differently. Mancini relied heavily on his team, who essentially did the training. THE Spaghetti he also fully trusts his staff as well, but he’s had a different approach so far, being the man who did all the training from start to finish, taking advice from his assistants of course. Her former coach Naples he also shows a lot of videos to his players to get his ideas across as quickly as possible.

Off-field management is also different. THE Mancini he had hired a psychologist in the latter stages of his tenure to facilitate dialogue with the players. Spalletti, on the other hand, does not want “middlemen”. THE Gigi Buffon he will have a dual role as mission leader and team manager, helping Spalletti keep the group’s mood in check and take action when needed.