The Juventus midfielder has stressed that the Azzurri is brimming with confidence ahead of the clash with the Irish, and believes that they will get through to the quarter-finals.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Claudio-Marchisio-c9312 has voiced his optimism ahead of the final group match against Ireland, and has stressed that Italy has a great chance of advancing to the next round of Euro 2012.
The Azzurri will need to beat the Boys in Green to have any hopes of advancing to the quarter-finals. However, a 2-2 draw in the other Group C game between Croatia and Spain may still send them on their way home.
Marchisio stated that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 maybe placed behind Croatia and Spain in the Group C standings, but insisted that the game against the Irish could provide them with an opportunity to make their way to next round of the European tournament.
The Juventus-man warned his team to not to get bogged down by the result of the game between La Roja and the Blazers, and insisted that it is important for them to keep their focus on how to beat their opponents in the upcoming
match.
The Bianconeri midfielder stated that despite the two draws from two games, the Nazionale are a side with a lot of quality and high on confidence, and insisted that the time has come for them to give their all in order to find
the breakthrough victory against Ireland.
While talking to UEFA.com, the 26-year-old said:
"Although we're third, we have a great chance of qualifying. We just need to worry about our own game and what we must do to beat Ireland. The squad is united. We've got a great group here, even if we didn't manage to win against
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879. We'll try to get through the group by giving it everything we've got.”
Marchisio admitted that the defeat at the hands of Ireland in their last head-to-head match will be in the back of their heads, when they enter the field to lock horns with them once again.
However, the Juventus playmaker stressed that there is a lot of difference between a friendly match and big tournament game such as this, and hoped that the adrenaline will pump the Azzurri to take three points from the contest.
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