The Palermo defender has urged his team to focus on beating the Irish and not get distracted by the result of the Croatia-Spain match.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Republic-of-Ireland-c2987 rather than the other Group C match.
The Azzurri require a victory from their last group game against the Irish, and hope that the Spain-Croatia match does not ends in a 2-2 draw in order for them to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Balzaretti stated that the hype preceding the contest, combined with Italy’s desire to win the match at all cost has elevated the thrill of playing in the game, and insisted that he would love to be a part of the contest.
The Palermo-man stressed that the fact that the Azzurri have no other way but to win the match against Ireland, will help charge up the players for the upcoming battle.
While talking to the press, the 30-year-old said:
“Tonight’s game is the kind of encounter that everybody would like to play in. It’s a tie that you start with the knowledge that only a victory will do and that charges you up for the encounter.”
Cesare Prandelli is expected to field the left-back in his natural position following his decision to revert to his favoured 4-3-1-2 system, rather than the 3-5-2 formation that he fielded in the first two matches.
Balzaretti stressed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 must focus completely on their clash against the Irish, and should not allow the result of the Spain-Croatia game to pollute their focus in the field.
The Palermo defender insisted that the fate of the match will be closely linked to their concentration in the game, and stated that the Azzurri can lose the contest by losing their focus.
“We have to just think about winning in the hope that the other result favours us. If we start worrying about how the Spain-Croatia game is going during our own tie then we run the risk of losing our focus.” He added.
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