The World Cup winning manager believes that Italy can repeat his success story of 2006 in the upcoming European tournament
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Lippi has given Cesare Prandelli advice on how to deal with the ongoing turmoil, and insisted that the conditions remind him of 2006.
The current manager of Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande led Italy to the 2006 World Cup crown, while Italian football was being rocked by the Calciopoli scandal that eventually led to Juventus’ relegation to Serie B.
The Azzurri’s preparation for the Euro 2012 have been jeopardised by a similar match fixing probe that has put a number of Italy squad members under suspicion, and also saw the police raid Domenico Criscito’s room at the Coverciano
training grounds.
Lippi stated that the striking resemblance of events remind him of his famous 2006 campaign with the Nazionale. The current Guangzhou Evergrande coach insisted that the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 players’ attention may have been diverted by the scandal,
but believes that their focus will return completely to the Euros once they set-off for the host country.
The former Juventus coach stated that he has a lot of empathy for the Italy manager, and believes that the week leading up to the European tournament will not be an easy one for the team.
The veteran tactician stated that his advice to the Azzurri chief is to maintain his focus on the upcoming challenge, and stay calm in the face of the scandalous adversity.
While talking to TG1, the 64-year-old said:
“It reminds me of those days in 2006. I think as soon as the Nazionale sets off for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983, they will think only about football, training and the Euros. The advice I give to Prandelli and the players is to stay calm and focus only
on Euro 2012. I remember that week leading up to the tournament at Coverciano wasn’t easy for us either.”
Prandelli has recently stated that he is ready to pull out his team from Euro 2012, in order to aid the ongoing investigation.
When asked about his opinion on the Azzurri chief’s statement, Lippi insisted that the statement was not meant to demoralise but to provoke the players.
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