Prandelli extremely happy with Italy’s performance against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Northern-Ireland-c2972: Serie A news
Italian national team manager, Cesare Prandelli, has hailed the balance of his side after the 3-0 win over Northern Ireland.
Gli Azzurri topped the Euro 2012 qualifier Group C after picking up 26 points from their 10 games. Prandelli is delighted with his team’s performances in the last group stage game and believes that it will give them an ideal platform
ahead of the Euro 2012.
The former Fiorentina boss is delighted with the balance his team kept during the game and believes that they did extremely well to negate the danger on counter attack as well.
Prandelli said, “Obviously when you dominate possession, it often happens that you can concede on the counter-attack, but we kept a good tempo and balance, so we’re happy.”
The 54-year-old also hailed the character his team showed in the win despite qualifying for the competition much earlier. The 2006 World Cup winners finished the qualifying campaign unbeaten in the 10 games played and Prandelli
is extremely happy with his team’s winning mentality. The former A.S http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 boss believes that he now feels that his team is ready to be matched with one of the top teams in the world once again.
“Tonight we were always concentrated and the thing I liked most was how aggressive we were on the first ball. We never allowed Northern Ireland to push. I think three goals are enough, so it’s not as if we struggled to create chances.”
The tactician also praised striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Cassano-c6302, who scored two goals on the night and believes that he has proved himself once again that he is capable of playing for one of the best teams in the world.
Juventus striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pablo-Osvaldo-c28996 made his international debut and both made it count with a sound performance.
“Giovinco did well and worked hard, while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Osvaldo-c28821 came on when the match was already coming to a close. He will have other opportunities.”
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