Opposing 10 People, Italy Isn't Good Luck Instead of Luck

Many teams feel disadvantaged when their opponents have to play with 10 people. But not the Italian national team coach, Roberto Mancini, who had difficulty in handling the situation.

This was felt during a visit to the headquarters of Armenia in the context of the 2020 European Cup qualifiers, Thursday (9/9/2019). Gli Azzurri won 3: 1 thanks to Andrea Bellotti, who scored two goals at once, and Lorenzo Pellegrini.

Italy had a big advantage before the end of the first half. Armenian striker Alexander Karapetyan had to be sent off when he received a second yellow card which ended in a red card.

The situation clearly favored Italy, which is still playing with 10 people. But as a coach, Mancini believes that GLI Azzurri are having a hard time.

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Mancini explained his intentions during his meeting with the media team after the match. The former Manchester City coach said his team had difficulty scoring goals because Armenia played defense when Karapetyan left.

"I don't know if that was our worst performance, I said it would be difficult, because this easy match no longer exists, we didn't start well, admitted, and we could change the situation before the end of the first half," Mancini told Rai. Sports

"On the one hand, a red card punishes us, because Armenia focuses on defense with 10 people and does not give place. If they still have 11 people, they will play more pressure," he said. he continued.

Mancini may be disappointed with the performance of some foster children who are classified as less than optimal. But he could do nothing but understand, because the players had their own problems.

"We do what we have to do, we have to play better, but we are working on it, Bernardeschi is not 100%, Chiesa is going through a difficult time this summer, but they are trying to mobilize everything," he said. he added.

"We discovered the risk of a counterattack in the second half, but our mentality must always be the same, always launching attacks," he said.

Mancini must immediately improve his team, if necessary, before facing Finland on Monday (9/9/2019) later. In this match, they will not be strengthened by Marco Verratti who must be absent due to card accumulation.

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