Following reigning European champions Italy's indifferent exit at the Round of 16 by Switzerland at Euro 2024, legendary former coach Fabio Capello expressed his disappointment with the work of Luciano Spalletti and spilled a few pearls on air.
“Sometimes we managed to get a ball, but after three passes we immediately lost it. The reason is that when pressing the opponent, ours do not move and do not have the technique to get out of the situation quickly. Tactically we tried everything, but we saw nothing but a scattered team on the field. In my opinion, there was no order and Spalletti overestimated the invited. He has a vision for the game, but the quality of these players is that. If we advance in the European cups at the club level, it is only and only thanks to the foreign players", said Capello.
"Spalletti changed the game 1000 times, but he never understood that you can't attack through the center of a team that defends with five at the back. Fagioli found himself alone against four defenders, something like looking for fish in a wine barrel”, Capello also commented after the Squad's 0-2 loss to Switzerland.