Interim CT Luigi Di Biagio insists Italy are “on the right path” and confirms that Gianluigi Donnarumma will start in goal against England tomorrow.
The Azzurri were beaten 2-0 by Argentina in Manchester on Monday, the first game of the caretaker Coach’s reign as he looks to win the job on a permanent basis.
“We need to improve on the Argentina game and I’ve told the lads that,” Di Biagio said in his pre-match Press conference.
Interim CT Luigi Di Biagio insists Italy are “on the right path” and confirms that Gianluigi Donnarumma will start in goal against England tomorrow.
The Azzurri were beaten 2-0 by Argentina in Manchester on Monday, the first game of the caretaker Coach’s reign as he looks to win the job on a permanent basis.
“We need to improve on the Argentina game and I’ve told the lads that,” Di Biagio said in his pre-match Press conference.
“We had a very good second half, we created enough. If it had ended 0-0 I’d have been disappointed, and in the end we lost.
“I’m happy with the reaction I got in the second half though.
“We’re on the right path, we did some good things against the vice world champions. I was sorry to read people saying we had no shots on goal.
“I said what I wanted and the lads followed me. We saw something, but we still need time. I hope we can see something more tomorrow and that we can get a result.”
England manager Gareth Southgate has already confirmed he’ll make changes, and Di Biagio will also rotate.
“It’s inevitable there’ll be some, yes. We also have to consider the point of the season we’re at and some niggles.
“I’ll change at least three or four players, but I haven’t decided yet.
“In goal? Donnarumma, even though [Mattia] Perin caused me a bit of a headache. I had some doubts.
“As for England, I don’t know who will play. England have great players and we can’t dwell on names, regardless of who Southgate chooses.
“We need to try and limit their whole team.”
A journalist then put it to the CT that he seemed a little irritable, asking whether that was because he hadn’t been confi
rmed in the job. “Maybe it’s because I saw different things in the Argentina game, but criticism is part of our world,” Di Biagio shrugged.
“I’m saddened to have read untrue things, no-one has told me anything about my future. I think about my work, and any decision will be fine with me.”