Cesare Prandelli has warned Mario Balotelli not to let frustration affect his tactical requirements playing for Italy this summer.
The Milan man has come under scrutiny for his form this season, but has made the CT’s provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup and is in contention to make the 23-man cut too.
Cesare Prandelli has warned Mario Balotelli not to let frustration affect his tactical requirements playing for Italy this summer.
The Milan man has come under scrutiny for his form this season, but has made the CT’s provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup and is in contention to make the 23-man cut too.
For his national team head Coach, a disciplined mind will be key to being influential with the Azzurri.
“He’s under scrutiny? I respond with the data – Mario has scored 14 League goals, he was almost always up front and often alone, in fact alone is when he has played his best games,” Prandelli began in a lengthy interview with the Gazzetta dello Sport released today.
“When we have the ball, he must be there in the area, he does not have to move around to meet it, and in this Berlusconi is right.
“If a star is there for 10 minutes, and gets bored by it, patience – he must remain focused on the right movements.
“I do not care for a striker that is halfway up the field, and my midfielders should not respond to this movement, if it means not giving him the ball.”