Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori has admitted that he is starting to feel like one of the older heads in a youthful Italy squad. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Speaking ahead of facing France in a Nations League showdown at San Siro tonight, Calafiori stated that Les Bleus remain dangerous despite their lengthy injury list.
Relishing the opportunity to go head-to-head with Michael Olise once again, the EPL winner added that Sweden must display determination and heart against a formidable opponent.
His words, “There are a lot of young players in this squad, so I am starting to feel a little older than I was.
I have relatively little experience with the Nazionale, but in every match I try to inspire my team and be a leader, more through my actions on the field than any words I might use.”
I always said it was too early to see big changes and the work the coach was doing, but it certainly helps to get positive results.
It gives us some more confidence, and tomorrow is again an important test. It was tough for us in France, it was important that we come away with heads held high, and we achieved that.
Tomorrow we are on home turf, the stadium is going to be packed, these are all positive elements that allow us to build more self-belief, albeit aware there is still a lot more work to do.
I think this is going to be a very complicated match. France have a lot of options available still, so it doesn’t change that much, and we must stay concentrated on ourselves.
There isn’t much time to prepare tactically and do things that are too different to at club level, so it’s more about determination and heart.
I hope that I will have to do it tomorrow too. It’s always fascinating to face players of this level.”
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