Also speaking at the press conference ahead of the match between Italy and Germany was Gunners defender Riccardo Calafiori, who talked about the Azzurri’s ambitions and understanding with his teammates.
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“The Premier is a league apart, which gives you so much. It won’t be easy, but we’re a good group: I’m thinking about the team more than the personal. More intense than Serie A? I don’t feel like making comparisons, they are different leagues: maybe teams think less about defending and scoring one more goal.”
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“I get on very well with both Di Lorenzo and Bastoni, with whoever is playing. The coach asks us, in both phases, to try to help the team and we try. We are preparing for this challenge, it is always Italy-Germany and it is not a challenge like the others. It is certainly very important, I have many memories: I think of the World Cup semifinal or the European Championship semifinal, even on the occasions when we did not win we always gave our best.”
“Italy-Germany will never be a match like any other, we and they have defections, we want to win these important tests to go to the Nations Final Four. What do the Germans suffer from Italy? A lot has changed over the years, they have often had this snootiness of being superior but we have always brought them back down to earth. However, every match is a story in itself: let’s stay humble and think about giving our best.”
The emotion was huge, maybe the biggest I’ve felt in my career. I’ve watched it several times, what excites me is seeing the reactions on the big screens, it really tastes like the national team, Italy, it’s something you can’t feel with the club. I don’t remember what I was thinking but I knew it was the last play, I gave everything I had and he scored a goal that was no small thing.”
“I’d like to be able to do as many things as possible and be able to do them well, that’s something useful in today’s soccer.”
