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03-06-2024 – 09:41
The coach of the U.17 national team: “Excellent European Championship, Camarda icing on the cake” ROME (ITALPRESS) – “I saw the team in control of the pitch. I was quite calm, even if in international football the joke is always around the corner if not make the result safe. We built a lot, we should have capitalized on the scoring opportunities better: it was the only flaw in a dominated semi-final.” Thus to the microphones of ‘Radio Anch’io Sport’, on Rai Radio 1, Massimiliano Favo, technical commissioner of the under-17 national team, after reaching the European category final in Cyprus thanks to the 1-0 victory over Denmark. The final against Portugal on Wednesday, where a lot is expected from Francesco Camarda: “I’m always reluctant to talk about individuals – underlines the Azzurrini coach – Francesco is certainly a good player, he has a good future ahead of him. But in this team there are many: captain Mosconi, there are a couple of very talented attacking midfielders, including Liberali, author of the splendid giant slalom with a goal against England.
Club Italia’s feeling about this team is very important from a future perspective.” “We were convinced that we could have an excellent European Championship – continues Favo – and Camarda is just the icing on the cake. I think it’s also logical that we always talk about attackers, they give you the chance to win matches. Plus he has already made his debut in Serie A. But he also needs to make a lot of improvements. At this age players must be kept with their ears down, it is easier to ruin them than to bring them to the level we want. We need quality strikers for the future of the national team.” The final against Portugal is knocking on the door: “Technically very good team, which has in its DNA a football that combines quality and at the same time a European culture. They have players of great quality and dribbling speed, particularly on the wings. But we are Italy and we must finally bring something home. I hope to be able to bring joy to Club Italia, which has been working with an exceptional evaluation criterion for years. The European victory for the under 19s last year, the second place in the world under 20s and this final demonstrate that there is a lot of work that we are taking into account.” Once again, however, there will be no national team at the Olympics: “We need have more courage in waiting for these guys. Many times they make their debut and then immediately give sentences. I’ve been there too as a footballer. The boys, on the other hand, must be waited for. We need to think more about our product than about foreigners, also in terms of our national team. We need to change our mentality and give kids the chance to make mistakes and therefore grow. Unfortunately, we don’t expect much of our young people. The Italian is also xenophile: the foreigner is expected more than the Italian one and even more so than the local player, who is not forgiven for anything. As a Neapolitan, I know that the Neapolitan players had the biggest problems in Naples, as well as the Romans in Rome. Nemo propheta in patria, they say. To make a joke, we expect Favinho more than Favo. Instead we also have to wait for our products, because I believe that Antognoni, Totti, Del Piero, Pirlo have all envied us. We too have had great champions – concludes Favo – and they will come back sooner then, if we wait for them”. – Photo Ipa Agency – (ITALPRESS). mc/com 03-Jun-24 09:40.
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