Analysis A fair final, although Italy is not so differential
God save the ball The keys to England's growth
Out of the bubble Dear Luis Enrique
Protagonist The 'Sterling factor' beyond the arbitration controversy
Aleksander Ceferin "The multi-site Euro is not fair"
The final of the Eurocup will find the two most stable teams, a product of the balance achieved. The numbers are stubborn and, although they cannot be used for specific analysis, given the importance of chance in short tournaments, they serve for conclusions with greater perspective. Italy has 33 consecutive games without losing and has won all their matches until reaching a draw with Spain, resolved in the penalty shoot-out. England has practically done the same, giving up only the level against Scotland in the first phase.
Luis Enrique's
selection
was better than
Roberto Mancini's
in his semifinal, but it went from less to more, from irregularity to brilliance, although with imbalances in the defensive role. In the 'azzurra', on the other hand, they are more mature. It is also what has made this England more competitive that everyone knows from their forwards. He has only conceded a little, already set pieces, against the Danes. Italy and England attack, but the difference is made by their defense.
Until the appearance of
Harry Kane
, in the quarterfinals and, above all, in the semifinals, England's offensive power rested on
Sterling
, a magnificent footballer who reached the Euro without a clear title.
Gareth Southgate
awarded it to him in the first meeting. Sterling dialed and no longer moved. As happened to Pep Guardiola in the Champions League final, although with different luck, the coaches always end up evaluating the player capable of eliminating pieces by himself, either in speed or in positional attacks. The small forward does not reach the segment of the very high aristocracy to which the captain of the pross does belong, along with
Cristiano, Mbappé, Benzema, Eden Hazard, De Bruyne, De Jong
, the emerging
Havertz
or
Griezmann
.
None, save Kane, reached the semifinals in an elusive Euro for the big stars.
It has been a team tournament, Spain among them.
England and Italy are the product of reconstruction after major catastrophes.
For England it was falling in the eighth of the Euro 2016 against Iceland, in the eighth.
For Italy, not qualifying for the first time in their history for a World Cup, that of Russia, in 2018. and Mancini, who were defense and forward, respectively, have done it as if they returned to their short time.
The Englishman has insisted on security mechanisms, since his offensive arsenal offers him innumerable combinations;
The Italian has increased the pace of play, has advanced the selection to the opponent's field and has increased the speed of the defense-attack transitions.
Spinazzola, at more than 33 km / h
Italy is a lightning bolt on display.
England is a rock when they don't have the ball.
If footballers such as winger
Spinazzola
, with the tournament speed record (33.8 km / h), Berardi or Locatelli
have been key for the first
, the second would not have gotten where it is without the
Maguire-Stones
and
Rice-
couples.
Phillips
, centrals and midfielders.
Spinazzola, injured in the quarterfinals, has been the head of an army of lanes of great importance.
The Italian will not be at Wembley, but the English
Shaw will
.
Southgate and Mancini have a temperate leadership in common, very important in a position that concentrates incomparable pressures during the final stages of the tournaments. The hand of both was noticed from the beginning of their work. In fact, the English started as an interim but was named after the first results. Italy won seven of eight qualifying matches. He tied the remainder. His balance was 37 goals for and seven against. Italy had an extraordinary plenary session, 10 out of 10, with 37 goals in favor and four against. The Eurocup has been, simply, the continuation. With an average age of 25.2 years in the case of the English and 27.7 in the case of Italians, Qatar reserves them, next year, a place in the main poster.
Spain is situated between the two, with an average of 26.5 years, and Luis Enrique's argumentation was reinforced by the way the tournament ended, despite the elimination.
Extreme youth is represented by
Pedri
, who at 18 has played every possible minute except one, has become the player in the tournament with the longest distance traveled (76.1 kilometers) and has had a 92% success rate in passing .
An atrocity.
The Federation's decision to also play in the Tokyo Games seems reckless, given its busy season, the first truly in the elite.
12 goals without a great scorer
Luis Enrique's renewal proposal is already on your table. The upward trend would have made Spain a fearsome finalist, but the team has gaps that England and Italy have addressed, especially on defense. Goals from
Shaqiri
or
Chiesa
showed a lack of defensive maturation. Luis Enrique is not like Southgate or Mancini. It is a type of impulse, something that can be positive for short competitions, but he needs to stabilize the team more with those adjustments, which also include the standing game and the exits of
Unai Simón
.
Until now it was complicated, given his absence due to the death of his daughter and the misunderstanding he ended up having with
Robert Moreno
. The first question to be resolved is whether the Spaniard will call
Sergio Ramos again
. Mancini has not renounced that experience, represented in the
Chiellini-Bonucci
axis
, despite the youth of his Italy, but the new PSG player is more than a great center-back. He is a leader in a team that has reinforced the coach's unequivocal leadership in this Euro.
Italy has scored 12 goals, two more than England, but does not place any of its players among the top 10 scorers, a fact that reaffirms the profile of the group.
Chiesa
and
Locatelli
, both with two goals, are his top gunners.
Kane, with four, can finish tied or surpass Cristiano (five) if he scores in the final.
For now, add the same as
Lukaku,
Benzema and
Forsberg
.
Mbappé does not appear among them, nor does Eden Hazard, who has not found the lost form in Madrid with the national team.
The Frenchman also put a face to the frustration of the 'crème', by failing the key penalty in the round of 16 against Switzerland, another of the good teams that devoured the divos.
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