CRISIS OF SPEED IN ITALIAN FOOTBALL: STRIKING WORDS FROM FRATTESI

27-year-old Lazio player Davide Frattesi made quite harsh and striking statements about the current state of Italian football. The successful midfielder stated in all its bareness that Italy, which once directed world football with its tactical genius, fell far behind its opponents in the physical and high-tempo game aspect. Frattesi gave quite striking examples from his own World Cup experience while explaining the deep crisis of Italian football. The successful name openly confessed that he did not watch even a single match, including the giant final match, throughout the tournament. Revealing the massive quality difference between the countries, the talented player claimed that even the third best 11 of the France National Team had the capacity to go on the pitch and comfortably win the World Cup. Drawing attention to the basic gap between Italy and the countries at the peak of world football, the 27-year-old footballer underlined that the main problem was completely a lack of tempo and intensity rather than a lack of talent. Putting great emphasis on the physical power and game character of the opponents, the player expressed that the biggest difference on the pitch definitely stemmed from speed. Frattesi said that other top-level countries played at a much higher tempo compared to Italy and this bitter truth needed acceptance by all football fans now. The sports press carried this brave and honest self-criticism of the talented player wearing the Lazio jersey to the headlines of the sports pages.

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