“We must not underestimate Croatia, we need a paradigm shift” – OA Sport

Italy’s women’s national soccer team returns to the scene once again in qualifying for the final stage of the World Championship review in Australia and New Zealand (2023). The blue will take the field tomorrow at 17.30 on the green rectangle of ‘Teofilo Patini’ of Castel di Sangro in the third match of Group G against CroatiaOn Tuesday, October 26 (5.30 pm), Lithuania will host the local team at the LFF Stadium in Vilnius.

Coach Melina Bertolini will have to dispense with two important pawns such as Manuela Giugliano and Elisa Bartoli, but at the same time she will be able to count on the return of High Guany, who is also mentally significant. Angelica Sophia was called in instead of Bartoli. We’re going to need a concrete performance like the one made in Croatia where our captains made a definitive 5-0.

“We’re a big group and we’ve shown that we know how to make up for any absence. The first leg showed that Croatia is a strong and tough team physically, but we have to grow in this aspect. To reach the elite in world football we have to make a paradigm shift from a mental point of view. Our goal is to face every match with the right behavior and due competitive throwCT considerations at the press conference.

On the opponents front, the team trained before Stella Gutal (The new technical management) will try to limit the blue storms, focusing on the wait-and-see tactic, having succeeded in recovering two defeats in the largest number of matches (5-0 against Italy and 2-0 against Romania): “We must not make the mistake of underestimating it, as we will find an enthusiastic opponent who will play differently than what we have seen so far. Their players will want to show off and prove their strength to the new coachBertolini added.

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