Spain and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is concerned at Italy fielding a three-man defence and facing Alessandro Florenzi again.
The World Cup qualifier kicks off at the Juventus Stadium in Turin tomorrow at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
It is true that Spain struggle against 3-5-2 systems and that was a main reason behind the 2-0 defeat to Italy at Euro 2016?
“It is a decisive factor, but I don’t believe in numbers much, it’s more about the characteristics of players,” said Pique in a Press conference.
Spain and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is concerned at Italy fielding a three-man defence and facing Alessandro Florenzi again.
The World Cup qualifier kicks off at the Juventus Stadium in Turin tomorrow at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
It is true that Spain struggle against 3-5-2 systems and that was a main reason behind the 2-0 defeat to Italy at Euro 2016?
“It is a decisive factor, but I don’t believe in numbers much, it’s more about the characteristics of players,” said Pique in a Press conference.
“We concluded a chapter with Vicente Del Bosque, one that perhaps can never be repeated, but we turn over a new leaf in the best possible way with Julen Lopetegui. I don’t like to compare the Coaches.
“We have to focus on beating Italy, as a victory in Turin tomorrow would be the icing on the cake. People say Italian football is defensive, but there are teams now like Napoli and Juventus who play the ball and try to score more than their opponents.”
Florenzi is expected to start and he famously scored from the halfway line for Roma against Pique’s Barcelona last season.
“He scored an incredible goal against Barcelona, but it’s probably something he couldn’t repeat.”