Italy, who has not defeated England since 2012, appointed Sonasin in September 2023 despite working in men’s football, yet he gradually won over his critics.
Bandini says, “There was a lot of doubt about Sonasin as he came as a person who had only experience in men’s game and who used to coach mostly at the young level,” Bandini says.
“But he has really brought something positive over the last few years and you can see here.
“I felt that after coming to this tournament, the energy around the group was much better, much better than the previous tournaments.”
And the team has distributed on the pitch in Switzerland, performing second place in its group behind the tournament’s favorite Spain, showing strategic flexibility and ability to capitalize on the weaknesses of opponents.
,[Against England] This is going to be a technically attractive game, “Bandini says.” I am really eager to see how Italy it reaches, because one of Italy’s strength, one of the coach’s strength in this tournament, is that he has shown that he can change things. ,
Italy has changed the formation on the basis of opposition, playing with a brilliant Spain with a back five and a back four against Norway.
Against Norwegian, it was a step to target their weakness on the full -peeth – a strategy that worked for perfection and could also be tested against the lioness.
“When we talk about England, we talk about the situation on the left all the time, a major headache that continues to come to Sarina Viegman,” says Bandini.
“Even when you look at the opposite side, Lucy likes to move forward. This is part of his game.
“So I can focus wide areas in this game. They are really the strength of this Italy team – the options they have are really strong.”
If Italy goes back to a three, Bandini hopes the Wing -Back – Lisa Bootin and Lucia de Guglilmo – to threaten England with their driving skills.
“Italy has a lot of players who are walking with the ball,” she says.
