New Italy has veered away from the ‘Spanish-isation’ of its game
Italy concluded in 2010 that the only way to beat the Spanish was to try to become more like them
Liverpool v Manc City is a clash of two different modes of pressing
Players are quicker and stronger now – as they need to be to press efficiently
Zinedine Zidane’s player empathy compensates for lack of coaching nous
Real Madrid coach has led Real to eight trophies – which could become nine in Kiev
How Antonio Conte’s lightbulb moment transformed Chelsea
Italian’s 3-4-3 formation move put Chelsea on path to glory as he quietly overhauled team
Arrigo Sacchi’s comments on ‘coloured’ players in Italian football criticised
Former Italy coach quoted as saying “there are too many coloured players in our youth teams’
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