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Conte maintains faith despite Germany blow
“I still keep faith in my players , I know I can trust them , but we all need to stay grounded.”
“We failed to impress in the last two world cup editions and the number of Serie A players who can earn an Italy call-up have halved in the last ten years .”
“We knew how much difference there is between us and the best national teams out there, but we have to be a team, not just a selection [the same thing that Zaza said before the Allianz Arena showdown].
“I’ve called all those players who can be part of Italy’s EURO 2016 squad, I have to work on them and I haven’t given anyone the thumbs down because there was maximum effort yesterday.”
“We hadn’t solved all our problems after the Spain game and we have not uncovered them all after the defeat with Germany.”
“We need to remember where we came from. Let’s see when we will reap the rewards of our work.”
Lorenzo Bettoni @lorebetto
