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    Italy-Germany ‘never a friendly’ claims Ventura

    Italy-Germany ‘never a friendly’ claims Ventura

    Italy national team boss Giampiero Ventura held a pre-match press conference on Monday morning on the eve of the friendly game against Germany. The Italian tactician insisted that a game between these two sides is never a friendly one.

    “I’d have preferred an easier game because even if it is a friendly, the result will influence critics and players. We need no incentives; this game is never like a friendly. They have many young players but they’ve been programming their future for the last ten years and having a player in place of another one doesn’t really make a big difference.”

    “We had not much time to prepare the game. Those who played on Saturday did not train yesterday; 24 hours are not much to prepare any match.”

    “I have no fear. I want to win all the games, I just need to understand how my players feel. Candreva and Eder, for example, have some physical issues.”
     

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