Bertolini: “That Bonansea’s goal has deceived us. We thought we’d play it equal “

Debut to forget at the European Championship.

Women’s Italy, debut to forget at the European Championship. France was clearly superior to the blue and proved it by putting in place everything that currently differentiates the two national teams. A range made wider by the score. CT Milena Bertolini analyzes the challenge on Sky Sport’s microphones, identifying the precise moment in which Italy lost the game. In the first scoring opportunity it happened right between the feet of the blue.

Little to save on an evening that was known to be complicated. “There have been two games. That goal at the start of Bonansea has deluded us. Maybe we thought we could play it evenly, but we are not on par with France in terms of physical, technical and intensity. We cannot face it like that. . We forced our plays a little too much, we played it openly, staying too high and losing the measures. This aspect had an impact and we were found to be badly placed on the pitch and disconnected between the departments. In the second half the ‘ Our opponents’ aggression was certainly different but the girls returned to the pitch and had the right attitude despite going to rest with five goals. It wasn’t easy. “

Italy in two faces, exactly like the match. First half dominated by the French. Resumption with a more attentive national team. “By the time we stretched we couldn’t cover the field and didn’t fill the penalty area to counter the low crosses, becoming too long and wide on the pitch giving too many chances and thus making their game. We had opted for the long pass because we had considered the idea of ​​playing without risking with the construction from the bottom because France were pressing really hard. We had prepared the match in a different way also because we were aware that in the one-on-one we will have encountered difficulties and for this reason we tried the constant doubling on the outside “.