971 The Silver Fox’s Decision 4yr

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"Our team needs to attack in the second half. However, I need to remind all of you to watch out for England's counter-attacks."
Lippi could already guess what sort of tactics Twain would employ in the second half. He had studied Twain's tactics prior to the match, and he would not be surprised if Twain chose to sit back and wait for Italy to attack them before going on the counter-attack. If his team had taken a one-goal lead just like England, he would have instructed his team to play counter-attacking football as well.
Italy not only needed to focus on its offense in the second half, but they needed to be wary of England's quick counter-attacks as well.
"I want all of you to snatch the ball back if you lose it, and I want everyone to retreat backward and defend if England gets the ball. You can foul them when necessary, but make sure you only do that when they are in their own half of the pitch. All in all, do all you can to stop them from launching their quick counter-attacks."