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<blockquote data-quote="Jashay" data-source="post: 989167" data-attributes="member: 78812">Italy really struggled at the breakdown... It&#039;s not as if they don&#039;t have players capable, just that their game plan really didn&#039;t help.They seem to have gone for a no-box kick route, which is interesting, but they&#039;ve combined it with everyone playing so far back! There were times when they were going from the base and you couldn&#039;t see a single Italy player on screen, as they were all about 10m back.Seemed to be really keen on going wide, too, which didn&#039;t combine well with the deep passing. By the time they got the ball to the wing Scotland had gently jogged over to cover.That spreading of play and deep passing meant that when they did go route 1 their support was miles behind them. What was the turnover stat in the end? I&#039;m sure it was over 20 at 60minsIt&#039;s nice to see Italy having some (any!) structure to their game, but they&#039;re going to need a more effective game plan going forwards</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jashay, post: 989167, member: 78812"] Italy really struggled at the breakdown... It's not as if they don't have players capable, just that their game plan really didn't help. They seem to have gone for a no-box kick route, which is interesting, but they've combined it with everyone playing so far back! There were times when they were going from the base and you couldn't see a single Italy player on screen, as they were all about 10m back. Seemed to be really keen on going wide, too, which didn't combine well with the deep passing. By the time they got the ball to the wing Scotland had gently jogged over to cover. That spreading of play and deep passing meant that when they did go route 1 their support was miles behind them. What was the turnover stat in the end? I'm sure it was over 20 at 60mins It's nice to see Italy having some (any!) structure to their game, but they're going to need a more effective game plan going forwards [/QUOTE]

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