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Extended Clip - EURO 2024 Interview: Ex Inter Milan, Man Utd, Liverpool & England Star Paul Ince (Ep. 427) image

Extended Clip - EURO 2024 Interview: Ex Inter Milan, Man Utd, Liverpool & England Star Paul Ince (Ep. 427)

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The Italian Football Podcast is delighted to interview former England, Inter Milan, Manchester United and Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince on all things EURO 2024, from England, France and Germany the favorites to Italy's chances as the holders, why he would take Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolo Barella for England "without a doubt", to why "Giorgio Scalvini will be a future superstar", Gianluca Scamacca's importance and why he struggled at West Ham and much, much more.

Special thanks to Bet365 for hosting the event for this interview.

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Transcript

Introduction to the Podcast

00:00:02
Speaker
Welcome to the Italian Football Podcast.

Cautious Optimism for Italy's Tournament Performance

00:00:05
Speaker
Well, let's talk a little bit about Italy. um What do you think of this Italy team? Because we on the Italian Football Podcast are not too optimistic cutting into this tournament.

Italy's Defensive Strategy and Formation

00:00:14
Speaker
and Listen, one thing about the Italian team is that defensively they know how to play. Even if you look at the way they play, you know They played a 3-5-2, but then they get, as soon as they lose the ball, they get back behind the ball. They're disciplined defenders as a unit. And I think that's something that a lot of teams haven't got.

Impact of Key Players: Guarela and Jorginho

00:00:38
Speaker
um But I think when you look at the plays that they've got at the moment, I think, you know, I like Guarela. I think he's fantastic. Jorginho, who's done everything so well at Arsenal, not played as many games as you'd like. um but I think that the plays that you've lost for young defenders held the

Young Defenders and Italy's Chances: A Tough Opposition?

00:00:55
Speaker
inning.
00:00:55
Speaker
um He's going to be a superstar. He's going to be a superstar, a young kid, a total disappointment. And then you've got some backup up front, who's a now finding his feet at Atlanta. So, I mean, yes, they've got one of the favourites. right And it's funny though, they're actually holders of the tournament. We're signing up one of the favourites. You can never really discount the Italians.

Is Barella Italy's Only World-Class Player?

00:01:23
Speaker
But just from a quality point of view, I'm not sure they've got enough to go all the way. But they're going to be a tough opposition.
00:01:33
Speaker
You mentioned Barella, he's widely considered to be Italy's only world-class outfield player. Would you agree with that statement? And secondly, do you think Italy have any other outfield players that are world-class? I think we kind of use that word world-class pretty easily, you know what I mean? I think Lusi is a very, very good player.

Bastoni and Other Key Players' Potential Impact

00:01:55
Speaker
You know, he's got potential needs to be a great player. World class, I'm not too sure, I listen, I think it's been awesome for Inter, but now he needs to do that in the internet. Because that's what it's about, that's a big world class player to perform in his Euros, performance in in the world situation. As far as anybody else, I like Bastoni, he's been half, I think he's a top player.