Antonio Conte highlights England’s weakness and reveals how Italy can beat them

Premier League and Serie A winning manager, Antonio Conte highlighted England's weaknesses, and revealed how Italy can beat them.

England will take on Italy in the final of the European Championships on Sunday. Former Premier League manager Antonio Conte has revealed how four-time World Cup winners can beat the Three Lions.

According to the former Chelsea manager, Roberto Mancini’s side will have to put pressure on the centre backs and exploit their lack of calmness.

Conte believes that England defenders are not as good as the Spanish players at escaping the press, and they might struggle if Italy try and condense the pitch.

However, he has also warned Italy that England could be lethal on the counter-attack because of their pace and flair, and therefore the Azzurri will have to be careful with their pressing.

Antonio Conte said: “A weak spot for England is that if their defence is pressed when building out from the back, they aren’t as good as Spain at escaping the press. However, if you are ultra-attacking in your press and they do escape, then watch out for their pace up front.”

Both teams have done very well in the tournament so far, but it is no secret that England have had a much easier run to the final.

Recently Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini pointed out that England have played six of their seven matches in the Euro 2020 at Wembley. England have benefited from the home advantage. Gareth Southgate’s side will play the final too at home, and the fans could make a big difference.

Antonio Conte on England vs Italy Final

The Italian manager heaped praise on Harry Kane but warned that he will have to come up against the top-class defensive wall of Bonucci, Chiellini and Donnarumma. 

Conte said: “Many praise Harry Kane for his ability to go get the ball and play with the team, such as with the equaliser against Denmark. Of course, he’s good at that too, but it’s in the box where he’s clinical, and as a coach, I would always keep him in there because he’s devastating.

 “Italy are tough to beat because we are hardly ever unprepared, we don’t leave spaces and always force complicated approaches.

“We also have that wall formed by Gianluigi Donnarumma, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini. I consider Donnarumma to be one of the three best goalkeepers in the world. What can we say of Bonucci and Chiellini? Even after a thousand battles, they still smell blood. Winning mentality, character, strength. In dealing with difficult moments, they are absolutely the top players in their role.”