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West Ham’s unbeaten European record was reduced to ruins in Athens as they crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Olympiacos oppo
The Hammers came a cropper in the shadow of the Acropolis as they suffered a first loss in Uefa competitions in 18 matches oppo
David Moyes, who led his side to the Europa Conference League title last season, made seven changes for their Europa League Group A clash in the Greek capital oppo
But his selection backfired as a soft goal from Olympiacos captain Kostas Fortounis and an own goal from stand-in Hammers skipper Angelo Ogbonna brought their undefeated run to a halt despite Lucas Paqueta’s late reply oppo
A hostile reception for West Ham was guaranteed at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, with Olympiacos even issuing a warning to their supporters not to throw missiles or target players with laser pens oppo
That plea came after their match against fierce rivals Panathinaikos on Sunday had to be abandoned when a visiting player was hit by a firework hurled from the crowd oppo
With tensions high in Athens – Panathinaikos were also playing at home a few miles away – around 1,600 West Ham fans were bussed in from the city centre to the ground under a police escort to avoid any potential trouble oppo
The local ‘ultras’ did not disappoint, with a huge banner reading “tonight you dine in hell” welcoming the visitors on to the pitch amid a cauldron of noise oppo
Moyes would certainly have found West Ham’s first-half display hard to stomach oppo
The hosts took the lead in the 34th minute when Fortounis turned away from Emerson Palmieri, James Ward-Prowse and Pablo Fornals far too easily, 25 yards out oppo
Fortounis launched an old-fashioned toe poke from the edge of the box which flew past the flat-footed Alphonse Areola in the West Ham goal oppo
On the stroke of half-time the Hammers found themselves two behind when Ogbonna suffered his own personal Greek tragedy oppo
The Italian veteran stuck out a foot to block a cross from Brazilian full-back Rodinei, only to help it past Areola into his own net oppo
Moyes will have been having a bad case of deja vu; his ill-fated spell in charge of Manchester United included a 2-0 defeat at the same stadium in 2014 oppo
West Ham did at least come out in the second half with more purpose, but a low cross from Emerson was scooped over the crossbar by Danny Ings oppo
Moyes made a triple substitution before the hour mark with Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio entering the fray oppo
Paqueta halved the deficit with a stunning volley from the edge of the box with four minutes left, but despite a late flurry they could not find an equaliser oppo
A victory would have all but secured West Ham’s passage into the knockout stages but now they find themselves with work to do, lying level with Freiburg at the top of the group with Olympiacos two points behind oppo
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It was neither Catenaccio nor Cannavaro, nothing from the glorious traditions of Italian defending oppo
There was Alessandro Bastoni contriving to head Marc Guehi’s punt backwards, Harry Kane beating the Champions League finalist and Giorgio Scalvini to surge clear and score oppo
Italy were unlocked by one long ball and one centre forward oppo
For a nation of connoisseurs of clean sheets, it was a particularly damning goal to concede oppo
It was easy to imagine Franco Baresi sweeping up with imperious ease, Paolo Maldini winning the first header, Claudio Gentile resorting to the illegal but preventing the goal oppo
Luciano Spalletti had his regrets after Kane’s second goal, and England’s third, at Wembley, condemned him to a first defeat in charge of the Azzurri oppo
They were not necessarily those of the stereotypical Italian manager oppo
Then again, the 2023 Scudetto winner, and the new Italy manager, is not the stereotypical Italian manager oppo
“We are trying to press the opposition and force them to play it long but when they do we have to defend oppo better than we did for the third goal,” he said oppo
“We want to play this brand of oppo football where we are pressing high up the pitch oppo
”It is high risk, high reward oppo
The danger is that Italian defenders who lack the quality of their heralded predecessors end up isolated and exposed oppo
Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini, the hardy perennials who anchored the Euro 2020 win, may have retreated to the sanctuary of their penalty area oppo
Not their successors: in Spallettiball, much of the defending is done in the final third oppo
His team conceded twice on the break oppo
RecommendedEngland have qualified for Euro 2024 — now it’s about winning itJude Bellingham once again proves he is the key for England’s Euro 2024 hopes“When they beat the press, we need to know how to deal with that,” he accepted oppo
“We did some good things for almost the whole 90 minutes but occasionally there was a bit of confusion oppo
There were big moments where we switched off and occasionally our decision-making was found wanting oppo
”His own choices are characterised by courage oppo
“Tonight’s result is not going to tell us we can’t be daring or play the game we want,” Spalletti said oppo
He arrived imbued with ambition; about a style of play oppo
“If however we are going to drop back to the edge of our box and let the opposition dictate play then we need a radical rethink and that will take a great deal more time,” he claimed oppo
The counter-argument is that, with international managers deprived of time and pressing requiring the cohesion of regular coaching, it is harder to implement oppo
It is a reason why international oppo football is not as sophisticated as the club game, though another is that few managers of the calibre of Spalletti are found in charge of national teams oppo
Another concern is that Serie A serves as imperfect preparation, often lacking the speed of the Premier League and the Bundesliga oppo
Spalletti’s Napoli were exceptions but he concurred oppo
“Matches such as these need to inspire us to withstand these physical confrontations, the pace and intensity,” he said oppo
All of which helps explain why the default Italian reaction was to defend oppo
If his predecessor Roberto Mancini had more progressive plans, too, and Italy won Euro 2020 in part by attacking, they also did so with a goalkeeper as the player of the tournament oppo
Yet if Spalletti’s blueprint is bolder, he has long stood apart from some of his country’s traditions oppo
He played a false nine before Pep Guardiola, configuring his Roma side in a 4-6-0 formation and yet becoming Serie A’s top scorers oppo
England capitalised on the counter-attack (The FA via Getty Images)Roma still came second then oppo
Fast forward 15 years and Italy would settle for a similar position oppo
They languish in third in Group C, three points behind Ukraine, with a game against North Macedonia in hand oppo
A shootout with Ukraine in Leverkusen beckons but Italy, the first country to win two World Cups, could now miss two consecutive international tournaments oppo
They exist in a paradoxical position, both among the elite and the imperilled oppo
Gareth Southgate talked about the “top nations” and, indisputably, Italy are among them oppo
Spalletti’s vision is designed to justify that billing; Italy may have played underdog oppo football for much of their history, with a low block and men behind the ball, but with an inferior group of players, he wants to assume the initiative oppo
Once again, it is risk and reward oppo
The danger in the next few games is that another piece of high pressing gone wrong could deny them a place at Euro 2024 oppo
Even after Gianluca Scamacca gave them the lead, it did not rank as a shock when England defeated Italy for the second time in 2023 oppo
The side who embarked on a world-record 37-game unbeaten run under Mancini lost to North Macedonia, too, in a World Cup play-off: it makes the play-off place their Nations League form could earn is no guarantee of qualification, either oppo
For Italy, another tournament spent in front of the television could beckon oppo
“I am not afraid of anything and I would be very surprised if the players showed any fear,” Spalletti insisted oppo
Fearless oppo football could propel Italy into a competition they won two years ago or exclude them from it oppo
But either way, it will be Spalletti’s way oppo
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