Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Italiano has spoken out about West Ham and made a big admission ahead of the Euro final.
Excitement is building as West Ham prepare to face Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final in Prague on June 7th.
The big match is now just five days away.
Excitement will soon be replaced by jangling nerves and tension as the Hammers edge closer to Wednesday’s historic match.
The winners will automatically qualify for next season’s Europa League with West Ham aiming to end a 43-year major trophy drought in the process.
Fiorentina will comfortably be the best team West Ham have faced in the competition this season. By some distance.
Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Italiano speaks out about West Ham and makes big admission ahead of Euro final
They narrowly lost the Coppa Italia final to Inter Milan last week despite dominating the Champions League finalists.
So West Ham should be under no illusions about La Viola’s quality.
And their manager certainly isn’t underestimating West Ham.
Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Italiano has spoken out about West Ham and made a big admission ahead of the Euro final.
Italiano has heaped praise on the ‘very strong’ Hammers and David Moyes. And he says he has been analysing the east Londoners thoroughly.
The Italian describes West Ham as a ‘typical English team’ in a complimentary manner.
‘We will have to play with maximum respect and great focus’
And he has admitted he has been making every single player practice penalties should they be needed to separate the two teams on Wednesday night.
“In Prague, we will see if we can manage, with our attitude to have a different ending than in (the Coppa Italia final in) Rome,” Italiano told UEFA.
“We have analysed West Ham. They’re very strong. They have legs, they run a lot and have quality. They are a typical English team and have an expert coach (in Moyes). We know their strengths and we hope we have identified some of their weaknesses. We will have to play with maximum respect and great focus.
“After training, we decided to have every member of the squad taking a penalty each with an eye on the final. We have eight or nine players who are very cool-headed, but we will have to see who feels like taking one on the night if the final goes that way.”
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