Coach NGUYEN VIET THANG: It's hard to avoid the law of elimination

Perhaps even Belgium's shocking defeat to Slovakia a few days ago did not shock the audience as much as witnessing Croatia collapse in extra time due to the "terrible" comeback of the Italians. Called "terrible" because Mattia Zaccagnia's equalizer was like a cruel truth, hitting the faith of many fans.

I had predicted a 1-1 result for this match, but when I saw the Croatian players collapse on the Leipzig pitch, I couldn't help but feel depressed. That fate would have happened to the Italian team if it weren't for the goal by a striker who is still relatively unknown to fans - Mattia Zaccagnia.

Coach Nguyen Viet Thang

The "life and death" duel between Croatia and Italy is not difficult to imagine a tragic ending. If Croatia relies too much on the stars that emerged from the 2018 World Cup and more than 2/3 of the squad are over 30 years old, then Italy is in a transitional phase, lacking too many necessary elements to form a strong enough team to defend the title won three years ago.

The French team is very lucky that every season and every major tournament "introduces" a new generation of talented young players, unlike the host Germany who struggled and struggled with the generational transition process for 10 years, and can now confidently step onto the continental football field for a comeback that promises to be full of interesting things; Spain and England are also not outside the process of development - elimination - redevelopment.

Therefore, today's step back will create momentum for Croatian football to grow stronger in the future, after the generation of Luka Modric, Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric... retreats into the background.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/hlv-nguyen-viet-thang-kho-tranh-quy-luat-dao-thai-196240625220005741.htm