Attack Quote by Fabio Quagliarella

Italy do not only defend; they can attack, too. They have attacking qualities, and they create chances.

— Julen Lopetegui

Tactically, Italians are very strong. They are a lot into tactics: how to defend, when you lose the ball, where will you be?

— Samir Nasri

Italy is one of the great footballing nations, with whom we have a great sporting rivalry.

— Joachim Low

Italy is a very competitive league, where most of the teams wait for you.

— Marcos Alonso

We Italians need to feel like we're under pressure, we need to see an enemy.

— Gianluca Vialli

Italian teams are difficult to beat even if they play away.

— Michael Ballack

Italy are a very difficult team to play against. They have good defensive qualities.

— Julen Lopetegui

Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.

— Anonymous

You know, when you are the Italian national team, all the time you need to win because for our history, it is important for…

— Fabio Cannavaro

“ Sports Soccer, or football, is the most popular sport in Italy. Children play soccer in squares, on streets, and in fields. Almost every…

— Jean F. Blashfield

It's a big challenge for a defender to prove yourself in a country like Italy as a non-Italian.

— Matthijs de Ligt

Italy have plenty of high-quality players. Newcomers need time to get adjusted to the set-up and the system of play. I'm very young, and…

— Alessandro Del Piero