"Bad luck," muttered Luca Marino, the left-back, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. "We hit the post three times in one attack. What are the odds of that?"
"Luck had nothing to do with it," interjected Riccardo Montolivo, the left forward. "We weren't clinical enough. We're taking shots for the sake of taking them. We need to be more patient."
Leonardo nodded. "Riccardo's right. We're rushing it in the final third. I know we're eager to score, but we have to stay composed. That's how we'll break them down."
"True," added Lorenzo De Luca, their attacking midfielder. "But England's defense is scrappy. They're throwing themselves at everything. We need to find a way to pull them out of position."
Santiago raised a hand to regain control of the discussion. "Good points. That's what I wanted to hear. Now, here's what we'll do..."
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