Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci has said that the Netherlands respects and fears Italy, after the 1: 1 draw in the League of Nations on Wednesday.
Lorenzo Pellegrini put Italy ahead before Donny van de Beek equalized, but what surprised everyone was the tactical change of the new Dutch coach, Frank de Boer.
De Boer reluctantly left the regular 4-3-3 formation to play with a 5-3-2 formation.
“It means they respect us and are afraid of us.” Bonucci told Rai Sport.
“Despite their tactical change, we still created countless cases. “It is a pity that we did not get the three points, because they would be very important this evening.” he added.
