Best Performance Daniele De Rossi

Known as a midfield player, Daniele De Rossi this morning was given a new role as a center back. A bold gamble of Cesare Prandelli but proved unsuccessful because De Rossi look elegant as a defender. De Rossi to be one of the back row trio of Italy with Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci while Italy against Spain with a 3-5-2 formation. Gli Azzurri did not win the match, but the score of 1-1 indicates that gambling is conducted Prandelli successful.

Although the original position is a midfielder, had a role as a defender actually has several times served De Rossi with AS Roma. Prandelli was the main reason to keep it as a defender before dawn. In fact, De Rossi excellent escorting Italian rearguard. He asserted that as Italy is a producer of quality defender-defender, although they had transformed from the midfield. Shown in the discipline throughout the match, De Rossi is also a success with some of the crucial tackle which he did. In the first round, recorded only once he missed the moment to let Andres Iniesta poked into the penalty box and fired a shot.

"Spain is the toughest opponents in the group, thus creating many opportunities for them are things we need. I hope I look good! I am pretty confident, but I can help my colleagues, especially at the back," De Rossi Dahut after the match. Recognized De Rossi, he's got a big problem as Fernando Torres entered the field. That is evidenced by the two golden opportunities like El Nino, which was then very grateful stronghold Italy for failing to be scored. "Indeed, I was worried, because a central striker gives you a point of attention and require you to control the space.

I am better in the first half and the difficulties facing Fernando Torres, who is physically strong and intelligent," said 28 year-old footballer. Andrea Barzagli is an injury that play a role in making De Rossi 'forced' into a central defender. But Cesar Prandelli also have other considerations when deciding to install itself as a center back. For the sake of the Spanish match, De Rossi is believed to control the game from the rear position. "Prandelli central defender got a lot of talented players than me, but he wanted someone who could connect back to the midfield. By having players like Claudio Marchisio, Andrea Pirlo and Thiago Motta, we want to play the ball across the field." "We knew that my position is a midfielder, but in addition all the players contributed well, and that's what counts," he concluded De Rossi.