Marcello Lippi Three Quotations

After the win in the Netherlands we said we would have liked it if the World Cup began right away. Three months later we have the same energy. Games like these help convince us that we're strong and not inferior to anyone.

This game was part of the plan we made after qualifying. We had in mind three tough games.

Tonight we showed we can play with three strikers.

We did what we wanted to do in the first half with three strikers -- we had lots of scoring opportunities. We had to win, because now we have three away games.