Costantino: Italy U16 must lead cultural revolution
- Source
- Corriere dello SportTier 1
- By
- Giovanni Costantino
- Published
Key points
- Italy's youth teams have reached 7 finals since 2018 but the senior side missed the World Cup
- Costantino, now U16 coach, spent years managing across Eastern Europe before returning to the FIGC
- He argues Italian football overvalues experience and must embrace intensity and pressing at youth level
AI summary
Giovanni Costantino, newly appointed Italy U16 coach, believes the national team's struggles reflect a cultural problem: experience is prized over the enthusiasm of young players. In an interview with Corriere dello Sport, he reflects on a winding career that took him from a failed playing stint in the Dolomites through youth roles in Finland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Moldova and Cyprus before the FIGC brought him home.
Costantino argues that Italian football must undergo a revolution in how it develops talent. He points out that Italy's youth teams have played 7 finals since 2018 while the senior side missed the World Cup, and stresses the importance of the U16 category in laying foundations for future success, with players set to be 20 at the next World Cup.
Original headline
Giovanni Costantino, l'intervista: "Guidiamo la rivoluzione"
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