Tonali: Italy is ready for Norway, and must play easily to give its best performance

June 6th in the European qualifiers of the World Cup, Italy will challenge Norway away. Italian midfielder Tonali attended the pre-match press conference.

What do you think of this game?

Norway has great players, but we are ready, we have been very good in the past week and we are ready for this game. Haaland and Odge are two of the best players in the Premier League and they will create difficulties for us, but we are ready to challenge them. Indeed, we have had a lot of injuries recently, but we are Italy and we have great players. We are Italy, and we play against Norway is no different from the previous matches against France and Germany, because we are Italy.

Italy has missed two consecutive World Cups. This time you don't want to miss next year's World Cup. Italy has definitely shocked everyone without participating in the previous two World Cups, and it is the case for our players and fans. However, there is currently no negative emotions in the national team's locker room. It's true that we have some injuries, but that's football, and we still have other strong players to deal with tomorrow's game. We won't use this as an excuse, and we won't look for any reason.

Are you eager to participate in such a competition?

When you play football, you will want to participate in certain games, which may still bring a different feeling after 10 to 15 years. We know we can’t make mistakes and we must play the best football tomorrow, don’t worry. We know tomorrow's game is very important for all Italians, but we have to get out of the pressure and get on the game easily, and that's what we need right now.

Who will assume the leadership responsibilities of the national team?

We all have to bear the same responsibility. Currently, no player in the national team who has played 500 games can serve as a leader, but we are a healthy team, get along well with each other, and are a young team. Every day we have to learn something from it, we know we have to prove that we are strong and we can play this game well.