The central defender of Juventus and the Italian national team, Giorgio Chiellini, is convinced that Pep Guardiola's tactics destroyed a whole generation of defenders.

Giorgio Chiellini accused Spanish coach Pep Guardiola of the fact that his football philosophy destroyed a whole generation of defenders.

Guardiola preaches the idea that every player on the field should first of all be comfortable handling the ball and be aimed at an attack. Chiellini believes that this style does not fit Italian football.

"I believe that" Guardiolism "destroyed a whole generation of defenders. Now they all think too much about the attack, about the creation, but do not know how to patronize the attackers, "Chiellini said..

"I remember how in our youth we were taught to patronize our player when filing in the penalty area, and now the Italian defenders do not do this. The Italian school of football has always been known for reliable defenders, but we began to forget our traditions ".

"We need to stay away from ticks and not lose our DNA. To return to the top of the world football, the Italian team needs not only strong forwards, but also classic, reliable defenders of ".

"Now there are several such players:

Caldara, Rugani and Romagnoli. They need to gain international experience, but this is normal. In fact, many of them have already had more matches than I am at their age ".

The Italian national team will compete for getting into the 2018 World Cup in the play-offs against Sweden. The first match will be held on Friday, November 10.

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