Donadoni: Archerby rejects the national team worth discussing, game-intensive situations get worse

Football     1:04pm, 9 June 2025

Former Italian national team technical director Roberto Donadoni was interviewed by the media and analyzed the current issues in Italian football.

About whether the players lack a sense of belonging? "I don't want to think that. Archelby's choice is worth discussing, but it's just his personal business. Everyone has the right to deal with their own situation. I don't think the players are motivated. Instead, the problem may be that there are too many games and too long seasons. When a season accumulates, fatigue and stress can get very heavy. But now we seem to be moving in that direction, and although people keep saying that there are too many games, the situation has not improved, but it has become worse."

About the reduction in talent for players and teams is a cultural issue or just a bad luck?

"I think neither is it, but is in the middle. We need to study other football associations that do well and dig into the way they work. Only then can we start over."