you don't need a tall striker but if you are going to play someone as a false 9 like Barca do Messi you need someone who actually knows how to do it effectively
they have no one playing wide, no danger so far from set pieces, and nothing over the top
De Rossi playing as a Libero nullifies the runs of the midfielders in to throughballs as well
they are making it easy for Italy to defend
I would be somewhat surprised if Llorente or Torres aren't on within 15-20 minutes
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