In truth, those two were not the only dangerous players that Italy had. No, they still had some more talented players, like Luca Pellegrini from Lazio Primavera, Gianluca Scamacca as a backup striker, and even Christian Capone, their number ten in the team.
Those were creative players who could threaten the team's defense, so Kageyama-sensei emphasized them more. However, it was clear that the team's heart was on those two, Andrea Pinamonti and Davide Fratessi. The coach truly believed that stopping them was the key, having already said so many times what they needed to keep an eye on later.
As they were closer to game day, the atmosphere also shifted back to a tense and serious one. Even some of the players who were dropped by the coach a few days ago also changed their attitude, running more and working harder than anyone else.
