971 The Silver Fox’s Decision

"Our team needs to attack in the second half. However, I need to remind all of you to watch out for England's counter-attacks."

Lippi could already guess what sort of tactics Twain would employ in the second half. He had studied Twain's tactics prior to the match, and he would not be surprised if Twain chose to sit back and wait for Italy to attack them before going on the counter-attack. If his team had taken a one-goal lead just like England, he would have instructed his team to play counter-attacking football as well.

Italy not only needed to focus on its offense in the second half, but they needed to be wary of England's quick counter-attacks as well.