Revealed: Italy supervisor Luciano Spalletti’s strict checklist of guidelines for the Euros – together with banning gamers from carrying HEADPHONES

Luciano Spalletti has banned his gamers from carrying headphones and imposed strict limits on gaming as he tries to assist Italy stay European champions.

The Azzurri boss is a stickler for self-discipline and has wasted no time in letting his squad know they’re in Germany for work – even frowning on an excessive amount of laughing and joking throughout coaching periods forward of their match opener towards Albania on Saturday.

Spalletti’s males usually are not favoured to retain the trophy they received three years in the past, after a troubled qualifying marketing campaign. Roberto Mancini was changed by Spalletti halfway via it, after he give up to signal an enormous contract as Saudi Arabia boss.

However Spalletti, who led Napoli to the Serie A title a 12 months in the past, has wasted no time stamping his mark on the nationwide aspect. Quickly after he was appointed he introduced his gamers with a duplicate of Legacy, which particulars the secrets and techniques behind the enduring success of the New Zealand All Blacks in rugby union.

Essentially the most well-known of those is the crew’s ‘No d***heads’ coverage and Spalletti quoted the phrase final October when outlining his plans for the duty in hand.

Punctuality is essential for Spalletti, who stops his gamers from utilizing telephones at mealtimes. Tactical conferences happen at noon with lunch at 12.45 earlier than afternoon coaching, and dinner at 8. Consoles will be performed solely within the video games room of the crew resort close to Dortmund, with gamers prevented from taking their very own to their rooms. 

Former West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca fell foul of Spalletti’s iron fist when he was not noted of a mini-tournament within the USA earlier this 12 months, with Spalletti explaining: ‘You don’t come right here to play videogames till 4am. Any further they depart their consoles at house they usually received’t carry them once more.’

Italy hope to create their very own enjoyable on Saturday night time but it surely received’t be simple towards Albania with Spalletti’s males missing chunk in assault, although the doubtless return of key midfielder Nicolo Barella can solely assist.