ROME: Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic has told his players not to show in-form Italy too much respect and have belief that they can win when the teams meet in a European Championship Group A clash in Rome on Wednesday.
"We will do what we have always done, which is to play our own game," Petkovic told reporters on Tuesday."We will respect Italy, but not too much. They are the big favourites, not only in our group, but in general in this tournament. We all saw the quality they showed against Turkey. Switzerland have matched Belgium, Brazil, England and Spain in recent years, which Petkovic says should give them cause for optimism."I hope that we will give 120 per cent, just like we did against all the other big teams. We will need to be better than we actually are, we will have to have a great effort, run a lot and be great in duels. Then we can win," he said.
Petkovic said he will field his strongest starting XI and not rest players for what could potentially be a crucial final group match against Turkey on Sunday.
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