Italy U21 team's coach ingenuity: turned players into pirates

2025-10-08 17:36 © AFP

The coach of Italy's U21 team, Silvio Baldini, has shown creativity.

The specialist decided to turn his trainees into pirates during training, meaning they will practice with one eye covered.

It is reported that this is how the Italians hope to improve the players' coordination and reaction on the field.

According to the press, this way the players will also tire less mentally.

🏴‍☠️🇮🇹 Players of Italy’s U21 team are training with "pirate” eye patches — according to coach Baldini, this method is meant to improve concentration and reduce the feeling of fatigue among the players.#fblifestyle pic.twitter.com/m4ZkjaF5uk

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