McClaren on Lippi

Last updated : 14 September 2006 By SpursMAD

England boss Steve McClaren listened to advice from Italy's World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi at a FIFA conference in Berlin.

McClaren said: "Lippi proved to be a master of affecting games by tactics and substitutions."

"He said the adversity, the scandal in Italy, had brought the players closer together and that they were stronger as a unit for that, plus the flexibility and adaptability of his players."

"In his presentation, he said it was important that France or Italy were both nations who had a point to prove."

Source: TheFA.com