Rakitic: ‘Young players need to loosen up like grandma’s pasta.’

Croatian footballer Ivan Rakitic made a comment during an interview about young players needing to be more relaxed. He used an Italian expression, ‘mollate la pasta della nonna,’ which translates to ‘loosen up like grandma’s pasta.’ This statement relates to the discussion of youth development within Italian football, specifically at the Inter Milan Primavera team.

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