LOL.. nice to see so many posts about Gennaro Gattuso. My take on this is somewhat different from yours. Italy has been on a downward journey for quite sometime now. What's wrong in trying out someone who is a bit distinct, such as Gattuso? From what I can see, he has managed teams in every nook and corner of Europe, such as AC Milan, Napoli, Valencia and Marseille. His last assignment was with the Croatian club Hajduk Split, and to his credit that club is performing decently as of now.
I think it's quite natural that there are people who don't agree with Gattuso being appointed as the new coach of the Italian national team. But I also agree with you that there is no harm in trying someone who may be different from what other people expect. Which means that it is possible that the success of the Italian national team came from Gattuso's hands. Well who knows if that might happen, right? But what is clear is that we cannot judge from now on. We might be able to start assessing when Gattuso starts accompanying the Italian national team in several upcoming matches. And we will see the results and then we can comment.