Quote from: yudi09 on June 19, 2025, 04:30:28 PM

Quote from: retreat on June 18, 2025, 06:30:09 AM

The condition of the Italian national team is so dire now that even names like Claudio Ranieri, Stefano Pioli, Daniele De Rossi, and Fabio Cannavaro have politely rejected the offer to become the manager of the Italian national team. Gattuso accepting the offer is already a pretty good thing, because even though he may not be the most ideal candidate to manage the Italian national team, his name still carries significant weight in Italian football. This alone can provide some hope for the national team players, who are currently in a difficult position, to at least push forward and qualify for the World Cup.

Gattuso as a reflection that in the modern era of football the character of the Italian game should not be lost. Gattuso is not a perfect coach with a level of fame unlike other coaches, but Italy must have a mentality like the young Gattuso era with his young colleagues.
Last time Italy had Mario Balottelli and hard characters like Italy must grow again, especially in defense.

In 2 matches, 1 win and 1 loss. This shows that Italy must work hard to catch up with the 12 points that Norway has collected.
At least Italy must not be below Israel if it does not want to fail to the World Cup.

Their time is short, and I don't think there's much they can do, because Norway is already way above and they are very likely to qualify for the world cup. So their chances now are only to get second place in the group to be able to get a play-off.. and in the play-off round it's not easy either because they will be playing against 16 teams for 4 tickets to enter the world cup. So I can say that their chances are very slim to be able to qualify for the world cup, only luck can they rely on.