But, as I said, it's not a problem that is affecting only Italy: if we take a look at the current Brazil squad, or even Germany, the names are quite mediocre. The stars are still players like Neuer, Kimmich, Marquinhos, Casemiro, and they are all old players. Where are the stars born after 2000? Vinicius? Wirtz? They are good but I'd take Neymar and Ozil over those two, without even thinking about it.
Well, I quote myself because yesterday I wrote how mediocre Germany is and the following day the lose 2-0 against Slovakia: this is the type of opponent that 10 years ago would have 0 possibilities to win against Germany but in the meantime Slovakia got better and Germany got worse. In Europe at this point there are no easy matches.