Rome (AP) – Your own goals. A defensive expiration without distinctiveness. A general disorder. But there are plenty of offensive talent.
For employment ideas Gennaro Gattuso I’ll exchange the fired one Luciano Sparetti It was to restore order and discipline to Italian pressure-low-pressure forces – this still faces the possibility that they will not be able to qualify for the third straight World Cup – there is still much work to do.
Italy’s 5-4 victory over Israel in World Cup Qualifiers Gattuso admitted “the craziest game I’ve been involved in as a coach.”
“But it’s my fault and I’m not going to be a player,” Gatuso added. “If you want to play in a certain way, you need to improve on this. I was crazy to systematically advance the offense, and that’s what Israel was waiting for.
Italy helped Israel have two targets for their opponents, and Monday’s match wasn’t decided until Sandro Tonali became the winner who curled in stop time.
Still, it was a victory and another three points after Italy scored several goals in Gatuso’s debut in a 5-0 victory over Estonia on Friday.
Italy on another playoff course
The results meant that Italy bounced Israel to second place in the qualifying group. Norway, hosting Moldova on Tuesday, leads the group with a perfect 12-pointer in four games. Italy then scored nine points in four games, while Israel scored nine points in five games and nine points in the goal differential.
Winning the group is the only way to secure direct qualifications for next year’s tournament in North America. The second-placed team will enter the playoffs, where Italy is eliminated Sweden and North Macedonia They were excluded from the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, respectively.
But Italy, which started qualifying with a 3-0 defeat in Norway, is in a position to make the playoffs.
Assuming Erling Haaland’s Norway continues on the cruise, the four-time champion Italy is perfect for the rest of the qualifying rounds and will need to significantly improve their first tiebreaker, the goal difference – first tiebreaker, before the decisive final group game against Norway at San Siro in November.
Norwegian Gold Differential took part in Tuesday’s match, while Italy was +5.
Calafiori’s bench was raised in doubt
Gatuso was criticised for the bench with Arsenal defender Ricardo Calfioli against Israel, and centre-backs Gianluca Mancini and Alessandro Bastoni could not stop Solomon from stopping his path through Azuri’s defense.
Back Alessandrobuon Giorno of Naples Centre was not available due to injuries. Veteran Francescoervi’s days with Italy came after he declined a call for a Norwegian match under Sparetti.
There were also obvious mistakes from New Manchester City goalkeeper Genrulugi Donnaruma and Juventus midfielder Manuel Rocatelli.
“We’re a crazy team. We’re so fragile, we acknowledge our ridiculous goals too easily,” Gatuso said. “People know that. But this is my problem, not their problem. My staff and I need to find a solution.”
Gattuso compared it to a match in the 2005 Wild 2005 Champions League Final. The AC Milan team he played wasted a 3-0 halftime lead and lost to Liverpool on a penalty shootout.
“We need to learn that these games aren’t over,” Gatuso said.
10 goals in two matches
On the plus side, Gatuso has several inform forwards.
Mateo Retegui scored two goals and provided three assists in two matches. Moise Kean scored three goals, while Giacomo Raspadori scored two, supporting two assists from the bench.
But back to the traditional 4-4-2 featuring both Retegui and Kean, Italy became unbalanced.
“No one in modern football is with two strikers, but we are sticking to them and we are happy with what they produce.
Italy was the first to mark Italy, traditionally known for its defensive tactics. I scored five goals In consecutive matches.
Gatuso was Tonari’s idol
Another positive point was the increased leadership offered by Tonari, modeled after Andrea Pirlo and Gatuso as children.
“It’s full of inspiration for me,” Tonari said.
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