In 2018, the Italian men's football team did not play in the World Cup in Russia, we said goodbye once, and now it is time to say it again, in the Qatar World Cup play-off match with North Macedonia, Italy lost and once again regretted to be out.
This is a heartbreaking result for Italian fans, after all, in 2020 they are still champions of the European Championship, 2 years from heaven to hell, the team personnel framework has not changed, the manager has not changed, what is the problem in Italy?
First of all, starting from the strength of paper, Italy ranks 6th high in the FIFA national team, and is a traditional strong team, winning the Hercules Cup 4 times.
North Macedonia ranks 67th, which is similar to our national football team, and even some new fans have not heard of their country's name, and the biggest star in the team has only one Pandav.
Unfortunately, the victory or defeat of football has nothing to do with the stars, not about history, the personnel on the pitch, reasonable techniques and tactics, and the manager's planning is the foundation.
After the game, many players were criticized by the media, but this "civilian" team, without C Ronaldo and Messi, how can there be a hero born in adversity?
The previous striker was Vieri and Inzaghi, and now Inmobile is obviously a bit of a gap, maybe a first-class star in the league, but he is not a superstar, and the whole performance can be said to be terrible.
In midfield, Barrera has no creation in attack, no hardness in defense, and the italian media have given him the lowest score, which is really disappointing.
As for Jorginho, who played well at Chelsea, his performance was almost sleepwalking, how could such a frontcourt crush the North Macedonian defense?
Chiellini and Bonucci in the back line are Italy's "second oldest man", too old, the competitive state has long ceased to be the courage of the year, the trust of Mancini fans, is there really no one to use?
It can be said that today's Italy you pull out any player, they are not the top ability to dominate the world, and even a little bit of a situation, but there are still people intoxicated in Italy's "small World Cup" league performance, that is called self-deception, the competitiveness of the Italian league and the ability of the players in the old way, this is an indisputable fact.
In terms of technology and tactics, Italy gave up its own anti-counter-kicking method, and in recent years, it has learned Barca's passing control, meaningless backward foot, pass cut, play front insertion, playing behind, occasionally changing others have not studied thoroughly to let you take a championship, self-satisfaction after not seeking change, can go far is strange.
Goodbye, Italy! These people are not worthy of the World Cup.
Secondly, let's talk about head coach Mancini.
The European Cup victory made fans worship Mancini, but according to personality, he is not a passionate coach, and there is a traditional Italian stubbornness in his bones.
He will not drastically change the selection mode, nor will he play a new and peculiar tactical play, a group of people use the sky and the earth, do not dare to give new people a chance, the longer you play the opponent the more you know your routine, over time it is not surprising to be crushed.
Flipping through Mancini's coaching resume, you will find that in Inter, in Manchester City he has experienced such a situation, when he first arrived at the team, rotated some players, made some minor adjustments, played some amazing games, slowly others are adapted to you, still clinging to the past, a set of tactics to play all over the world, playing to the end no one can play.
After this outing, Mancini could not escape the blame, I am afraid to bid farewell to the throne of the Italian manager, fans also listed a number of candidates, former Evergrande coach Cannavaro, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti and Tottenham coach Conte the most vocal.
Goodbye, Mancini! Seeking change and development is the last word.
Finally, let's talk about Italy's exit.
In the qualifiers, Italy was seeded in Group C against Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Bulgaria and Lithuania.
Honestly, is there a team that is too strong to be invincible? At first, there was a lot of cheers in Italy, thinking that this was a sign.
As a result, there were four draws after the meeting, two draws in Switzerland, one in Northern Ireland and one in Bulgaria, which was considered the trigger for elimination.
The second place in the group, after entering the play-offs, Italy did not have too much anxiety, after all, the initiative has always been in their own hands, when it is determined to meet North Macedonia, everyone feels that it is only a matter of time before they qualify.
Never faced the opponent, examined themselves, proud soldiers must lose, Italian football has not learned the "Sun Tzu Art of War", on the contrary, North Macedonia lost it does not hurt, after all, the strength of the team is there, the players are relaxed, the implementation of good tactics, play their own characteristics can be, such a mentality, there will often be unexpected surprises, the emergence of cold doors will come to fruition.
It is said that there are no weak brigades in Europe, and it happens that antes move elephants from time to time, North Macedonia - cattle.
Goodbye, Qatar! The Italians are sleepless tonight.
Goodbye, Apennine football, see you again for the next World Cup!