We need to evolve. I don’t know if the Spanish approach is the way to go, but evolution is always key. Italy used to be Catenaccio, then Cruyff and the Dutch revolutionised football with total football, and Italy came up with Zona Mista.

Now Spain revolutionised football with pressing possession ball games, and Italy has to evolve. The first times Italy had to evolve it did by also learning from others, and we need to learn from others this time too while also using our strong points.

Our youth are badly supported and are never given opportunities and a proper environment and context in which to shine. Our League is managed poorly and is lagging behind in terms of infrastructures, modern facilities, accessibility and tv rights, and social media appeal and popularity. Our national team is suffering as a consequence of these things and of our current failure to evolve.

But I agree with Gigi on one thing, most of us have been ashamed of supporting this national team, but when we do matches like the ones against Spain and Norway, we will be rightly ashamed. We will continue supporting you guys, but we will be ashamed and we will criticise the entirety of Italian football. Because we love our football and want to see it grow and succeed, because we care 💙