If you would have asked me last June “Italy will win the Euro but won’t qualify for the World Cup again, do you take that deal?”
I would have said yes every time.
Winning the trophy is always better than just qualifying. But doesn’t make it sting any less that this team went from looking unbeatable, to just having no confidence to finish overnight.
Mancini really didn’t alter the lineup well once Spinazzola was hurt, and the formation just didn’t work with Emerson and Florenzi as the wingbacks.
Probably should have tried to shift to a modified 3-5-2 instead to be honest.
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