Gattuso: This is the craziest game since I coached, and I will solve the problem of solid defense

Football 8:19am, 9 September 2025 193

In the World Cup qualifiers held early this morning, Italy defeated Israel 5-4 away. After the game, Italian national team coach Gattuso was interviewed.

Gattuso first said: "We were crazy and lost some ridiculous goals, but we finally saved the victory. We were too vulnerable and too easy to let the opponent score goals. The players knew this, but the problem was with me and it had nothing to do with the players. In order to improve the team performance, we had to improve in some aspects."

Gattuso went on to say: "This is the craziest game since my coaching career. We were still pressing for it while leading 4-2. Opponent, this is crazy."

Finally, Gattuso said: "But I have a dynamic team. After losing the ball, the team did not give up, but did what should be done. The opponent caught us off guard with man-to-man pressing. We had to improve the stability of the defense, but this problem needs me to solve. These players are used to fixed tactics, but we want to try different ways of playing. It was a very crazy game, but we went all out."