Demetrio Albertini warns Italy fans not to press the panic button after a 3-0 defeat to Spain, but “naturally we expect more” from Marco Verratti.
The Azzurri were swept aside at the Santiago Bernabeu in last night’s qualifier, so will probably need to go through a World Cup play-off.
Some are now calling for Coach Giampiero Ventura to be fired.
“It’s easy to talk after the fact,” Albertini told Radio 24.
Demetrio Albertini warns Italy fans not to press the panic button after a 3-0 defeat to Spain, but “naturally we expect more” from Marco Verratti.
The Azzurri were swept aside at the Santiago Bernabeu in last night’s qualifier, so will probably need to go through a World Cup play-off.
Some are now calling for Coach Giampiero Ventura to be fired.
“It’s easy to talk after the fact,” Albertini told Radio 24.
“It was a game that we got wrong, but now it’s time to turn over a new leaf. September is always a month where we suffer. Just look at how many times our club sides have gone out in the Champions League preliminary round.”
Leonardo Bonucci, Gigi Buffon, Lorenzo Insigne and Verratti bore most of the criticism in the media and among supporters.
“It’s natural that when you lose, you expect more from someone like him.”