CT Roberto Mancini insists “there’s no striker problem” for Italy, but warns “we still have to improve a lot”.
Mancio got his first competitive win as Azzurri boss in Sunday’s Nations League match against Poland, but a series of missed chances and Federico Bernardeschi as a false-nine have raised questions about the striking options.
“There’s no striker problem,” Mancini said after an event organised by the FIGC and the Italian postal service.
CT Roberto Mancini insists “there’s no striker problem” for Italy, but warns “we still have to improve a lot”.
Mancio got his first competitive win as Azzurri boss in Sunday’s Nations League match against Poland, but a series of missed chances and Federico Bernardeschi as a false-nine have raised questions about the striking options.
“There’s no striker problem,” Mancini said after an event organised by the FIGC and the Italian postal service.
“There are times where you don’t win and you don’t even know why, then suddenly it all changes. Now the hope is that the lads get to the Portugal game in good physical shape.
“The win [against Poland] was important, but the performance even more so. We gave consistency to what we did against Ukraine in Genoa. “The best thing about the win was how happy the lads were, I think they deserved it after a long time.
“But now we still have to improve a lot and give consistency to our results and performances.
“We have to be an attacking team, both at home and away. We need time and patience, but that’s our ultimate target.”
There was also a large increase in TV viewers for the Poland game.
“That’s also up to us, if we keep improving the fans will confirm the love they have for the national team.”