Gattuso: Keene and Retge performed well, and Italy still needs to improve

In the World Cup qualifiers held early this morning, Italy defeated Israel 5-4 away. Italian national team coach Gattuso attended the post-match press conference.

What do you think of the victory in this game?

We still won in the end, although we certainly have many situations to analyze and improve. The opponents use the man-to-man tactics, but after 15 to 20 minutes, we understand their tactics. Our two forwards, Keane Jr. and Retgee, both showed very high levels. It is normal to bear some pressure, but when you always face one-on-one situations when you are back, you will pay the price and we have to improve on this.

Italy failed to control the game

We originally controlled the game, but then lost the initiative. At that moment we lacked communication and the game should have ended early, but there was a problem with our physical fitness. But I congratulated the team on the victory in the locker room, although we still have many aspects to improve.

Italy conceded four goals in this game

This is not just a problem with the defender, but a problem with the team's compactness. There are few teams in European football that use the double striker tactics at present, and we know what this means. But you we must thank Keane Jr. and Retgee for their outstanding performances, and we are happy to have scored 10 goals in the last two World Cup qualifiers.