Um this is what happens when you play 1 midfielder. First goal there's nobody to pass to. 2nd Bernadeschi stuffs up because he's not a natural mid. And in the first half, we had Romagnoli give-aways in the opposition 3rd leading to chances. Not easy to play this crazy way.
And Ventura's offensive-minded response is to put on Parolo. In fairness, when you start 2 strikers, 3 wingers and an offensive midfielder, whom do you put on when you're behind?
I think the solution is to make Osvaldo and Iaquinta our forwards. And Thiago Motta and Montolivo should be all time midfielders. This is currently what Marcello Lippi is thinking
Sad to say, but if Italy cannot beat Macedonia, they dont deserve to be in the World Cup. At this point in the stage, They'll be very lucky to finish 2nd.
WTF is going on. Bernardeschi had a good first half. His corner lead to the goal, and he was running up the pitch with pace and dribbling past defenders. The whole team has looked shockingly flat in the second half.
The sad part about this is this what the Gazzetta will suggest as the next lineup: Buffon Barzagli Bonucci Chiellini Camoranesi Montolivo De Rossi Thiago Motta Zambrotta Gilardino Iaquinta