Gattuso: Italian football used to be a model for goalkeepers, defense and tactics, and must find its defensive system

Gattuso believes that the Italian team has lost part of its strength when trying to change its traditional defensive style. He emphasized that the team needs to return to the kind of solid defense that makes the world fearful.

Although Italy is still chasing Norway, the Azzurri must win every game and hope to achieve good results in the final showdown. Although Italy won two games under Gennaro Gattuso, the 5-4 victory over Israel exposed serious defensive problems.

"I hope to see a brave national team tonight, but the boys must also be able to smell danger." Gattuso said in an interview with RAI Sport, "This is a long journey, but we have to get back to where we were."

The Italian team has missed the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in a row, but during that period they won the 2020 European Cup.

"Italian football used to be a model for goalkeeping, defense and tactics, but trying different styles has caused us to lose some of our strengths. We have to go back to those things that we no longer do. We used to play as a unit, but now we take more risks when chasing individuals and defending against each other. We have to go back to the strengths of the Italian team, back to that defensive system that is feared all over the world."