Gattuso: Apologize to Italian fans for the score of 1-4, we were scared in the second half

Hupu November 17 News The Italian national team suffered a 1-4 defeat to Norway at home in the World Cup qualifying match. They could only participate in the World Cup play-offs to fight for a spot in the main draw. The Italian national team coach Gennaro Gattuso accepted an interview with Rai TV after the game.

Gattuso began:

"First of all we must apologize to the Italian fans for the heavy score of 4-1. It is a pity that we played a beautiful first half, like a real team. The biggest disappointment was the second half, but the opponents deserve congratulations and we can only lick our wounds. I apologize again, but we must start again from the first half, because the team showed its value, and in the second half we paid a huge price."

Where did the second half fall short?

"We had a problem with our positioning. We stayed more compact in the first half, but in the second half we started to concede the ball and gave our opponents space, which brought them into our penalty area."

What are your expectations for the future from this cycle?

"We have to start over from the first half, where we were compact and always in the right position, and then we have to improve. The game changed from that shot they made in the second half, and we started to get scared."