The italy defeat in the discount vs. North Macedonia led to the removal of the azzurra from the playoff for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. He has spoken about the non-presence of the national team in two consecutive World Cups Fabio Chapello.
The former coach of Madrid or Milan has criticized in Sky Sport the Italian model after the elimination: “The explanation is very simple. I have been saying for a long time that we are copying Guardiola’s football from 15 years ago without having sufficient quality“.
“Physically, Macedonia was superior to us in terms of dynamism, strength and determination. As long as we don’t understand the model to be copied is that of the Germanswe will not advance”, explained Capello. The former Juve or Roma player also believes that “if Italy wants to do like the Spanish, who have a superior tactic, then they will do it 50%“.
For Capello, the German model has only been adopted in the country by the Atalantawith “vertical game, determination and depth“. “For that reason, Italy always lags behind in Europe“, he concluded.