Gennaro Gattuso feels Italy ‘misplaced a few of that power by attempting to do one thing completely different’ from their rock stable defensive roots. ‘We should get again to that block everybody on the planet was cautious of.’
It kicks off on the Le Coq Enviornment in Tallinn at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).
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Earlier than that, in the identical group, Norway host Israel at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).
BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Coach Gennaro Gattuso of Italy gesture in the course of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Pictures)
, the Azzurri are compelled to win each sport and hope for a great outcome of their remaining showdown.
Though Italy received each fixtures underneath Gattuso, the 5-4 victory over Israel flagged critical points with defending.
Gattuso warning Italy misplaced historic strengths
BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Alessandro Bastoni of Italy celebrates with teammates after scoring his workforce’s fifth aim in the course of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Pictures)
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“I need to see a brave Nazionale this night, however the lads should additionally have the ability to sniff out hazard,”
“It’s a lengthy journey forward of us, however we’ve bought to get again to being the workforce we have been earlier than.”
Italy have didn’t qualify for the final two editions of the World Cup, in 2018 and 2022, however between these occasions managed to win the EURO 2020 trophy.
“Italian soccer was a house of excellence for goalkeepers, defending and our techniques, so by attempting to do one thing completely different, I feel we misplaced a few of that power,” added Gattuso.
“We should get again to doing the issues we’ve stopped doing. We used to play as a unit, however now in chasing people round and going man for man, we run extra dangers.
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“We’ve bought to get again to the strengths of the Azzurri, to that Italian defensive block that everybody on the planet was cautious of.”
BERGAMO, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Gennaro Gattuso, Head Coach of Italy in the course of the Nationwide anthems previous to the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Pictures)
Gattuso is anticipated to set , however it’s a very attack-minded one, with Riccardo Orsolini and Giacomo Raspadori successfully making it extra of a 4-2-4.
Possible Italy line-up: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Dimarco; Orsolini, Barella, Tonali, Raspadori; Kean, Retegui