Gattuso: "The game against Israel was a nightmare, we conceded ridiculous goals"

The head coach of the Italian national football team, Gennaro Gattuso, shared his impressions of the team's 5-4 victory against the Israeli national team.

"Report" reports that "La Gazzetta dello Sport" reported on this.

"Today was a nightmare. They surprised us a bit at the beginning of the game, but every time we went ahead (in the score - ed.) we created problems for them. We were not in the best shape today and this is understandable, it happens when you play the second match. We won, which was extremely important. We are upset because we conceded ridiculous goals.

We are very fragile, we concede goals very easily. But this is not a criticism of the players, it is my problem and I have to improve it with my staff. We must give the boys what they need to find the strength to react to every slap they receive. Despite the unsuccessful day, they put all their spirit and desire to recover. We must continue to work on this.

Let's enjoy the incredible eight days. I congratulate the kids and I will thank them now, but if we want to achieve something important, we have to improve," he said.

It should be noted that the Italian national team won 5:4 against the Israeli national team in the next matches of the European zone of the qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.