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Roberto Mancini does not regret his decision to stay on with the Italian national team but he is certainly experiencing one of the most delicate moments of his coaching career.
His Italy side is a jumble of players who are poor technically, lacking in personality and not used to dealing with the big moments under pressure.
Last year's Euro 2020 victory was an anomaly for Roberto Mancini, who today has a team at his disposal that cannot occupy the a place in the world's top-12 rakings after they failed to qualify for the World Cup. So, what's gone wrong in the last year?
Italy's poor run of form continued as they lost the Finalissima 3-0 to Argentina at Wembley
Roberto Mancini's side have endured a difficult 12 months and his job is being questioned
ITALY NEEDS A SHOCK
The most frequently asked question at present is: is Mancini the right coach for this Italy team?
The results since Euro 2020, staying loyal to ageing players and the absence of top youngsters breaking into the team are all reasons behind the fury towards the coach.
Italy's cycle, mentioned by Mancini in the pre-match press conference, ended with a very hard defeat to forget but the problems are linked to the quality of the players that Mancini will choose to try to bring Italy back to the top of international football.
Mancini is a great gentleman but perhaps he does not have the right characteristics to bring in a new era, like the one that occurred at the Euros.
Italy need fresh ideas and exciting stars and players but, at the moment, the leading Italian clubs have few talents.
There is a lot of question marks surrounding Mancini despite the success at Euro 2020
It is difficult to imagine what is going on in Mancini's head but certainly his future on the Italian bench is likely to be less and less secure.
Leonardo Bonucci is one year older, Giorgio Chiellini has left Italian football to settle in MLS with Los Angeles FC and in attack, there is not a striker capable of scoring many goals.
Ciro Immobile is a top player but when he heads abroad, he always has problems that prevent him from being considered among the best European strikers.
Up and coming duo Giacomo Raspadori and Gianluca Scamacca are yet to show they have the ability to be Italy's long-term solution up front.
