DBasia.news – Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri has been critical of Italian football. Following the failure of the Gli Azzurri to compete in the 2022 World Cup.
Italy was forced to accept the harsh reality after being humiliatedly eliminated in the playoffs of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. Status as the defending champion of the European Cup, Italy foundered after losing 0-1 to a small team, North Macedonia, in a match at home.
With this result, Italy means that it has failed to play in the World Cup twice in a row. Previously, Italy also missed the 2018 edition after losing to Sweden in the playoffs.
Italy’s failure led to various criticisms, one of which was targeting Lazio striker Ciro Immobile. The former Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund striker made 7 attempts (1 on target) against North Macedonia but failed to convert those chances into goals. In fact, Immobile tokcer with Lazio after scoring 26 goals this season.
“He is the scapegoat for this situation. If I were him, I would know what I have to do. He shouldn’t worry too much. He has to focus on Lazio,” said Sarri.
The former Napoli, Chelsea and Juventus coach feels that Italy’s poor performance is not the only cause of failure to the 2022 World Cup. According to Sarri, the facilities in Serie A are far behind compared to other top leagues such as the English League and German League.
“If you watch the Premier League and the Bundesliga on television, Serie A seems 30 or 40 years behind,” he was quoted as saying by France24.
“When I complain about the condition of the field, I come here as someone who never stops complaining. But sending a team to a bad field is like sending a surgeon to perform an operation with a rusty scalpel. We don’t pay attention to details,” murmured Maurizio Sarri.