""The fundamental difference is the pace. Not just the physical running, but the mental pace, the intensity, which is not an empty word and cannot be applied only in certain phases of the match.""
""Italian football has lost exactly that. It has also lost solidity. We already lack talent in other areas of the pitch, but the excessive focus on tactics has distorted our characteristics, the ones on which we have always built our history.""
""Either we recover defenders, or rather the defensive mentality that has brought us club and national team success, or we will continue to suffer. Football is not only about scoring more goals than your opponent, but also about conceding fewer.""
""The great foreign player presence in Serie A has diminished the development of local talent, impacting the overall competitiveness of Italian clubs in European tournaments.""
Italy has failed to qualify for three consecutive World Cups, a first for former champions. Carlo Ancelotti attributes this to a decline in developing top-class defenders and a loss of mental and physical pace in Italian football. He emphasizes the need to recover a defensive mentality that has historically brought success. Ancelotti also points out the weakness of Serie A compared to other European leagues, noting that no Italian clubs reached the semi-finals in major European competitions.
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