I wasn't following these Nations League matches very closely, but I feel compelled to share this one, because of the general WTF-ness of the whole situation. The second German goal has made the rounds on the news and podcasts, because of the absolute insanity of the Italian team getting so caught up in their own BS that they get taken by surprise by Germany's quickly taken corner.
While Italy's second-half fightback can be taken as a positive, you have to ask whether they'd have mustered up the courage to do it if they hadn't let in that comedy goal. Apparently Donnarumma's a good goalkeeper, but I feel like I rarely see it, and he certainly doesn't demonstrate a lot of tactical nous here.
Moise Kean seems like the goal threat that Italy's needed for years (you know, since about 2018), but again, he's had a weird career and I think he's had fewer call-ups to the national team because of his skin color. He certainly doesn't seem to have had a good time of it at big teams like Juventus.
This just all makes me think of the shocking displays Italy's graced us with at World Cups since winning in 2006, as well as the incredible collapse at last year's Euros. If Italy keeps letting in goals like this, how do they expect to qualify for 2026?
Though, on the other hand, maybe they're just getting a jump on being banned from entering the US next year...
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