Ancelotti explains the main problem of Italian football

Carlo Ancelotti, from faraway Brazil, clearly conveyed what is missing from Italian football, which has fallen to the lowest ebb.

He emphasized the lack of pace as the main problem.

"The fundamental difference between Serie A and the Champions League is pace. Not just running, but also mental pace, constant engagement, intensity, which is not an empty word and cannot be applied only in certain phases of the game. Italian football has lost exactly that, but it has also lost its toughness," said the Brazil coach.

And the quality is questionable.

"We already lack talent in other areas of the pitch, but an excessive focus on tactics has distorted our characteristics, those on which we have always built our history," said the legendary Italian.

The "Azure" will not play in the World Cup for the third time in a row, and the situation is no better at the club level - Inter from 2010 is the last team from the Apennines to conquer Europe.

"Great foreign players no longer come to Italy. It used to be Falcao, Maradona, Platini, Rummenigge, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho... Someone from whom young Italian players can learn," Ancelotti is clear.

Italians have lost their identity, believes Ancelotti.

"Either we will bring back the defensive mentality that brought us success at club and national team level or we will continue to struggle. Football is not just about scoring more goals than your opponent, but also about conceding fewer goals. That is not a trivial statement," Ancelotti concluded.