Grosso: ‘I’ve asked myself one question’ after Italy World Cup flop | OneFootball

Sassuolo coach Fabio Grosso, a 2006 Italy World Cup winner, is ‘happy’ for his player Tarik Muharemovic, but, obviously, sad for the Azzurri: ‘We need the right people with clear ideas. It’s a long road…’

Italy World Cup winner Grosso, who scored the decisive penalty kick in the 2006 Final against France, spoke about the recent Azzurri defeat in the World Cup play-off Final.

“I felt the same as other Italians: we all wanted to be at the World Cup, which we’ve been missing for a long time, but unfortunately, we didn’t make it,” Grosso said on the eve of a Serie A match against Cagliari, via TMW.

“The question I’ve asked myself is: what would have happened if Pio or Kean had scored [the second goal]? It might sound like a simple question, but behind it are many things to say and explain.

“Obviously, I have a different role, and I’m so focused on what I’m doing, but we must be able to analyse what happens beyond incidents; otherwise, it will be about finding the guilty one every time.

“On the other hand, we must all contribute to a movement that we must try to revive. We need the right people with clear ideas. It’s a long road, but they need to know which road they want to take to restart.”

BERLIN – JULY 09: Gennaro Gattuso (L) and Fabio Grosso (R) of Italy celebrate with the world cup trophy during the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Final match between Italy and France at the Olympic Stadium on July 9, 2006 in Berlin, Germany.

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Sassuolo star Muharemovic was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina team that beat Italy on penalties on Tuesday.

“Tarik is back, but I haven’t seen him yet,” Grosso said.

ZENICA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – MARCH 31: Tarik Muharemovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina competes for the ball with Marco Palestra of Italy during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers KO play-offs match between Bosnia & Herzegovina and Italy at Stadion Bilino Polje on March 31, 2026 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

“I’ll do it today, with melancholy, because we are happy for him, but obviously sad for us. I also want to congratulate Idzes, who has been voted as the best player of the year in Indonesia.”

The FIGC announced on Friday that Gennaro Gattuso had terminated his contract by mutual agreement following Tuesday’s defeat in Bosnia.