Gab & Juls Show: Another World Cup disaster for Italy
Italy World Cup qualification
For the third consecutive World Cup, Italy will not be a part of it. We've got to deal with this, Jules. I'm going to rely on your emotional support.
Chelsea financial crisis
Chelsea's losses of £262.4 million is a seriously massive problem. It is the largest loss in Premier League history by a lot. I don't see how they can do this unless they dismantle the team.
Youth development
For me, 70% of foreign players in Serie A is far too much. If you only have 30% left for your Italian players, that doesn't leave much space for young talent.
Most of the people coaching the academies in Italy want to go on to coach senior teams. They don't want to be youth coaches. They're not there to develop players; they're there to win games.
Chelsea managerial sacking
Marc Cucurella said Maresca had a massive impact on us because he'd given them confidence, they won the Club World Cup, and to get rid of him like they did was wrong. I would have never made that mistake.
World Cup 2026
Several big, wealthy European FAs are saying the 2026 World Cup will actually cost them money. It just seems odd that you would be in this situation.
Managerial performance
Gattuso was never good enough really to take this team to the World Cup. One of the big differences as to why other nations are stronger than Italy right now is probably because they had picked the right coaches in the last few years.
Tactical analysis
You cannot go and park the bus and win in modern football in general. You have to do stuff with the ball and they have the players to do that.
Transfer/Manager news
I don't believe at all in no break clause for Roberto De Zerbi. I don't think if they go down that he would coach in the Championship. Never in a million years.
Chelsea Women management
I fear for Sonia Bompastor's future. She does not look to me like somebody who is well right now. She's under pressure and she knows it.
England tactical analysis
I'm not sure we're going to see that Phil Foden at centre-forward experiment again. It made no sense whatsoever.
