Italy, Mancini: "Everyone has their own opinion, I prefer to look at the positives"

On Monday, Italy will again take the field under the Azzurri's new coach, Roberto Mancini, in the UEFA Nations League against Portugal. Ahead of the match, the coach spoke to the media. Mancini began his press conference responding to recent criticism of Italy after the result against Poland: "Everyone will have their own opinion, I don't worry about that too much. The critics see the errors in a match well enough, but you also have to look at what you can do and if you can take any positives out of it. Changes? I don't know who I will play tomorrow, I will consider it overnight. Several players will change, it's been a month since the season began so we are not in top condition. Jorginho? In the first half he was closely marked but in the second half he made his impact. It's a normal thing that if you build up through one player that he will attract attention from the opposition. He got better as the game went on. Balotelli? You can play poorly when you look at one match. This was the first official match, there will be many many more. We will find the right formula, we will need to be patient, but in Italy this it doesn't exist. We will hope to find it soon. CR7? With him they are stronger but it's normal that they will try other things when he is not there. They are still very strong without him."