Damiano Tommasi and Demetrio Albertini spoke at the Gran Galà del Calcio 2017 about what comes next after Italy's exit from the World Cup: "First, we must be conscious of what happened and then we can talk about what to do next. I believe that the players of the Italian National Team are champions, but sports is also like this. Those who are the best or those who deserve it do not always win and that the playoffs were decided on a deflection. We have not arrived to a point where can be properly aware of what happened. Today, the CT is the least of our problems because we haven't been warned that the movement in general is in need of a change. The solution could also be the CT, but our reflection that we should be doing requires another solution. Games can be resolved with episodes but trophies are won in training sessions."
Albertini commented on Tavecchio: "Would things have gone better with me and not Tavecchio? I don't know, but that is the beauty of sport."
