Moise Kean is Football Italia’s MOTM in Italy’s 5-4 win over Israel in the World Cup qualifiers.
Italy player ratings vs. Israel
Donnarumma 5.5 – A bit shaky when coming off his goalline and a couple of good saves.
Di Lorenzo 4.5 – Solomon was a constant threat down the flank. The Napoli captain struggled to deal with him.
Mancini 4.5 – Switched on and off too often. No balance at all.
Bastoni 4.5 – Didn’t win any aerial duel (via Sofascore) and seemed much more confident playing alongside Calafiori. His own goal brought Israel back into the game.
Dimarco 5.5 – Outstanding quality with the ball at his feet: 93% passing accuracy, three accurate crosses from six, 100% accurate long balls (4). Yet, he conceded too many crosses from the left. (78′ Cambiaso 6)
Barella 5 – Paved the way for Kean’s goal in the first half, with a long pass for Retegui, but it was his only key pass. (68′ Frattesi 7)
Locatelli 5 – Unlucky with the own goal, for which he made up with a vital clearance in the second half. The real problem was that he moved the ball too slowly.
Tonali 6 – Played a bit wider on the left flank in the second half. Hard to beat physically, but his passing accuracy was beyond disappointing (just 70%). Luckily, he scored the winner.
Politano 6.5 – First Italy goal in over four years. The first one in a competitive match for the Azzurri. Couldn’t have chosen a better moment, despite a tough first half. (68′ Orsolini 6)
Retegui 7.5 – Was involved in almost all of Italy’s goals, providing three assists.
Kean 8 – Sparked Italy into life with two quick strikes, equalling Barella’s goal tally for the Azzurri (10). Most importantly, he kept Italy’s World Cup hopes alive. (78′ Raspadori 7)
Coach: Gattuso 5 – The CT can be happy with the win and nothing more. The first half performance was flat, and the second half felt like being on a rollercoaster. The worst part is that Israel didn’t do anything special to trouble the Azzurri.
Israel Player Ratings
Israel: Daniel Peretz 4; Dasa 5 (66′ Jehezkel 5.5), Nachmias 4.5, Lemkin 4.5 (9′ Shlomo 6 (88′ Turgeman N/A)), Revivo 6.5; Dor Peretz 7.5, E Peretz 7; Khalaili 6.5 (66′ Baribo 6), Gloukh 6, Solomon 7.5; Biton 7 (66′ Mizrahi 6.5). Coach: Shimon 7.
There team doe5n’t know how to play when without the ball. Midfield trio are weak. Barella without the ball is a luxury player. Too ea5y for the opponents to get at the full backs, lo5e out on a lot of 2nd balls, and in the air we are very very bad. We are not difficult to play again5t. 4-3-3 is not the way forward.
Stop playing Di Lorenzo!!!! Is management blind???
Solomon looks like Top 5 winger in the world.
Di Marco is a terrible defender. He is easily beaten and he always concedes the space to the opponent. It’s a dilemma because he is a great wing back when coming forward.
Have we finally found a striker or 2, but can no longer defend?
Put Ricci back in and ensure Calafirori is on the pitch. Bench DiLorenzo, we have seen enough.