Giampiero Ventura appreciated the Italy “attitude” and felt they could’ve scored double in their 4-0 win at Liechtenstein.
Andrea Belotti’s brace, Ciro Immobile and Antonio Candreva were all on target in the first half, but there was nothing more after the restart.
The idea had been to match Spain’s 8-0 home victory over Liechtenstein to keep goal difference relatively close at the top of the World Cup qualifying group.
Giampiero Ventura appreciated the Italy “attitude” and felt they could’ve scored double in their 4-0 win at Liechtenstein.
Andrea Belotti’s brace, Ciro Immobile and Antonio Candreva were all on target in the first half, but there was nothing more after the restart.
The idea had been to match Spain’s 8-0 home victory over Liechtenstein to keep goal difference relatively close at the top of the World Cup qualifying group.
“The results of the other sides are irrelevant. I repeat what I said before, which was that the important thing was to win,” the Coach told Rai Sport.
“The first half was good, as we scored four goals and had at least four other clear-cut chances. We came close to something that seemed unlikely before the match.
“In the second half there was great concentration, we needed just a fifth goal to spark the enthusiasm again, but in stoppages there were six of us in the opposition area and that says everything about the attitude.
“Everyone worked hard, we scored some fine goals and the things we worked on were not flukes. If we stopped to count, we could’ve doubled our tally with the chances we created.
“I still would’ve been happy in any case to win with this performance and for that I am satisfied.
“We are working hard, coming up there is Germany and some training get-togethers. We might not see the fruits of the labour tomorrow, but the day after tomorrow, and then we should be proud.”
It is nonetheless Italy's biggest away victory since December 1990 in Cyprus.