Gattuso says Italy needs a different mentality to avoid missing another World Cup
ROME — Gennaro Gattuso is approaching his new job as the coach of an Italy squad in crisis with the same determination and combativeness he used to display on the field as a gritty midfielder.
Replacing the fired Luciano Spalletti , with the four-time champion Azzurri in real danger of failing to qualify for a third straight World Cup, Gattuso knows there's no room for errors.
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