Ítalir og stuðningsmenn landsliðsins eru skiljanlega öskureiðir og beinist sú reiði aðallega að Gian Piero Ventura, landsliðsþjálfaranum.
Það er helst kvartað yfir því að Lorenzo Insigne hafi ekki komið við sögu í leiknum. Þá hefur þökkum rignt yfir Gianluigi Buffon sem spilaði sinn síðasta landsleik í kvöld.
Þá hefur ítalska knattspyrnusambandið verið gagnrýnt fyrir að ráða Ventura í þetta starf, enda hefur hann ekki unnið neitt á þjálfaraferlinum frá því að hann stýrði Lecce til sigurs í ítölsku C-deildinni árið 1996.
Gianluigi Buffon: “This was my last game for Italy. I'm sorry. We are sorry” pic.twitter.com/qyKiECIGmd
— Zlatan Facts (@ZIatanFacts) November 13, 2017
QUALIFIED!💪
— #WCQ (@FIFAWorldCup) November 13, 2017
Congratulations, Sweden🇸🇪!
They make it to a #WorldCup for the first time since 2006 #WCQ pic.twitter.com/zsrC3Os9Pw
Respect for you, Gigi Buffon.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 13, 2017
You don’t deserve to leave Italian National team this way.
Legend. 🇮🇹❤️ pic.twitter.com/IUSHkCClMI
No Italy. No Chile. No Netherlands. No USA. Maybe it’s time to consider a 48 team World Cup....oh wait a minute.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 13, 2017
This is a f**king joke. The player we need MOST is being left on the bench in our MOST important match.
— ItalianFootballTV (@IFTVofficial) November 13, 2017
Unforgivable. UNFORGIVABLE.
Lorenzo Insigne
Insigne 90 minutes on the bench.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 13, 2017
Never seen something like this.
Crazy.
How did Italy, a country blessed with more good coaches right now than England has produced in 25 years, end up with Ventura in charge?
— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) November 13, 2017
No surprise whatsoever. Ventura has absolutely no spine. What a coward. https://t.co/N60FW1nwIL
— Anthony Lopopolo (@sportscaddy) November 13, 2017
Ventura said yesterday that Italy were destined for the playoffs when he saw Spain were in their group. That's all you need to know about his mindset.
— BWRAO (@JuventusNation) November 13, 2017
Momentum gathering for an “NIT soccer tournament” next summer in the USA featuring Italy, #USMNT, Chile, Netherlands, Wales, Greece & more. 🥈⚽️🇺🇸
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) November 13, 2017
If nothing else, Italy showing what a great job Conte did with them at Euro 2016. They were *arguably* the most impressive team until Germany beat them on pens in QF
— Oliver Kay (@OliverKayTimes) November 13, 2017
Sweden's favourite pizza is topped with kebab meat and yoghurt sauce, so this is only the 2nd most brutal embarrassment they've dealt Italy. pic.twitter.com/KPBrTf1PLY
— Mike Bird (@Birdyword) November 13, 2017