We know this Scotland are very, very different from the Scotland of five years ago, |
We started very focused and then we gave up too many chances, |
We suffered a bit tonight, |
We tried many ways to attack and we were very surprised by Kenny Miller, who played very well. Our defence tried to stop him in any way possible. |
We will do everything possible to allow him to recover in time for the World Cup. He is a great player, is very important for us and we will wait for him. |
We will do our utmost to help him recover in time for the World Cup. It would be a great shame if he doesn't make it to Germany. He is a very important player for Italy. |
We're on the right path but we've only come halfway on the road to being a potential winner, |
When he has resolved his problems, Cassano will return, |
When he has resolved his problems, Cassano will return, ... Something may change. I'm not saying that because I know what it is but because the deadline is tomorrow. |
Without him I would have to change my tactical plans because there is no-one that can replace him. |
You are a d***head. You can't film me without asking first, ... If you like, we can go into the press room and you can film all you want, but you can't hide away like that. |
You are a dickhead. You can't film me without asking first, |
You have to give Scotland credit though and they played really well, especially their forward Miller who really surprised us. He caused us a lot of trouble. |
[However, the coach expects to see an improvement from Cassano's team-mate Francesco Totti.] He is going through a good time, ... Finally, he is maturing alongside the team. But I don't want anyone to talk about leaders in this team, Totti is an important player. |
[If Smith was unsure whether his glass was half full or half empty then his counterpart was also struggling to figure it all out.] I'm happy with the result but not the performance, ... We tried everything. We pressed and pressed so congratulations to the Italian team. We tried many ways to attack but Scotland played well. |