The Italians are playing without a huge amount of pressure. In their home country this particular group of players was largely touted as a bunch of alsorans with no stand-out, world-class performer, incapable of winning the tournament. I think it’s helped them immensely to play without expectation.
Contrast that to the British media (and fans) - “Look at these young guns! Unbeaten in qualification! They should do well! If they don’t, we’ll flay them alive! This is the best chance we’ve had in ages to progress! Look how easy our group is!”
The media need to learn to SHUT THE FUCK UP and stop whipping the dimwitted supporters into a frenzy before every single tournament.
Anyway, as for the next manager, I expect it wil be Southgate, possibly Steve Bruce if the FA try to be ‘leftfield’ about it. I would love it to be MoPo because (a) it would really hurt Spurs and (b) he seems to have a knack for getting the best out of a bunch of youngsters who seemingly have average talent.