italy beating england on penalties to conquer the continent. no—one foresaw this plummet from the summit. it happened because of a series of slips, missed chances across the qualifying campaign and right through last night's playoff. italy didn't lose a game in their qualifying group, but drew four. back home in rome, sympathy is short. "if we can't beat north macedonia," says this man, "we can't go to the world cup, simple as that." this woman says, "the euros was a nice interlude, but i also think in recent years, quality�*s been lacking." the words are no kinder in print. the italian press weren't impressed. "all�*inferno" — "to hell" — this headline reads. but perhaps roberto mancini has enough good deeds behind him to escapejudgment. the time might be right, though, for a spring clean. i think that mancini i will continue in the job. i i think he probablyjust about has. enough in the bank with what he did