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