In an interview with Tuttosport, Toni stated that Italian football has hit rock bottom and that Mancini can deliver on hopes for a rebuild.

He was also involved in Italy's most recent World Cup victory. He was a key player for Marcello Lippi's national team from Italy's opening match against Ghana on June 12, 2006, in Hanover, through July 9, 2006, in Berlin, when Italy defeated France to win the World Cup.

His Brightest Moment?

Scoring twice against Ukraine in Qatar. Those were times when the world underestimated us, and now we are taking the first steps of another rebuild.

Toni, is the current national team starting from scratch?

"Yes, we're starting from scratch. To be frank, things couldn't get worse. We failed to qualify for three consecutive World Cups. We absolutely need to rebuild. We can't keep suffering consecutive defeats or becoming accustomed to losing. The only silver lining was winning the 2020 European Championship. Otherwise, we've been in darkness. If we don't qualify for the 2030 World Cup, I'd say that's a catastrophe. There's no other way to put it."

How do you explain the crisis Italian football is facing?

"I don't want to see people simply blaming the national team coach, the federation president, or others. The real issue is that there have been no long-term structural changes in youth development. There's a lack of proper infrastructure and full-time coaches. Most coaches treat it as a part-time job. Serie A clubs should be required to field a minimum of two or three Italian players aged 18 or 19 from their youth academies in the first team. Yes, I know this conflicts with European regulations to some extent, but solutions can always be found. The real investment must be in youth academies. Everyone talks about this during elections, but once the elections are over, nobody mentions it again. I hope these issues don't become routine. I support Gianfranco Zola, who has just joined the federation—President Malagò has tasked him with coordinating youth programs for Italian clubs."

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