A few days ago, AC Milan legendary star Rivera accepted an interview with TMW. He talked about the Italian national team's World Cup prospects, Gattuso, AC Milan, Leo and other related topics.

■About the Italian national team

Rivera said: "Who knows whether they can enter the World Cup? As long as the national team wins, we are all happy. I don't know all the current Italian internationals, so it's hard to say... If the team wins, that's good, no matter who coaches us, we will cheer for the national team. The national team is the national team."

Question: Is Gattuso the right person to lead Italy?

"I don't know him, so I can't evaluate him."

Q: What do you think of the overall situation of football today?

"If we don't take action to eliminate the excessive intervention of agents, this situation will not change. Agents force young players to do certain things...but no one is willing to come forward to solve it, so we can only live with this situation. They only consider their own interests, not the interests of the club or players."

Q: What do you think of Milan now? Is it too early to talk about a title fight?

"I don't know. I don't have much to do with the club because I have some problems with the way the current owner of Milan operates, so I prefer not to express too many opinions."

Q: How do you evaluate Allegri's coaching?

"Any coach can only be considered outstanding after achieving results. Let's wait and see. This is the same for everyone, from Allegri to Gattuso, they all have to rely on their performance on the field to earn the title of 'good coach'."

Q: Is there any player you particularly admire?

"Change the topic. Nowadays, some players are indeed talented, but almost all of them are foreigners. This makes me a little uncomfortable. I have to be honest."

Q: Who is your favorite foreign player?

"I admire Leo because he can do things that others can't do even if they try hard. But people always expect him to win every game by himself, which is unfair to him and will destroy him. It would be great if he could do it, but it is not possible every time. Even Pele cannot win every game, and even he will encounter such a situation, which shows that it can happen to anyone."