He sure does moan a lot. It's not like he didn't understand these problems were in place before he took the job.
- doesn't get to spend much time with players
- media keep going over stories to get a reaction (which they easily get)
- Italy don't have a big selection of players
- the Nazionale is not the priority it was even 10 years ago (this goes for many NTs now)
Whether you call it reasons or excuses it's nothing he couldn't not have known.
Still, like he says, his record so far is good and he will create a team that is tough to beat, especially when he has the many missing players back.