We made a lot of mistakes. We missed six line-outs and three of those were very important. We made too many mistakes.

In the second half we were the superior side and controlled the game but England managed to stop our attempts to get points. We had an opportunity to close the game right at the end but twice we threw it away.

Our attitude was really good but we conceded too much to England and it was a poor performance on their side. However, we put a lot of pressure on them - it was a very physical game - and their poor performance had a lot to do with us. But our kicking game was poor and we didn't have enough depth.

We made mistakes in crucial moments though and didn't take our opportunities and you can't do that against a team like England.

Sergio Parisse was outstanding though, not only in his game but also in his leadership skills. He really came into his own as captain. Pietro Travagli made some mistakes but he was okay and we all know he needs time to step up a level.

Andrea Masi again put in a lot of effort and was solid in defence but he didn't use his kicking in a clever way. However, I'm confident he's slowly getting better.

The game against Wales will be very hard as they are in good form at the moment and they'll be confident - plus they're at home. They're still on a high from beating England at Twickenham. Their attitude is good and they've got talent and speed.

If they have a weakness it's going forward. We should bring our game to them and play it over the top. That will be the way to do well. It will be difficult if we let them move the ball from left to right because they're very quick. But if we put pressure on them and go over the top then we could pull off a result.