Italy woke up this Sunday under the weight of one of the worst football defeats in its history, not so much for being left out of the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 (where it defends its title) but for the image offered by the ‘azzurri’ against Switzerlandwho won 2-0 on Saturday at Berlin Olympiastadion.
In the early hours the continuation of Gabriele Gravina, president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). But in the end he went ahead and this Sunday confirmed his position Luciano Spalletti, national team coach since September 2023. The organization maintains its confidence in the coach.
Gravine clarified, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, that “the project continues”, despite the disappointment of not being able to show the fans the work of our players.” The manager said in a press conference this Sunday: “Last night we spoke with Spalletti and it makes no sense to interrupt a multi-year project that is only eight months in the making. We have confidence in him, in sixty days we will be back in the field and there is no point in thinking that by changing the project in two months we will Mbappe“.
Furthermore: the president of the Italian Federation said that “we do not show the character to overcome the gaps we have and the responsibility must be shared with everyone, because we are all responsible.” And he added Gravine: “It’s time for deep meditation, also meet with Spalletti and there is only one way to start over: at work.
Gravine He also blamed Serie A clubs, where he sent a harsh message that they were not giving young Italian players space. “We must value our youth, we cannot expect to win with little experience,” said the top FIGC leader.
Spallettiwho just won Serie A Naples in the 2022–23 season, he pitched in relief in September of that year Roberto Mancini the selector where Italy won Euro 2020 (played in 2021 due to the pandemic) and who surprisingly announced in August his departure to sign on as coach of Saudi Arabia. Saturday Spalletti He said that he wants to continue his project, that the players have not yet adapted to his system. “I wasn’t the best Spalletti can. I made a mistake, I am the first person responsible. But I stayed and I wanted to get up Italy“, the coach also said in a press conference.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
