National team, Gattuso: ‘Italy v Northern Ireland is the most important match of my career’

Turin, 25 March (LaPresse) – “It’s definitely the most important match of my career.” So said Italy manager Gennaro Gattuso to Sky Sport on the eve of the World Cup play-off match against Northern Ireland. ‘There’s a lot at stake for me; I’m still young and I have a nation on my shoulders,’ he added. ‘I won’t deny that over the past seven months I’ve heard people say ‘coach, take us to the World Cup’ every single day. The pressure is there, but it’s a pressure I’ve been used to for many years.’