Rome, 29 July (LaPresse) – “Looking back three years ago, there was a lack of communication between me and Gravina; had we spoken face to face, we would have understood each other. For me, the Azzurri shirt is always important; when, as a man in love, you lose the woman of your life, it means you’ve got it wrong. It means you’ve made mistakes. I’m really sorry about what’s happened over the last three years. Now, fate, through Malagò, is giving me the chance to make amends. I hope to take the national team back to where it deserves to be. There are those who are against me, but I’ll try to get Italy to play so well that I hope the fans will forgive me. It will be a proactive national team; there are lots of young players, and they’ll play well.” So said Italy’s manager, Roberto Mancini, at his introductory press conference at the FIGC headquarters, regarding his departure from the national team in 2023 to take up a post in Saudi Arabia. “I’d like to win a major trophy, perhaps even two. I’d like to build a project with the national team. And to stay on beyond the end of my contract if possible,” added Mancini.
National team, Mancini: ‘Losing to Italy is like losing the woman I love’
Rome, 29 July (LaPresse) – “Looking back three years ago, there was a lack of communication between me and Gravina; had we spoken face to face, we would have understood each other. For me, the Azzurri shirt is always important; when, as a man in love, you lose the woman of your life, it means you’ve got it wrong. It means you’ve made mistakes. I’m really sorry about what’s happened over the last three years. Now, fate, through Malagò, is giving me the chance to make amends. I hope to take the national team back to where it deserves to be. There are those who are against me, but I’ll try to get Italy to play so well that I hope the fans will forgive me. It will be a proactive national team; there are lots of young players, and they’ll play well.” So said Italy’s manager, Roberto Mancini, at his introductory press conference at the FIGC headquarters, regarding his departure from the national team in 2023 to take up a post in Saudi Arabia. “I’d like to win a major trophy, perhaps even two. I’d like to build a project with the national team. And to stay on beyond the end of my contract if possible,” added Mancini.
