Roberto Mancini did not hide a desire to “leave again” at the head of the Italian team, despite the fiasco of non-qualification for the World Cup. He gives himself a few more days to think about it.
“We spoke with the president (red: of the Federation) these days, I think that we are aligned on everything. We will talk about it in the next few days… Let’s think first of the match (friendly against Turkey on Tuesday ), and then we will reason about everything and we will see what are the things to improve”, he underlined during an online press conference.
After the fiasco last week, the president of the Federation Gabriele Gravina as the captain of the Nazionale Giorgio Chiellini had pleaded for Mancini, who arrived four years ago, to remain in office. “We have to go back, start thinking differently,” said Mancini, already projecting himself several times on the necessary reconstruction of the Nazionale, beaten Thursday by the modest North Macedonia (1-0).
“I’m still young”
Why would he stay? “I’m still young, my goal is to win the Euro and the World Cup, for the World Cup it was postponed a bit, and I still like my job”, concluded the 57-year-old coach, under contract until 2026. .
While thanking the support of those who wish to see him stay: “It makes me happy that the work done over the past four years is appreciated. It’s not just the victory at the Euro, but there is also a whole series matches without losing, which was no coincidence.”
ats, afp