Luciano Spalletti was exonerated from the role of CT of the national team. He is no more coach of Italy. This was decided by the president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina. The bitterness of the technician
Luciano Spalletti has been exonerated and it will no longer be the technical commissioner of Italy. The collapse in Norway that enormously complicates the qualification for the 2026 World Cup has left its mark. Two days and two nights of reflections, then the decision. Turned on in a meeting with the president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravinahappened well before the post challenges with Moldova in Reggio Emilia.
The announcement gave it Spalletti In the press conference to present the second commitment in the qualifying group: “The president informed me that I will be raised by the position of CT of the national team. I was sorry..
He will be on the bench in the Reggio Emilia match, then he will sign an agreement with the FIGC: “I will make the resolution because, for the relationship I have with the president, I will not create problems for the national team”. Disappointed, moved. “I was convinced we would get to the World Cup and I am convinced of it even now, I said it in Gravina.” Who, however, had decided that the against performance put in place in Oslo needed a shock intervention to try to reverse the trend.
Self -criticism: “With these results I know I have created problems for the Italian football movement and I am sorry above all for this. I knew it would have been a difficult challenge, but I was convinced that I would be able to qualify for the World Cup”. And on the last, sensational, defeated against Norway: “It hurt me not to have been able to bring out the best by all the players and not having expressed my football. I am also disappointed by myself. And thank you for the grace that you used in commenting on the match against Norway: you have been all too understanding”.
Spalletti exonerated, the bitterness of the coach and the negative budget
Still Spalletti: “Some negative results came out and it is right to look for the best together. Since the results are these I have to take the responsibilities I have, I received all the possible support from the Federation. Even if I would have continued I have to accept it. Winning and convinced tomorrow evening will certainly be important to open the cycle to those who come after me. I love this shirt, the players I trained, and tomorrow evening I will ask them to show them. Of those who are, I have seen many subdued players ”.
The last play will be against Moldova: “I don’t want to close with the bad figure of Oslo, I also told the players”. Group that the now ex -CT also defended at the time of farewell, confirming the belief that he has values to express: “I will speak to the boys and ask for character: we must go to the World Cup, even if it will be complicated. We must not believe it stronger than the others, it is something we have already paid for. For me they are the right men: I would be happy if the new CT confirmed them, because it would mean that I have not made a mistake to choose the footballers”.
Spalletti exonerated: “Scarce feeling with someone? Make the names and surnames …”
That the ending of the story was full of bitterness, however, comes out in the folds of Spalletti’s outburst. For example, the considerations on the possible failure to feel with part of the locker room: “Make the names and surnames. Is there anyone who told you on the phone? Why did it seem to me to have tied with everyone”.
In short, no disagreement, in short. On the contrary: “I don’t think this is, on the contrary: I have smoothed too much the hair to someone after the poor results to the European. If you have other information, I would like to know too …”.
Future Spalletti: what the FIGC president had said, Gabriele Gravina
Federal President Gravina, a few hours earlier, had talked about the future of the coach: “Relating with Spalletti? This I cannot say it, we are talking and thinking. He is the most beautiful person encountered in the world of football, a noble soul he is trying in every way to carry on an extraordinary project: the attacks he is suffering are immersed. Very injured, it represents its role as a service to Italy “. To then conclude: “If he has responsibilities, if I have them we were not good at making these guys understand the pride of representing the blue shirt. We have to face the critical moments by raising our heads and we must get up immediately”.
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