The c.t. live on Instagram with the Gazzetta: “I miss playing paddle. The players? We felt in videochat. Juve, have faith in Bernardeschi”
Italian people of saints, navigators and … C.t. of the National team. For once, however, it is not that the technical commissioner is really different from the other 60 million compatriots. We are all really on the same boat. Even Roberto Mancini, who virtually meets our journalist Andrea Elefante for a direct Instagram in the days of the coronavirus.
“I broke to stay at home, I admit it – the Mancio immediately urges -. It is something that is becoming unbearable, let’s face it. After 60 days closed it is crazy. What do I do? I try to train in the morning and in the afternoon enjoy the terrace, if the weather is fine “. No outdoor sports, you know you can’t. “Paddle? I haven’t played in it for two months, but obviously the thing I miss most is my parents. The real concern I have is only for them, since they are of a certain age.”
Remember
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Like other Italians, the lockdown was also an opportunity to go and see some matches from the past. Mancini particularly remembers one. “I saw the game with Qpr again which allowed me to win the Premier against Manchester City: I had seen it a few times, but I didn’t remember it so well …”.
Tragedy
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Obviously Mancini does not forget the suffering that Covid 19 has caused to Italian families. “The worst side of this virus are obviously the victims. And above all, not having been able to give a last hug to those who were dying. I think it’s really terrible.”
National
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The c.t. however, it is a role of responsibility and Mancini has also organized himself from home to try to carry it out in some way. “I often feel with my staff and with the players we have organized video chats. It is not easy for a footballer to keep fit since he cannot leave the house, which is why I wanted to see them. And they too were happy to see their team mates. National: we divided by role, more or less. Then Izzo ended up with the midfielders, but oh well … “.
Protagonists
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There are those who in the blue jersey have always given more than with their club. One of these is Federico Bernardeschi, who was having a difficult time at Juve before the championship was suspended. “I hope Juve still has faith in Bern. For me he is a player of great quality and he has always done well in the national team. Of course, he has room for improvement, but he has speed and technique that is not common”. Another pupil of Mancio is Federico Chiesa. “Chiesa is another footballer who just needs to raise the bar. Maybe even with Fiorentina, if he improves as a team. It doesn’t mean he has to change.”
Shooting
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Italian football hopes to be able to return soon. However, a fiery summer awaits us between championships and cups to be finished and then immediately the National team in September. “As manager of the national team, I could say that a failure to resume the championship can also be selfishly an advantage, because so many races in a row are heavy and there will be a lack of fundamental rest to avoid injuries and loss of performance then with the blue shirt. But I know that my players want to get back on the field so I hope for them to come back to play soon. As for Italy, we have a good group and the credit goes to the boys. In September there will be many games, between Nations League and qualification for the World Cup 2022: it won’t be that simple, we will need many players, maybe summoning some more than the usual 23-24. We will certainly have some more problems, but I hope the team continues to play as it was doing, with that quality that people like and of course continuing to win. ”
Friends
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These days in the Gazzetta we have read about friends from Mancio. For example by Walter Zenga, who returned to coach in Serie A, at Cagliari, at 60 years old. “Walter is already 60 years old? Don’t remind him that he does everything to keep him from knowing. But I look like his nephew eh.” Luca Vialli also broke the silence to let us know that his health conditions improve, fortunately, after finishing the 17-month cycle of chemotherapy. “Nice to have read from Luca that he is now well: I am happy to be back to work with a friend (Vialli is head of the National team delegation), as well as an ex partner. We also felt today and the fact that he is better is the most beautiful thing of this difficult period “.
Inter
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The last chapter of the chat with Roberto Mancini concerns Inter, the team with which Mancio won the most as a coach. At least in the first of the two experiences on the Nerazzurri bench. Of course, after him Mourinho has succeeded in the fantastic feat of the triplete, of which the 10 years have passed in these months. “We had built a very strong team with me, but then 4-5 decisive players were added. I believe that sooner or later Inter would have managed to win the Champions League with that cycle inaugurated by me. Even if the merit goes unquestionably to Mourinho “. The return to Milan in 2014 was not so satisfying, instead … “I should have paid more attention, I believed what they were saying to me. But we were in the lead for several months in Serie A and perhaps with more time we would be arrived at checkers. It was not like that, football is this and does not admit ‘if’ … “.
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