Giovanni Malagò, President of Coni. Photo Lapresse
Malagò: “Italy at Euro 2024? I thought I was on Candid Camera”
“Faced with the defeat against Switzerland I thought I was in an episode of ‘Scherzi a parte’. I have witnessed defeats, of course. In individual sports it can happen that the tennis player or swimmer on duty on the day of the competition, due to a physical or mental problem, has a terrible performance. But in a team sport, with the possibility of making five substitutions out of eleven, the scene seemed unbelievable to me”, explains the president of CONI Giovanni Malagò to Corriere della Sera.
Spalletti “was honest in admitting he was wrong and that the job of the selector is different from that of the coach. The coach must know how to manage a group based on his own tactical ideas. His resume speaks for itself but it is clear that he has responsibilities.”
Resignation? “Wait a minute. Those who now call for it forget that last year they considered Spalletti the best coach available. But if Luciano now says he is ready to get back in the game to demonstrate that he can achieve better results, who should make the decision to replace him? The federal leaders who are the first to be questioned?”.
In Gravina he said that “he could not prolong this situation over time: the air has become unbreathable. Before this national tragedy, the federal elections should have been held between February and March of next year. Instead, he called them in November, at the first available date. Whoever arrives will take their responsibilities and decide whether to give Spalletti their trust or make other evaluations. Only in this sport does an unwritten law exist. In the event of a defeat, the responsibility lies not only with those who go on the field but also with the managers.”
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