Italy v Israel: Gattuso hopes for Gaza peace, fans' return | OneFootball

On the eve of the match between Italy and Israel, valid for the qualifiers for the next World Cup, the head coach of the Italian national football team, Gennaro Gattuso, spoke at the usual pre-match press conference.

Italy-Israel, Gattuso’s words on the eve: “We’re happy there’s a truce in Gaza, we hope to soon embrace our fans again”

From the war in Palestine to the last hopes of qualifying for the World Cup; Gennaro Gattuso, head coach of the Italian national team, addressed several topics during the usual pre-match press conference. Here are his statements: “We’re happy that there has been a truce. Seeing people returning to Gaza is something moving. Tomorrow there’s the match: some will protest, but we’ll also have 10,000 people at the stadium. We’ll have to do well to make everyone want to support us. I fall in love with my boys because I see how they face training. I like that. We knew for two months that we couldn’t make mistakes, but I really appreciate the growth. There’s room for improvement but there are also many positive things. Pio handled the aftermath normally, he’s a simple guy and a man of few words who works really hard. He runs like a midfielder… There’s no risk of him getting a big head. Other things need to be considered too, but matches last 95 minutes: there are those who start and those who can make the difference coming off the bench. These will be the considerations.”

“I always think there are so many people who would pay to be here. I live it like a dream, wearing this shirt was my dream. Today I was thinking about the old coaches I had here like Lippi and Trapattoni. And as I was going to the press conference I thought: ‘Who would have ever said I’d have this opportunity?’. That’s how I live it, I feel at ease because for 11 years I wore this shirt. It feels like home. And many things come easy to me.”

Vincenzo Schiavo

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